EDValerieRN

EDValerieRN ASN, RN

ER, Peds, Charge RN

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About EDValerieRN

EDValerieRN is a ASN, RN and specializes in ER, Peds, Charge RN.


I live in a big city, and work at a level one trauma center as a clinical supervisor.

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  1. Natural Birth Friendly Nursing?

    I think that as an L&D nurse, it would be important that you don't push your beliefs onto others. Not that I think you would, but I'm just speaking from personal experience. I got an epi and my nurse made me feel bad about it. That's not cool. I...
  2. Rapid Sequence Induction

    I figure a nurse could get into a whole lot of problems administering meds w/o an order... plus, why would you want to paralyze someone when you don't have anyone there to manage an advanced airway? Paralyzing someone before an airway can be managed ...
  3. tPA Question

    So being that I'm in a neuro-focused ER, we give lotsa the tPA. Here are a few points. ~ Our window is six hours from time of onset. However, I have never seen it given more than four hours out. ~tPA can only be given for an ischemic stroke. The pa...
  4. Nicknames you give patients?

    Mr. Poopboots. He's got these wide boots on, and wears them with shorts... and poops... poop falls into boots, hence Poopboots. He also had some Cheetos in there.
  5. Patients with interesting occupations (or not)

    I had the priviledge of taking care of a holocaust survivor. Such an interesting man, I found it hard to take care of my other patients because I enjoyed listening to his stories so much.
  6. doctor/nurse relationship

    In three years, I've had one physician talk to me in a less than respectful manner, and he promptly apologized the same day. I think it depends on the culture where you work. Where I am, yelling and berating are not accepted, period.
  7. Pregnancy and nursing school.

    If your fiance plans on retiring at 48 or up, your child should be out of the house by that time. Regardless of if you adopt or not, you're always gonna have a kid around. I'm not sure what difference two years would really make. I had a daughter in...
  8. Bling on the job?

    I have a cheap band I wear to work, and I keep my platinum and diamonds at home. The last thing I need is to lose my stone, or cover it with bacteria...
  9. Rapid Response Team for Families

    I think it's a good idea. Sure, it'll be abused and mistreated, but it will also catch a few things that could have been prevented. A patient one time on a floor was complaining of SOB and palpitations. The nurse blew them off. The family member ende...
  10. Cab Vouchers

    Easy, even cheaper way: "You leave now, you don't get a voucher, here is security to escort you out."
  11. Cab Vouchers

    A nurse that I work with put it this way: People don't go to the grocery store and demand the clerk give them a ride... why would they think they can do it in a hospital? We give them out, and I HATE it. People abuse it sooo much. We had one guy who...
  12. Just curious...Do nurses hate Birth Plans?

    I just delivered my second daughter on July 19th. I thought I would share my birth plan with you ladies: Dear Nurses, Please do all you can to make sure my baby and I remain healthy. Also, I would like food ASAP after delivery. Thanks, Valerie They...
  13. Craziest Thing You've ever Seen

    My favorite: Dude who had rectal itching, and figured what better to scratch it than a steak knife? Ended up with a colostomy.
  14. Tips and Tricks that work!

    Squirt an amp of bicarb over stinky feet (1/2 amp each foot), and it neutralizes the smell. This is how we wash our homeless people's feet, works every time.
  15. Charm school for new RN?

    See, this frustrates me so much. You are a grown woman, with a career. There is no way you should have to bring in brownies to be respected on the team. Do you think your coworkers would expect a new male nurse to do so? Never. I see your frustration...