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    ER nurses bringing pts to the floor soiled

    Emergent replied to garn12's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    A good number of pts arriving in the ER are dehydrated, making them a harder start than a pt who's been admitted. Just keep that in mind before passing judgement. And, we try to get labs with our...
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    ER nurses bringing pts to the floor soiled

    Emergent replied to garn12's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    That's a drag. I'm an ER nurse. We've been told to put all admits in a gown before sending upstairs. Sometimes it's insanely busy. But sometimes my coworkers are sitting around, the ER is dead, and...
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    conscious pt terminal wean

    Emergent replied to taylynnfree's topic in MICU, SICU

    People are afraid of death because it's scary, that's why. Death scares
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    conscious pt terminal wean

    Emergent replied to taylynnfree's topic in MICU, SICU

    And from the same article:
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    conscious pt terminal wean

    Emergent replied to taylynnfree's topic in MICU, SICU

    Using morphine to ease pain of dying is NOT Euthanasia, even if it hastens death. And, giving pain relief to the dying can actually prolong life. Killing the Pain Not the Patient: Palliative Care vs...
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    Politeness in the face of rudeness and cellphone use

    Emergent replied to luvcharlie's topic in Emergency

    Give your instructions, then chart the response. I'm sure you did your
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    Prejudice in Nursing

    Emergent replied to registerednurse3's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    [h=1]And so, as Tiny Tim said, "A Merry Christmas to us all; God bless us, every
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    Prejudice in Nursing

    Emergent replied to registerednurse3's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The poster doesn't exhibit Ivy League quality writing ability in her posts thus far, so I was initially suspicious of that
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    Prejudice in Nursing

    Emergent replied to registerednurse3's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I notice that the OP has one post on this site and hasn't come back to
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    Leaving the nursing field after 3 years

    Emergent replied to Hacker's topic in Canada

    What career path are you taking
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    ED Orientation (a bit of a vent)

    Emergent replied to BrooklynRN11201's topic in Emergency

    You'll do okay. Just give it
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    ED Orientation (a bit of a vent)

    Emergent replied to BrooklynRN11201's topic in Emergency

    There are many issues in your vent. You're darned fortunate to have obtained this position. Paragraph 1) Yes a lot of losers come to the ER, it's part of the job, get used to it. Paragraph 2) I'm...
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    Triage and Assessment Abbreviation

    Emergent replied to PMHNP2023's topic in Emergency

    I've had our ER docs use abx in discharge instructions! LOL, I always explain to
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    Christmas gifts for coworkers

    Emergent replied to Sassy5d's topic in Emergency

    I painted birdhouses for my night
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    How do you respond to rude patients?

    Emergent replied to MILOBRI's topic in Emergency

    Some pts are bottomless pits of emotional need.Although I think it's a mistake to be derisive and confrontational, I also believe it's not a good idea to fawn over them, and feed their
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    How do you respond to rude patients?

    Emergent replied to MILOBRI's topic in Emergency

    I agree. I think if you explain that you have a critical pt, most people totally understand. I do that all the time, with good results. It's part of the education process to explain to pts how the...
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    How do you respond to rude patients?

    Emergent replied to MILOBRI's topic in Emergency

    You don't have to kiss ass. But you do need to develop people skills to handle difficult people. Some people let rude people push their buttons. I like to stay more detached. It makes people more...
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    Medication error scenario

    Emergent replied to Kashia's topic in General Nursing

    Percocet is Oxycodone and Tylenol, NOT Hydrocodone and
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    Hanging It Up

    Emergent replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Retired Nurses

    Congrats on the new job. I've considered leaving nursing before and working for a nursery, becoming a massage therapist, becoming a wheeler dealer, opening up my own business, you name it. People...
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    How do you respond to rude patients?

    Emergent replied to MILOBRI's topic in Emergency

    That's true, a person can be grouchy when they feel bad. You don't know what else might be going on in their life. They might have just been laid off, going through bankruptcy, their mother just died,...
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    How do you respond to rude patients?

    Emergent replied to MILOBRI's topic in Emergency

    What doesn't work, I've observed, is when the healthcare worker stoops to the level of the uncouth patient. Some of these people just literally haven't a clue. They've grown up in contentious...
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    I LOVE THIS WEBSITE!!

    Emergent replied to 2k15NurseExtern4u's topic in General Students

    I'm enjoying the site very
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    friend in trouble... looking for your thoughts

    Emergent replied to catebsn25's topic in Nurses Recovery

    The dispensing machines, such as Accudose, Pyxis, have programs built into them to track individual usage. Pharmacy receives reports on unusual usage, such as a pattern of giving more narcotics, a...
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    How do you respond to rude patients?

    Emergent replied to MILOBRI's topic in Emergency

    I tend to avoid eye contact, not take it personally, try to do a little routine TLC, express a little phony sympathy, get them settled, and show them the remote control to the TV. I encourage them to...
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    To report or not to report

    Emergent replied to workinmomRN2012's topic in Rehabilitation

    Wow, that sounds like a toxic work environment! Ugh. I'd wonder if I want to work