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  1. I Feel Like An Oddball

    scrmblr replied to TrudyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I like most of my pt's in the ER. I really really like to be able to give comfort to people when they are scared or hurting. But, as everyone else has said...I am not a "waitress" Nor am I...

  2. How long is the wait???

    scrmblr replied to scrmblr's topic in Emergency

    :chair: Were you at my ER last week? We only have one doc from 0800-1200. Usually the nurses have everything done by the time the doc can get in to see the pt. Last week our poor doc was completely...

  3. Dear nurse, I really don't want to bother you

    scrmblr replied to JeanettePNP's topic in General Nursing

    Telling them to sit tight is totally appropriate. It is not a matter of "better things to do" it is a priority list. Child with breathing difficulty takes priority over water and warm blanket for...

  4. how do you handle this?

    scrmblr replied to Ms.RN's topic in Emergency

    Do you mean something is physically stopping the foley from advancing? Or you don't have an order to insert

  5. Ever seen this??

    scrmblr replied to vamedic4's topic in Emergency

    I had a pt come in with a letter from her pmd that basically states "this pt is taking so many narcotics that she will require excessive doses of med's to help with her pain-if pt presents in ER...

  6. Patient Volumes

    scrmblr replied to one_speed's topic in Emergency

    I don't have the exact numbers in yet... Yesterday was absolutely insane. We were short one tech. Our ER is smallish-We have 14 beds and 4 fast track beds. EVERY bed was full ALL day yesterday. At...

  7. Angry mom treated rotten in ER today

    scrmblr replied to Purple Princess's topic in Emergency

    they gave her a UTERINE ABLATION and a

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

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

    :trout: Its kinda like the guy with his pants on fire asking you to light his cigarette for

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

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

    The guy is literally DYING IN FRONT OF HER. My bet is they were getting IV's started. Thinking about intubating this guy-pushing lasix-and giving him WATER (with CHF) is probably the last thing on...

  10. Give advice to 17yo CNA student...

    scrmblr posted a topic in General Nursing

    My 17yo daughter has been accepted into her high schools CNA class. If all goes according to plan she will graduate with her CNA. She currently works in a fancy clothing store;) and I am super...

  11. Stress Fracture

    scrmblr replied to ER-RN2's topic in General Nursing

    Have you looked into plantar fascitis? (not giving medical advice:uhoh21: ) Is the pain in the bottom of your foot or up into your

  12. ER must haves

    scrmblr replied to kathy_bear's topic in Emergency

    or tie reeeeeaaaaaaallllllyyyyyyyy long bow

  13. ER must haves

    scrmblr replied to kathy_bear's topic in Emergency

    You tie a bow on your pants...On the right (or left) side of the loop you loop the ear piece of your stethoscope-bring the stethoscope cording around your back (like a belt) and the bell of the...

  14. Insulin drip?

    scrmblr posted a topic in Emergency

    Took report on a very very sick pt last night. Bg upon arrival was 1300. pt was unresponsive, kussmaul breathing, fever, ketones in urine. Maintaining sat's on 4lt of 0's via n/c. Tachy at about...

  15. How are you judgemental?

    scrmblr replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    we had a similar situation last week involving a "code brown" and believe me we weren't really laughing at the

  16. How are you judgemental?

    scrmblr replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    I appreciate the fact that you actually got to know your pt before you passed judgement. Passing judgement on my pt's is Very VERY hard for me...I am quick to judge the smoking overweight diabetic...

  17. "blown" IV's

    scrmblr posted a topic in Emergency

    I had a pt on a shift last week who was poked 8x. The nurses would try to start the IV and every time the vien would just instantly bruise and the nurse would say "The vien just blew" Pt came back...

  18. The Cold Hard Facts?

    scrmblr replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I must be missing something. I have thought alot about elderly/disabled care and I tend to think along some of the same lines as mamma...And I'm not pg, nursing, pmsing or even menopausal... It is a...

  19. explaining med's to pt's/families...

    scrmblr posted a topic in Emergency

    I am on orientation at a large trauma hospital. I come from a small rural ER. We had a "code" brought in the last time I was working. I was "tasking" and realized right away that although I got a...

  20. what makes you a good ER nurse?

    scrmblr replied to scrmblr's topic in Emergency

    I thought nurses with add/adhd belong in ER and OCD nurses belong in

  21. explaining med's to pt's/families...

    scrmblr replied to scrmblr's topic in Emergency

    I think I posted this without really thinking:idea: I just used the code situation as an example...I'm really curious as to how you explain meds to pt's in any typical ER setting... Like the mom who's...

  22. Did I over react??

    scrmblr replied to donegal1's topic in General Nursing

    Devils advocate...Maybe this is her coping mechanism for dealing with infant deaths? Maybe she has a really hard time knowing that a little baby is dead so close to her? Either way she should not...

  23. It's that time again! Working Christmas?

    scrmblr posted a topic in General Nursing

    Soooo...I worked Thanksgiving and Christmas last year. I have both off this year:p Our ER has tried really hard to be fair in who works what. Usually the newest staff work Christmas. That means...

  24. explaining med's to pt's/families...

    scrmblr replied to scrmblr's topic in Emergency

    I am just looking for your ideas on what you say to any pt as far as explaining medications go... reopro is a platelet inhibitor...it makes blood less 'sticky' for example. I think it was her way of...

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

    scrmblr replied to SteveNNP's topic in Emergency

    I love that