epinephRN

epinephRN specializes in ICU/ER/L&D.

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1. Nursing faculty/ACLS certified?

   epinephRN replied to lynswim's topic in Educators

   Instructors should maintain certifications and credentialing in their areas of expertise and teaching. Anything else is a waste of money and time. As mentioned before, how is requiring ACLS for a NICU nurse any more reasonable than requiring all facu...

2. is fmla detrimental to companies/hospitals?

   epinephRN replied to johnnyDoGood's topic in General Nursing

   I agree, FMLA is fantastic for those who use it as intended. Can I also say: AlsgalRN, I think you're amazing.

3. What a blow to my ego

   epinephRN replied to letitbe_lindsay's topic in General Students

   Just keep speaking over her when she interrupts. She can hold her questions until you are finished. She is being extremely rude.

4. Classmate making me feel uncomfortable.

   epinephRN replied to agua's topic in General Students

   The part of your post that makes me most uncomfortable is that others have noticed this person's strangeness/inappropriateness to the point that they took you aside and commented on it. There are all types of odd people in health care, but the fact t...

5. How do you all feel about grading classmate's work?

   epinephRN replied to aem31's topic in General Students

   Peer evaluation with a rubric, as Moogie mentions above, can be helpful in some cases such as rating contributions to a group project, etc. However, giving any type of access to another student's grade is a FERPA violation and should not be done. T...

6. Refusing unsafe workload?

   epinephRN replied to Ginger80's topic in General Nursing

   I would rather work minimum wage than someplace like that. I couldn't adequately care for 165 customers at a RESTAURANT, more or less 165 patients whose lives are in my hands. I like my license too well to agree to that. I hope you will find someplac...

7. Need student feedback for orientation ideas

   epinephRN posted a topic in General Students

   I have been reading the thread on families adjusting to nursing school and was thinking that families also could use a positive but realistic "orientation" to what their SO/parent will experience in school. As a nursing faculty member, I am curious:...

8. Dealing with adverse events in the ER.

   epinephRN replied to MCRNENC(C)'s topic in General Nursing

   It isn't dealt with, unfortunately. Despite the fact that best practices show that nurses need debriefing after such events, it never occurs. It hasn't in any of the places I've worked at. I think this is one of the worst things about health care. I'...

9. Is your nursing practice guided by nursing theory and research based evidence?

   epinephRN replied to kurume830's topic in General Nursing

   Research/evidence yes. Some nursing theories have value, but others I find laughable and completely divorced from the reality of nursing practice.

10. Needing an honest answer

    epinephRN replied to EbonyBorn2Succeed's topic in General Nursing

    :sstrs:

11. What is the true future of Nursing 2010 and Beyond?

    epinephRN replied to divagirl's topic in General Nursing

    Tait, I couldn't agree more. As a nursing instructor who works insane hours trying to ensure my students receive an education that prepares them for real-world nursing, the only thing I refuse to replicate is the cattiness of coworkers and the genera...

12. Son wants to be a CRNA, but wants his ears guaged

    epinephRN replied to topher-67's topic in General Nursing

    The most important thing to do, as others have mentioned, is to look at the dress code requirements for the school he plans to attend and the clinical sites where he would be placed, both in nursing school and as a CRNA. Here, students are not allowe...

13. Things that should be banned in acute care.

    epinephRN replied to november17's topic in General Nursing

    I would like to ban rude visitors, small children who scream and play in the halls unattended, call lights, and smelly feet. Of course, many years ago my preceptor told me that if you remove the shoes for any unnecessary reason, you get what you dese...

14. Really?? A Farmer's Market in the hospital?

    epinephRN replied to roser13's topic in General Nursing

    Ours is outside and we love it! In terms of infection control, a smarter move would be to limit visitors to two at a time. I was in L&D the other day and there were no fewer than 40 family members, all clamoring to "see the new baby" who couldn't...

15. Does your school use dosage calc software and clickers?

    epinephRN replied to epinephRN's topic in General Students

    Thank you all for the responses! I appreciate your feedback!