I can't wait to see what our ED nurses might contribute to this thread tomorrow morning.
This week, I learned.....
1. I understand anorexia comes hand in hand with laxative abuse, but I'm pretty sure my non-anorexic self may consider an abuse of laxatives habit after the number of little old ladies I keep getting with bowel obstructions. For reals, y'all.... This never ends well.
2. A rat will dissolve in Mt. Dew in 30 days.
3. I have officially created a "do not touch me" list with two MDs names firmly on it. I have made my wishes known to my coworkers.
4. Every now and then, one of our hospitalists will comment to how great our nurses are - how they're supportive of the MDs, attentive, alert, etc. I always figured they just say that so we don't turn on them. lol We had a MD leave last week, though, and he expressed this same thought. The supportiveness of the nurses is the exact reason I came to work at this hospital, so its very awesome to hear that my instincts were good from people who have experienced nurses at other facilities.
5. People with insecurities will project them on to people they feel jealousy toward, especially in the professional environment.
6. I need to meet ZDogg.
7. Lorazepam is a hell of a drug.
8. To all the MDs out there, if nurses are telling you something big is being missed with a patient, PLEASE listen. We don't want to bug you over and over just as much as you don't want us to bug you over and over.
9. Never underestimate the power of counter transferrence. I saw an MD cry this week as he informed a patient she may likely have cancer.
10. Regarding the patient, cervical cancer looks very icky "face to face".
11. Also regarding that patient, it is so weird what people will lie about. Its better to admit you haven't seen a GYN in years than to pretend you were just there. By the size of that black icky spot, you haven't been in awhile.
And for my PSA, ladies get your paps and pelvics whether you've bumped uglies since the 90s or not.
Trolling Facebook, I've just learned a lot of really stupid people don't realize that explosives have a kick back. Dude.... Some guy lit a large firework off his head and died in front of his family. How do people not think this stuff through?! I saw some dumb kid in a video light who knows what thing while it was hanging out of his nose. Another guy had something on the end of a stick that was strategically placed IN HIS BUTT. My god. If any of you cared for these morons, I think you deserve a raise.
Trolling Facebook, I've just learned a lot of really stupid people don't realize that explosives have a kick back. Dude.... Some guy lit a large firework off his head and died in front of his family. How do people not think this stuff through?! I saw some dumb kid in a video light who knows what thing while it was hanging out of his nose. Another guy had something on the end of a stick that was strategically placed IN HIS BUTT. My god. If any of you cared for these morons, I think you deserve a raise.
This is why I have a tremendous amount of respect for ED nurses.
I'll be looking for this thread each week now that I've seen it!
I learned that taking the NCLEX, waiting anxiously (certain I had failed) for the results, finding out I passed (yay!) and then having to put my 15-year-old cat to sleep two days later makes for a weird emotional roller coaster of a week.
Hoping to find a job soon, where I'm sure I'll have some more "what I learned" stories. I hope that those nurses who were working ER on the 4th are doing some well-earned relaxing before they hit us with some juicy stories.
I'll be looking for this thread each week now that I've seen it!
I learned that taking the NCLEX, waiting anxiously (certain I had failed) for the results, finding out I passed (yay!) and then having to put my 15-year-old cat to sleep two days later makes for a weird emotional roller coaster of a week.
Hoping to find a job soon, where I'm sure I'll have some more "what I learned" stories. I hope that those nurses who were working ER on the 4th are doing some well-earned relaxing before they hit us with some juicy stories.
My condolences and congratulations. My goodness that's a mixed bag. I hope your job search is a quick and fruitful one!
I'll be looking for this thread each week now that I've seen it!
I learned that taking the NCLEX, waiting anxiously (certain I had failed) for the results, finding out I passed (yay!) and then having to put my 15-year-old cat to sleep two days later makes for a weird emotional roller coaster of a week.
Hoping to find a job soon, where I'm sure I'll have some more "what I learned" stories. I hope that those nurses who were working ER on the 4th are doing some well-earned relaxing before they hit us with some juicy stories.
I learned that even if you don't like the job itself, the fact that coworkers will show up OUTSIDE of work hours on a holiday to help one of our own makes it a great place to work!
I learned that no matter what you do when you're in charge, you will always be wrong, so might as well do what you think is best.
I learned that marijuana is part of a "holistic" approach for warding off a heart attack in a patient with known two-vessel disease, as opposed to statins, aspirin, and less red meat. :/
Yep, no one knows really why it can happen when someone has been on an ACEI for a long time. Because it's not a histamine-mediated reaction, steroids and Antihistamines usually have minimal to no effect,but they don't do harm either.
Please say that someone told the pt to stop taking the ACEI and see the PCP!
I suggested that pt should hold med until able to see PCP during my discussion with anesthesia, but was told that wasn't necessary because pt's angioedema was in no way related to lisinopril. I wasn't the nurse who discharged the pt, but I made sure to include my concern in my handoff report.
I've learnt that this week being a nurse (palliative care) and the daughter of a woman with stage four small cell lung cancer sucks
Shes being very out of character yesterday. I find myself wondering if she has secondaries in her brain, or if the cancer is in her bones and dumping a truckload of calcium into her blood
I would rather not know anything
I am so sorry, Tenebrae. I can't imagine how hard it is for you both.
On Saturday night, while sitting in an empty field in a lawn chair surrounded by husband, children, and grandchildren, I decided fireworks never get old.
Specializes in M/S, LTC, Corrections, PDN & drug rehab.
On Saturday night, while sitting in an empty field in a lawn chair surrounded by husband, children, and grandchildren, I decided fireworks never get old.
When I watched my son's reaction to fireworks for the first time, it was priceless! I wish I could post pictures.
I hope your job search is a quick and fruitful one!
ixchel
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Trolling Facebook, I've just learned a lot of really stupid people don't realize that explosives have a kick back. Dude.... Some guy lit a large firework off his head and died in front of his family. How do people not think this stuff through?! I saw some dumb kid in a video light who knows what thing while it was hanging out of his nose. Another guy had something on the end of a stick that was strategically placed IN HIS BUTT. My god. If any of you cared for these morons, I think you deserve a raise.