tina_the_nurse

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1. What is a good ER Nursing Book?

   tina_the_nurse replied to lm8539's topic in Emergency

   I found that the ER Nursing Made Incredibly Easy was a solid and well rounded resource for emergency nursing. It is rather thick, but you can go directly to the area of interest. Welcome to ER Nursing...a job you will never regret.

2. patient ratios in the ER

   tina_the_nurse replied to tina_the_nurse's topic in Emergency

   Thanks for the insight and may I never have to work in an ER that I personally am taking care of 7-14 critical patients at one time...

3. patient ratios in the ER

   tina_the_nurse posted a topic in Emergency

   I am an RN in a 37 bed Emergency Room in the second largest city in Illinois. We have recently been told by management that we are going from a 3:1 patient ratio to a 4:1 plus a hallway patient next month due to the "bad economy". Let me first begin ...

4. Am I too old to just be starting?

   tina_the_nurse replied to Roxy0628's topic in General Students

   Girl.....you are only as old as you feel. I began my BS in Nursing on my 40th birthday and graduated with honors from a school that has over 400 applicants and only 40 spots per year. I am now working in the largest/busiest ER in a city that is secon...

5. ER Newbie

   tina_the_nurse replied to minifish's topic in Emergency

   Please dont assume that just because some "junior nurses" are present in the ER that they dont know what they are doing or talking about. We need these "young faces" in the ER since many of the seasoned nurses are taking jobs elsewhere ...perhaps to ...

6. Looking for IL RN job

   tina_the_nurse replied to whit2980's topic in Illinois

   several hospitals in Rockford offer residency or orientation programs. It just depends on what you are looking for. You can look at Rockford Memorial Hospital or OSF websites regarding their residency programs. Swedish American offers an orientatio...

7. ATI Testing

   tina_the_nurse replied to sellen1972's topic in LPN-RN

   I used the books and dvds from ATI to study. Each content area has its own book as well as DVD. Both are a valuable asset and thoroughly prepared me for taking the NCLEX. Each section also comes with review questions that help you study the content. ...

8. ATI Testing

   tina_the_nurse replied to sellen1972's topic in LPN-RN

   The ATI is a requirement at the BSN school that I attend. We take a seperate ATI for each major clinical area ie Foundations, Mom/Baby, Peds,Pharm, Med Surg, Leadership, Mental Health and an Exit ATI. We are required to obtain a 90% on the unproctore...