veetach

veetach has 16 years experience and specializes in Emergency Room/corrections.

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1. Trying to get out of Correctional Nursing....

   veetach replied to geekynurseRN's topic in Correctional

   you must work for the same company that I work for!! where do you live in Colorado? I live in Colorado too, in our area you would still be considered a "new grad" but the hospitals are stepping up and providing great training opportunities to help ne...

2. Safety of Jail Rn with no deputys or guards?

   veetach replied to T -Dog's topic in Correctional

   I work in a county jail and we NEVER pass meds unattended. It is our jail policy for our pod deputies to actually observe the inmates taking the meds... do you carry a duress alarm or radio?

3. When patients attack

   veetach replied to Ciale's topic in Emergency

   yep. I have been spit at, hit, kicked, punched, pinched, you name it. Finally the ENA is lobbying for stronger laws regarding assaulting medical staff members.

4. Intubation Question

   veetach replied to RN015's topic in Emergency

   I think you have been given some excellent advice already. One of the things I see new nurses freak out over, is the order in which to give RSI meds. You do not want your patient to be paralyzed and NOT sedated!!! Talk to the doc, find out what meds ...

5. Ummmm..are they ALLOWED to do that?

   veetach replied to NurseJacqui's topic in Emergency

   In our hospital we have a policy that no one goes from inpatient status to outpatient status. The solution to this problem would have been to transfer this patient out to a facility who could care for him.

6. CT scans and how long to wait?

   veetach replied to TexNurse's topic in Emergency

   I work night shift and all of our CTs are read by Rads in Australia, but they usually get the readings to us fairly quickly. In my opinion, 90 minutes for a head CT is preposterous! Especially if the pt has a head bleed! Are there not enough rad tec...

7. Soa????????????????

   veetach replied to nursejennie76's topic in Emergency

   Never heard of this. We use SOB or dyspnea.

8. CT scans and how long to wait?

   veetach replied to TexNurse's topic in Emergency

   Our Rad Techs Bring over the PO contrast, but it usually only takes them a few minutes after the order is entered into the computer. Do you have a 90 minute wait on all patients? We have rapid CTs on traumas and those suspected of having a AAA.

9. Triage Nightmare!

   veetach replied to acutecarenp's topic in Emergency

   great call! Your hospital is lucky to have you! Give yourself a pat on the back, and be proud that you made a difference to that mans life. I know several triage nurses who would not be able to identify that he was unstable.

10. California ER nurses?

    veetach replied to Shaaylo's topic in Emergency

    Its funny you should mention this, I have worked in Emergency Rooms in several different states and CEN was never required or even given a consideration....I always wondered why.

11. SANE training

    veetach replied to syranurse's topic in Forensic

    Ha! you beat me to the post, I was just about to say the same thing.

12. HELP!!! with ACLS Drugs!

    veetach replied to Town & Country's topic in Emergency

    Valium has been removed from the list of drugs to give down the tube...

13. HELP!!! with ACLS Drugs!

    veetach replied to Town & Country's topic in Emergency

    learn the acronyms for example: when I first took ACLS about 6 times ago, we had acronyms for lots of the stuff... symptomatic Bradycardia=a trip down every Isle. (atropine, transcutaneous pacing, dopamine, epinephrine, Isoproteronal) meds down the t...

14. Depressed about working ER

    veetach replied to ernurse2244's topic in Emergency

    LMAO Tom... It does sound like you had a pretty awful day. This profession of ours is not glamorous at all, is it? I work in a 24 bed ER, we see between 150-200 people per day, usually holding anywhere from 6-12 patients per day. We do get a lunch ...

15. Frivilous Question of the Day

    veetach replied to CarVsTree's topic in Emergency

    we have both kinds. Usually those patients with IV's get the gowns with snaps.