"You know you are an ER Nurse when..."

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When you can drink water out of a graduated container and not get grossed out:smokin:

there is something wrong with it! Told her that too and its the last time she gets lucky! Car and insurance are in her name now! No more free rides on mine!

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You have a full ED and holding for beds, hear a code blue and think...oh we just got another bed!

Gosh, that is a bad one, but you know it's true.

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Specializes in HEMS 6 years.

you start using punitive wait times

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...you place bets on blood alcohol levels.

...upper management sends their leftovers from buffet dinner meetings because hey, the ER nurses will eat anything.

...you scan the obituaries for names of people you've taken care of.

...you can diagnose a GI bleed by the smell.

...even worse, you can diagnose trichomonas by the smell. :eek:

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...you place bets on blood alcohol levels.

...upper management sends their leftovers from buffet dinner meetings because hey, the ER nurses will eat anything.

...you scan the obituaries for names of people you've taken care of.

...you can diagnose a GI bleed by the smell.

...even worse, you can diagnose trichomonas by the smell. :eek:

LMAO...HOW TRUE! and GROSS!

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I LOVE the "punitive wait times"!!! I will use that today when I go in!!! "Hello, welcome to McER, can I take your med order? Would you like a voucher with that? How about a work note to go?" Thank you, please come right in!

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Specializes in ED, ICU, NICU, CTICU< any areas.

When the pt at Triage says I have a bug in my ear, and u look and it is a HUGE COCKROACH!! ( I ran for my life !!) my pet hate is cockroaches

he took it home in a jar for safe keeping to show is friends.

You never have a good sleep, and your partner is always home alone as you are always on night shift!!

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Specializes in ER.

you boast about starting an IV on a pt that hasn't had a pulse for 20 min.

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Specializes in ER.
...you place bets on blood alcohol levels.

And you're always within .02 of correct!!!

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when you are asked to triage the patients

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you put 16g, straight tubing, pressure bag - in your 17yo NV- bye- bye in

not only do you know the PD, SO, Crisis numbers like your own, its a first name basis with dispatch and officers

when quotes like this are all too common:

pt: "last time they gave me di-.... dial-.... (with a faux "help me out here look) DILAUDID! yeah Dilaudid 6- 8 mg. That worked well" (nurse tries hard to not laugh in pts face at the effort)

you vomited four times before work, diaphoretic, popping tylenol and motrin like its candy, and your emergency pt has a sore foot for 2 wks p whatever, ambulatory, and is demanding to be seen and for some morphine!

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Specializes in 6 years of ER fun, med/surg, blah, blah.
I LOVE the "punitive wait times"!!! I will use that today when I go in!!! "Hello, welcome to McER, can I take your med order? Would you like a voucher with that? How about a work note to go?" Thank you, please come right in!

Don't forget this:

Your doctor called & reserved a bed for you & we've been holding it just for you.

Yes we do take reservations! Party of 2?:lol2:

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