squidnurse

squidnurse has 8 years experience and specializes in ED, tele, med/surg/ortho, LTC.

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1. propofol

   squidnurse replied to popbob's topic in Emergency

   (wistful sigh) Ah, Brevitol. How I miss thee...

2. TNS or CEN?

   squidnurse replied to TZRNER's topic in Emergency

   I would take (and I did take) the CEN. Be aware that the questions are geared towards a nurse with an average minimum of 5 years of ED experience. There are plenty of study aids available for the CEN; I'd recommend picking up a review manual that c...

3. ER Nurses Treated Different in my Hospital!

   squidnurse replied to Jen2's topic in Emergency

   I worked in a float pool, primarily telemetry, before moving to the ED. My memory of working upstairs is that it required a different skill set than I utilize in the ED, not necessarily a better one, just one more appropriate to that work setting. ...

4. ER Dept Scrub Color

   squidnurse replied to blufoxtrot's topic in Emergency

   We (nurses) wear black scrubs in our ED, and are the only unit in our facility with this color. The rationale for a unique color was two-fold: first, we respond to the codes, and we need to be quickly and easily identified as the code nurse in the ...

5. How is the CEN??

   squidnurse replied to Kingbandit's topic in Emergency

   It was moderately and appropriately challenging. I'd second the recommendation to get a CEN review manual of some sort, preferably with a CD-Rom so you can take some practice exams on your home computer (which closely approximates the experience of ...

6. Triage protocols. what does your ER use?

   squidnurse replied to lifsavER67's topic in Emergency

   We use the Emergency Severity Index (ESI) 5-level system, and have for about a year-and-a-half. Prior to that, we had a three-level (Emergent/Urgent/Non-urgent) system. The ESI system has been pretty well-received, and seems to have removed a certa...