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  1. ED Nursing

    You don't do your own blood draws? And lab is allowed to touch the IV
  2. Dealing with rude family members

    This is the type of attitude that is what is hurting nursing. Nurses have to be firm but in a professional manner. Enough with the whole empathy and understanding nonsense (that is for the random...
  3. All About Abuse?

    So let them lay and sleep in their urine and feces? Great
  4. What to do when pt comes into ER with stroke?

    If the patient is having aphasia, how can the patient verbalize their name, date of birth, allergies, symptom onset, medical history, etc.? Real world, stroke team would meet the potentially stroke...
  5. How to prioritize 4+ patients?

    You are already encouraging bad habits to a nursing student that he/she may carry into their nursing profession? No matter how thorough a report may have been, one must ALWAYS check the orders, labs,...
  6. How to prioritize 4+ patients?

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  7. IV catheters

    Is this post for real or a joke??????? I hope this not the future of nursing. These nursing schools are pumping out "nurses" that have no critical thinking skills or common sense. Really, why can a...
  8. Are Nurses Considered "First Responders?"

    Really? An ER nurse is not a first responder? At some facilities if there is a rapid response or code blue the ER team are the ones to respond. In the ER where I work, rapid responses aren't paged...
  9. To me, this is one of the MANY issues with healthcare. Healthcare is so focused on "patient/family satisfaction" as if it is a hotel or restaurant. In an emergency, I don't want family members...
  10. How often does a nurse get interutted during a shift

    LOL. Was that
  11. Change of shift admissions

    I've worked the floors for quite a bit, along with CCU and neuro ICU. If you think the floors are not "structured and routine" then you'd be in for a surprise in the
  12. I Made an Absolute 'No-No" Mistake :(

    I know the many uses of Benadryl IV. I was just curious as to the reason why the OP gave the
  13. Change of shift admissions

    Really? Have you worked in an ED where in a 12 hour shift the ED will see almost 200 pt's? I doubt you have by your response. Floor nurses can get stat orders but for the most part, everything is...
  14. I Made an Absolute 'No-No" Mistake :(

    I have a few questions: What was the Benadryl given for? Did the pt experience an adverse/allergic response from the medication? Did you override the medication or had "leftover" in a vial from...
  15. Change of shift admissions

    I work in a VERY busy ED in S. Florida (3rd busiest) so I can chime in from experience. I used to work the floors many years ago but I think what the floor nurses don't understand is everything is...