MomNRN

MomNRN BSN, RN

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About MomNRN

MomNRN is a BSN, RN and specializes in Emergency.


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  1. er nurse retreat day

    About every 2 weeks, there is a bunch of us who have an unofficial retreat - a liquid lunch! It works wonders for morale. Have also been known to head out for "breakfast" too.
  2. Er Staffing

    Your RN/patient ratio seems kind of low to me. I work in a small, level 2 ED - only 13 beds. A "busy" day for us is 80 pts. On nights we have 3 7p RN's (that includes the charge RN who sees pts), 1 RN who leaves at 2230 and another who leaves at 230...
  3. Anyone else with higher than normal volumes?

    We are getting slammed too! Must be something in the air. We are a small Level II ED - only 13 beds. Yesterday we saw over 80 pts. It doesn't seem like much, but for us it is huge! I swear all 80 came in between 8a-2p. Lunch was ordered up for us...
  4. Ice packs for fever?

    Our protocol specifies only treating fevers over 101.
  5. Manual lancing still OK practice?

    I understand the device you are talking about, but I wonder what is the difference between a manual poke and a delivered poke. I suppose there could be some difference in the amount of force delivered. In previous job as school RN, I had a kid whose...
  6. Change in IV Phenergan Policy

    I had a pt today who complained of the burn and then had intense itching with transient redness to her forearm. I used my usual protocol: dilute the 12.5mg of phenergan in 10ml of saline and push slowly - usually over 2.5 minutes. She also received...
  7. Very well said. This is a difficult choice only she can make. Until we walk in her shoes, we can't truly speak.
  8. Cheap or Loan Textbooks

    I ordered mine off the computer - VarsityBooks.com. I had them shipped to a friend in a bordering state to avoid the state sales tax.
  9. Acls

    I can't imagine working in an ED without it. We are required to have ACLS, PALS, TNCC, and ECRN. TNS and CEN are optional. I am currently looking into the SANE program.
  10. [quote=Anagray;2069732 I am excellent with assessments and IV therapy skills, I know tele like the back of my hand, I know how to deal with families and like a fast-paced environment, I am not afraid to get down and dirty. Plus, I can use my native l...
  11. How much do you enjoy your nursing job?

    I would love to stay at home. BUT - the kids want to go to college and go on nice vacations. The husband likes to golf. And I like to shop! Add all of the above up = Mom working! I enjoy it as much as possible. On work days I want to be home and s...
  12. Questions about wasting NARCS ????

    We never have had "community" vials of narcs, but we did share the nitro and liquid ibuprofen/tylenol. We went to an omnicell system last fall and they did away with the "community" bottles. Talk about a big waste. If I have a chest pain that com...
  13. Sell house while working night shift?

    We sold our house while I was working nights. The open house was on my weekend off so that was not a problem. The thing I remember the most is that I missed the call from the realtor saying we had a offer. I slept through it and the machine picke...
  14. Is there such a thing as "too positive"?

    I am one of those perky, optimistic types also. I know sometimes the night-shifters just cringe when I come in at 0700 saying "Good Morning." I think I have become my mother. She has been eternally perky and it used to annoy the living he*& o...
  15. "You're gonna need to learn Spanish...."

    At our facility, we have several Spanish-speaking employees. We are no longer able to pull them away from their duties to interpret for us in the ED. My feelings are those who don't speak English should bring an interpreter. And I don't mean a 4-ye...