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1. Dumbest rule in your hospital?

   debx replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

   Our hospital came up with the brilliant idea that EVERY patient should have a red allergy band applied, if they have an allergy or not. If the patient does not have an allergy, we write NKA on the band. Great alert, huh? We figure a pencil pusher who...

2. Anybody here used Mckesson/Cerner/Meditech systems?

   debx replied to perseus29's topic in Informatics

   I was a Clinical Analyst with Meditech and really liked it a lot. It took a little longer to get comfortable with the "f" keys but otherwise it was a stable system. We just went live with Cerner recently and it's been pretty miserable. Since it's Win...

3. Daytona Beach Hospitals

   debx replied to Lacie's topic in Florida

   I currently work at Florida Hospital. The ERs are very busy and are usually hiring. They offer FT and Flex schedules. Florida Hospital Ormond has a CVICU/CIU/CCC area. The hospital offers an extended Critical Care orientation (3 months, I think) for ...

4. Evil People

   debx replied to Happy-ER-RN's topic in Emergency

   Great response RN/Writer. It's actually liberating when you can shake them off. I have to admit that I still have times when I come back with a comment without thinking but that is a rare event. I never want to empower the evil people with words I'v...

5. Evil People

   debx replied to Happy-ER-RN's topic in Emergency

   I just "zone out" and do what I have to do. Rude comments don't deserve a response. Sometimes these angry people want to get a rise out of you...and I refuse to play that game. It's not ok for them to take their displaced anger out on me. I have to ...

6. anyone ever think about getting out of nursing for a while?

   debx replied to johnson0424's topic in General Nursing

   I was burned out with nursing after 20 years so I went back for a degree in computers. It didn't take me long to figure out nursing is not so bad after all. I couldn't deal with office politics and back stabbing. At least with nursing you can work th...

7. PDA in the ER

   debx replied to malusport's topic in Emergency

   Primarily I use the Epocrates Drug program. It's a life saver. Also, Davis' IV drug program. Also Pepid for nurses has alot of valuable information. Also, the calendar program is nice for keeping track of your schedule. Our ED has standing protocol...

8. Are ER nurses prone to getting sick more often than other specialities?

   debx replied to malusport's topic in Emergency

   I've been in the ED for many years and I'm healthy as a horse. I believe that we are exposed to so many germs that our immune systems are stronger than the average bear. Granted, when I first started in the ED, I was sick more often, but with time I ...

9. Career switch - from 6 figure salary

   debx replied to melly06's topic in General Nursing

   Go ahead and get your nursing degree. Try nursing for awhile and see if it works for you. You will have duel degrees which could make you more marketable. You can always go back to IT if you have to. I recently made the switch from Nursing to IT. I w...

10. Personnal lives or reckless?

    debx replied to Still Riding's topic in General Nursing

    As nurses, we all know that life can be short. So we should make the best of it. I scuba dive as well as ride motorcycles. I take all the safety precautions that I can. I wear a helmet and I dive within my dive tables. But, I'm going to enjoy life!

11. Who's #1 your patient or you?

    debx replied to rscarlatti's topic in General Nursing

    The only way I've coped with the chaos for all these years is to be in the mind set that, at work, "it's all about the patients". When at home, it's "all about me". I bring quick snack foods that I can shovel in if I can't get a break. If I'm busy a...

12. Pxyis Medication Administration

    debx replied to Deb Howe's topic in Safety

    It means that you save time searching through bins in the med cart looking for the pill that was sent for your patient that someone swiped because it was missing from their patient's bin! The pyxis is GREEEAAAT!

13. precepting in ER....

    debx replied to jjbaby's topic in Emergency

    Be a sponge and soak up all the information you can. No one expects you to walk into an ER and automatically become an ER nurse. Ask questions. Do not do a task if you are unsure of what to do. Have someone show/watch you. Learn it right the first ti...

14. Tele transports from the ER

    debx replied to Surfnurse's topic in Emergency

    This is a gray area in our ER. If they are unstable, they get portables only. If they HAVE to go to radiology, CT, or anywhere out of the department, and they have to stay on the monitor, a nurse or paramedic has to go and stay with them. Where it g...

15. Medics in the ER

    debx replied to Surfnurse's topic in Emergency

    Our medics do not give meds, do assessments or chart. They can do EKGs, IVs, foleys, blood draws, vitals, and transport. Most of all they harrass the nurses:chuckle :chuckle