emergencyrn06

emergencyrn06 has 3 years experience and specializes in Emergency nursing, psych nursing, LTC.

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1. Trauma Nurse

   emergencyrn06 replied to CainRN's topic in Emergency

   Good for you for deciding to enter the rewarding field of nursing! Now, for the bad news. You can't just "specialize" in trauma nursing in school. Nursing school is meant to give you the general knowledge base for entrance into the nursing field. You...

2. Medication Tech Training

   emergencyrn06 replied to CharlieTN's topic in Disabilities

   We do have a high turnover rate at our facility, which is hard on the nursing staff as well as the clients. Maybe I'm just an OCD control freak and that's why I feel the way I do. But at the same time, our facility is compromised of several differe...

3. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

   emergencyrn06 replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

   2 times in 2 years is NOTHING! It's good to know there are still some people that don't use the ER primary care. :yeah:Of course, frequent flyers (especially those who lack any insurance) show how horrific the economic strain is on our society. An...

4. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

   emergencyrn06 replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

   We had a frequent flyer that came a bare minimum of 2x/day per EMS with multiple complaints, usually the same complaints (indigestion, sore throat, non-specific abd. pain) each time. She always got a GI cocktail (Maalox, viscous lidocaine, and Donag...

5. Paramedic triage

   emergencyrn06 replied to klerrn's topic in Emergency

   Basically, I think that if a Medic has enough training to scrape your butt off the asphalt and keep you alive on the way to the hospital then they can triage anything that walks through or is dumped at the ER door. I also agree somewhat with the pos...

6. What gauge IV to use?

   emergencyrn06 replied to Hilinenursegrl's topic in Emergency

   For trauma victims the ENA recommends a 16g or 14g. This is according to the TNCC which I took in 2006 so if it has changed since then I'm unaware. A 20g is the bare minimum for PRBCs or OR candidates at our facility. I am also guilty for throwing...

7. Medication Tech Training

   emergencyrn06 replied to CharlieTN's topic in Disabilities

   In NC you can become certified as a med tech as well. From a nursing point of view I think this is unsafe. I just can't undertstand how anyone can gain enough knowledge in an 8-14 hour course to safely administer medications when I took an entire se...