ERNurse678

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1. Admission times

   ERNurse678 replied to PedsERRN's topic in Emergency

   We tube report. We have computerized charting and we print a copy of the chart, tube it to the floor, give them 15 minutes and take the patient upstairs ourself. We have transporters until 3am in the morning, after that the RN has to transport. Ev...

2. IV Phenergan and Toradol "Push"

   ERNurse678 replied to CrohnieToo's topic in Emergency

   I can't believe that phenergan is given straight without dilution. My grandmother was in the hospital recently for a pretty bad ankle fracture and the nurse came in the room and gave her 6mg of morphine iv push, no dilution over about 2 seconds, of ...

3. tension between EMT and LTC nurses?

   ERNurse678 replied to smk1's topic in General Nursing

   Very well said. I have dealt with both both RN's and Paramedics that I would not want taking care of me or my family and I have dealt with RN's and Paramedics that I would trust with my life in their hands. We need to all learn to work together and...

4. Schwartznegger on Hannity and Combs tonight..

   ERNurse678 replied to directcare4me's topic in Activism

   I am not going to argue with you over what I am for and what I am against. No, I don't support telemetry nurses having a ratio of 1 nurse to 6-7 telemetry patients. However, in nursing school nurses are taught to be advocates for our patients, not ...

5. Wearing Masks and gloves in Triage

   ERNurse678 replied to mdslabod's topic in Emergency

   I have recently started doing triage more often and have also noticed that I have been geting colds more often. Our triage area does not have a sink nearby to wash our hands in between each pt. We do keep antibacterial hand was up there, but person...

6. Schwartznegger on Hannity and Combs tonight..

   ERNurse678 replied to directcare4me's topic in Activism

   Look, I am not knocking the unions, if that is how you choose to work then that is fine. All I am saying is don't knock those who decide to actually step up and take care of the pt's when you guys walk away. I am sure that the hospitals that all of...

7. Schwartznegger on Hannity and Combs tonight..

   ERNurse678 replied to directcare4me's topic in Activism

8. Rectal temps in peds

   ERNurse678 replied to MrsWampthang's topic in Emergency

   We do rectal temps on all pt's under the age of 3. This is the most accurate way. And it does matter whether their temp is 101 or 106. As for our ER we have different protocols for tylenol and motrin depending on the fever. Also, if a child has ...

9. Anybody waiting for RSV or rotovirus results before sending a peds pt to the unit?

   ERNurse678 replied to Vicki_RN's topic in Emergency

   For our ED that depends on how bad the patient is. We don't admit all of our RSV patients.

10. Schwartznegger on Hannity and Combs tonight..

    ERNurse678 replied to directcare4me's topic in Activism

    Well I live in south carolina where no nursing unions exist. We only have 9 BSN programs in the state and 13 ADN programs, all of which have waiting lists. I was one of 30 people admitted to the BSN program at my college in 1999. We do not have ma...

11. Scheduling for ER Nurses

    ERNurse678 replied to EstherdH's topic in Emergency

    I work 3 12 hour shifts. Work the same days every two weeks. Everyone has a set schedule. I love it. I know what I am working 2 years from now. Most of us do every other weekend. There are a few schedules with no weekends, but they are not real...

12. Schwartznegger on Hannity and Combs tonight..

    ERNurse678 replied to directcare4me's topic in Activism

    You know what I find interesting? If CA is such a great place to work because of the unions why is their nursing shortage worse than everywhere else? CA has 30% fewer nurses per capita than the national average. Something to think about for everyo...

13. Your least favorite patient.

    ERNurse678 replied to errn7's topic in Emergency

    How about this one. Had a cardiac arrest the other night. Pt. was DOA, we pronounced it upon her arrival. The ER doc and I walked over to the family room where there is 50 family members. The doctor gives the news and then quietly exits the room ...

14. Nurses Will Eat Anything

    ERNurse678 replied to bobnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. Our cafeteria just started opening from 1am-3am and you would think that we were getting served a gourmet meal. We were so excited. We don't get food brought to us on night shift. So, before the cafeteria opened we either brought somethi...

15. Drug Seekers- the Wrongfully Accused

    ERNurse678 replied to canoehead's topic in Emergency

    Well said!! Not to mention the fact that these drug seekers end up getting addicted to these drugs and then come in in a coma like my pt. the other day who was a 24 year old who apparently had been given fentanyl patches by his pain management doc a...