PengiRN

PengiRN

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  1. ER Scribe while in the BSN program?

    I've known people who were ER scribes throughout the BSN program and were able to get jobs either in that same ER they worked in, due to working really well with the physicians and nurses, or elsewhere as they had great letters of rec from the doctor...
  2. Something funny

    I agree. My charge nurses would be on those nurses' rears to get their patients up and get those beds open! Or if I see a patient has been sitting, I'll see what I can do for my co-worker to get that pt moving. I (& pretty much all of my co-worke...
  3. Stethoscope and Superbugs

    I love the word 'fomite', too. But the actual fomite is the BP cuff itself, and you can't kill that Also, you would think Cavi-wipes cause skin CA, but a quick search does not reveal which cancer it actually causes. I think they're required to put t...
  4. I apologize

    Idiopathic intracranial HTN...or pseudotumor cerebri (have a friend who has it).
  5. My Reasons For Avoiding The Acute Care Hospital

    I don't understand, either. I know there are many specialties/settings in which I wouldn't want to work simply because I know I would not be a good fit. I think every nurse has a specific calling. For example, one of my nursing friends says that she...
  6. What's your patient load?

    3-5 depending on acuity, more often than not 4:1. Trauma bay 3:1, but usually 2:1 because we reserve one room for the traumas that will need the level 1, intubation, etc., which we don't get every day. But of course, any nurse that has an actively dy...
  7. Transfusing blood in an emergency situation

    ^ this. And I'm quite amazed that you've infused blood as a student! They didn't allow us to do that.