lifsavER67

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1. Stethescope Comparison

   lifsavER67 replied to checkmate's topic in Uniform/Gear

   As someone else mentioned, Ultrascope is the way to go! I love mine!

2. 12 hr shift survival tips

   lifsavER67 replied to aerorunner80's topic in General Nursing

   12's aren't so bad! I've done 12 hour night shifts for 13 years. Just remember, there is always something that can be done for pts. Don't be the type of tech that has to be told everything. I agree that good shoes are a must! The most I have done ...

3. ICU RN thinking of switching

   lifsavER67 replied to VegasNurse05's topic in Ob/Gyn

   funny you should post this, i have worked in er for the past 13 years. i just recently put in for a transfer to our ob department. i will start monday. i just decided to take the plunge because it was something i always saw myself doing. if i ha...

4. ER nurse to OB nurse...anyone done it?

   lifsavER67 replied to lifsavER67's topic in Ob/Gyn

   thanks for the replies! i actually thought i'd be an ob nurse years ago. i am in the same boat as someone who replied...small hospital with the nearest NICU at least an hour away by ground. i love er and feel an intense loyalty there but on the othe...

5. ER nurse to OB nurse...anyone done it?

   lifsavER67 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   Hi, I was just wondering if anyone has done this and what your experience has been. I have been an ER nurse for 13 years and had recently been thinking about switching to OB. There are several open positions right now. OB was where I always though...

6. Intramuscular Injection Sites?

   lifsavER67 replied to Nurse Bethie's topic in Safety

   Are you really an RN? If so you really, really need to pull out your books and review injection sites. I see many nurses giving IM's intended for the DG way to low. The "butt cheek". No wonder there is damage to the sciatic nerve. If you give dorsogl...

7. Your employer's policy re: *snow and ice*?

   lifsavER67 replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

   I live in rural Eastern Kentucky and drive 30 miles each way to work. We have a Ramada Inn directly across the street from the hospital. Our hospital graciously lets us stay there when bad weather hits, two employees per room. Snow, ice, floods, w...

8. ER Dept Scrub Color

   lifsavER67 replied to blufoxtrot's topic in Emergency

   in my ER we wear royal blue. each dept. has their own color. this color is pretty easy to match up prints with. khaki is a good color too, just about everything matches it.

9. For those working 12 hour shifts, what is your schedule like?

   lifsavER67 replied to JCRN's topic in General Nursing

   my schedule goes like this: 2 on, 2 off, 3 on, 2 off, 2 on, 3 off. the 3 days are friday saturday and sunday. and, yes, the 3 is hard to do sometimes but i like being off every other weekend. i'd like your 6 off but i'd hate the 1 day off between t...

10. IV Phenergan and Toradol "Push"

    lifsavER67 replied to CrohnieToo's topic in Emergency

    I always dilute Phenergan very well, give it very slowly through the highest port and flush well behind it. It is very irritating. I hate heplocks in general. And yes, I have seen the Reglan reaction several times, anxiety, chest pain, sweating.....

11. What do your ER patients families say or do that irks you?

    lifsavER67 replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

    it's always a butterfly, it's always 2 beers and it's always 6 hours. people have never eaten, after the 100th visit in a month, they still don't realize they have to have a ride home before they get a narcotic or anything that would impair driving,...

12. Patients who steal from the ER

    lifsavER67 replied to mdslabod's topic in Emergency

    The same week we moved into our new ER, we had a brand new magnifying light that had the wire cut and just the lighted, magnifier part stolen. Also, we used to keep our crash carts in the trauma rooms, locked only with the little plastic tabs that b...

13. Simple ultrasound question

    lifsavER67 replied to Happy-ER-RN's topic in Emergency

    I personally do not like the practice of filling a bladder with a foley. The main reason is I think it is an unnecesary risk of infection. The second reason is i think the bladder does not have time to expand slowly and it is more painful. Also, t...

14. Triage in rural hospitals

    lifsavER67 replied to 1nuttynurse's topic in Emergency

    I also work in a small ER. We are a 72 bed hospital, 11 bed ER. We currently see about 60-70 pts. each 24 hours. However, staffing has not changed in the 11 years I've been there, while the pt load has doubled. We are staffed with 3 RN's, an 11-11...

15. Can you work in the ER if you have an Associates Degree?

    lifsavER67 replied to Remnants's topic in Emergency

    i've worked 11 years in the ER with an ADN. i can't think of a one of my coworkers who have a BSN currently. like someone else said the pay rate is no different. the bonus with my hospital come with certifying in your area. CEN gets a $1000 bonus...