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Like everyone else said.

and if you dont feel comfortable mixing it, have pharmacy do it.

I put it in a 250mL bag, and ran it WO....this guy did not have CHF...if they did, you can put it in a 100mL bag and run it over 10 min.

Stomach flu is the only thing that drives me nuts....especially when one of my RN friends say it. :no:

^ exactly what @meandragonbrett said

One more thing. Dont worry about getting written up. When i was new, I was written up like 3 times in the first 6 months for things that were out of my control. At first i got all offended and was...

What is your facility policy. I have also had the horrible experience of holding an ICU patient in my ER for longer than i should have. I basically told the charge nurse, "hey, this patient is 1:1, i...

If you're waiting more than 3-4 hours, you're probably not sick, go home and come back later...or even better, go to urgent care. With that said, I've seen a wait time of 9 hours...the guy had a...

Am I the only one out there that has no idea what a brain sheet is? I'm assuming it's some kind of organizational thing, but I've never heard that term before. Can someone be so kind to explain it...

Remember the interview panel's names and dress NICE but not ridiculous. dont wear too much makeup... KNOW the mission, vision, values of the organization AND department. Think of a situation...

Your "rambling" makes me think you'd be a GREAT ER nurse. I'm a lot like you. I dont go out of my way for small talk, in fact i hate it more than anything. I found that ER nursing is what i was...

Mondays, especially our Trauma Mondays are the craziest! (We share trauma with another hospital in our city every other day.) Anyway, I've never had a Monday when i wasn't fully loaded with...

To piggy back on the wait time pet peeve... The patient's who actually WAIT for 6+ hours in the ER to be seen. Sometimes I understand why, but when someone waits for 6+ hours to be seen for an...

Attitude, willingness to take criticism (from patient's and co-workers, whether it's warranted or not), thick skin, and ALWAYS BE WILLING TO LEARN and do research... Oh, and dont be afraid to ask for...

OMg, settle down. dont be so sensitive. Air conditioners can't cause all that. sheesh!

I had a patient just the other night bring a welcome mat and put it at the entrance of the room. Not even kidding.

I can't believe I'm posting about this considering I've been an ER nurse for 4 months now... but i got really scared last week and I need advice. Last week I was coming on shift and getting...

I feel like an idiot every shift. For example, I was bringing a patient to the ICU and she was the kind of patient who's O2 sats would plummet if she was taken off oxygen... anyway, while...

adrenaline junkie doesn't = good ER nurse. Being confident and smart..AND knowing when to ask for help makes a good ER nurse...especially as a new grad. Also, know how to effectively accept...

Littmann is the only way to go. the bp cuff is great too. who cares what the classmates think. just be humble about what you have. my parents got me the same steth when i started school and i...

Tylenol, no. Fluids, as long as the guy didn't have a hx of CHF, yes. In my dept, we have standing orders that RN's can initiate without the docs telling us to...then they go back and sign the...

yes. it will help you.

43 y/o male, bilateral knee pain. Pt is 420 lbs. Not a doc, but a 5 year old could diagnose this...anyway, here's the conversation. Patient: "nurse, why do you think this is happening. I cant...

Without experience, 80 hours doesn't seem like much... however, they may have seen something in you that made them think you could handle it. I know in my ED, our fastrack/urgent care area has 1 RN,...

bottom line: if you're not a nurse, go away and make an anti-nurse blog. Don't come on to the nurses blog and throw your opinions in here. it's super annoying... almost as annoying as the idiot (yes...