DarknTwistyERRN

DarknTwistyERRN

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About DarknTwistyERRN

DarknTwistyERRN specializes in Emergency/Trauma.

RN who loves being in the ED at a busy hospital. Enjoying spending my days perfecting the combination of restraints and B-52s, pondering how untreated pain x 14 days became an emergency today at 2pm, and advocating for licensing exams prior to reproductive capabilities. Seriously though, I work with an amazing team of docs, nurses, EMTs, PCAs, and RTs who stay focused on the patient and keep their sense of humor.

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  1. New Rule: No work bags allowed in ER

    DarknTwistyERRN replied to DarknTwistyERRN's topic in Emergency

    I cannot stand to be weighed down by tons of supplies so I typically keep stuff at my computer station to grab (i.e.,stethoscope). We have lots of hall patients and rarely can I find a portable pulse ox, so I keep one in my bag. I keep extra hemost...

  2. New Rule: No work bags allowed in ER

    DarknTwistyERRN replied to DarknTwistyERRN's topic in Emergency

    Phones are technically prohibited so accessing an app for the info isn't an option. Good idea, though.

  3. Reason for IV fluids

    DarknTwistyERRN replied to Matt8700's topic in Emergency

    We had a MD who said he was taught to give everyone who wasn't a renal patient a liter bolus and then continuous infusion @ 125mL/hr. My response was, "Not everyone wants to pay for an IV and fluids if they're not medically necessary." He said I sh...

  4. Will I ever be good at this?

    DarknTwistyERRN replied to amzyRN's topic in Emergency

    Hang in there. It's a huge adjustment in terms of flow - flipping patients quickly (Treating and Streeting or Getting and Admitting), charting quick and keeping it to the essentials, learning all the standard protocols (I'm assuming y'all put in a l...

  5. What's your triage protocol?

    DarknTwistyERRN replied to MedicFireRN's topic in Emergency

    Our techs are getting vitals and weights as patients check in. If we're slammed at triage and have lots of rooms open (and RNs aren't bogged with critical patients), we'll pull to semi-full. We try to avoid sending patients back untriaged after abo...

  6. New Rule: No work bags allowed in ER

    DarknTwistyERRN posted a topic in Emergency

    At work (busy ER) while moving a coworkers bag off the counter in the nursing station, a nurse was cut by a scalpel which was in the bag. Now, my first question was, "Why did she have a scalpel in her bag?" I then wondered, "Why did he have his han...

  7. Clinicals - Night Shift - Help!

    DarknTwistyERRN posted a topic in General Students

    I'm starting my senior clinical precepting and my preceptor works only Tue/Wed/Thu nights (7p-7a) iat the regional Level I Trauma hospital. My only day of lecture is Wednesdays (8a-3p). I'll be working only one night a week when I have an exam. An...