TrevyRN BSN, RN

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    Difficult situations

    TrevyRN replied to Runner1989's topic in Emergency

    One that has stuck with me for years was a family that was going to go to disneyland and their Mother (in her 30's) had an asthma attack - they brought her into our ER in full arrest and we worked on...
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    Feed me, Seymour! When patients want forbidden food...

    TrevyRN replied to TrevyRN's topic in Emergency

    Quoted from Sassy5d "This was 1 of my peeves on the pet peeves thread. These stories are great! Slight confession though.. I don't really bat an eye at the people who have abd pain and eat. I'm one...
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    Feed me, Seymour! When patients want forbidden food...

    TrevyRN replied to TrevyRN's topic in Emergency

    O....M....G Wow they must have felt HOOOOORRRIIIBLE! But hey, bet the ice cream was good
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    Feed me, Seymour! When patients want forbidden food...

    TrevyRN replied to TrevyRN's topic in Emergency

    He was young - less than 30, very fragile diabetic, hx drug abuse. I couldn't believe the lab results... I asked another nurse to look at the screen for me a few times. When we redrew it a while...
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    Trick or Treat, Smell my feet, Gimme Something Good to Eat.

    TrevyRN replied to Brian's topic in General Students

    Not particularly wild... but I figure I'll share. A dentist use to hand out toothpaste and brushes for halloween in our neighborhood. Another person handed out apples. Handing out apples for...
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    What's the nurse-patient ratio in your unit?

    TrevyRN replied to Niki_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I work in ER at night in a level 3 trauma center ... ratio is 4:1 Sometimes if we stuff people in the hall if the poo hits the fan we get 5. If someone gets bogged down with a critical patients the...
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    Interesting or Different Anatomy:What have you encountered?

    TrevyRN replied to nursefrances's topic in General Nursing

    Had a patient the other day that had no inferior vena cava... all the collaterals took over. Someone with a Left Ventricular Assistive Device frequents our ER. Always fun to pull out the stethy for...
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    The sight of blood makes me pass out.

    TrevyRN replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    Blech... Just remembered this lady that was post-op for a foot surgery that came in to the ER last month. Some of her stitches had split apart and she was worried she might have an infection around...
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    Feed me, Seymour! When patients want forbidden food...

    TrevyRN replied to TrevyRN's topic in Emergency

    At least he wasn't pre op ... LoL... disaster patients! Food is an addiction... people will be resourceful to get their
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    Feed me, Seymour! When patients want forbidden food...

    TrevyRN replied to TrevyRN's topic in Emergency

    LOL "hamburger guy"... the perfect patient horror story! My friend and I in clinicals a few years back had a "french fry Pooh" lady we liked to reference. She had CHF, couldn't even roll over on her...
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    New Grad-First Day in the ER--Feeling Overwhelmed and Foolish

    TrevyRN replied to melmacrn's topic in Emergency

    You're new and rusty... fun combo, and forgivable and adorable in my opinion! After I graduated, it was almost a year before I got hired and I went straight into ER. I was like "How do I put nasal...
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    What are your pet peeves?

    TrevyRN replied to forgop's topic in Emergency

    Last week, a tweaking patient pulled all the bleach wipes out of a bottle and started blowing his nose with them and CHEWING THEM. ***!!!
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    What are your pet peeves?

    TrevyRN replied to forgop's topic in Emergency

    Me: Do you smoke or drink? Pt: I quit smoking. Me: When did you quit? Pt: This morning. Me: *Eyes narrowing* I see...how much did you smoke before you quit? Pt: Two packs a day. (sometimes I have to...
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    Curious About ER Nursing

    TrevyRN replied to rnblack4's topic in Emergency

    AGHH those vagal-out poop themselves diarrhea patients! would they quit feeding grammy so many laxatives at the home and then shippin them to us? LOL It's true it mostly falls back on us as RNs, but...
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    How do you stay motivated? Please share...

    TrevyRN replied to Brian's topic in General Students

    -Some people are motivated by positive things ... "If I get this job, I'll be able to buy my dream house!" -Some people are motivated by negative things ... *Driving through the Wendy's Drive through...
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    How old were you when you started nursing school?

    TrevyRN replied to Joe V's topic in General Students

    Started my BSN program when I was...*counting on fingers* 24 years old. Now I'm 29 and happily employed as an ER nurse. Hang in their students. There is a light at the end of the tunnel! And you can...
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    End of CCT Nurses in California?

    TrevyRN replied to TraumaSurfer's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    Intriguing! The nursing shortage in CA is a HUGE LIE. And it's a huge insult to my CA graduating class where over 40% of us didn't have a nursing job 18 months out of school.The CA board of nursing...
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    Observation of the day

    TrevyRN replied to R!XTER's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Ha! Our doctor explained to a patient he took a while to get into their room to see them for sprained ankle because he was intubating a 7 year old child that may not survive. Pt insisted they were...
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    The sight of blood makes me pass out.

    TrevyRN replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    Elderly lady from nursing home came in with a brain bleed the other day in the ER. Had to suction her barfed beans and hot dogs out of her mouth and clean them off the bed and floor. I'm not ordering...
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    The sight of blood makes me pass out.

    TrevyRN replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    ECH! I hate psychological c-diff particles. Sometimes I wish I could wash my arms and face with a firehose before I go home. Or burn all of my scrubs. The ER can be a cesspool. What scares me is...
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    5 Tips in How To Adapt to Night Shift

    TrevyRN replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    I'm dating a day shift nurse and I'm a night shift nurse. Sometimes honey pie gets days off when I'm between 12 hour nights, and is honey pie hyper, full of zest for life, and wanting to enjoy...
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    Curious About ER Nursing

    TrevyRN replied to rnblack4's topic in Emergency

    I am very happy in the ER and I knew I would. I'm thick-skinned, an adrenaline junkie, a people watcher. I also love surprises. Helps to have a sense of humor, too. I have only worked in the ER in...
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    I feel like I caused a patient's death and I can't get over it

    TrevyRN replied to jane82's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    mrrrhhhh... critical thinking skills. It's critical knowledge, training, experience, and a willingness to learn - including a proactive learning style. Whatever percent , zero to a hundred, you may...
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    Why do Critical Care nurses look down their noses at Med-Surg nurses?

    TrevyRN replied to marisatheresa's topic in Critical Care

    Hahaha... we must celebrate nursing diversity. And when another group of nurses does something that ticks you off, you just shake your head and say, "Ooooh... you ______ nurses... always doing...
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    The sight of blood makes me pass out.

    TrevyRN replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    We had a lady that insisted she had maggots up her nose and she kept digging up in there trying to find them. Psssyyyyych patient! I was surprised to find psychological worms and maggots disturb me...