TraceyRN_CEN

TraceyRN_CEN specializes in Emergency.

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1. do you wear those clogs?

   TraceyRN_CEN replied to EDnursetobe's topic in Uniform/Gear

   Love, love, love my Dansko's!! Been wearing them for over a year and they are the best shoes I have ever worn. I have very flat feet and my ankles tend to roll inward, creating strain on my knees, hips and back. The Dansko's hold my ankles in alig...

2. Claiming suicide can get you out of anything!

   TraceyRN_CEN replied to bjaeram's topic in General Nursing

   I feel your pain. There is nothing that will suck the life right out of an ER nurse like the type of patient you describe. It never fails that truly sick people that need nursing care do not get the care they need because of the time it takes to dea...

3. New to ER and getting CEN?

   TraceyRN_CEN replied to bbie17's topic in Emergency

   I think it totally depends on the person. We have some new nurses only a few months who have taken and passed, and some others that have been ER nurses for years and have failed. One train of thought I have heard is to take it "before you learn thin...

4. ER nurse to patient ratio

   TraceyRN_CEN replied to MGHERRN's topic in Emergency

   3:1 is the norm in my ED, with an occasional 4:1 ratio. I consider myself to be good at what I do, but I don't feel that I could sustain a 5:1+ patient load safely if they had high acuity. At one time, we had a "clinical decision unit" where once y...

5. Difficult access: Would you go for EJ or pedal?

   TraceyRN_CEN replied to Murse901's topic in Emergency

   In my ED, we put in EJ's all the time. I have numerous patients who actually say 'you are going to have to put in my neck" because they have experienced multiple unsuccessful sticks. I have only been an ER nurse for 3+ years, but in that time, I ha...

6. Moving to St Louis, MO. HELP!

   TraceyRN_CEN replied to TraceyRN_CEN's topic in Missouri

   We are leaning toward the Maryland Heights area. We have family in that area and would like to be close. I am an adrenaline junkie and love the bad stuff. The hospital I currently work has a 32 bed ER with an additional 14 fast track rooms. We oper...

7. Can you prick a diabetic too hard?

   TraceyRN_CEN replied to esunada's topic in General Nursing

   When I was a nursing student, I was doing clinicals in a local hospital and I had 3 patients to do FBSB's on. The first two were males with thick skin that I had to really try hard to prick. The last was an elderly lady with delicate feminine finger...

8. Moving to St Louis, MO. HELP!

   TraceyRN_CEN replied to TraceyRN_CEN's topic in Missouri

   That's more than I am making here (South Georgia) even with my CEN credential pay. Thanks for the info!

9. Moving to St Louis, MO. HELP!

   TraceyRN_CEN replied to TraceyRN_CEN's topic in Missouri

   SHEESH!!! I am so embarrassed. I thought I was posting in Missouri - not Montana. OOPS! I can't edit it, either... sorry guys!

10. Moving to St Louis, MO. HELP!

    TraceyRN_CEN replied to TraceyRN_CEN's topic in Missouri

    Sorry, I'm new here and can't get PM's yet - this is my first post.

11. Moving to St Louis, MO. HELP!

    TraceyRN_CEN posted a topic in Missouri

    I am an ER/trauma (CEN) nurse with 3.5 years experience and my husband and I are moving to St Louis in the next few months to be closer to family. I would appreciate any information on the hospitals there, especially from former or current employees...