You know you're an ER nurse when....

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Celebrate RNs This Week

Check out this infographic on RNs, happy Nurses week everyone!

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Get Your Brand Name Drugs to Sue!

If I had Twitter I'd use it to post this: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/21/business/drug-lawsuits-hinge-on-the-detail-of-a-label.html Essentially because of a Supreme Court decision generic drugs that harm the patient don't provide recourse for the patient to sue successfully. Meaning, only people suffering from brand name drugs that fail can sue successfully..... Your thoughts?

How's Your Nursing BS Meter?

One of the gifts of the nurse is an exceptional BS meter. Now, this skill must be honed, and some have a natural disposition to sniff out BS, but as a nurse it's an important tool when it comes to diagnosis. What tips do you have to sniff out BS? How do you tell if patients aren't telling the truth about their ailments or pains? What tactics do you use to get most of the 'real' story? Does anybody have a cool story about how your BS meter went through the roof and you ended up saving everyone time, money, and perhaps lives? Better yet, any times when you called BS but were wrong?! Don't suspect many will want to admit to this one. Have you say, just please, no BS :P.

Curious Case of Anna Brown

Curious for bloggers, really sad for Anna Brown. In case you're need context here is the report of the patient who came to a hospital, was discharged, x3, arrested, and found dead on the floor of a jail cell. Report. And some reaction thru the blogosphere: Sad outcome, proper treatment. Limited press for sad case. Labelling patients. Your thoughts? Could the doctors have done something different?

Most relaxing job as a nurse?

Fair to say that most nurses are not only busy, but they are usually working on units that are understaffed and lack resources. Most of us are on our feet all day caring for patients and pushing paper. Some of us get the 'luxury' of roaming around training new recruits. All in all 'busy' doesn't begin to describe the typical day for the average nurse.

But then there are those jobs that aren't so 'average'. Ones where sitting around the computer killing time is a common occurrence.

Any stories, anecdotes, or observations from the most relaxing/easiest nursing jobs out there?

Nurse Pragmatics: Stethoscope

Now that you have your Christmas monies are you going to upgrade on some of your tools? Some of us are lucky enough we can purchase/replace accessories and tools (stethoscopes) on the dime of the employer. But many of us either have specific preferences, or we don't have the luxury of a benevolent employer--we have to buy some additional stuff ourselves. What are your recommendations for stethoscopes? Why? Background noise reduction? Ones that don't feel as if they're squeezing your brains out? Share your thoughts with the community.