asbigham

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1. Starting IV's

   asbigham replied to bsunbeam's topic in General Nursing

   In the ER i work i have never seen anyone use a local just for an IV. Seems kinda silly to me. I have had IV's before and its really not that painful. I dont think the lidocaine would constrict the vessels either though unless you were using lidoc...

2. Does Your Hospital give extra $$ for Shifts?

   asbigham replied to AtlantaRN's topic in General Nursing

   Any time we are called in we make bonus pay ($3 extra for techs/secretaries/EMT's & $6 for RNs) If they need people to work bad the put us in peak bonus ($4 for techs and $10 for RNs). I work in the ED and we always make bunus on any hours we w...

3. ER CNAs

   asbigham replied to KungFuFtr's topic in Emergency

   I am an EMT and work in the ER. Its pretty busy all the time and there have been days I have gone on 13 hrs with maybe only enough time to get some water and go to the bathroom a few times. You will be on your feet the entire time. In our ER most o...

4. Chaperone or not during exam

   asbigham replied to masstudent's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I am a nursing student but have been working as an EMT in an emergency department for a while. In the ED where I work we, as EMT's are always expected to set up for the procedure, test the equipment and make sure the doc has everything they need bef...

5. North Carolina Roll Call

   asbigham replied to RNPATL's topic in North Carolina

   Hi, my name is Avery and I live in Greensboro NC where I have lived most of my life. I'm 21 and just waiting to hear back to see what nursing school I will be going to next year. I have my EMT but work as a CNA on a neuroscience unit at Moses Cone...