ERNurse0417

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1. Phlebotomy question for ER nurses

   ERNurse0417 replied to studenter1988's topic in General Nursing

   I am both an ER nurse and a SICU nurse, and unfortunately I don't deal much with phlebotomist, but in the other areas of the hospital they are a god send. If you want to work in the er have you thought about a CNA? Good Luck,

2. How do you organize your day?

   ERNurse0417 replied to Sterren's topic in MICU

   Kolt, is there anyway you can email me one also. Thanks for you help.:bowingpur

3. Things you'd like the ER to Know

   ERNurse0417 replied to CraigB-RN's topic in MICU

   I just transfered to the SICU and I still work in the ER, and I also teach a clinical on a med/surg floor. Someone the other day called me out on talking about the ER and saying we, becuase they thought I didn't feel apart of their team, but I do. ...

4. Things you'd like the ER to Know

   ERNurse0417 replied to CraigB-RN's topic in MICU

   OK so I don't know what kind of hospital you all work at, but where I work we are held responsible to know how to read an ECG, know about CVP, and MAP. It is kind of disturbing that your ER is not considered a critical care area. Think about it whe...

5. Things you'd like the ER to Know

   ERNurse0417 replied to CraigB-RN's topic in MICU

   Ok you have a certain amount of rooms and that's it. We are constantly revolving patients sometimes we get patients with toothaches and other times we get a MI rolling through the door. When we get a bed and give report we have to get the patient u...

6. What's In Your Pocket?

   ERNurse0417 replied to AmyD_RN's topic in New Nurse

   steth around my neck with a roll of tape attached, and watch on my wrist, keys to restraints on my badge and keys to the restroom and breakroom on my badge. list of important #'s on back of badge. light flashlight attached to my badge.

7. What's In Your Pocket?

   ERNurse0417 replied to AmyD_RN's topic in New Nurse

   4 pens ( my favorite one) and 3 others I could do with out 2x2 bandades paper about my patients gum money for soda roll of tape alcohol pads small gloves ON MY SHIRT hemostats clipped on with a roll of tape and my trauma scissors through the roll o...

8. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

   ERNurse0417 replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

   Ok I have one I work 1900-0700 there is apart when the floors are full we move patients from the ER back there until their rooms become available. We very rarely use this area. Well one night we had to open it and I was stuck back there. I had 4 ...

9. Trouble giving IM injections :(

   ERNurse0417 replied to aureliey's topic in New Nurse

   I know they tell you not to use the dorsal gluteal muscle however I favor the right dorsal gluteal muscle??? If it is a small dose less than or equal to 1 ml i will give it in the deltoid??? Ask the nurse you are training with for some suggestions....