JoshuaAdamsRN

JoshuaAdamsRN

Emergency, neonatal, pediatrics

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  1. Pittsburgh....LTC or agency nurses.....help

    JoshuaAdamsRN replied to CoffeeRTC's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I'm confused by your remark that you can't afford the time for an orientation/preceptorship. In most places, the hospital pays you during this

  2. what nursing journals do you read as an ED nurse?

    JoshuaAdamsRN replied to futurecnm's topic in Emergency

    Join the ENA so you can receive the Journal of Emergency Nursing. The membership is worth the journal subscription alone. I also read the journal Nursing2008, which is more of a general nursing...

  3. Congrats Hershey Medical Center

    JoshuaAdamsRN posted a topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Congratulations to the nurses at Penn State - Milton Hershey Medical Center. They were notified last week that they've been awarded Magnet

  4. Questions for management

    JoshuaAdamsRN posted a topic in Nurse Management

    Here's the scoop...I'm in a management course for my BSN and am supposed to ask some managers the following questions, but two out of four people I would have posed them to are out of town until next...

  5. Questions for management

    JoshuaAdamsRN replied to JoshuaAdamsRN's topic in Nurse Management

    Thanks for your reply. It was very useful in helping me construct my

  6. just to let you know..

    JoshuaAdamsRN replied to glamgalRN's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Most Magnet hospitals employ a mixture of diploma, ADN, and BSN nurses and consider having this diversity an

  7. Comparing Pittsburgh hospitals

    JoshuaAdamsRN replied to MissBrn's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    If you want to get a variety of experiences, it's best to work in an intermediate care unit or "step down" which is a level of care between ICU and med-surg. At West Penn, there's E7 progressive care...

  8. Med log

    JoshuaAdamsRN posted a topic in Camp

    Does anyone have a template or an example of a daily or weekly (preferably) MAR for campers' prescribed medications? Just checking to see before I make one myself...

  9. I made an "Oopsie", need some pointers

    JoshuaAdamsRN replied to RNcDreams's topic in Emergency

    Who writes the admission orders in your facility? Is it residents, the ER doctor, a moonlighter, or the patient's attending? Are they always written before the patient goes to bed upstairs? Did you...

  10. no new grad program in our ed

    JoshuaAdamsRN replied to RNinED's topic in Emergency

    Our new graduate orientation varies slightly from the orientation of new employees who have experience, but basically it's the same idea. They have what is termed "competency based orientation",...

  11. no new grad program in our ed

    JoshuaAdamsRN replied to RNinED's topic in Emergency

    Ok, you mentioned that you're a critical access hospital so you probably don't have the luxury of the training resources that are available at a more tertiary center. I'm guessing you probably don't...

  12. Where can l get trained for ER Nursing and how long

    JoshuaAdamsRN replied to Yitta17's topic in Emergency

    As other folks have mentioned, there's no specific "ED nursing course" and the hospital that hires you will train you specifically for working in their unit. That said, there are some certification...

  13. Emergency care in the UK

    JoshuaAdamsRN posted a topic in Emergency

    This letter to the editor was in our local paper today - I thought it would be worth sharing. Eye-opening ER This is in reference to your editorial "Fading Fast: Neglect of U.S. Health Care Takes...

  14. What is your ER like?

    JoshuaAdamsRN replied to rachelgp's topic in Emergency

    I'm guessing your place isn't a teaching hospital with residents to muck things

  15. MLK-Harbor Report

    JoshuaAdamsRN posted a topic in Emergency

    This is worthwhile reading for a number of reasons. Check it out when you have some downtown. CMS

  16. Pet Peeve: Poor Grammar by Nurses

    JoshuaAdamsRN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    HAHA!!! Were yous working in Pittsburgh

  17. Comparing Pittsburgh hospitals

    JoshuaAdamsRN replied to MissBrn's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Here's a very general breakdown for you based on the 3 major hospital systems in Pittsburgh. UPMC Presbyterian-Shadyside is the flagship of the University of Pittsburgh health system. It is actually...

  18. EMS request

    JoshuaAdamsRN replied to vampiregirl's topic in Camp

    Wow. That sounds amazing, do you have any idea what the program

  19. CEN exam tomorrow!

    JoshuaAdamsRN posted a topic in Emergency

    I'm taking the CEN examination tomorrow...any last minutes hints or tips from your own exam taking experience? Cheers,

  20. CEN exam tomorrow!

    JoshuaAdamsRN replied to JoshuaAdamsRN's topic in Emergency

    I took two courses. One was sponsored by the local ENA chapter and held over two days. The other one was also over two days but was by a continuing ed provider called Med-Ed. The ENA one was...

  21. How do YOU check a temp in an orally intubated person?

    JoshuaAdamsRN posted a topic in Emergency

    Ok, here's the scoop. Friday morning I was giving report to the ICU nurse on this grandma who came in extremely short of breath and we ended up tubing. I thought that I had given an EXCELLENT...

  22. CEN exam tomorrow!

    JoshuaAdamsRN replied to JoshuaAdamsRN's topic in Emergency

    Well, I passed. It was not nearly as bad as I expected it to be. Most of the items were common

  23. How do YOU check a temp in an orally intubated person?

    JoshuaAdamsRN replied to JoshuaAdamsRN's topic in Emergency

    Found this article. Guess I'll start taking oral temps in intubated patients. http://www.aacn.org/AACN/jrnlajcc.nsf/GetArticle/ArticleFour95?OpenDocument Still doesn't excuse the ICU nurse for being...

  24. Med log

    JoshuaAdamsRN replied to JoshuaAdamsRN's topic in Camp

    That would be wonderful - just send me a private message. Thank you

  25. Want to go to stand alone ER : Opinions?

    JoshuaAdamsRN replied to rn-n- 2005's topic in Emergency

    I'm really fascinated by this concept as it's something we don't have in my area. When a patient is admitted, how long does it take to get them to the "main" hospital? If the patient has to be seen...