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  1. ED Nursing

    edmst replied to ksusn's topic in General Nursing

    You don't do your own blood draws? And lab is allowed to touch the IV

  2. Dealing with rude family members

    edmst replied to QueenRN299's topic in General Nursing

    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?

    edmst replied to sleepingdoll's topic in General Nursing

    So let them lay and sleep in their urine and feces? Great

  4. What to do when pt comes into ER with stroke?

    edmst replied to xmilkncookiesx's topic in General Students

    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?

    edmst replied to xmilkncookiesx's topic in General Nursing

    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?

    edmst replied to xmilkncookiesx's topic in General Nursing

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  7. IV catheters

    edmst replied to christina816's topic in General Nursing

    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?"

    edmst replied to SunnyPupRN's topic in General Nursing

    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. NTI 2016: Family Presence During Resuscitation?!

    edmst replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    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

    edmst replied to fissileflower's topic in General Nursing

    LOL. Was that

  11. Change of shift admissions

    edmst replied to Nurse131382's topic in General Nursing

    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 :(

    edmst replied to frustratedRN16's topic in General Nursing

    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

    edmst replied to Nurse131382's topic in General Nursing

    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 :(

    edmst replied to frustratedRN16's topic in General Nursing

    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

    edmst replied to Nurse131382's topic in General Nursing

    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...

  16. When a patient complains

    edmst replied to Stella_Blue's topic in General Nursing

    Don't sweat it. A patient will never be satisfied, they will always have a complaint (trust me I been a nurse for 15+ years from tele to icu to er). What gets me is nurses tend to be the WORST family...

  17. How much trouble am I in?

    edmst replied to Tropicalsun's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Nope, you're not looking at the big picture. Although not that common, if the site the wife started became infected and caused her husband to be septic, then who's to blame? You better believe...

  18. How much trouble am I in?

    edmst replied to Tropicalsun's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Why do nurses all of a sudden forget what it's like to be a nurse when they are not on the clock - dealing with needy pt's yet the pt's are chatting up a storm on their cellphone, pt's only...

  19. Burnt out

    edmst replied to Hippy chick's topic in General Nursing

    What I don't get is the "5 hour rapid response"? Why did it take so long to stabilize the pt/why did it take 5 hrs for the pt to code once rapid response was called? Was the rapid response not managed...

  20. The Controversy: Mandatory Flu Vaccines

    edmst replied to Julie Reyes's topic in General Nursing

    Yes I understand the difference between correlation and causation and truthfully I do not appreciate your reply. Either you are a new grad who has not has much exposure/experience or you haven't had a...

  21. The Controversy: Mandatory Flu Vaccines

    edmst replied to Julie Reyes's topic in General Nursing

    Such an ignorant comment. I know and have witnessed PERSONALLY individuals that ended up having severe reactions including facial

  22. Considering dropping out

    edmst replied to pavierre's topic in General Nursing

    With all due respect, I'm not sure how long you have been a nurse but we do get paid poorly considering the amount of work we do and the responsibility we hold (in the ED at least). Congrats on the...

  23. Considering dropping out

    edmst replied to pavierre's topic in General Nursing

    A nurse's salary is extremely limited especially factoring in student loans and current bills/loans/mortgages. Yes, in certain areas the salary is greater but so is the cost of living. Nursing is...

  24. I Don't Get the Anxiety Part of Nursing

    edmst replied to missmollie's topic in General Nursing

    She/he has yet to "master"

  25. Considering dropping out

    edmst replied to pavierre's topic in General Nursing

    I'll be straight forward with you because as an adult, I believe the best advice is not the sugar coated advice but the real cold hard truth. I have worked in med surge, tele, stepdown, tiny bit of...