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  1. Is 'E.R' the tv show accurate?

    ERNURSE4MS replied to AussieJack's topic in Emergency

    don't get me wrong, i love er, but not one episode goes by without me shouting at the screen. and the docs doing nursing stuff. that has me rolling on the floor. i have never seen a doc give an...

  2. Longest "Visit" in ER b/4 admitted to your floor

    ERNURSE4MS replied to Town & Country's topic in General Nursing

    i totally agree. we have been called to the carpet for waits of 4 hours!! can you imagine that. the pt, family and administration seem to think that we keep them down in the er for spite or to cause...

  3. OB Emergencies- kind of long

    ERNURSE4MS posted a topic in Emergency

    Okay this is kind of long but I would like your opinions on this. Let me give you a little set up- I work in a rural level 4 ER (small 9 bed). In our hosp we triage all OBs before they go to L&D...

  4. OB Emergencies

    ERNURSE4MS posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Okay, this is kind of long but I wanted some input on this. Let me give you some back ground. I work in a rural ER( level 4 and 9 beds). We triage all OB's that come in except scheduled inductions or...

  5. OB Emergencies

    ERNURSE4MS replied to ERNURSE4MS's topic in Ob/Gyn

    EEEKKK! That is a bad siuation. My advice to you is to research emergency treatment for OB's in your TNCC courses. Also I would recommend NALS as well as PALS these have some really good neonate info...

  6. Med error,I'm suspended,I need advice,please!

    ERNURSE4MS replied to Mama2-3's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    WOW. Talk about overkill. Unless there was something not in your post, what they did sounds alot like persecution. The scenerio does not add up. Has this happened to other nurses that you know of( in...

  7. OB Emergencies

    ERNURSE4MS replied to ERNURSE4MS's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Midwife- what I hope happens from this is that the lines of communication between L&D are opened. There seems to be a big lack of communication in general but most of all with L&D. I don't...

  8. OB Emergencies- kind of long

    ERNURSE4MS replied to ERNURSE4MS's topic in Emergency

    Thanks for the replies. I have an update. The L&D nurse manager called me today and told me that I did a good job with that pt. She said I did exactly what I was supposed to do in that situation....

  9. OB Emergencies

    ERNURSE4MS replied to ERNURSE4MS's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks for all the replies. I have an update. The nurse manager for L&D called me today. She said I did a good job with the pt. She said I did exactly what I was supposed to do and probably saved...

  10. OB Emergencies

    ERNURSE4MS replied to ERNURSE4MS's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks for the posts. This was stressful for everyone involved. I have never see an abruptio before today, but had studied the s/sx in TNCC several times. There were several factors that were...

  11. OB Emergencies

    ERNURSE4MS replied to ERNURSE4MS's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks for the input. I do know the signs of OB emergencies. I felt that the mom was in too much distress to transport her without stabiliztion. BTW I checked FHT immediately and could not find any (...

  12. OB Emergencies- kind of long

    ERNURSE4MS replied to ERNURSE4MS's topic in Emergency

    Thanks SIRI. I don't have alot of OB experience( little to none lol). I can't think of anything I would have done differently. I understand how stressful it mest be for an L&D nurse to go through...

  13. Too freakish for words!!

    ERNURSE4MS replied to tramalady45's topic in Emergency

    wow i am a woman an just reading that mad me double over in agony. can you imagine?

  14. ER doc misread EKG? (long vent)

    ERNURSE4MS replied to JAHJF's topic in Cardiac

    okay it does sound like the er doc missed the mark, but i have to stand up for the er nurse. i have been in this situation, where it was obvious the pt was having an mi but the er doc refused to...

  15. The people you meet.......

    ERNURSE4MS replied to Bolts's topic in Emergency

    i just wanted to put in my 2cents worth. i agree with dixielee. also i have noticed that the older generations( over 60) are more stoic. the younger generations have been raised ( for the most part)...

  16. Drug seekers "Drug of Choice"

    ERNURSE4MS replied to SWFlorida's topic in Emergency

    the popular drug in our area seems to be lorcet plus and demerol. we have a doc who got real popular for rx demerol im in the er for their pain ( usually h/a or back pain) and then writing them a rx...

  17. Add to the story....

    ERNURSE4MS replied to bassRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    I would require surgery to remove the broken french fry AND said beer bottle. That's when

  18. ER T-shirts

    ERNURSE4MS replied to blufoxtrot's topic in Emergency

    exactly. or when they come get you out of a room with a pt that is crashing just to ask if mom can have a tray because she hasn't eaten all day( at 1am). i want one that says i am a nurse not a:...

  19. ER T-shirts

    ERNURSE4MS replied to blufoxtrot's topic in Emergency

    love it!!!!!!! :rotfl:

  20. I am loving the ER, but I can't get used to other nurses doing things to my patients

    ERNURSE4MS replied to carachel2's topic in Emergency

    Also its kind of a groove that some ER nurses get into. Where I work, there are 3 RNs on each day rotation. The rotation I work, if we see a chart in the rack we grab it, They are OUR pts. Some times...

  21. epinephrine subq for a 10 pounder

    ERNURSE4MS replied to endlesssummer1's topic in Emergency

    WOW, how does a 10lb end up needing sq epi? It's not unheard of, though. Most facilities do not carry smaller than a 25g though you can get smaller.I have a 29g 1/2" that I use for allergy inj for a...

  22. Port o cath help

    ERNURSE4MS replied to NurseStacey143's topic in Oncology

    deaccessing a port a cath is not difficult but i am concerned that you will not be flushing it. most places have a policy that when an infusion is dicontinued or completed the port is flushed with...

  23. Definitions

    ERNURSE4MS replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: where do you find this stuff!!! :rotfl:

  24. best advice for new ER nurse

    ERNURSE4MS replied to srknurse's topic in Emergency

    I just want to add. Trust your gut. If you have that feeling SOMETHING is wrong, trust it. Sometimes thats all you have to go on. And as always give it time. It WILL come. You will look up one day and...

  25. Question about PEA

    ERNURSE4MS replied to DustinRN's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I agree with everyone A is the most likely choise. There was and article in JEMS(journal of emergency medical services-I don't remember which one) that showed an ET tube can move up to 2"(enough to...