http://atthenursingstation.com/ en goldielocks13@gmail.com Copyright 2012 2012-04-27T21:32:55+00:00 http://atthenursingstation.com/blog/view/transfusing_or_not/ http://atthenursingstation.com/blog/view/transfusing_or_not/#When:21:32:55Z A few weeks ago, a 21 year old man arrived at the ED unconscious by ambulance second to a head trauma caused by a working accident. An explosion projected him for many feet causing multiple fractures and internal bleeding. He was first brought to a near hospital where he was stabilized. After receiving the first unit of blood, the medical staff was told not to pursue the transfusion because the patient was a Jehovah Witness and according to the family it is forbidden by their religion to be given blood products. Because of the severity of his injuries, the patient was later transferred to us. 2012-04-27T21:32:55+00:00 http://atthenursingstation.com/blog/view/nurses_with_no_more_empathy/ http://atthenursingstation.com/blog/view/nurses_with_no_more_empathy/#When:22:03:20Z I’ve spoken a few times in my past blogs about empathy. How certain situations will make us more empathetic to the patient’s needs than others. I will admit that I feel more resourceful and caring towards a dying patient than an intoxicated one, even though the latter one has gone through difficult moments in his life that led him to a destructive health. 2012-03-21T22:03:20+00:00 http://atthenursingstation.com/blog/view/violence_in_the_ed_part_2/ http://atthenursingstation.com/blog/view/violence_in_the_ed_part_2/#When:18:09:58Z I’ve already blogged about the violence in the emergency department in the past. But here’s another article taken from the Medscape website about the same subject. This time a survey was done amongst the ED physicians on the frequency and type of abuse they have to face on a regular basis. 2012-03-19T18:09:58+00:00 http://atthenursingstation.com/blog/view/grown_ups/ http://atthenursingstation.com/blog/view/grown_ups/#When:18:04:18Z The other day in triage, a 42 year old man shows up around 5pm. First thing he tells me is: ‘‘I’m not here to see a doctor.’’ The way I tend to react towards that sentence will depend on what comes next. Sometimes people just want to consult a nurse, sometimes they want to validate an information, or sometimes they’re just lost and end up in the emergency by mistake. This man, wanted something to eat. Ughh! 2011-10-24T18:04:18+00:00 http://atthenursingstation.com/blog/view/when_we_become_patients/ http://atthenursingstation.com/blog/view/when_we_become_patients/#When:16:19:46Z Lately I’ve been going to my gynecologist for a minor irritating problem. Although it wasn’t a big thing, I still had to see him for frequent follow ups. How odd is it to find yourself being a patient instead of the health care provider. Very odd. 2011-08-12T16:19:46+00:00 http://atthenursingstation.com/blog/view/outlet/ http://atthenursingstation.com/blog/view/outlet/#When:20:01:27Z After putting this blog on hiatus for a year because of school and work, I’ve realized how important it is to have an outlet from this type of working environment. Seems everyday there are more and more patients coming at the ER, which makes the working load continuously overwhelming. 2011-06-22T20:01:27+00:00 http://atthenursingstation.com/blog/view/being_assertive/ http://atthenursingstation.com/blog/view/being_assertive/#When:03:10:02Z Recently a patient of mine died while going for a test. Although I had warned the doctor that the patient wasn’t stable enough to leave the emergency’s acute care for an ultrasound, he insisted that the patient would go for her test as soon as possible so we could finally establish a diagnostic. 2010-07-13T03:10:02+00:00 http://atthenursingstation.com/blog/view/psychosomatic_seizures/ http://atthenursingstation.com/blog/view/psychosomatic_seizures/#When:18:10:41Z It wasn’t the first time that I was witnessing a “fake seizure” at the ED, but it was overwhelming to see how the patient was completely and utterly under her own spell. In her mind, she was having a real seizure with all the symptoms relating to it. 2010-04-18T18:10:41+00:00 http://atthenursingstation.com/blog/view/what_tosay/ http://atthenursingstation.com/blog/view/what_tosay/#When:19:05:02Z Dear Professor, I was a student in your Interviewing Methods class this past January. Although the course is over, I wish to share with you a situation that happened to me at work lately, in which I think could be related with the class you’ve been teaching us. 2010-03-09T19:05:02+00:00 http://atthenursingstation.com/blog/view/lazy_doctors/ http://atthenursingstation.com/blog/view/lazy_doctors/#When:20:04:31Z I’m fortunate enough to work with very specialized and competent doctors. Most of them have good leadership, good organization and most of all passion for their work. What’s unfortunate, is when one of these doctors completely loses his sense of commitment to the public during his journey. 2010-02-21T20:04:31+00:00