erdad71

erdad71 specializes in Emergency Room, Case Mangement.

Latest Activity

1. LVN/LPN Certifications in ER setting

   erdad71 posted a topic in LPN/LVN

   Hi, I am in LVN in a fast pace ER located in San Antonio, Texas. I recently requested to attend the TNCC/ENCP/ACLS classes. My hospital educator informed me that I was not able to take the ACLS course, due to that it was not part of my job requirem...

2. ER- HELP: Dumbest reason people go to ER

   erdad71 replied to DachRN's topic in Humor

   Hi, I had a patient come into my ER because she hurt her wrist tieing her shoes... next day I had a lady come in with a laceration which she obtained killing a roach......true stories

3. Let's introduce ourselves...

   erdad71 replied to pedi-RN's topic in New Nurse

   Hi Everyone, my name is David, and I am from San Antonio, TX. I recently graduated in Aug. 07 as a LVN and am currently working at the Baptist Hospital ED. I have been in the medical field for a very long time as a MA and ED Tech. The change over...

4. What is a tech???

   erdad71 replied to cdquiroz1's topic in Texas

   Being a ER Tech involves more than feeding patients and removing foley's. They need to start IV's, draw blood, NG Tube placement, montior vitals signs, EKG... and much more. Tech's are the eyes and ears for a nurse with 8 patients, they carry 8-20 ...

5. LPN Male???

   erdad71 replied to Taxminia0311's topic in Male Students

   Hi, I am also a hispanic student LVN located out of Texas. I currently have 79 students in my class and only 10 of them are male. I currently work in a ER with 5 LVN's all males all with 6+ yrs of ER experiance. being a male nurse shouldn't stop you....