ernrs2b

ernrs2b has 7 years experience and specializes in ER-Med-Surg-Travel/Contract Nurse.

Latest Activity

1. Med-Surg good preparation for ER?

   ernrs2b replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in Emergency

   I started as a new grad in the ER and I dont suggest it. I wish I had had some ICU experience prior. It took a few years to feel truely comfortably with those patients and I now feel I'm a "jack of all trades and master of none" I'm now a supervisor ...

2. Groin Prep for Cardiac Cath

   ernrs2b replied to sguthland's topic in Emergency

   we are considering this since we are trying to get our times cut in half. I am really frustrated that it seems the ER nurse always gets more dumped on them to accommodate other departments. Why are we always the flexible ones and the other department...

3. We no longer triage

   ernrs2b replied to Guest219794's topic in Emergency

   we are getting ready to trial "immediate bedding". We have an initial nurse do a quick screening to see whether the patient can go to urgent care and assign a bed to the main ER or urgent care. the patient arrives in the room, a "mobile triage team" ...

4. Will I lose weight being a nurse??

   ernrs2b replied to Misslady113's topic in General Nursing

   You will lose weight initially just from the increase in activity, however your body does get used to that activity and eventually will gain the weight back. If you pay attention to the nurses that are skinny they either eat nothing all day or they e...

5. Share Your Saying

   ernrs2b replied to angelique777's topic in Humor

   "they can't follow you home." "illness is 80% mental/ 20% physical"--ME

6. My supervisor is a micromanager

   ernrs2b replied to grannyhopper's topic in General Nursing

   I agree with Virgo,RN....I'd just show up and see what they have to say, remain professional and don't back down on something that may cost you your liscense in the end...then address the false documenting at a later time..good luck

7. Am I the only HH nurse paid hourly?

   ernrs2b replied to Eleven011's topic in Home Health

   with the agency that I work for :they offer, full time salaried/fulltime hourly/parttime hourly/ and pay per visit....I chose Pay per visit, because I can't obligate myself to a full 8hrs

8. ER nurse interested in home health

   ernrs2b replied to ERNurseKDB's topic in Home Health

   I, also, am an ER nurse and started HH 2months ago...I still work in the ER 3 days a week and get paid per visit with HH...I love it! I drop my daughter off at school in the morning, go and see patients throughout the day and pick her up in the after...

9. St. Louis ICU

   ernrs2b replied to circusgirl's topic in General Nursing

   I live and work in St. Louis, moved here a year ago and found that Barnes was the highest paying at the time, however if you work in the city you have to pay city taxes if money is the ultimate issue, SSM offers a weekend program which pays the same...

10. How to add insulin to an IV Fluid Container

    ernrs2b replied to HoShKyLo's topic in General Nursing

    In the ER, we don't have time to wait for pharmacy, so we mix our own and to answer your question...I draw it up in an insulin syringe to check with another nurse and then "squirt" it in to another syringe to inject in to the bag

11. I'm worried about drawing blood and putting in IVs

    ernrs2b replied to laybell's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't stress too much about it, I personally didn't get any training in school and learned on the job, really nervous my first time/twice as nervous on the first child I stuck, but you get over it after a few times, the key is to be confident an...

12. Nurses who became famous

    ernrs2b replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    Kate, from Jon and Kate plus 8...dialysis nurse then L&D nurse

13. Who Watches ER?

    ernrs2b replied to Satori77's topic in General Nursing

    I love ER! I've heard that they have practicing nurses and md's on their staff to advise on making "it look real"///I love looking at all the new technology they have

14. Planning a return to the ER

    ernrs2b replied to Buckeye RN/EMT-P's topic in Emergency

    I think you're right as far as brushing up on meds and treatments, however I wouldn't be too nervous about returning, you will have an orientation for atleast a few weeks if not longer to reacclimate, by then you should know if you're back in the gro...

15. Stethoscope choice

    ernrs2b replied to JDCitizen's topic in NP

    ultrascope, can hear through pt's clothing, got rid of my Littman