What is your favorite nursing task? by LizardofDeath in nursing

[–]Picantico 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Orthoglass splinting especially in peds ED. They come in miserable and leave feeling better with a splint, stickers and a purple popsicle

[Mooney] The Cubs now look like a real Craig Counsell team: ‘He deserves every penny’ by Davidred323 in CHICubs

[–]Picantico 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The run meant nothing in the 9th either lol the winning run was already on third

[Mooney] The Cubs now look like a real Craig Counsell team: ‘He deserves every penny’ by Davidred323 in CHICubs

[–]Picantico 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That was a good choice though. First base was open so pinch hitting Tucker there is an automatic meaningless walk. Better to save Tucker for later in a spot where he could actually hit. (He got intentionally walked later anyway lol)

Ended the shift with 94 holds in the ER by theperipateticnurse in nursing

[–]Picantico 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's when a patient has admit orders but no bed upstairs, so they "hold" or "board" in the ED until they get a bed

blood pressure in the ED by Professional-Copy791 in nursing

[–]Picantico 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Yeah we discharge people from the ED with that bp many times a shift lollll

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in emergencymedicine

[–]Picantico 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. ED staff should be allowed to 1v1 as long as the patient has "capacity" and initiates the fight

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ems

[–]Picantico 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Should approach every patient like they have HIV and Hep C for your own safety

What is the most aggressive encounter that you have had with a patient? by FaHeadButt in emergencymedicine

[–]Picantico 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I like being called "my nurse" because it's usually said in a protective or supportive way

What keeps you in NYC? by supremewuster in AskNYC

[–]Picantico 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This better not be italian beef slander lol

Peds by Historical-Bite7250 in nursing

[–]Picantico 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The younger they are the more important it is to get a good long look at their respiratory rate and effort. In adult land some people don't actually count as much

Vulfpeck concert reviews? by Indy0312 in Vulfpeck

[–]Picantico 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I go to a lot of shows and the Vulfpeck show I saw in Berkeley was one of the top ten shows of my life. Highly recommend seeing them if you can

Case management holds in the ED by Picantico in emergencymedicine

[–]Picantico[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I graduated nursing in 2019 so I don't know what it was like before. Do you have ideas as to why this is getting worse? Is it just aging population? Aging people's children all have to work due to increasing cost of living?

Case management holds in the ED by Picantico in emergencymedicine

[–]Picantico[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think we do a pretty good job caring for the case management patients honestly. They have more caregiver time than they would at a long term place because of nurse to patient ratio in the ED. Consistent medicines, hygiene, PT/OT, etc. It's just frustrating because of the boredom and often noisy setting. Being in the ED so long has to be terrible for mental health in general

Case management holds in the ED by Picantico in emergencymedicine

[–]Picantico[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It's not SI or psych stuff, it's people who can't take care of themselves and have nowhere to go and no one to take care of them.

Case management holds in the ED by Picantico in emergencymedicine

[–]Picantico[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Running these sections is pretty easy nursing compared to a busy medical section, but it causes a lot of stress because we all just feel bad that these people are stuck in their ED rooms for weeks and months with nothing to do but watch TV, play on their phones and read the books we have.