LegzRN

LegzRN

CEN, CPEN, RN-BC

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About LegzRN

LegzRN has 4 years experience and specializes in CEN, CPEN, RN-BC.


I'm a man... not much of one, but a man.

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  1. What phrases do you use?

    TTCFR (Time To Call For Ride) DNNTTTDA (Does Not Need To Talk To Doctor Again) AUS (Another Useless Scan) DSP (Day Shift Problem) FLT (Florescent Light Therapy) Therapeutic Wait Traumas Get Naked and do the No Pants Dance The 411 (4 of Zofran, 1 of D...
  2. Are you doing this at work?

    Giving nebs ... yes Drawing own labs ... yes Starting your own iv's ... yes Running own blood gasses ... no Cleaning own rooms ... sometimes Walking pt to radiology, CT etc ... if they're critical and on the monitor Testing urine ... yes Mixing meds ...
  3. Your Most AWKWARD Nursing Moment

    The lol who was dressed up in complete KKK garb. Not so much an awkward moment, but a W-T-F moment.
  4. Airforce Nursing 2011

    Go here: http://www.airforce.com/contact-us/recruiter-locator/ Find a recruiter and talk to one. This is the best way to get the information you're looking for. A USAF healthcare recruiter will have the most accurate and up to date information rega...
  5. All Those NPs with No Bedside Experience

    sounds like you have a chip on your shoulder the size of texas
  6. Cyclical vomiting syndrome

    I see a decent amount of CVS around here... seems to be the new Fibromyalgia. They're always the same... retching in triage and making a spectacle of themselves until you IV slam them with Dilaudid about 4 times. Just sayin.
  7. ACLS/BLS classes

    We renew BLS online and go for a quick 15 min skill check. As far as ACLS is concerned, we take an online pretest, then take an 8 hour renewal class.
  8. Hello ER nurses, Do any of you out there utilize Critical Incident Stress Debriefings in your facility? I realize that a lot of the things we see "come with the territory" of ED nursing, but I'm talking about the things that truly hit close to home ...
  9. I'm interested to see if pradaxa really takes off... throwing a new wrench into F UBAR traumas...
  10. Need Clever award ideas for ED Nurses

    We do the Golden Urinals... a spoof off of the Golden Globes. Best RN, tech, PA/NP, physician... Us night shift nurses have a much more humorous version of the Golden Urinals.
  11. How to learn ACLS?

    I'm pretty sure they'll send you packing once you show up without a prior ACLS card.
  12. Theme music

    If you could choose a song that would play when you entered your facility, what would it be? Mine? http://youtu.be/lu3VTngm1F0
  13. Lost PALS Certification card!

    PALS is only good for 2 years. If you took the course over 2 years ago and it's expired, wouldn't you have to take the initial class over again anyway?
  14. Is anybody else tired of the nurse practitioner craze?

    Wow, are you serious? In PA, mid levels, especially NPs, play a massive role in the health care system.
  15. How do you perform CPR to a patient with hunchback?

    You crank on their chest, drive fast and turn left