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1. How'd You Get Your ER Job?

   danger replied to commonsense's topic in Emergency

   i commuted 2.5hrs one way and slept in my car (literally) for my first ER job. you have to want it!

2. RN to patient ratios in the ED

   danger replied to biker momma's topic in Emergency

   urban level 2 trauma center w/ 40 beds and 160 pt.'s/ day. our "acute" side has 12 rooms w/ four of those set up for trauma and we staff these w/ 4 nurses ideally (3 rooms/ nurse). our less acute side has a 4-1 ratio. and we're just now trying out te...

3. Sure signs your pt. is sick

   danger posted a topic in Emergency

   i'm new to nursing and working in an ER and just starting to pick up on the more obvious signs that my pt. is sick. -chief complaint: apnea additional obvious additions are welcome dan

4. New graduate experience in a rural critical access hospital

   danger replied to libby0903's topic in Emergency

   i tend to agree w/ the last post. i'm a new grad living in rural colorado w/ a critical access hospital. out of school i chose not to apply there and instead drive 2.5 hours one way to denver to work three 12's and sleep in my car between shifts in o...

5. New Grad Pay Denver "atleast" $28?

   danger replied to Coloradogrl's topic in Colorado

   new grad here working in denver making $23.91 base (before differentials). this is with some credited prior experience working as an EMT in a hospital. yup

6. IV size

   danger replied to danger's topic in Emergency

   i hope you're not in the ER for 24 hrs! in the most recent ACLS they put the IO route just after the IV route and before the ETT; med absorption through a tube is unpredictable. is the risk for osteomyelitis w/ IO access greater than phlebitis w/ I...

7. IV size

   danger posted a topic in Emergency

   i didn't see this in the search results. what is the consensus regarding IV size and placement? go big within reason, 18g in the AC, or small and distal 20g below the AC? what is the flow difference between these two? time for a liter to flow through...

8. The eternal K+ debate

   danger replied to MissAnthrope's topic in CCU

   why do you replace K+ if the serum level is 3.6-4.0? what is your target level? dan

9. drugs w/ blood?

   danger posted a topic in Emergency

   what's the consensus with giving drugs through a blood line? i talked to a friend of mine that had a code on an MVA w/ a bit of blood loss. he had two IVs, one giving blood and the other giving dopamine. the doctor ordered bicarb which isn't compatib...

10. Drug Testing At Hospitals

    danger replied to crazylilkelly's topic in General Nursing

    so as long as you have a prescription then you can't be fired for controlled substances in your urine? marijuana is legal in colorado w/ a prescription so can a nurse be exempt from testing of this substance? dan

11. I want to quit my travel assignment after 1 month

    danger replied to NewTravie's topic in Travel

    thread drift... how can you leave an icu or any other nursing floor without someone else to cover your patients? isn't that abandonment? i understand it isn't safe to stay but can you just leave? dan (still under the influence of education)

12. Is it true?

    danger replied to misslo's topic in Emergency

    IV certified EMTs work in EDs but not CNAs. (my experience is limited though.) dan

13. double checking insulin

    danger replied to builder's topic in General Nursing

    how do you give lovenox IM? i've only seen it available in autoinjectors w/ a short large guage needle. was the patient an athlete w/ rockin' abs of steel? dan

14. Example Nursing Care Plan?

    danger replied to Dabighawk79's topic in Student Assist

    carbuncle? is that a barnacle stuck to your car? i'm intrigued and of no help at all. dan

15. high RBC, low H & H

    danger replied to danger's topic in General Nursing

    i wish i knew more; i don't have access to her CBC. this was a patient on a med/surg floor one day post-op for a cellulitis (sp?) surgery of her foot. late 80's, maybe early 90 year old female w/ history of diabetes. on my way out in the morning the ...