When visiting the ER it's important to remember that equipment is used for life saving purposes only. The very rare exception is if you...

You know your back pain is an emergency when you stop to get coffee from Starbucks before making your way effortlessly into the ER at 6:30a...

The other night when I got into work it was MAYHEM. I'd heard the helicopter had just recently taken a pt to LeBonhuer, a brain tumor ha...

How do I keep this rated G? Or even PG? Let's just say if you are ever considering sticking very LARGE items up your rectum, you just mi...

If you are ever a patient in a hospital, and you have the urge to vomit, I beg of you to do so in an appropriate place. If you do not have a...

So I had a rough night at work almost two weeks ago. It was one of those moments in time that is stamped in your memory forever. It was also...

I stepped out into the waiting room early this morning about 4:30. I attempted to pronounce Mr. N's name the best I could. He was from t...

I'm getting so much grief for not blogging and posting new pictures for the fam! So sorry! My life is a tad more hectic than it used to ...

Triage note: "Mom states child has piece of flesh hanging in nose." Listed as non-emergent (aka-go home). Did she try to get it ou...

I can't pin this on one parent. Too many have made this statement (or a similar variant) in the past two weeks that I'm considering ...

First of all, a very LARGE shout out to all my faithful readers at my work. You guys are amazing, and it means a lot to me that you care eno...

- man comes in by ambulance for "bunion pain." - woman comes in with her 14 month old with fever of 101. Says, "I gave him so...

or POTW for short. She's up for "Most Likely to Reek of Urine" How else do you get proper treatment and get seen "right a...

Last night was rough. We had almost 70 patients in the ER at 7pm, all waiting to be worked up. You have to know that on a night like this, t...

What a night. I am not a hard hearted nurse...except to those who abuse me and the medical system. These people need a list of rules handed ...

My favorite time of the week: the weekend! We're going out of town from Friday night until Sunday to visit Andrew's mom in Greenvill...