eborgelt

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1. To-Keep-open Infusion rates

   eborgelt replied to DJ-Adia's topic in Infusion

   We use 10ml/hr as KVO in my ER.

2. glass of water-stat

   eborgelt replied to canoehead's topic in Emergency

   We have one doc who uses: Provide patient with TV remote He gets pissed when we see it and don't do it right away. In my mind the BP meds for the MI patients or the pain meds for the kidney stone take priority.

3. Paramedics in the ER

   eborgelt replied to errneducator's topic in Emergency

   We just started having paramedics in the ER about 2 years ago, so it is still a relatively new venture for us. We staff 1 medic on 7a-7p and 1 on 7p-7a and they are assigned to triage. We assign 1 RN and 1 medic to triage. If we are short nurses, ...

4. Emergency Room Charge Nurse

   eborgelt replied to Fiesta Red's topic in Emergency

   We have 3 designated charge nurses on the 7a-7p shift and 3 designated charge nurses on the 7p-7a shift. We do get paid more base pay than the non-designated charge nurses by about $1.50. If one of the designated charge nurses aren't there, one of ...

5. Taking floor orders in the ED?

   eborgelt replied to sorefeet's topic in Emergency

   We just changed our system recently. Our ER docs liability insurance company gave them a deadline to make changes or they would drop them. So here's what we do now: ER doc calls admitting doc. There are 2 options: Option 1: ER RN can take verbal fl...

6. Excelsior Grads - Where are they now?

   eborgelt replied to EricJRN's topic in Excelsior

   I graduated in August 2005. I am now a Charge Nurse in the ER.

7. Professional skills in Toledo

   eborgelt replied to quas26's topic in Ohio

   I graduated from Professional Skills when they first opened in 2004. The school has gone downhill in the past couple years. They had an incident last year where two nursing students got into a physical fight at a clinical facility. Needless to say...

8. Filling baldder for Ultrasound...do you

   eborgelt replied to tridil2000's topic in Emergency

   We routinely cath them and ultrasound fills their bladder with NS. I hate doing it! But on night shift, US won't even come in when called unless the pt. had a foley in place. I hate telling a petient having a miscarriage that I have to foley them....

9. Medics vs Nurses in the ER

   eborgelt replied to fire_911medic's topic in Emergency

   I an RN who just moved to the ER from neuro. We have RNs, EMT-Ps, and techs in our ER. RNs take the main responsibility for patients. Techs help out with ADLs, EKGs, and transporting non-monitored patients. We use EMT-Ps for two main things: trai...

10. Home Health in NW Ohio

    eborgelt replied to renerian's topic in Ohio

    Hi! I noticed that Hospice has some per diem positions available for home nurses. Also, I have worked through Interim Healthcare both as an aide, LPN, and RN. They have a lot of flexibility. You can chose to be a primary nurse on a case, or you c...

11. Is this a normal policy?

    eborgelt replied to DaFreak71's topic in General Nursing

    This is how it has been at the 3 hospitals I have worked at. ETO or sick pay is paid at your base rate. It does not include any shift or weekend differential because you are not actually working for the off shift.

12. Going back to NW Ohio

    eborgelt replied to renerian's topic in Ohio

    Hey all! I got the job at St. Luke's in the ER!! I'm so excited. I have been in neuro as both an LPN and as an RN and was ready for a new challenge, so here it is. I start hospital orientation for 2 days on Monday and will be in the department sta...

13. excelsior college lpn to rn

    eborgelt replied to moodychick's topic in Ohio

    I live in Toledo, Ohio and went through Excelsior's LPN to RN program. I graduated in August and took my NCLEX and received my Ohio license in September. I loved the program. I continued to work full time throughout the program, so it's flexibilit...

14. New ER Nurse

    eborgelt replied to eborgelt's topic in Emergency

    I am in Northwest Ohio.

15. New ER Nurse

    eborgelt posted a topic in Emergency

    Hi everyone! I just got a job in ER working 7p-7a. This is my first journey into ER. I worked for just over a year as an LPN in neuro/neurosurg and for just over 6 months as an RN on neuro/nurosurg/trauma. I sent in my resume for kicks even thoug...