diane e

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1. Help with human resources

   diane e posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

   Hi, Does any one have any suggestions for this? An RN with 3 years ER experience in a fast paced ER has applied multiple times at Providence Little Company of Mary in Torrance Calif to jobs that...

2. NGT medications

   diane e posted a topic in General Nursing

   Question. What is the general rule when having to give multiple medications via NGT. Can you crush more then one med at a time and administer them together. I was asked this by a new grad. I honestly...

3. Centinela Hospital ER so scary

   diane e replied to diane e's topic in General Nursing

   HI, I appreciate your reply. You mentioned the care right now is not ideal, and better then no care at all. I am an RN with 36 years ER experience in a level 1 trauma center. What I am concerned about...

4. Centinela Hospital ER so scary

   diane e posted a topic in General Nursing

   I need advise on if and what to do about this hospitals ER practices. I have good friends working there. They are now being assigned patients 6:1 ratio. Regardless of the acuity. The nurses are...

5. Critical care patients in emergency room

   diane e replied to diane e's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you for responding . I will pass this on to my daughter. It is a for profit hospital. I may be old school nursing where the patient came first. The events that she has shared with me are so...

6. Critical care patients in emergency room

   diane e replied to diane e's topic in General Nursing

   No. Thanks for

7. Critical care patients in emergency room

   diane e posted a topic in General Nursing

   hi good morning. My daughter is a new grad. She landed a job in a very busy emergency room by Los Angeles airport. Staffing is for patients to one nurse. I have a question and a concern. They gave her...

8. Is my (50K) BSN worthless?

   diane e replied to boxofrain's topic in General Nursing

   I graduated 1986 with only my AA. Got hired into a level one trauma center in So Calif. I can honestly say I was scared , and had no confidence. But my saving grace was my preceptor. I was with the...

9. Effect of 12 Hour Shifts on Patient Care and the Nurse: A Need for Change.

   diane e replied to LindaGracie's topic in General Nursing

   I agree with most of the nurses that have chosen 12 hour shifts I also think that the fatigue and errors could possibly due to the acuity of having four patients and I’m speaking about emergency...

10. Propofol administration by ER RN

    diane e replied to diane e's topic in Emergency

    Hi. I have been an ER nurse for 33 years.( yikes that seems like a life time). I used to work in a big county hospital in Los Angeles for 19 years in a level 1 trauma centerThen in 2002 moved to...

11. Propofol administration by ER RN

    diane e posted a topic in Emergency

    Hi, In the state of California what is the scope of practice for propofol administration for sedation in ER by RN. Also can a patient be in 4 point hard restraints on a stretcher vs a regular...

12. Open letter from New Nurse to Supervisors, Experienced Nurses

    diane e replied to lorias's topic in General Nursing

    I am new to posting. How do I see the reply’s. Says 7 replies but I dont see any.

13. Open letter from New Nurse to Supervisors, Experienced Nurses

    diane e replied to lorias's topic in General Nursing

    Good Morning, I enjoy reading all the articles. This one in particular made me sad. My daughter is a new grad December 2018. She got hired in June in a very large for profit ER in Inglewood Calif....

14. California NCLEX result MARCH 2019

    diane e replied to johnkippa24's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I sent a reply earlier but I dont think it posted. The PV worked. and all the people I know who tried it have passed. You should be able to see your results today or tomorrow,,, good luck,, and good...

15. California NCLEX result MARCH 2019

    diane e replied to johnkippa24's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Good morning it took five days for the results to come out good luck I hope you passed and good luck getting a