ERteleRN

ERteleRN specializes in ER.

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1. changing to team nursing

   ERteleRN replied to lisa122's topic in General Nursing

   Our computerized system is wonderful as well. Being able to sit in front of the screen and seeing the whole story behind the patient, i.e. labs, medications, orders, procedures, x-rays, medical transcriptions from this admission and for some patients...

2. changing to team nursing

   ERteleRN replied to lisa122's topic in General Nursing

   On our 30 bed unit, we usually had 3 teams. 3 RN's, 3 LPN's, and 3 aides. We would take 10 patients each. However, on 7P-7A, it was not uncommon to have 2 RN's, 2 LPN's, and 2 aides and end up with 15 patients on each team. I think that we all work w...

3. Anyone going through Baptist Nursing School in Little Rock?

   ERteleRN replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Arkansas

   It's definitely doable. A lot of people take their prereqs at the same time as the nursing. What I was saying, was to try to get everything out of the way so that you could focus on nursing only. Heck, I was taking ALL of my prereqs my freshman year...

4. changing to team nursing

   ERteleRN replied to lisa122's topic in General Nursing

   skay, On our unit, we occasionally have a bridge nurse that does our admissions and discharges during the day shift. Also, before the shift starts, we assign the position of RN (assessments, charting, etc) and med nurse (whether it is an LPN or RN). ...

5. changing to team nursing

   ERteleRN replied to lisa122's topic in General Nursing

   I don't see how you can have 'team nursing' in the ER. We start out with about 3 nurses at 7A, then we have a couple of 9A/11A/1P (12 hour shifts). At 7p we have 4-5 nurses that come in to relieve the 7A nurses for the rest of the night. We all take ...

6. changing to team nursing

   ERteleRN replied to lisa122's topic in General Nursing

   The hospital I work in utilizes team nursing. We are supposed to run our floor with 3 RN's, 3 LPN's, and 3 aides. Each team has 10 patients (Many x's we have 2, 2, and 2 with 15 patients on each team). The RN's are responsible for assessing patients,...

7. Anyone going through Baptist Nursing School in Little Rock?

   ERteleRN replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Arkansas

   LPNtoRN, I was not an LPN before RN. My studies were through the traditional RN course, but we joined up with the fast-track LPN's in our senior year. I'm not sure how the school coordinates this now, but the LPN's in our class did very well at that ...

8. Anyone going through Baptist Nursing School in Little Rock?

   ERteleRN replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Arkansas

   I graduated from BHSON in 2000. The school has really expanded since that time. It's a great school...gives you great hands-on experience. My husband is going through the traditional program right now, and it sounds like there have been a few changes...

9. Dvt

   ERteleRN replied to PHTLS's topic in General Nursing

   No, you would not put SCD's on a pt that already has a DVT. SCD's are to prevent clots. Once there is a clot, our pt's are placed on bedrest until the heparin has started working or until a IVC (greenfield filter) has been placed.

10. Cafeteria Feedback!!

    ERteleRN replied to TweetiePieRN's topic in General Nursing

    But how do you enforce that upon the patients?? After all, these patients are adults... I've got more important issues to deal with than to police after noncompliant people. (Actually had one MD order staff to lock a patient's bathroom door because...

11. Would your managers get lost in the ED?

    ERteleRN replied to trauma_junkie1's topic in Emergency

    Does this happen other places or is your experience better? Our managers don't seem to have a clue what is going on in the ER. I truely doubt whether any of them could find things in an emergency! I have to say that our night shift nursing supervis...

12. I hate nightshift

    ERteleRN replied to HannasMom's topic in General Nursing

    There are many disadvantages of the nightshift positions. Most, if not all, 'required' meetings or seminars are scheduled for day shift workers. Night shift feels isolated from the rest of the group by not being able to attend most of these (very dif...

13. I hate nightshift

    ERteleRN replied to HannasMom's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked the graveyard shift for 3 yrs. Usually work 4 consecutive 12 hour shifts. When I complete my work, I come home and sleep the day away and then wake up the next day to my day shift of getting kids to school and caring for my 2 yr old. It ...

14. Tele Nurses sound off

    ERteleRN replied to Noney's topic in Cardiac

    Hi Noney, Yes, I started out in ER after graduation, then transferred to the telemetry unit about a year later. Now I go back and forth between the two. (Some nights I would rather be back in the ER where it's not as stressful!!) Also, where I work ...

15. I do not know Medical Language

    ERteleRN replied to Addie's topic in Cardiac

    If the basic rhythm was sinus rhythm with intermittent first degree AV block, and the others were isolated and pt asymptomatic.....most of the time the doctor's don't worry about this. If there are any consistency with these abnormal rhythms, then YE...