JoshuaAdamsRN

JoshuaAdamsRN

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  1. BEST trauma shears?

    JoshuaAdamsRN posted a topic in Emergency

    Ok, here's the deal. I was mocked by my new colleagues for having sissy trauma shears the other day. Truthfully, they were good once but have gone so dull that they could barely cut a bubba lady's...

  2. Anyone working at penn state hershey medical ctr?

    JoshuaAdamsRN replied to time4nicu's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hi Ethel, I am clinical head nurse in the emergency department, so although I wouldn't be able to answer most of your SICU-specific questions, I am able to speak to overall hospital attributes. Our...

  3. Anyone working at penn state hershey medical ctr?

    JoshuaAdamsRN replied to time4nicu's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I did work in the NICU for a while...now I am back in the ER. Send me a private

  4. Being a NICU parent while working on the unit...

    JoshuaAdamsRN posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I don't know if anyone has ever been in this situation, but I'm looking for advice. Before I found out my wife was pregnant, I pursued a transfer opportunity in my hospital and went from being an RN...

  5. ER Burnout

    JoshuaAdamsRN posted a topic in Emergency

    So after working two years in the same ER, I feel as though I'm finally reaching burn-out. I've worked every variation of shifts - all day light, all night turn, weekend only - and nothing seems to...

  6. JeffSTAT PHRN Training?

    JoshuaAdamsRN posted a topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I was just wondering if anyone has ever taken the Pre-Hospital Registered Nurse Training Program that JeffSTAT offers in Philadelphia. And does anyone know of other programs such as this elsewhere in...

  7. Western Pennsylvania School of Nursing?

    JoshuaAdamsRN replied to sid05's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Hi Sid, I graduated from West Penn in 2005. It was a difficult program, but extremely worthwile. I really feel like it prepared me well clinically. The instructors take the time to get to know you,...

  8. West Penn Nursing students anyone ever live on campus?

    JoshuaAdamsRN replied to futureRNAshPA's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I didn't live there but a number of classmates did. In general, I think it provided less distraction for them than living elsewhere. I was lucky to find a house two blocks from the hospital. The...

  9. Relocating to Hershey/Central PA

    JoshuaAdamsRN replied to shinyblackcar's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Hey there, Just wanted to say hi and good luck with your interview. Hershey is an interesting place to live. While we're not urban here, we're certainly not completely rural either. You'll find...

  10. New in ER

    JoshuaAdamsRN replied to RiverNurse's topic in Emergency

    It sounds like you just need to get a clearer idea of what the advanced nursing protocols are for your department and what's expected of you as a nurse. If the doctor signed the order, I think you...

  11. Burned out traveler - need a home base - any recommendations on a great ED?

    JoshuaAdamsRN replied to ItsTime's topic in Emergency

    I know it's not on your list of places to live, but I thought I'd do a little recruiting for our department anyway. Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, PA is the teaching hospital of the Penn State...

  12. Ez-io

    JoshuaAdamsRN posted a topic in Emergency

    So I had a pretty tense situation last night I was wondering if anyone else has ever encountered. Four week old infant, vomiting the past twelve hours, comes in pretty hypovolemic. Three attempts at...

  13. Emergency Nurses Week

    JoshuaAdamsRN replied to impress0508's topic in Emergency

    Our department is getting embroidered scrub tops for the nurses, ED techs, and

  14. PALS Course

    JoshuaAdamsRN replied to NurseLay's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    This is just my opinion, but it doesn't hurt to take the course now and then maybe instead of waiting the two years before you take the refresher, take it again next year. A whole lot more will make...

  15. Changes this year

    JoshuaAdamsRN replied to Miriam57RN's topic in Camp

    This is similar to the first camp I worked at, which was huge (~1200 campers per 12 day session). We had 1 RN, who had "office hours" during the day (like 8 am-5:30 pm), but then she was available by...

  16. The Med Room: An inner sanctum where Angels of Mercy bare their souls...

    JoshuaAdamsRN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    At my first ER, the med room was definitely the place to vent. Now I work in a facility where the med station is at the nurses' station, right around the corner from where many of our hall patients...

  17. Questions Concerning EpiPens

    JoshuaAdamsRN replied to cnolan's topic in Camp

    The Epi-Pen is included in the BLS protocols of many states so that even EMTs can give it without a doctor's order upon recognizing signs/symptoms of anaphylaxis. The 2 camps I have worked at have...

  18. new nursing grads

    JoshuaAdamsRN replied to rosiekay's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Just out of curiosity, what part of PA are you

  19. Who will buy tuition forgiveness in PA?

    JoshuaAdamsRN replied to Llynn's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I don't know of any loan "buybacks", but certainly West Penn Allegheny offers sign on bonuses to new grads. Mine was $10,000 over three years at West Penn, but that was awhile ago and they may have...

  20. when should I take TNCC/PALS??

    JoshuaAdamsRN replied to sdsu2007's topic in Emergency

    Get PALS before TNCC. In many places, PALS is a prerequisite to getting hired in an emergency department, but TNCC is optional (or if required, can be taken within the first year of employment). And...

  21. I get soo frustrated..............

    JoshuaAdamsRN replied to DaretoDreamRN's topic in Emergency

    I had to laugh at the end of your post. That's the remark I make every time there's a difficulty patient. "Well, there goes our Press Gainey score for the

  22. Good emergency resource book?

    JoshuaAdamsRN replied to 1EmergencyRN's topic in Emergency

    Emergency Nursing Core Curriculum put out by the ENA. It's very comprehensive, lists conditions, assessment findings, nursing interventions, and helps you anticipate what tests/treatments will be...

  23. Best & Worst Excuses for Not Taking Report?

    JoshuaAdamsRN replied to loricatus's topic in Emergency

    I find it extremely insulting when I'm told the nurse is at lunch and no one else is capable of taking report. I've been in an ER for 3+ years now and I can count the number of uninterrupted lunches...

  24. JeffSTAT PHRN Training?

    JoshuaAdamsRN replied to JoshuaAdamsRN's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Thanks, this is a little closer to me than Philadelphia (I'm in the Hershey-Harrisburg area). Any comments on the quality of the training, if you underwent it or know anyone who

  25. Last Name on ID Badges

    JoshuaAdamsRN replied to phillyrn10's topic in Emergency

    Are you working at a PA hospital? I'm just curious because I hadn't heard that. I've worked at two ERs (in Pittsburgh and now Hershey) and the norm is *not* to have your last name on the badge. I...