NinaC

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1. need advice desperately!!!

   NinaC replied to Nytenurse's topic in General Nursing

   I've been an nurse since 1993...I felt the same way when I first started. However, as I got older, there were certain things that I felt were important and things that were not. I worked on a tele...

2. Precepting

   NinaC replied to Jen S's topic in General Nursing

3. Men vs. Women

   NinaC replied to BlueBear's topic in General Nursing

   i agree with your post. you're right about the independence and er nurses in general feel that their opinions are important to the

4. admission delays

   NinaC replied to NinaC's topic in Emergency

   apprarently this has been discussed as one of the options but it seemed that a lot of managers on the units upstairs were resistent to the idea but no explanations were given as to why they did not...

5. admission delays

   NinaC replied to NinaC's topic in Emergency

   I would like to thank you all for the replies I received for "Admission Delays." I just find it so frustrating that I often wonder if any other hospital has this problem. In general, ERs are the...

6. admission delays

   NinaC replied to NinaC's topic in Emergency

7. admission delays

   NinaC posted a topic in Emergency

   I work in a busy ER and there are times when we are so busy and overloaded that we have no room to put patients in. Most often times than not, our monitored beds are often occupied by patients that...

8. fluid therapy with DKA?

   NinaC replied to janine3&5's topic in Emergency

   Janine, Bolusing the patient with 2 Liters of NS is a common order for DKA basically to dilute the glucose. It is what is ordered commonly in the ER. If the attending had questions about the order...