magicman

magicman specializes in Emed, LTC, LNC, Administration.

Latest Activity

1. Technology in Nursing Staff Development

   magicman replied to CraigB-RN's topic in Educators

   I currently provide a podcast that can be used for CE. While many listen, few take advantage of the CE option (as yet). I think this is due, in part, to a few things. first, the general age of the nursing population is a bit older than those who regu...

2. male nurses refusing to do certain treatments?

   magicman replied to picurn10's topic in General Nursing

   All "ickiness" aside, I have been a nurse for well over 15 years and have always gone by the same rules the physicians use.....no female exams without a chaperone. This is more for legal CYA than anything else. I have no problems giving any type of c...

3. IV size

   magicman replied to danger's topic in Emergency

   You most CERTAINLY may disagree! That's the beauty of the forums. :) As for bending, I've never, in 28 years, seen a 20 guage bend upon intorduction into a vein. The type of patients your ED sees has to be taken into account also. We see a LOT of el...

4. Curious to know how many CEU's...

   magicman replied to TriageQueen's topic in Emergency

   I didn't think the ENA had that many credit hours available! I'll have to take a look. I usually get 30 - 40/year.....Florida requires 28 now (I think. They keep increasing it). But I need 100 in 4 years for my CEN, so I always have extra. I'm not s...

5. Just Starting to Work in ER

   magicman replied to Mariannsi's topic in Emergency

   Way to go Mare!!!! Welcome to the club! Again congrats and good luck!!

6. IV size

   magicman replied to danger's topic in Emergency

   While I can understand wanting to use larger bors catheters for trauma and surgical patients, in practical application, it's much less traumatic to the patient, quicker, and you have a higher success rate with 20 guage than with 16 or even 18 guage c...

7. Why is the first year so hard???

   magicman replied to Aislstarfish's topic in General Nursing

   The answers to this are numerous. First, there's the lack of true preparation in nursing school to perform the job of a nurse in real life (i.e. managing multiple patients, time management, skills you may not have gotten much practice on, etc.). Seco...

8. Scary baby near-code

   magicman replied to Erin 321's topic in General Nursing

   I too think the ICN nurse was WAY out of line. Everything the other two responders said is how I feel also. You're a team as a nursing department in the hospital and should work together. With that said, taking an NRP course (or similar) would be a ...

9. Computerized charting in the ED

   magicman replied to Cindy Bruns's topic in Emergency

   We're using Cerner in our facility. The single biggest problem I've found with it is getting information back out when charting. There are so many different places to document the same thing, but no single place all the information can be seen. It's ...

10. Are all floor nurses rude to ER nurses?

    magicman replied to Andy S.'s topic in Emergency

    Not only taking report, but even getting a bed assignment can be worse than pulling teeth! It can take upwards of an hour or more to even get an assignment when there are beds available! And yes, there are almost ALWAYS attitudes from the floor towa...

11. Only ER?

    magicman replied to leapfrog16's topic in Emergency

    I started as a medic also and hadn't done any other nursing before starting in the ED also. Your background in pre hospital care gives you some of the skillsets that are needed to be a good, quality ED nurse. I say go for it!

12. Any Opinion on RN Markets LNC Stat Course

    magicman replied to LysanderRN's topic in Legal

    Hi all! Siri..it's been too long. We must talk again and soon! I'll contact you some time this coming week. As for the RN Market course, I took the home study version. It has some good, solid information in it and does give you a good overview of t...

13. ED nurse to patient staffing ratios

    magicman replied to magicman's topic in Florida

    Are there no other Florida E.D. nurses here? I'd really like to get some input on this.

14. ED nurse to patient staffing ratios

    magicman posted a topic in Florida

    I have a request from my fellow Florida nurses. We were told at our last staff meeting that our staffing ratio was one of the best in the state at 5:1, and that the average in the state was more like 7:1 or worse. We were "dared" by our department di...

15. Any nurses that went through EMT-B Training?

    magicman replied to nerrollus's topic in General Nursing

    I was an EMT and a paramedic for 12 years before going to nursing school. That 12 years was invaluable then as it is now. I would highly recommend not only finishing your EMT, but putting it to use in the field for a while. THAT'S where the REAL lear...