ER_JEN_RN

ER_JEN_RN specializes in Emergency, Cath Lab.

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1. And What Did YOU eat today?

   ER_JEN_RN replied to Been there,done that's topic in General Nursing

   Breakfast: nonfat greek yogurt and way too much coffee Lunch: Left over chili made with extra lean ground turkey, reheated and eaten 2 bites at a time as I made a point of passing by the break room Dinner: Most likely more left over turkey chili wit...

2. A question about college and RNs who got their GED.

   ER_JEN_RN replied to LeeyuhRae's topic in General Nursing

   I dropped out of 10th grade and got my GED. I am currently an Emergency Department RN. Alot of the 4 year BSN programs will not accept you because you cannot meet their admission requirements. However, I went the community college route for my As...

3. The trauma I cant let go of

   ER_JEN_RN replied to ER_JEN_RN's topic in Emergency

   WOW! I am so thankful for the many replies I have received from this post. The support and different perspectives offered have been amazing. I have t o honestly say that the simple act of posting how I felt about this and reading all the responses ...

4. Curious about the new grads not finding jobs?

   ER_JEN_RN replied to bubbly_nurse's topic in Arizona

   I graduated in May of 2009 from a rural nursing school, than moved back to my hometown of Tucson, AZ. During nursing school, I worked as a tech in an ICU for 6 months during my first semester, and worked as a paid extern for a few months during my l...

5. Questions about alcoholism and withdrawal

   ER_JEN_RN replied to Nurse SMS's topic in Addictions

   No, this is not a smell associated with detox. I see alot of etoh w/d patients in my particular ED and none have a smell that a serious bath wouldnt fix. If you smell something this severe, I hope you have checked labs for any signs of infection, g...

6. The trauma I cant let go of

   ER_JEN_RN posted a topic in Emergency

   I admit as a new ED nurse, I definately have that rush when the EMS call comes over the radio that they are a few minutes out with a good trauma, but one recent call is more than I know how to let go of. Im not going to go into a lot of details abou...

7. Highest INR....

   ER_JEN_RN replied to FiduciaRN's topic in General Nursing

   Initial PTT and INR of *comment* -meaning it wouldnt clot AT ALL. Redraw after FFP, vit K, blood was INR 37.5, PTT >600. Dialysis patient on coumadin who was given an accidental OD of heparin during dialysis than sent to us. Shes actually doin...

8. does any nurse do EJ's in the ER

   ER_JEN_RN replied to sweatpea55's topic in Emergency

   We do them in our ED as well. We observe 1 (or more if you would like), than are observed doing 3 and signed off by another RN. They can be a life saver (literally) with a patient who is a difficult stick. Lol, just make sure there's no pulse and ...

9. Salaried Staff Nurses?

   ER_JEN_RN replied to ChristineN's topic in General Nursing

   I work for IHS and we are salaried as well. We do have 4 hours of mandatory OT per pay period (2 weeks) but we get paid time and a half for anything over 80 in a pay period. We also get double time for holidays worked (or the first shift worked pos...

10. New grad RN pay in a LTC

    ER_JEN_RN replied to Gerry1888RN's topic in Arizona

    Well, I worked at a sub acute LTC about 80 miles north of Phoenix as an LPN while I was in school :-) Not sure if its the same facility but I am willing to bet theres a good chance it is since there isnt much up that way. As an LPN I made 24 an hou...

11. Bad code

    ER_JEN_RN replied to sk8rn's topic in Emergency

    Lol sorry for my typos, its early in the morning still :-) I meant to say I can see how you might not think to check blood suger if you DONT have a large diabetic population in your area :-)

12. Bad code

    ER_JEN_RN replied to sk8rn's topic in Emergency

    NO stat labs with a blood glucose included? I work for IHS so our ER serves 99% native american population, for this reason accuchecks are a first line check during code situations, we've had people come in full arrest with a BS of 11 AFTER an amp of...

13. New Grad dilema

    ER_JEN_RN replied to New2ERNursing's topic in Emergency

    The reason your friends can only dream of getting the experience you are getting right now, is because these opportunities are few and far between for RN's without 1-2 years experience. You stuck it out through however many years it took you to fini...

14. paramedics in the ER

    ER_JEN_RN replied to blufoxtrot's topic in Emergency

    So, I totally agree that medics and EMTs are a HUGE asset to the ER. However, one poster commented that he has been hired as a medic to write orders, prescribe meds, etc and he cant wait to "see the face on the RN's" when they find this out? Sounds ...

15. New grad with no preceptor

    ER_JEN_RN replied to ER_JEN_RN's topic in Emergency

    Lunah-Thanks so much for the book reference. I will make a point of picking it up ASAP! I dont mean to say I dont meet a minimum level of competence, I just often wonder if I am truly on par with where I should be. Hopefully studying that text will...