debbyed

debbyed

ER, Hospice, CCU, PCU

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  1. Views on New Grads Entering the ER.

    debbyed replied to ICUNurse11's topic in Emergency

    Since I've been in the ER for >20 years I have seen attitudes change including mine. When I started all graduate nurses were supposed to have a year of Med/Surg. experience. I was lucky in that I...

  2. Restraining critical patients with heroin overdoses

    debbyed replied to JessicRN's topic in Emergency

    Most of our overdoses are reversed in the field. They arrive awake and :angryfire very, very mad. The Medics restrain them with the bandages to the side rails. If they are awake when they come in,...

  3. The War with the Floors

    debbyed replied to zima60's topic in Emergency

    We have developed a working relationship with all the units in the hospital. Because we have become so busy and the acuity so high, We as a group of nurses had to come up with a plan. Admitted...

  4. patients leaving with IV lock in place

    debbyed replied to ellencrn's topic in Emergency

    If a patient states they want to leave with a med lock in place, first we inform the patient why that isn't allowed and then we tell the patient that if they do leave with the med-lock in place we...

  5. Chinese Proverbs

    debbyed replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    :rotfl:

  6. Code Blue Documentation

    debbyed replied to 2rntish's topic in Emergency

    Our new monitors have the code summary. It's made life a whole lot

  7. Oncology RN with cancer

    debbyed replied to lgoins's topic in Oncology

    You have my thoughts of encouragement and wishes of wellness. From reading your posts I'm sure you do portray an image of being "put together and in control" and I am sure you are wonderful support...

  8. role of clinical coordinators in er

    debbyed replied to peg gallagher's topic in Emergency

    Initially I was hired as a Clinical Coordinator with job descriptions simular to RNCEN...... This position worked very well and overall increases the efficiency of the ER and ER staff. Of...

  9. IV Push Lopressor on a Med-Surg Unit??

    debbyed replied to LuvMedSurgNsg's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I would only be comfortable if the patient was monitored. It only takes one patient who reacts differently to the IV push to have a

  10. Nursing as a customer service profession?

    debbyed replied to EmeraldNYL's topic in General Nursing

    If you want to work in a hospital, you need to get used to hearing "Customer Service". On evaluations, at our facility, customer service is worth more points than competency. In their favor, the...

  11. 2 Nurses needed???

    debbyed replied to BrandieRNq's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Not sure what our policy is but I always have my insulin doses checked. Also do that with a few Peds dosages of potentially dangerous drugs. My motto has always been "Better safe than

  12. Nursing and Piercings?

    debbyed replied to Wuiteroz's topic in General Nursing

    Our hospital just revised it's dress code and no facial peircing are allowed except for documented religious resons. All visiable tattoos must be covered. Peircing and tattoos are a personal choice,...

  13. Conscious Sedation Recoveries

    debbyed replied to TexNurse's topic in Emergency

    We do conscious sedation in the ED for things like dislocated shoulders and recover them as well ..However...Once a patient leaves the ER for either an inpatient or outpatient procedure they are no...

  14. Older than dirt quiz

    debbyed replied to KaraLea's topic in Nursing Humor

    And THIS is the test I get 100% on???? Life just isn't

  15. Ativan, insulin, alcohol drips on floors?

    debbyed replied to susanmary's topic in General Nursing

    Rule of thumb at our facility is that if the patient will require vital signs or other treatments (ie: Blood sugars) more frequently that q1hr they got to ICU. If more frequently than q4 hour they go...

  16. First day in ER - very enlightening

    debbyed replied to BrandyBSN's topic in Emergency

    I love when I read about new ER nurses that are truely loving their job and I cry when I read about the ones who get no training and no support. ER is a terrific job if you don't mind running at full...

  17. Do you hold patients in the ED?

    debbyed replied to shootemrn's topic in Emergency

    We've been holding like crazy lately, even after the hospital opened up another zone to take both PCU and M/S patients. The new ER will have a built in Holding area but what do you want to bet that...

  18. Legalities, Pros, Cons of becoming a charge RN in ER

    debbyed replied to KKERRN's topic in Emergency

    From what you write you sound like you'll do fine. Basically I'd just be repeating what CEN35 and Teeituptom have said. From spending some time on this board it usually sounds like CEN35 and I work...

  19. Are you ashamed of being a nurse?

    debbyed replied to Mijourney's topic in Nursing Career

    Excuse Me?????? Of course I'm proud to be a nurse and personally I feel that any nurse that isn't needs to find a new

  20. Do you have to be ACLS certified to give conscio conscious sedation?

    debbyed replied to Jbahoffman's topic in Gastroenterology

    Although we are in the process of having all of our Emergency Room nurses ACLS certified it is not necessary to do Moderate (Conscious) Sedation. However, that said, Every year we have mandatory...

  21. Unhappy family members

    debbyed replied to moonshadeau's topic in General Nursing

    As Senior Clinical Nurse who runs charge all the time I'm the one that gets called to deal with irrate patients and families and with waiting times getting longer and longer there are more and more of...

  22. injection technique

    debbyed replied to ZAROZINIA's topic in General Nursing

    Always used the "dart"approach with lots of wrist action. Get complimented frequently that they never felt the needle, but boy did that medicine hurt. Never tried it slowly. Thinking about it makes...

  23. Brink of nervous breakdown!

    debbyed replied to SbRN2002's topic in General Students

    We've all been there, done that...and I can promise you this too will pass. As grannie used to say, "it's always darkest before the dawn". Do something nice for yourself and remember that we are all...

  24. Nursing or Medical School

    debbyed replied to Yosemite's topic in Nursing Career

    I work with several guys in the ER and they love the work as much as I do. We find we can live quite confortable on our income and when we go home our job is done. No patients calling all hours of...

  25. AHHH! A Warm Blanket!

    debbyed replied to sarjeetgill's topic in Nursing Humor

    I'm about ready for a warm blanket myself this