juljube94

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1. Why don't you just read the chart?

   juljube94 replied to Guest219794's topic in Relations

   Agreed. I'm fairly new to the ED, and have worked for years on the wards. I discovered once I arrived in the ED that it's the ER DOCTORS that determine when the pt will go up...The Pt can't go up until the ER Dr writes the order. That's often the hol...

2. Most Embarassing Nursing Moments

   juljube94 replied to Jessiedog's topic in Humor

   Oh I am laughing so hard here. 20 years ago, I was just a l'il baby nurse. A patient who had just been admitted to our floor was going sour, and I needed to call the Doc for orders. Quickly looking through the the chart, I found out his Dr's name. D...

3. Nurses Notes: Guidelines On What Not To Chart

   juljube94 replied to TheCommuter's topic in Safety

   "Regarding expletives, when quoting a patient, I always use their exact words. I don't use asterisks or blanks because the patient did not state "B- asterisk- asterisk- asterisk- asterisk." I do it for factual accuracy, although putting a swear word ...

4. The Patient's "Guests"

   juljube94 replied to rnsheri's topic in Humor

   For the nursing student who is not a nurse yet.... bwahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! oh man! Good one! You are joking...right? Right??

5. Reasons patients turn on their call light

   juljube94 replied to diamondp17's topic in Relations

   We do our patients no favours when we enable them like that. I always ask "who does this for you when you get home?" From the moment they step into the hospital, our focus is how to get them home. Doing stuff for them that they can do themselves, can...

6. What Baffles You?

   juljube94 replied to GundeRN's topic in General Nursing

   This happens All The Time. Somebody who I have never seen before comes to the front desk and asks, "How's my Dad?" I have to ask "Who is your Dad?" Really? I have to ask "Who is your Dad?". So now I just look at them blankly. They don't get it. They...