nursejohio

nursejohio ASN, RN

NA, Stepdown, L&D, Trauma ICU, ER

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  1. I should have said something...

    nursejohio replied to Jesskanurse's topic in General Nursing

    She wasn't referring to the pt as a drunk aka skid row bum, wino, pick your alcohol related adjective. She said 'a drunk and uncooperative pt' which from the OP, was true. If I go out tomorrow night,...

  2. The Circumcision Discussion

    nursejohio replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Good for you! I was brand new to L&D, only doing a couple weeks in the nursery to get used to normal babies and had the misfortune to be working while a few were done. The ones with anesthesia...

  3. The Circumcision Discussion

    nursejohio replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Most younger docs will attempt to place a local block. A lot of older ones still don't because "it's quick and he won't remember it anyway" I've heard docs tell parents they always use anesthetics to...

  4. The Circumcision Discussion

    nursejohio replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Before I jump on the "let's mutilate baby boys for the sake of infections they may or may not ever be exposed to" bandwagon, I'd have to see more research. I understand that circumcision influenced...

  5. What is the silliest complaint someone has ever made aboutyou?

    nursejohio replied to SharonH, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My guess would be that if the guy's in the ER, he wasn't a DNR. As a full code (or suspected one anyway... if you don't have the papers, everyone gets treated as a full code) literally drowning in...

  6. What is the silliest complaint someone has ever made aboutyou?

    nursejohio replied to SharonH, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You mean you only gave that poor girl 9 minutes per patient for vitals? How inconsiderate of you! Really, that only gives her 6 minutes to leave the room, take a potty break, stop to chit chat about...

  7. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    nursejohio replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    You absolutely can do it! Don't let anyone make you doubt that. We had a 12+ lady partsl birth last week, with only a 2nd degree lac. Get as much sleep as you can after the cervidil goes in, you've...

  8. Two Florida hospitals now charge extra for non-emergency ER visits

    nursejohio replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    First off, sorry to hear about your brother and the insensitive snit who thought her finger should be the top priority. Given the state of ERs these days, going to your pcp, being sent out for xray...

  9. Two Florida hospitals now charge extra for non-emergency ER visits

    nursejohio replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    According to the article, the policy says the pts are triaged, and seen by a doctor to determine if they meet the "emergency" definition. They can still come and be seen, without the extra charge....

  10. Two Florida hospitals now charge extra for non-emergency ER visits

    nursejohio replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I'm hoping against hope something similar comes my way! I don't work in the ER, but I talk to enough nurses who do to know how abused it is. People come in at all hours of the night for a rash they've...

  11. House, Grey's Anatomy make me mad

    nursejohio replied to nitesky83's topic in General Nursing

    I watch Grey's and ER if they're on and I'm home, Nip/Tuck gets Tivo'd religiously! Did ya see the one of Mario Lopez in the shower?!?! *drool

  12. What was the WORST thing a patient has been brought to ER for?

    nursejohio replied to SteveNNP's topic in Emergency

    Ok, not only are you my hero but your charge gets a medal for throwing the press-gainey bs out the window and doing what's right! It got the right message across to mom and bf, and hopefully made the...

  13. How do you explain decel situation to pts?

    nursejohio replied to mitchsmom's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I usually say something similar, (as i'm strapping the mask on) the ctx are essentially making baby hold it's breath, and baby is now saying that he needs a lil more o2...i'm all about the happy...

  14. Shocked At Nurses Actions Tonight

    nursejohio replied to PMFB-RN's topic in General Nursing

    Wow! What a powerful, thoughtful and kind way to handle what had the potential to be very ugly. You could have gone screaming to the nurses station, saying you refuse to give comfort to the enemy...

  15. What was the WORST thing a patient has been brought to ER for?

    nursejohio replied to SteveNNP's topic in Emergency

    Pfft... sgt must've been upset your hubby had the cojones to do what everyone else wished they could. he does deserve a medal for

  16. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    nursejohio replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    Loving these stories, even the ones that make me wanna :chair: or

  17. What was the MOST BIZARRE thing a pt has been brought to ER for (and lived to tell)?

    nursejohio replied to cari rn's topic in Emergency

    Ok, so I'm incredibly happy that he's out of the gene pool...but I'm just hoping the cat was already dead when he decided to 'use'

  18. Sitters, give 'em a break!

    nursejohio replied to anonymurse's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat: When I worked step-down, we used lots of sitters too. We'd always include them in our aids lunch rotation. When our floor staff is lucky to grab a sandwich on the run, how can we give the...

  19. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    nursejohio replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    That just sounds

  20. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    nursejohio replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    :chair: i can't even put into words how scary that

  21. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    nursejohio replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    Didn't have the heart to tell her what goes directly to the tummy? Must been a really rough surgery if the trach is ending in the

  22. Policies on starting pit on nonviable fetus

    nursejohio replied to tryingtomakeit's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We do inductions for iufds, anomolies that are incompatible with life, and severe pih. The policy we have is that if we can still get heart tones and the baby isn't viable we (nurses) do nothing to...

  23. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    nursejohio replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    The machines we had at my old job were supposed to be used like that... get the blood on the strip and then put the bloody end into the machine. MUCH better than the ones at the hospital I'm at now,...

  24. Rules for the ER (long)

    nursejohio replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    I'm not an ER nurse, don't wanna be one. You guys do the job the rest of us have nightmares about and come back for more, even after taking all the abuse at work and online for blowing off steam....

  25. Am I the only one who finds this disrespectful?

    nursejohio replied to klone's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have the best interests of all my patients at heart, every single day. On a critical care floor (which is where she was), I don't have the luxury of spending 3 hours making a futile effort to get a...