dabestrn

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1. do you use gloves all the time??

   dabestrn replied to happystudent's topic in General Nursing

   I think you will find a lot of ER nurses won't wear gloves for starting IV's. They do about 1 an hour and are quite excellent at it. When I put an IV in I don't lose a single drop of blood. I certainly don't agree, they should definately be wearing g...

2. Gender Issues in Nursing

   dabestrn replied to davegal41's topic in General Nursing

   Well, I am a nurse and I am a male. I can not stand the term "male nurse". My biggest pet peeve!!! You wouldn't call a woman doc a "female doctor". I always correct my patient when they call me a male nurse. A nurse is a nurse is a nurse. You don't c...

3. Relocating to California.

   dabestrn replied to caramel's topic in General Nursing

   Hey, I am in LA. I work at St. Josephs hospital in Burbank, outskirts of LA. Have you ever been to California? Are you making this trip by yourself or coming with friends/hubby? Email me, I can tell you all you want to know. Steven, RN dabestrn@yaho...

4. Blood sample labelling requirements?

   dabestrn replied to Liann's topic in General Nursing

   Liann, I am in AWW that you do not use blood bank bands! I am not sure but I would say there is some violation being occurred by some governing body such as JACHO. I work ER and worked in 4 different ER's. They have all been the same, you have to hav...

5. What do these people do?

   dabestrn replied to Gigglesforall's topic in Emergency

   I have worked in 4 ER's and it is pretty standard to have most of what was listed. All ER's generally should have: ----Docs, PA/NP, RN's, LPNs, Techs/NA's, secretary/unit clerk, registration, Security. Other ER's have there the following in there o...

6. Question about abcess treatment

   dabestrn replied to CountrifiedRN's topic in General Nursing

   Hey, I work in an ER. I see these ALL the time. Once it is lanced, she will feel sooooo much better. They occur a lot in the armpit area. Are due to a ingrown hair follicle, like your friend suggested.

7. "Subacute" or observation area of ER

   dabestrn replied to LaurieCRNP2002's topic in Emergency

   Hey, I worked in an ER with the same. It was called EACU. Emerg. acute care unit. It was an extention of the ER. When it opened it was staffed with all ER staff as it was meant to be under the same management as the ER. Most full time staffers were c...

8. online medication ordering

   dabestrn replied to katscan's topic in General Nursing

   It isn't illegal. However Nevada has bassed a law/leg that does not allow Nevada residents to do this. They have disclaimers that you have to agree to to buy the prescriptions. They expect that you are being honest in your medical questionaire and th...

9. Plastic Surgery/Liposuction

   dabestrn posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hey peeps. I am thinking of getting Lipo done. Gained some wt over the last year. Tired of the yo-yo diets. Always gain it back and then some more. I want to get the tumescent lipo where they don't have to put you to sleep. Anybody have any thoughts,...

10. The opposite of nursing????

    dabestrn replied to javamom's topic in General Students

    Opposite of nursing? Maybe a patient. Maybe a person who has no respect for his/hers or anyone elses well being. A drug dealer/addict. Maybe a politician, they recieve great amounts of money from tobacco lobbyers, send people to war, set laws that ma...

11. Rabies?

    dabestrn posted a topic in Emergency

    Anyone know what animals transmit rabies?

12. ICU vs ER - question

    dabestrn replied to vettech's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with stargazer. I work in an ER. ER/Emergency department. ER is your access to ICU. You come in for a complaint to be treated. ER is meant for short term treatment and stabilization of the patient. Once treated and "stabilized", if they are i...

13. depression, burnout and nursing

    dabestrn replied to florry's topic in Career Support

    Hey, I know a lot of nurses who feel this way, me included! It is one of the perks of the job. If you don't mind me asking, how long have you been nursing?? It takes some time to learn to adjust to the shitty parts of the job. Some ppl never do, thes...

14. thinking about traveling

    dabestrn replied to LTCNursemidwest's topic in Travel

    Sorry LTC, have to agree with psycho. I am a traveller. They require at least a yrs exp with med/surg nsg. May be wrong though. Just give one of the companies a call/email to find out.

15. Mission Nursing

    dabestrn posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am interested in doing some mission work in a underdeveloped country. Hopefully I can use my skills as a nurse. Does anybody know any organizations that I can talk to about this.