mwboswell

mwboswell has 18 years experience and specializes in ER, Trauma, ICU/CCU/NICU, EMS, Transport.

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1. Happy Emergency Nurses Week!

   mwboswell replied to Lunah's topic in Emergency

   Absolutely - HAPPY ER NURSES WEEK to all of us! It's our turn to shine and be recognized!!!! Thanks for everyone's sacrifices and hard work! Know that even though it doesn't feel like you might not have ever made a difference - sometimes the bigges...

2. random ED interview question i got asked

   mwboswell replied to Skylar86's topic in Emergency

   Two points here. 1) This is not a real "question" - I've seen this before, it's just an "evaluation" question. It's really designed to get information about YOU and your thinking, not a right or wrong answer. We use this sometimes to get personality...

3. Where are the jobs at?

   mwboswell replied to mwboswell's topic in Flight

   Thanks "astn", (I don't recognize you - were you in one of my classes?) Anyways -maybe my initial post could have been worded better. I'm not being "slothful" nor do I need "spoon feeding". I'm not looking for a job for myself, I'm looking to see wha...

4. Making Reservations for the ER

   mwboswell replied to kaliRN's topic in Emergency

   Yep, these kinds of visits are typically not "Emergencies" - and believe me the patient know's that it's not an "life or death" emergency, but it is "their emergency" (I guess)...... Once the Emergency Staff come to realize that it's an Emergency Dep...

5. Making Reservations for the ER

   mwboswell replied to kaliRN's topic in Emergency

   When you show up for your "appt" time, you are still triaged the same way and there are higher priority patients then you, you have to wait. Some programs offer you a refund of your appt "fee", others may have other built in "remorse" protocols for ...

6. "Did you see/Follow up with your Primary Doctor..."

   mwboswell replied to Roy Fokker's topic in Emergency

   Absolutely! I just heard not too long ago (might have even been on this BB), The reason people will wait 6-8-10 or more hours in an ED to be seen is b/c it's NEVER as long as the wait for an actual doctor's appt in an office! -Mark Boswell MSN FNP-BC...

7. "Did you see/Follow up with your Primary Doctor..."

   mwboswell replied to Roy Fokker's topic in Emergency

   Your auto insurance covers your medical evaluation and treatment at time of injury not medicare. 1 rule of medicine: don't do the test if it doesn't change the treatment. In other words if you already know what you're going to do to treat the patien...

8. CEN

   mwboswell replied to ashonman's topic in Emergency

   Quick question - have you all taken an official ENA/BCEN practice test yet? I'll type another reply later today with more info. but if you can tell me about the results of a practice test, I can help you better. -Mark Boswell MSN FNP-BC CEN CFRN CTR...

9. "Did you see/Follow up with your Primary Doctor..."

   mwboswell replied to Roy Fokker's topic in Emergency

   Back to the OP (Roy).... Lots of issues here. Here's my personal observations on a few points.... Yes, problem with access for both insured and uninsured, BUT, I have seen different communities with different solutions. In my current community, we h...

10. "Did you see/Follow up with your Primary Doctor..."

    mwboswell replied to Roy Fokker's topic in Emergency

    However, some of those "refills" (non schedule II) can be refilled up to a year depending if the PCP writes refill x12. I'm guilty - I haven't seen my PCP for over 9 months now, and I'm still using the same refill monthly PPI Rx. So a current Rx doe...

11. In flight Emergency with the proper equipment

    mwboswell replied to Robublind's topic in Emergency

    Hi chyna016 - Thanks for your post - I found it to be useful. yes, next time I fly, I'll ask the crew if I can see what they got; when would be a good time to do this, while boarding or be the last one off (If i'm not in a rush to catch a connecting...

12. Epi-Pen Auto Injector

    mwboswell replied to mwboswell's topic in Emergency

    Agreed that the price is more than the traditional methods (ampule, draw up, administer), however I think from the aspect of safety (IE: less chance to give a wrong dose, less chance to hurt self on glass ampule, speed of availability etc)...AND...in...

13. In my ER, we're required to do preg tests before giving Toradol. Does anyone else do this?

    mwboswell replied to ReWritten's topic in Emergency

    Yes, all NSAIDS are limited in pregnancy. Toradol (ketorolac) is a "C" in 1st and 2nd trimesters and "D" in 3rd trimester. ...however, besides that fact, ANY female pt who has the possibility of even getting a prescription at d/c, should have a docum...

14. ENA Convention

    mwboswell replied to SweetsMcnursey's topic in Emergency

    No booth, just an attendee trying to get some CEUs

15. 'cattle calls' in ER waiting room?

    mwboswell replied to BaptistBites's topic in Emergency

    My hat is off to you! You truly get it - unlike a LOT of admin/mgr types. Yes, people are so "hippa-paranoid" they have morphed it in to something it was never intended to be and I DOUBT many of the admins/mgrs that implement these "hippa-cratic" pol...