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    Questions for Jehovah's Witness

    Emergent replied to hodgieRN's topic in General Nursing

    I would ask the pt if he or she has any objection to receiving a blood product, and leave out religion, unless the patient brings it up. Just inform the patients and leave the decisions up to
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    Pain management in hypotensive patients

    Emergent replied to 1fastRN's topic in Emergency

    Fentanyl doesn't dump blood pressure like the other narcotics. That's why it's used in
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    Counting ALL home meds on admission

    Emergent replied to sistrmoon's topic in Patient Medications

    Management and regulatory agencies keep piling on more and more tasks like this. They are usually reactionary in nature, stemming from an incident that left the hospital legally vulnerable. Or they...
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    Drug Seeker Stories

    Emergent replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

    Yesterday I had the significant other ask what dose on Percocet I was giving . I thought of this thread. Then she gave a smoker's laugh and reminisced about some of her own past ER
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    Admitting you are wrong

    Emergent replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    One thing about Smartphones is the fun of proving someone wrong! Back in the old days, when encountering the person who thought he was always right, it was a big hassle to find the right answer....
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    Drug Seeker Stories

    Emergent replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

    I did a Google search after reading this. "How to get narcotics from an ER" leads to fascinating
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    how to deal with management?

    Emergent replied to takeiteasynyc's topic in Emergency

    You asked for advise here, and now you are unhappy with it. I've been a nurse 20 years and in all that time I only called in twice when I wasn't really sick. On that fact alone, I lose respect for...
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    Unrealistic nursing students

    Emergent replied to dnsonthego's topic in General Nursing

    That describes her to a T. Her plan is to get her BSN, get a job in Spokane (Where the only CRNA program is in Washington), then work, get experience, save money, and work on advancing. She...
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    Unrealistic nursing students

    Emergent replied to dnsonthego's topic in General Nursing

    My 17 yr old daughter wants to be a CRNA. I hope you all don't try to crush her dream. I think she's awesome. I'll have to tell her to keep her mouth shut once she gets to nursing school, so she...
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    Unrealistic nursing students

    Emergent replied to dnsonthego's topic in General Nursing

    Those whipper snappers. If they'd had had some good lickings when they were young, they'd be a lot more respectful of their wise
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    Unrealistic nursing students

    Emergent replied to dnsonthego's topic in General Nursing

    People just get a little annoyed when encountering a cocky nursing student, that's all. The OP wanted to share. All I can say is, I'm glad I'm not a student anymore. I recall that when I was doing my...
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    Unrealistic nursing students

    Emergent replied to dnsonthego's topic in General Nursing

    Amen to
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    Elevated troponin with renal failure?

    Emergent replied to thelema13's topic in Emergency

    Great information,
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    how to deal with management?

    Emergent replied to takeiteasynyc's topic in Emergency

    Is calling out the same as calling off or calling in ie: calling in sick when you aren't? If you are doing that, I say Boo on you, it's totally unacceptable. My advise is keep a low profile, be...
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    What aspect of nursing do you pride yourself in?

    Emergent replied to lgripe's topic in General Nursing

    I pride myself on being able to get on the good side of all patients. They say the way to avoid lawsuits in the first place, is to get along with the patient. I'm an expert at gaining trust and...
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    Violence in the ER

    Emergent replied to TLS1's topic in Emergency

    My facility is supportive of calling the police if a criminally liable person assaults staff or destroys property in the ER. We recently had an incident where we had to wrestle a pt down and hold him...
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    Dumbest thing said to family

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

    Or, you have two young women, and say "So are you sisters?", and one of them says, "No, she is my wife"!
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    Dumbest thing said to family

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

    Ha ha, my dumbest remark is turning to the woman accompanying the old man to the ER and stupidly saying "So you are the wife?". Uh, no, it's his daughter. Whoops. Never assume relationships, always...
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    Nursing Shortage

    Emergent replied to zack1110's topic in General Nursing

    The need for nurses waxes and wanes. The bottom fell out of the job market in 2008-2009 when the economy crashed. I think it's improving. With the changes in healthcare hospitals looming, changes in...
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    The Patient I Failed

    Emergent replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Very moving story, anyone who has worked in that setting can relate to this heart wrenching
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    Anyone work with NPs who deal with actual emergencies?

    Emergent replied to rse3's topic in Emergency

    Our ER recently did away with fasttrack, and the midlevels do a variety of pts. They usually don't do traumas. They consult with the doc for the more complex
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    Impossible standards

    Emergent replied to canoehead's topic in Emergency

    Hi, this is my first post here. For an ESI of 3, we would be expected to have VS charted at least every hour, although it's not always don't on the dot. I've never heard anything negative about what I...