JessiekRN

JessiekRN

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About JessiekRN

JessiekRN has 5 years experience and specializes in Emergency.


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  1. Is anyone using Cerner in their ER?

    We switched to Cerner from Edims last summer. I still dislike Cerner intensely. I find it to be anything but straightforward. It is awkward and disorganized. Not only non ER friendly but non nurse friendly! I miss Edims every time I chart.
  2. How Hard is it to Start in the ER?

    I started out in med surg and am now over a year and a half in the ER. I didn't know exactly what I wanted when I graduated nursing school and was open to taking anything that would be a learning experience and start paying the bills. To be honest th...
  3. Didn't know where to put this, but help?

    Think about it this way- many nurses (and other individuals) come in contact with patients many, many times before they are even diagnosed with anything. I work in the ER where patients are seen first- much of the time we don't even know what a patie...
  4. Need a hug

    Amen to that ktwlpn. This customer service nonsense is getting seriously out of hand- gd forbid we tell people the truth or what they need to hear. Gd forbid we offend anyone. Common sense has gone out the door. I've only been in nursing five years b...
  5. What are your pet peeves?

    "Am I going to be admitted?" As patient walks into the room. One of these days I'm going to just say exactly what I'm thinking. Which is. How the hell am I supposed to know? Why don't you tell me what you're doing here.. And we'll just take it from t...
  6. Happy er nurses week

    My ER managers were kind enough to show us nurses their appreciation by buying us.. I can't make this up.. A marker. And as they were handing us our sharpie pens, we were told it was so we "could keep our boards updated." That was pretty much it- way...
  7. From the floor to the ER

    I will admit- it was a pretty humbling experience! I've been in the ED for over a year now, after almost three and a half years on the floor. It was a tough experience to go from being a preceptor, to being precepted. I had become extremely comfortab...
  8. I apologize

    Just think of it all as job security...
  9. LOC or ABC first?

    Airway is the priority. A patient's LOC will not kill them. So if to maintain airway patency you need to assess LOC to determine how to maintain patency, that's fine. But that's the sole reason LOC would need to be assessed in that situation. I think...
  10. nurses don't know when they're orientating

    Thanks Ruby Vee. I thought I was the only one cringing.
  11. Whats your biggest pet peeve working in the ED?

    "When are they going to move her out of the hallway and into a room?" What I actually say: "let me speak with my charge nurse and see what I can do. I apologize we're very busy today. I know being in the hallway is difficult".What I would like to say...
  12. Whats your biggest pet peeve working in the ED?

    "Are they going to be admitting her?" Ma'am you just got into your room. How about we do some blood work and figure out what's going on FIRST?
  13. What do you do first, besides "ABC"?

    Okay- I agree with you completely. You're right in the sense that prioritization is not clear cut and entirely dependent on the situation. But I think the OP is aware of that. Patient in respiratory distress, or discharge? It's clear cut. I think OP ...
  14. What do you do first, besides "ABC"?

    Also I don't think the above poster was talking about hanging out doing nothing till the dr sees the patient to save herself some work. What I think you missed was that she said sometimes you simply can't be faster than the dr, and if the patient is ...
  15. What do you do first, besides "ABC"?

    Larry.. With all due respect here I wasn't talking about "delaying discharge".. In the sense that I don't let discharged patients sit around for hours so my rooms don't get filled. Rather, if we are talking pure and simple prioritization, the dischar...