ecat81

ecat81 has 3 years experience and specializes in ED.

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1. Unit Based Staff Educator??

   ecat81 replied to BSN2CRNA's topic in General Nursing

   We have unit based educators but they more fill the role of policy making and meetings than actually holding classes and providing up to date information. I think it is a wonderful idea if educators are getting the new information and refresher cours...

2. Samford University

   ecat81 posted a topic in CRNA

   Anyone heard anything about Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama? I know their program is fairly new but wondering if anyone out there has heard good/bad/in-different? Thanks, Ben

3. EtOH Levels...

   ecat81 replied to Aneroo's topic in Emergency

   715:banghead: is the highest I have ever come across. Many times you have to check the anion gap because the etoh will be through the roof due to the patient drinking rubbing alcohol:yeah:!

4. Informed Consent Dilema!

   ecat81 posted a topic in Emergency

   In the ED we have patients that undergo procedures in the ED and of course many that go to surgery. Many times the patients going to surgery do not see the physician until they arrive in pre-op. Surgery always complains that the ED didn't get the con...

5. Shoes for the ER??

   ecat81 replied to TJG618's topic in Emergency

   I love Brooks shoes. They are expensive but well worth it walking all shift and hold up very well.

6. Tell us about your ED ?? =)

   ecat81 replied to shannonFNP's topic in Emergency

   One thing I do want to ask everyone. Do you have locum tenems doctors or full time? Are they board certified in ED med? Luckily we have 8 board cert. ed docs and recently added 1 board cert. locum due to a doc leaving until they get someone else hire...

7. Tell us about your ED ?? =)

   ecat81 replied to shannonFNP's topic in Emergency

   I work in a not-for-profit 32 bed Level II ED. 8 of those are express beds but we have up to 8 other patients in the hall. We start at 4:1 but sometimes it goes 5:1 very rarely is it 6:1. In express 8:1-2 varies during the day. We see about 58,000 a ...

8. ED t-shirts Hilarious

   ecat81 posted a topic in Emergency

   Check out this site for some great laughs! I would love to wear some of these to work! Maybe when I decide to leave:rolleyes:. http://shop.cafepress.com/emergency-nurse

9. ER "One Stop"

   ecat81 replied to insatiable's topic in Emergency

   I work in a non-profit community hospital seeing 58,000 ED patients a year. This year the hospital has been hit hard by the "charitable care" given to the community. The hospital has for years let the community get away with coming in and not paying ...

10. Patients who stick around after discharge/legal risks

    ecat81 replied to JKL33's topic in Emergency

    This recently happened to one of our patients on a night I was in charge. Except the patient was intoxicated when brought in and was about an hour away from his home. We exhausted every relative and friend he was willing to give numbers for. We do ha...

11. Emergency Differential

    ecat81 posted a topic in Emergency

    Was wondering if anyone else had an Emergency differential and what it is? We saw 57000 last year in a 32 bed ed. We have just found out we got a raise but administration decide to take away .50 of our diff down to 1.00. How can they justify this whe...

12. Salary questions for AL nurses

    ecat81 replied to 12breakfree's topic in Alabama

    Medical Center in Dothan finally went up to 18.50 with still 8%/16% diff. ACLS is .50, Certification in area 1.50, Charge 1.50. Only unit diff in hospital is ED took .50 away down to 1.00.

13. dilantin

    ecat81 replied to bigmona's topic in International

    Just remember Cerebyx can be given 150/min but slower for women b/c it will cause outrageous vaginal itching. And also on anyone if going to fast can cause vomiting;).

14. 10 Hour Shifts

    ecat81 posted a topic in Emergency

    If There Is Any One On 10 Hour Shift In Their Ed Please Reply And Let Me Know What Your Rotation And Shift Times Are. We Are Looking At These Shifts But It Has Been A Struggle Trying To Get The Shift Times And Coverages To Work. Thanks

15. 10 Hour Shifts

    ecat81 posted a topic in General Nursing

    We Are Looking At 10 Hour Shift In Our Ed. Is There Anyone On This Schedule? Please Reply With Your Shift Times. Thanks