mmutk

mmutk BSN, RN, EMT-I

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  1. ER nurse to patient ratio

    mmutk replied to MGHERRN's topic in Emergency

    4:1 is the max I think anyone should have in an urgent/emergent section. (PERIOD). I would love to see a 3:1, but come on now let's not get crazy:eek: I worked in a medium sized ER that I no longer...

  2. Vanderbilt Pay Scale

    mmutk replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    Vanderbilt is still notorious for low pay in the nashville area. And the only 'transfers' you will get are trauma transfers. And often these days St Thomas and Baptist will take traumas as long as it...

  3. Dreams of Becoming an ER Nurse Fading.

    mmutk replied to jjnmrsmom's topic in Emergency

    Take TNCC and PALS too if able, that might help out your chances as these are common among ER

  4. What's with the drug shortages?

    mmutk replied to Scooty Puff Jr's topic in Emergency

    I don't understand it. We were out of epi premixed syringes for a while, still out of the D50 premixed syringes that come out of the boxes. Our pharmacy reported only a couple of manufacturers make...

  5. CEN Practice Exams

    mmutk replied to oregonnurse2007's topic in Emergency

    Use the most up to date. The CEN was changed

  6. Reporting to ICU

    mmutk replied to inteRN's topic in Emergency

    hmm the above post is yelling at people about nothing.... you must work in management somewhere. We can talk about giving report to ICU nurses from the ER in the ER forum. I don't think we need to...

  7. Can I bolus this patient? A legal / practice question about sedatives and narcotics

    mmutk replied to simvee's topic in MICU, SICU

    I see frequent boluses like the author mentions in my ICU as well. If that's what you intend to do you better know who is watching you while you do it. I tend to believe those little boluses are not...

  8. Reporting to ICU

    mmutk replied to inteRN's topic in Emergency

    As a male ICU nurse (and ER nurse) I agree I don't give the ER nurses a hard time when they call. All I want to know is where and what kind of IV's do you have? Is there any family? Did you send the...

  9. Returning to ER, Passed CEN!

    mmutk posted a topic in Emergency

    Hey all, I have been absent from the boards for a while. I went to the SICU to do some critical care nursing for the last year and a half. I have gained some good experience but am tired of getting...

  10. Returning to ER, Passed CEN!

    mmutk replied to mmutk's topic in Emergency

    Yeah I didn't find it that difficult, but I could just not have passed it would studying for it through the NSG Core Curriculum. I felt as though my ICU experience helped a bit too (lots of ABG...

  11. A Lot of Flight Nursing Jobs

    mmutk replied to Rio's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    I agree with phlegm here. I think that AirEvac, "ScareEvac", as we call them in middle Tennessee is not always up to par with their helicopters. I think there are two issues here #1 The helicopter's...

  12. question about CCRN, PASS CCRN, and the self assessment exam

    mmutk replied to jmeng's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    what % is passing on the actual

  13. CCRN

    mmutk replied to Zaphod's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Congrats, don't let those whom are jelous ruin your week. Good

  14. CEN Laura Gasparis DVD/CD

    mmutk replied to jms11875's topic in Emergency

    Not sure if this was just a alternate question, but I got a 2 part question on the CEN I took last week. It gave a senario and then 2 questions based on the same senario. Was a little different than I...

  15. What's with the drug shortages?

    mmutk replied to Scooty Puff Jr's topic in Emergency

    Lasix is still short and Propofol are still in short supply. D50 syringes are now mixed by the

  16. Go find your patient

    mmutk replied to irmaRN's topic in Emergency

    cookienay phoenixtech, you are both missing a very important situation here, the 9y/o patient had not only not recieved a mse (medical screening exam) but also had not even seen the triage nurse yet....

  17. Go find your patient

    mmutk replied to irmaRN's topic in Emergency

    It might be security's job to find the patient, but most obviously not yours. The EDs are busy enough as it is, we don't need to go finding more patients in addition to the ones already

  18. Wearing Gloves When Taking Vital Signs?

    mmutk replied to student1000's topic in Emergency

    I love how all the comments about not wearing gloves and what not are from RN STUDENTS OR NEW

  19. Fever vs. Warm Blanket

    mmutk replied to nursebrandie28's topic in Emergency

    There are times when some nurses obviously lack common sense. (I suppose some of us ER nurses fall into that category) Like with fever and not giving blankets. I don't know how many times I've...

  20. Wearing Gloves When Taking Vital Signs?

    mmutk replied to student1000's topic in Emergency

    If I have to take their vitals or touch them I would. In fact sometimes I wish I did have some gloves and a mask with me for times like

  21. Wearing Gloves When Taking Vital Signs?

    mmutk replied to student1000's topic in Emergency

    I don't agree with any part of your statement above and I also do not believe you actually do know the role of PPE. It was initially developed to protect the patients from other patient's blood or...

  22. Policy on ED violence

    mmutk replied to littleRNthatcould's topic in Emergency

    The current ER I work at has a policy on violence as too: What ever happens to the nurse happens to the nurse, we're not getting involved or making policies because we don't won't to cause a scene in...

  23. Best ER Nurse quotes

    mmutk replied to JennyAS's topic in Emergency

    I have a tendency to tell patients to "throw another quarter in the wishing well cause that ain't happening today" Used frequently for refill requests, cab rides home, go out to smoke requests,

  24. Which should be seen first?

    mmutk replied to g61j's topic in Emergency

    If that's all the information I was given. I would chose the SOB for the room first. They are both level 2s. They are both vague complaints as given by you. ABC: Sob (just my

  25. Sure signs your pt. is sick

    mmutk replied to danger's topic in Emergency

    Color is usually a good sign if a patient is really SICK. You know the one's i'm talking about when you see em you just get a little kick in your step... I let the bodies do the talking for the...