usmalenurse

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1. on a long road to nursing

   usmalenurse replied to bohica's topic in North Carolina

   I decided to go back to school at 38 for my RN. I was an EMT and CNA and had worked in the ER for 7+ years. It took me a total of 4 years to get the preregs and complete the RN program but I worked full time nights in the ER while going. I would t...

2. ER Nurses...RN's only?

   usmalenurse replied to usmalenurse's topic in North Carolina

   Our ER is staffed with 5 nurses per shift and all are RNs so if an LPN is pulled to help cover the unit they are never alone. We've been told that an LPN cannot assess the patient but the patient is assessed initially by the triage nurse who is an R...

3. ER Nurses...RN's only?

   usmalenurse posted a topic in North Carolina

   Would like any info regarding liability or role functions of LPN's that are pulled to work in the E.R. Our E.R. is short-staffed from time to time (what else is new?) and occasionally LPN's are pulled to the unit to help. We have conflicting opinio...