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...
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?
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.
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 ...
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.
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...
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.
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.
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.
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...
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 ...