rgroyer1RNBSN

rgroyer1RNBSN BSN, RN

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  1. Strange things found on (or in) a pt.

    rgroyer1RNBSN replied to squeakykitty's topic in Emergency

    Ive had small furry animals. Ive seen the wire hanger in the urethra. Ive had a cop brought in who shoved his pistol in the fron of his pants and accidently shot his you know what off!...

  2. Most silly reason for being called in the office?

    rgroyer1RNBSN replied to nursebrandie28's topic in Emergency

    Hey blueridge that isnt nice Im a Sup. and Im not spineless or mean, I take up for my nurses and I usually end up the one on the chopping block. I usually try to resolve my staffs issues without going...

  3. Am I too old to be new in the ER?

    rgroyer1RNBSN replied to joy09's topic in Emergency

    I agree with everyone on here, your not to old and it would be beneficial to have you, I love working with the older nurses more then I do the younger, Im a supervisor, Im 29 now, I have been in the...

  4. Most silly reason for being called in the office?

    rgroyer1RNBSN replied to nursebrandie28's topic in Emergency

    Oh yeah get this one, I am a shift supervisor in SICU and ER, well once in ER I had this patient who was circling the drain, anyways he was having an MI, and we were trying to stabilize him, well the...

  5. I only have a 75% in anatomy and im not sure if im cut out to be a nurse

    rgroyer1RNBSN replied to 1las9630's topic in General Nursing

    Hey dont beat your self up to much, A&P were very hard for me in LPN and RN school, I passed them with a C, and look at me now I have a BSN and Im a supervisor of SICU and ER. Youll make it, just...

  6. I want her fired!!!!

    rgroyer1RNBSN replied to HisTreasure's topic in General Nursing

    Oh I agree with everyone else his @ss would have been hauled of by security if it was on my unit and Im the supervisor so I kind of have control over my desk and no one and I mean no one is going to...

  7. LPN and RN attitudes towards one another.

    rgroyer1RNBSN replied to daisymay20's topic in General Nursing

    I was an LPN first and was never rude to any of my RN coworkers, its ridiculous and uncalled for, on that note I have also been getting the same from some LPN's since I became an RN, thats when I end...

  8. Skaggs?

    rgroyer1RNBSN replied to rachelgp's topic in General Nursing

    Cox is very good, I went to there nursing school and that was the first hospital I worked in before moving to

  9. Accidental arterial stick !!!

    rgroyer1RNBSN replied to Li'lOne's topic in Emergency

    I agree with red, I am one of the best stickers in the house, and Im a supervisor, but that doesnt mean Im going to get you first stick, and dont assume any nurse will, because they wont, and I wont...

  10. Camera phones in the ER

    rgroyer1RNBSN replied to LeahJet's topic in Emergency

    Yes exactley, Id be

  11. "Tips for the ED Drug Seeker"

    rgroyer1RNBSN replied to loricatus's topic in Emergency

    Thanks!-lol-this is some funny

  12. 18 gauge insertion

    rgroyer1RNBSN replied to Murse7's topic in Emergency

    What about having the IV team help you or at least observe

  13. Intubation Preparation

    rgroyer1RNBSN replied to punkstar's topic in Emergency

    Exactley!!!

  14. 18 gauge insertion

    rgroyer1RNBSN replied to Murse7's topic in Emergency

    I use the bp cuff you may try that, pump it up, stick, if the vein disappears, release some pressure on the cuff then pump it back up, has worked for me all the time. But then again your pt. just...

  15. Intubation Preparation

    rgroyer1RNBSN replied to punkstar's topic in Emergency

    But really all in all, it depends on your facility, department, and

  16. Intubation Preparation

    rgroyer1RNBSN replied to punkstar's topic in Emergency

    Well I agree about the benadryl thing, never heard of doing that till I started working here, and thats the only answer I got so far about that, and that was from some cocky chief resident smart@$$ in...

  17. Intubation Preparation

    rgroyer1RNBSN replied to punkstar's topic in Emergency

    Yes, I understand this and this is the way to go if you have time, As for the benadryl I have no clue why he insists on this except exactley what you said, or maybe he uses it as a sedation drug, I...

  18. Intubation Preparation

    rgroyer1RNBSN replied to punkstar's topic in Emergency

    Yeah, tell me about it, but its what the chief wants, so we do it, we use to only give versed, sucs, and etom., and put on a propofol drip, but doc says that a narcotic will blunt hemodynamic...

  19. Miss pronounciations of medications and medical terms!Way to Funny!!!!!!!!

    rgroyer1RNBSN replied to rgroyer1RNBSN's topic in Emergency

    Yep it'd probabley do just

  20. Intubation Preparation

    rgroyer1RNBSN replied to punkstar's topic in Emergency

    Ares get premedicated with Lido and benadryl, then they get versed, then morphine, fentanyl, or demerol drops down the line, then they get either sucs or vec, and then there tubed, then there put on a...

  21. Miss pronounciations of medications and medical terms!Way to Funny!!!!!!!!

    rgroyer1RNBSN replied to rgroyer1RNBSN's topic in Emergency

    Thanks all! I am feeling way

  22. Miss pronounciations of medications and medical terms!Way to Funny!!!!!!!!

    rgroyer1RNBSN replied to rgroyer1RNBSN's topic in Emergency

    Hey all I just got home everything went well, Im feeling much better, and they got the stone. Thanks

  23. Kidney Stones!!!!!

    rgroyer1RNBSN replied to rgroyer1RNBSN's topic in Emergency

    Im still really sleepy. Im going back to bed in a minute. They broke the stone up and retrieved the pieces, there going to send them to be analyzed, they also put in the stents, it was really quick...

  24. Kidney Stones!!!!!

    rgroyer1RNBSN replied to rgroyer1RNBSN's topic in Emergency

    Hey all, I just got home, it wasnt nearly as bad as I thought it would be, they gave me consious sedation for the lithotripsy and the cystoscopy, demerol and versed and benadryl, and a little...

  25. Miss pronounciations of medications and medical terms!Way to Funny!!!!!!!!

    rgroyer1RNBSN replied to rgroyer1RNBSN's topic in Emergency

    thanks