Emergiblog
My life and times as an emergency department nurse.
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Feb 17, 12 11:13AMI am not a conspiracy theorist. I am not militant. I am not a bleeding heart, I don’t embrace every cause du jour, nor do I hop on what someone termed a “clown car of supporters” for whatever...
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Feb 11, 12 02:26AMBack in the days before budget cuts, and long before the rise of the Internet, the California Board of Registered Nurses would publish a regular newsletter/report. Every registered nurse in the state received...
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Feb 09, 12 01:34PMI have always considered the American Nurses Association my professional organization. And I mean “my” organization. I didn’t always agree with the political candidates they backed, the...
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Feb 02, 12 11:37AMLooks like someone has some explaining to do. This photo has a very “Twilight Zone” feel to it. The only thing missing is Mr. Serling. Unless he’s standing at the other end of the ta ble...
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Jan 31, 12 05:42PMSorry, no. This is the problem. There is a huge injustice being perpetrated against a nurse right this moment. It’s getting worse. And the ones who got the party started aren’t happy that it...
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Jan 29, 12 03:03PMI’ve been blogging for 6 1/2 years. I have a twitter account and although I went to Facebook kicking and screaming, I’m firmly ensconced in the world of status updates, messages, and the o ccasional...
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Jan 28, 12 12:03PM(ADDENDUM, ADDED FEBRUARY 14, 2012 – When this post was written, I mistakenly thought the patient in question had a transplant operation pending. The patient was actually scheduled to be transfe rred...
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Jan 27, 12 09:32AMInformation. So much of what I do as an ER nurse involves information. As an RN, I am responsible for providing patients with information about their illness/injury, their medications and their follow up...
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Jan 24, 12 12:15PMNo funny, vintage picture today. An Arizona nursing colleague is in danger of losing her license for acting as a patient advocate within her scope of practice. Her hearing, initially scheduled for tod ay...
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Jan 24, 12 09:18AMOkay, this is exciting! The host for Grand Rounds this week is none other than USATODAY! Our very own Dr. Val took 100 (!) posts, representing the best of the medical blogosphere, and will roll them o ut...
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