Nursemateo RN, EMT-B

Nursemateo is a RN, EMT-B and specializes in Flight Nursing, Critical Care Transport, ER.

Latest Activity

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   Becoming a Transport RN?

   Nursemateo replied to WibbilyWobblyTimeyWimey's topic in Emergency

   I started my career in a critical access hospital and was frequently on transports to tertiary centers. What state are you working in? In some areas, this is less common, and the structure regulations can be tricky; in others, it's a common practice ...
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   Is it normal for an employer to manage your off time?

   Nursemateo replied to eBrekke's topic in General Nursing

   As a flight nurse I work in a more dangerous role than most nursing specialties. We have a policy on picking up shifts at other jobs but it's not even that crazy! We're required to have a minimum of 8hrs of rest prior to the start of our shift. This ...
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   Is nursing burn out really that bad?

   Nursemateo replied to nursingcand's topic in General Nursing

   This sums up my career choices well; if you love what you do, burnout won't be as quick. I've seen many coworkers come and go, either in our department or nursing as a whole. Typically, it's because what they thought was their chosen specialty wasn't...
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   Small ER lab question

   Nursemateo replied to NurseL1998's topic in Emergency

   You're describing my first-ever ER job! I worked in a rural critical access ER, and we had three beds in total. The lab and radiology departments were on call at night, and our provider was usually a locum staying in a hotel across town. We treated m...
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   Nurse Patient Ratio in Emergency Department

   Nursemateo replied to wheatbread's topic in Emergency

   ED patient ratios here in CA are better overall but definitely ranges depending on where you are in the state and if the hospital is union or not. The average I've seen is 1:4. Some facilities are 1:3, and I've seen up to 1:6 at others. The one thing...
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   Did She Violate Patient Confidentiality?

   Nursemateo replied to 0121Mednurse's topic in General Nursing

   As a practicing nurse I still review literature on a regular basis when faced with intricate questions of duty, law, and ethics. I found the article very helpful there are a lot of different factors at play legally that I had not thought of when I f...
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   Physician Giving Sedation Without Nurse

   Nursemateo replied to Udmert's topic in Emergency

   Reading this whole thread makes me want to scream! This quote sums up the majority of these type issues seen in the ED. I wish we weren't over ratios and chronically understaffed, had great management, and phenomenal peer support, but we don't. ...
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   Help- Working Codes as a Nurse

   Nursemateo replied to Carmen12345's topic in Emergency

   As a new nurse I had the advantage of having run codes in the field with only a second partner, this allows you to see how efficient a code can be. However, I remember being overwhelmed the first time I had a patient code in the ED because the team i...
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   Did She Violate Patient Confidentiality?

   Nursemateo replied to 0121Mednurse's topic in General Nursing

   I'm inclined to agree with @klone this reads like a. copy and paste of an assignment. If it is I hope you will formulate your own opinion. However, as an ED nurse I have been faced with this exact case on more than one occasion, the answer is n...
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    CNA before/while in nursing school....

    Nursemateo replied to KaseyC's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I was a CNA in long term care before I started nursing school and then I worked as a CNA/Tech on a Telemetry Unit and eventually as an ER Tech/EMT. I can tell you that any CNA experience is helpful in nursing school. This especially evident in the fi...
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    Anyone HATE nursing school but LOVE being a Nurse?

    Nursemateo replied to alex_desiree97's topic in General Students

    I say, keep at it. For two reasons: 1. You are in your 3rd semester meaning you're almost done! Nursing schools are notoriously hard to transfer between in the middle of the program. (Mostly due to different content being in different classes, and ea...