Alexandra1998

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1. Floor nurse moving to ER? Lots of questions?

   Alexandra1998 replied to tsm007's topic in Emergency

   You will have a preceptor, and its very important to absorb all their information. Practice your charting at home. Imagine a scenerio and practice your real time charting as you go. Most of all. ..please relax. Say a little prayer before you start yo...

2. Inappropriate CNA behavior?

   Alexandra1998 replied to matcha-cat's topic in General Nursing

   WOW!!!! I have been a nurse for over 30 years and can't tell you how often I have seen this behaviour. Yes management is aware of this. But because of short staffing they are NOT going to do anything about it. It needs to be brought their attention o...

3. Femur fracture traction

   Alexandra1998 posted a topic in Emergency

   Hi, I have a question that I haven't been able to get a reasonable answer to. Should we be putting femur fractures in traction asap? We used to do it routinely a long time ago but not anymore. I have had patients in ER all day, femur fracture, but no...