RapidRN ADN, BSN

RapidRN has 9 years experience as a ADN, BSN and specializes in Rapid Response/Vascular Access.

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   No Narcs?

   RapidRN replied to MTRNlove's topic in General Specialties

   school, pediatric clinic, STD clinic, employee health, legal consultant nursing, telemedicine, education, poison control centers? just brainstorming ideas. good luck.
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   Male Nursing swag

   RapidRN replied to Ohbeardedone's topic in Men

   OK, I know this is several years old post, but in case people are searching... Something no one else has mentioned, a cool gadget I started carrying once I left ER and joined the Rapid Response/Vascular Team, a foldable scrub pocket clipboard. Look u...
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   Wearing a beard as a male nurse?

   RapidRN replied to Jarl Redbeard's topic in Men

   We are allowed to have a well groomed/ trimmed beard. We can be exempt from N95 fit testing due to facial hair, but have PAPR available.
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   Code Blue/ Rapid Response notes

   RapidRN posted a topic in General Nursing

   With my coworkers input, I developed a note taking flowsheet which is now system wide in our facility and has been placed on every crash cart on a bright neon orange clipboard. I have attached a copy of the flowsheet for your use if you think it coul...
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   Code Blue Charting

   RapidRN replied to Cleveland RN's topic in General Nursing

   We do all of our charting in the computer system, but our crash carts all have neon orange clipboards with Code Record Flowsheets for note taking. It is not entered into the Electronic record, but is used to standardize/organize note taking during co...
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   various field practice tests

   RapidRN posted a topic in General Students

   Hey all, I was trying to find practice exams for when I attempt my Vascular Access Board Certification and came across this little gem of a site. It has various practice exams for all kinds of medical fields, Physical Therapy, specialty nurses, ...
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   How to keep the team motivated

   RapidRN replied to special1rn's topic in Management

   So I myself have never been a nurse manager. My older sister is a nurse manager at my hospital and has some of the best staff in the hospital and has a significantly lower turnover than most floors. Coming from an outside view looking in, she runs ou...
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   Emergency response team

   RapidRN replied to Tomi90's topic in Psychiatric

   At our 240 bed hospital we have CODE STARR paged overhead for verbal aggression/ combative pt. We use a program called STARR by a company named Mitigation Dynamics. A good amount of our floor staff and all of ER takes the 2 day course. There is a ref...
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   Feeling incompetent after rapid response

   RapidRN replied to zinaptl's topic in Cardiac

   As a rapid response nurse, it sounds like you did great. You recognized an issue/change in pt condition, notified RRT and got help. When I arrive to a rapid call, I can direct flow of activity and interventions. I want help from the nurse to do tasks...
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    Nursing scope of practice regarding arterial line insertion.

    RapidRN replied to rntnlee's topic in Critical

    Also if anyone is willing to share their hospitals training criteria or policy on this, that would be a huge resource.
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    Nursing scope of practice regarding arterial line insertion.

    RapidRN replied to rntnlee's topic in Critical

    We are currently in the process of approval for this. Our Rapid Response team is also our vascular team. 240 bed hospital. We can already place midlines, PIV, US guided PIV, and PICC lines. With our frequent turnover of CRNA's we sought the approval ...