Pacsun4567

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1. Nurse in room for hemorrhoid checks?

   Pacsun4567 replied to anh06005's topic in NP

   As a staff nurse in the ED, I once had a physician ASK me to leave the room while he completed his physical assessment of a young man's penis. He later said "he didn't want to embarrass the patient." I wasn't the only one he did that to.

2. Texas Tech RN to BSN Spring 2016

   Pacsun4567 replied to Vincent12's topic in Texas

   Have you all looked into West Texas A&M? They have an RN-to-BSN program. Price is $6,995. I loved it.

3. Start dates

   Pacsun4567 posted a topic in School

   Hi, Just curious. Were any of you current school nurses able to start your jobs at the school during the year? Or do they generally only hire for the start of the school year?

4. How long did it take you to master inserting an IV?

   Pacsun4567 replied to RunawayN's topic in Emergency

   You know my first gig out of school was in the ED and that was one of the things I was most nervous about because we do it ten+ times per day. After a few months I was way more comfortable. I'm still not an "expert" but I do get asked to help with th...

5. Job Stress: Floor vs ED

   Pacsun4567 replied to BellaRN2010's topic in Emergency

6. Walk me through your ER

   Pacsun4567 replied to Sassy5d's topic in Emergency

7. Nurse to patient ratio in ED

   Pacsun4567 replied to 1fastRN's topic in Emergency

   My ED is 3:1 except if we have call outs then we go to 4:1. Our patients are all typically pretty sick. Fast track is 5:1 and hall patients are 5:1 also. I work in a tiny 17 bed ER but we see 200+ pts a day. Things get crazy sometimes. Especially th...

8. August 2013 Caption Contest: Win $100!

   Pacsun4567 replied to Joe V's topic in Announcements

   I'm trying to be an example to my patients, so I decided to cut down on the caffeine.

9. starting residency in 3 weeks, should I postpone BSN classes?

   Pacsun4567 replied to hardworkinmama's topic in Emergency

   I think you should be fine. It just depends on how quickly you wish to finish the BSN. If it is rather soon and you don't mind a little hustle then I would just push through because most likely it will be manageable. I did the exact thing and I didn'...