lblondie1128

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1. Pay range and nurse/pt ratios for Vanderbilt Med surg RNs

   lblondie1128 replied to rn51003's topic in Tennessee

   Vandy does pay less than the surrounding hospitals but is GREAT to work for. Vandy seems to value their RNs. On med/surg you only have 4-5 pts AND a tech. Many of the other hospitals will give you more. Also, the benefits are good, especially if you ...

2. Diapers or incopad for incontinence???

   lblondie1128 replied to black angel's topic in General Nursing

   Diapers are actually a pet peeve of mine. I am a nursing instructor and my students know my no diaper policy. This is a policy that took me a while to accept. I started out, like everyone else, using diapers, and the first time i went to work at a "d...

3. Relocating to Raleigh- questions

   lblondie1128 posted a topic in North Carolina

   Hi, and thanks for the help. I am moving to the Raleigh/Durham area, and i have never been there. I have a TN multistate license, so I am not concerned there, but where to work? I was excited to note that Duke is there. I am an ER RN adrenaline junk...

4. Need help re: triage assessments

   lblondie1128 replied to ValleyRN's topic in Emergency

   we do a minimal focused assessment. of couse we ask questions ie; nvd, weakness, etc depending on cc. but for ext injuries, definitly chart pms, now I must say I dont listen to bowel sounds, and if i hear audible wheezing, it is noted, but on resp, i...

5. The MED in memphis?

   lblondie1128 posted a topic in Emergency

   Has any one ever worked at the MED? Since I am an ER nurse, and moving to memphis, i would like to get a feel for the opportuities there. I know it is in the midtown area and that it is a level 1 trauma ctr. but I am more interested in the do I want ...

6. Discharge orders you'd LIKE to write!!!

   lblondie1128 replied to LoriAlabamaRN's topic in Emergency

   I praise you for your ability to approach the world like that, but I percieve you have not been a nurse for very long. I found the compassion statement best worded. I have lots of compassion to share, It is just reserved for those who need it. Alot o...

7. Scope of Practice?

   lblondie1128 posted a topic in Emergency

   So, as a floor nurse, I rarely questioned "would that be in my scope of practice?" but as an ER nurse I find myself doing that frequenly. Problem solved if I could look it up, but I have searched and searched, to no avail. I live in Tennessee and app...

8. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

   lblondie1128 replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

   Yes. MSE (medical screening exam) p this, if determined not an emergency, the option to treat or send away can be made.

9. "You know you are an ER Nurse when..."

   lblondie1128 replied to Divern808's topic in Emergency

   you put 16g, straight tubing, pressure bag - in your 17yo NV- bye- bye in not only do you know the PD, SO, Crisis numbers like your own, its a first name basis with dispatch and officers when quotes like this are all too common: pt: "last time they ...

10. what treatment do patients who present with migraines......

    lblondie1128 replied to froghair's topic in Emergency

    depending on how well we know the pt (and who the md is): Compazine 10mg, benadryl 25mg, Toradol 30mg - iv- dc iv. I have given haldol, and occasionally narcotics, but most of our migraines, we know.

11. Great Hospitals to work at? reccomendations

    lblondie1128 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am wanting to relocate due to the pathetic choices of places to work in Memphis. I moved here from Nashville, where I worked at Vanderbilt and loved it (esp trauma). I wanted to be near family and was naive about working conditions. I know nashvill...

12. Help! RN who does not like nursing!!

    lblondie1128 replied to lblondie1128's topic in General Nursing

    I feel that it is dangerous also, but in Memphis, there are only three options Baptist, Methodist, and the Regional medical center. The latter is a government funded hospt and worse conditions. I just dont want to be seen as a job hopper and are thin...

13. Help! RN who does not like nursing!!

    lblondie1128 posted a topic in General Nursing

    In school, I realized that nursing might not be for me, but i persevered. Now i have been working for 3 months. 2 in ED (but after 5 weeks of orientation and i was not proficient, they booted me to another dept.) 1 in ICU SD. My first month on ICU SD...

14. NP vs PA -- a travesty ????

    lblondie1128 replied to Granted Fal's topic in NP

    I dont know much, but I chose to go the NP route because I like the training better and I feel that Nurses are better care givers which if thats what one wants to do, in my experiences as a pt. i liked the NP pt relations better than the MDs(y my p...