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alkaleidi

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  1. Charge/Triage RN Position

    I wish our charge nurse did half of that! At this point in time, our charge nurse is responsible for staffing if someone calls in sick, being a resource, "knowing what is going on in the entire ER" (which makes me laugh hysterically being that our E...
  2. Teen's right to refuse?

    Do parents have the ultimate say when it comes to a teen taking medication? And if they do, what happens when the teen continues to be belligerent and refuse? If the situation is not life-threatening, but has the potential to become more critical (a...
  3. Your a nurse--You should know better!!

    Hahahahahahahahahahaha... When people say, "You're a nurse, so you should know better," I reply with something like... "You're right. I am a nurse. I know better, and I am making a conscious decision to be human." Or... something relating to the fa...
  4. In my experience, you get out of those programs what you put into them. The best way to learn whether you take a course through a bookstore-bought program or through a university/college is to actually USE it. You will do this at work because you h...
  5. Question about rocephin

    I've always given it with lido. Of course, it generally has to be ordered that way because lido is a medication. But, what doc wouldn't give the go-ahead for that?
  6. I got reprimanded at work for not using a bra !

    LOL. I don't think I would have told anyone that. I even have a special bra I wear -- a super supportive Champion sports bra that has been donned the name "The Code Bra." No bouncing no matter HOW vigorous your chest compressions are. Unless you ca...
  7. Quick survey question

    I am 27. Female. Four... hit a deer twice (2 different times) in the country, rear-ended once, and lost control on ice/snow/white-out, ended up in ditch.
  8. What suburbish area are you in? (I'm south of Chicago.) If you are that passionate about going right into an ER, I would apply at all of the local ERs that you are interested in, within a decent driving distance. (Sorry, addendum to my previous re...
  9. Going into the ER as a new grad is completely doable -- just keep in mind you are learning 2 things: 1) how to be a nurse, and 2) how to be an ER nurse. Make sure you are VERY well-orientated on general nursing assessment, etc, in addition to the ER...
  10. I'm only 22 years old.

    In a hospital setting, we nurses quickly get used to seeing "sick" people. Especially when it comes to aging and older adults, we typically don't get to see the ones that are aging gracefully. One thing you must keep in mind is that not ever 65+ pe...
  11. handheld pulse oximeter

    http://www.facelake.com/md300-c1.html this is similar to the ones we ordered. And it's affordable. :)
  12. handheld pulse oximeter

    I just ordered a couple for our health dept's new home nursing program -- they were about $78 each, and are accurate yet VERY small and handy. I honestly have no idea what the company was, but if you want I can ask the woman that does the ordering an...
  13. Staff Carrying Pyjamas On Night Shift!!

    Our ER docs take naps when there's down time (yeah, what's that, right!). We occasionally have a little break from 3am-5am, and from like 7am-9am. I know they're tired, and most of them drive a good distance (at least 40min, some more like 1.5hrs) ...
  14. IM Injection, Hitting Bone?

    I also have never given a flu shot subq. Always IM. At the health dept we use 1" 25G needles... pinch up for smaller people, smooth out for bigger people. Like someone else said, if you stop abruptly at the bone, pull back a tad and inject. I pers...
  15. Same as most of the other people who responded... if I stop at the gas station or Walmart or somewhere else on my way home from work I am good for an OOPS about once a month... A Xxxx RN Never on purpose. Too many people think you are the go-to pers...