bthynn

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1. Sloppiness results in write-up

   bthynn replied to longjourneydream's topic in Emergency

   Well I read thru these posts and there is not much to add... I think the fact that they realize they failed you in orientation and are going to give you more is a good thing...alot of times orientations for new grads are cut short and they are just t...

2. Acls

   bthynn replied to RNinfamily's topic in Career Support

   I checked ACLS.net and it has finally been updated to the new guidelines..

3. Acls

   bthynn replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

   I checked ACLS.net and it has finally been updated to the new guidelines. But nothing replaces the manual and the pretest. The pretest is alot like the post test.... I am an ACLS instructor and preparation is the key to not being overwhelmed in ACLS ...

4. Acls

   bthynn replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

   Make sure the sites you use to study are up to date with the guidelines...some have not been updated.

5. Acls

   bthynn replied to RNinfamily's topic in Career Support

   Yes get the manual and there should be dvd in it that you can use withthe pretest. Please do not use any of the online sites for ACLS...last time I looked they had not been updated tot he new guidelines. Good Luck..

6. Has ACLS been 'dumbed down'?

   bthynn replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

   I am a BLS and ACLS instructor and I think ACLS has gone from high stress to low stress...I think with the new changes that AHA made that ACLS does seem easier...but that is because the treatments have been clumped together making it easier to learn ...

7. It's Hard to Live with a Nurse because....

   bthynn replied to nurz2be's topic in Humor

   My daughter thinks I am horrible....I never listen to her complain...when she says my head hurts I ask have you had any tylenol... I ignored her 1x and she ended up with strep for christmas.... The next time she ended up with mono...I know I am bad.....

8. AHHHHHHHH REAL Monsters!!!!!!!!!!!!

   bthynn replied to gt4everpn's topic in General Nursing

   I just let it all go....usually have to tell whoever made me mad what they did.... If it is stressed about the day or the work conditions I usually turn the radio on and sing along then go home and walk the dog and walk away the stress.. My job now ...

9. Nicknames you give patients?

   bthynn replied to andhow5's topic in Emergency

   Hello...I have beenout of the ER for a few weeks...but this thread made me laugh! I forgot about looking at the triage screen and groaning not again....we just saw her yesterday.. We have a pt who's name is Kitty but we cal her meow...so aas not to j...

10. What's your story? Why did you take up nursing?

    bthynn replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    Why I became a nurse..... Here it goes when I was 18 I had been accepted to a 4 yr university into thier new Dental hygeine program....but I had a boyfriend who kept telling me he could not believe I would go to college and leave him...well then I to...

11. Now I understand why there is a nursing shortage

    bthynn replied to kendel's topic in General Nursing

    Ok I do not usually post i just lurk.... but here it goes I agree that nursing school no longer prepares nurses for the real world and then they have taken away alot of the extern programs too..if they still have them then the extern just works as a ...

12. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    bthynn replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    Here is a good one...busy saturdayin the ER ambulance calls in bringing a pt that had just had surgery on her toe and was having severe pain.. Pt arrived with something red on her toe with the odor of ketchup... pt demand percocet 10 for her severe p...

13. EMTALA and pt registration

    bthynn replied to MrsWampthang's topic in Emergency

    At the ED where I work we have a tracking board where registration enters basic info name,dob, and complaint.......then the patient is triaged if the pt is deemed nonurgent by triage they are sent back to registration. If the pt needs immediate atte...

14. Too Many Crabby Nurses!!

    bthynn replied to lisa41rn's topic in General Nursing

    I hate to see new nurses that get no help...but then sometimes floors are just so understaffed that taking time with a student is more than you can do. I precept students and new nurses also. I think the one on one approach works better....there is...