BellaInBlueScrubsRN

BellaInBlueScrubsRN has 3 years experience.

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1. I am so sick of racing the clock

   BellaInBlueScrubsRN replied to Marston3s's topic in Career Support

   What type of floor do you work on now? In the ICU I felt like I really knew my pateints, although most of them don't talk (hehe). Working med-surg, I felt as you did; always running around to each pt with just not enough time.

2. Keeping records to protect my reputation

   BellaInBlueScrubsRN replied to weesyanne's topic in Career Support

   Sadly, there are coworkers like that everywhere. I don't think that a notebook would be violating anything as long as you don't have patients names in it, but it seems like a lot of work for not much result... and just one more thing to add on to th...

3. New ED Program: Charting vs. Patient Care

   BellaInBlueScrubsRN replied to heidi5093's topic in Emergency

   You can't change the time entered at all? Confused on what a time stamp is.

4. Can anybody share any first hand experience with being coded, on a vent, sedated, etc

   BellaInBlueScrubsRN replied to Bruce_Wayne's topic in General Nursing

   Never been coded or sedated. Have been post-ictal and "coming to" after seizures. So scary. I never know where I am (I've never recalled that part, just been told). Tried to run away because I don't recognize anyone. I start to remember (after ...

5. Paramedic Students

   BellaInBlueScrubsRN replied to celticcare's topic in Emergency

   I just work with them as you would a nursing student. Maybe they won't use it specifically as a paramedic, but they get to see this side of it. Let them do IVs, EKGs, hang fluids, push meds... and grill them on what they are for :) Get them into a ...

6. Would Emt certification help to get into the ED?

   BellaInBlueScrubsRN replied to Faro's topic in Emergency

   Unless you work as an EMT, then I don't think it will help much. Also there are different levels of EMTs; basic, advanced, paramedic. Paramedics take longer, but in the ER they pretty much work like nurses. EMTs don't make much money. I know a lo...

7. What is it like?

   BellaInBlueScrubsRN replied to FaithGurl93's topic in Emergency

   I moved from ICU to ER. It really depends on the type of hospital. I interviewed for a very small hospital, who only have 2 nurses for night shift in the ED! Probably only like 10 bed ED though. I work in an ED with 36 beds. Moving from ICU, I wa...

8. Do you give mag off pump?

   BellaInBlueScrubsRN replied to BellaInBlueScrubsRN's topic in Emergency

   That's really interesting! We use it mainly for pains and such.

9. Methotrexate

   BellaInBlueScrubsRN replied to BellaInBlueScrubsRN's topic in Medications

   Worsening symptoms. Actually, she said she has 2 uteruses! Uteri?

10. Kind of new to ICU

    BellaInBlueScrubsRN replied to ICURN2B's topic in MICU

    Its normal! Especially as a new grad. I started ICU right out of school too. Take the easiest patients first. And keep the same ones if you're on for 3 nights in a row. You get to know them and what's going on better. Then you'll work your way ...

11. Do you give mag off pump?

    BellaInBlueScrubsRN replied to BellaInBlueScrubsRN's topic in Emergency

    Rocephin is the only thing I give off pump. And used to zosyn... before they changed the run-in time to 4 hours!

12. Do you give mag off pump?

    BellaInBlueScrubsRN replied to BellaInBlueScrubsRN's topic in Emergency

    The 20g bag was made by pharmacy and sent up. It had to do with how the doc ordered it. They order on the computer and I believe it came up as Magnesium sulfate: 20gm in 500cc, dose [to give] 2000mg. In the ER, the nurse calls down for meds that we...

13. Ugh...Bedside Report

    BellaInBlueScrubsRN replied to Vespertinas's topic in General Nursing

    We were supposed to do bedside report in ICU. It lasted the first few shifts. They also trialed bedside report from ER to tele floor. WHAT? So the tele nurse knows nothing about the pt (except the diagnosis) until they get to the floor. Thats cr...

14. Methotrexate

    BellaInBlueScrubsRN replied to BellaInBlueScrubsRN's topic in Medications

    I think it would have been more appropriate given in an OB's office though, as her OB told her it was ectopic.

15. Do you give mag off pump?

    BellaInBlueScrubsRN replied to BellaInBlueScrubsRN's topic in Emergency

    We give phenergan as a IVP. Dilute 12.5mg in a 10cc NS flush. Is your IVPB 25mg?