cota2k

cota2k

Tele m/s, new to ED

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About cota2k

cota2k specializes in Tele m/s, new to ED.


Climbing the Nursing Ladder

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  1. patient acuity system

    This is always a sticky subject. What is safe? Our VIP of clinical practice has a goal of about 5:1. That's 1.5 hours per patient on a med-surg, post-Op floor. Nurse Assistants do all the baths, pass...
  2. Tattle Tales

    Our Senior Leaders have been trying to reduce infection rates, as everyone in Nursing is. Recently, a memo was sent to all employees that if anyone witnesses an unsafe practice it is their...
  3. So we have a Code coming in....

    I was on med/surg and a Pt went unresponsive. The quick action/adrenaline rush changed my
  4. So we have a Code coming in....

    I remember my first code as a student. Big guy, witnessed arrest while working with an outdoor contracting co. He was beyond blue and his eyes were someplace else. So much work compressing his...
  5. Anyone Made the Transition from Med/Surg to ER?

    I made the transition a few years back after one year of tele/med-surg. We are also small town America; far more drama vs trauma. It was difficult at first mainly because I was still raw. You...
  6. Would you marry a female MD?

    Thats right Roy F. I married a person not a
  7. Question about nursing and 12 hours shifts.

    12 hrs is a long time to be locked in a bunker overnight. I work in an increasingly busier rural ER, overnights are 630p to 7 a, and by 4 or 5 you R spent! I came in to NSG as a second career, so...
  8. Shoes

    in nsg school i broke down and invested in custom orthotics. pricey, but my 40+ year old hips, knees and back are happy! I wear 'em in newbalance or nike walking zips, extra wide. good to
  9. Male Nurse Mentor

    nsg school can be a full-time job w/tests and care plans. running track will be a great way to decompress. Also after graduation the crazy nsg shifts (3 * 12 hr shifts) could allow time for training....
  10. Hair style

    can you compromise with a 'high and tite" cut? otherwise...yeah a mohawk will be
  11. After two years of ER practice I still consider myself new. I always find myself amazed at the lack of humility the patients present with. Granted they have no idea what we are doing in the next...
  12. currently in ER but , i'm a little frustrated with being between the "old" clicks and the uninspired newbees. also, outdoor concert and carnival (beer tent) season is coming; if I wanted to wrestle...
  13. Press Gainey AARRGGHH

    Our press ganey scores avg about 85%. So, as there is always room for improvement I came up with a couple of suggestions. Expresso or cappacino in the waiting room, and hot moist towels in the...
  14. days vs. evenings vs. nights

    Cliques! Opposite weekends have alternate personalities: one weekned has the lifers on days, and the A-Team at night. The opposite weekend has the misfits on days, and the Freak Show at night....
  15. I just saw your post, and I notice that you are half way through your wait. It is painful, I remember the anxiety. I got home, had brew and got outside with my kids;lot's of distraction and fresh...