RunnerRN

RunnerRN BSN, RN

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  1. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    RunnerRN replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure if if scares me more that these people GOT their license, or that they've KEPT their license. I have two.... One is from the department dummy. She had a CP pt, and the order was given...

  2. patient satisfaction

    RunnerRN replied to RNLex's topic in Emergency

    The only thing I can think of is that we are supposed to do "rounding sheets". Every 30 minutes, a RN or tech is supposed to hit each room and ask if the patient is aware of the delay in care (we...

  3. ER Nurses. Read This!

    RunnerRN replied to ERERER's topic in Emergency

    One of the docs at work copied it and posted it at our work stations. How great do you think it felt to walk in early on a Sat and see that the first thing!? We all decided we want to copy it and...

  4. PALS vs. ENPC

    RunnerRN replied to MikeyBSN's topic in Emergency

    I liked ENPC better. You got a lot of the PALS stuff, but so much more trauma, illness info. For me, I can get an algorithm book and learn my PALS guidelines in a day....but I enjoyed the ENPC...

  5. Fast Track?

    RunnerRN replied to luv2shopp85's topic in Emergency

    Ditto to the above posters. To qualify which patients would fall into which categories: Non-urgent: suture removal, rabies vaccine Fast Track: simple ortho injuries (xray and splint only), lac...

  6. Ever seen this??

    RunnerRN replied to vamedic4's topic in Emergency

    We have had patients present with a letter stating they are under the care of a pain specialist. Never have run into one with treatment directives - it reminds of when PMDs send their patients into...

  7. Update on Gross Out Co-Worker

    RunnerRN replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    I, as well, am quite interested to see where this finally goes. It is my current online soap opera.....(dramatic voice over) Will the OP finally confront the phantom urinator? Or will they live in...

  8. Much needed help with communication?

    RunnerRN replied to USNOUMED's topic in General Nursing

    I'm an ER nurse and I try to get along with all the students/residents. A few things that might help (at least, if you were at my hospital): -Ask me my impression. When you come out of the room, be...

  9. Do you think the pain scale is accurate?

    RunnerRN replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    I love when a woman will come in and say "10/10 - it is so much worse than my labor!" The next (appropriate) question is "did you have an epidural?" But of course that will never be asked!!! I know...

  10. Update on Gross Out Co-Worker

    RunnerRN replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, either you're a troll or you work at the most out of tiouch hospital in the world! :) I refrained from replying to your first post because you got plenty of good advice - and all I could really...

  11. Pay difference between RN and BSN?

    RunnerRN replied to 2bNurseguru's topic in General Nursing

    At my hospital, there is a .50 cent per hour differential. Wahoo - that's about $1000 a year. I think the question is less will you make more money as a BSN, but where do you want to go in nursing?...

  12. Tips on how NOT to appear like a Drug seeker

    RunnerRN replied to WillowBrook's topic in Emergency

    I'm going to take a wild guess that you don't work in the ER/any area of first response. Drug seeking is a big problem in many EDs, and it takes up quite a bit of time and resources. How would you...

  13. Loans for nursing school?

    RunnerRN replied to LIZ07's topic in General Nursing

    I was able to get federal Direct loans for myself (I believe $5500 a year) which had payments and interest deferred until grad. I had to get a private loan, and went through Wells Fargo. BIG...

  14. Do you know how to do CPR well?

    RunnerRN replied to Bala Shark's topic in General Nursing

    As it should be lol. Like I said, this code was a cluster of mistakes, and they still had the fluids kvo. Plus the fluids were hooked to his dialysis access, and everytime someone lowered the bag a...

  15. Help!! Nursing Debate

    RunnerRN replied to ads24's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I don't know if union vs non union is good for nsg school - that was really something I didn't start to think about until I was out of school. Physician assisted suicide is a good one - there was a...

  16. Do you know how to do CPR well?

    RunnerRN replied to Bala Shark's topic in General Nursing

    Ditto to the above poster - you have to DO CPR to be good at it (and that doesn't mean doing it on the mannequins). My first experience w CPR was on a guy who crumped during dialysis...I was on a...

  17. Cheating on nursing exams

    RunnerRN replied to MiaNJ's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't read all of the replies, but it does seem like you're putting a LOT of energy into this, if only online - practically every reply has a response from you! If you're off school, go outside...

  18. FIVE-STAR experience in a Luxury Hospital?

    RunnerRN replied to Lenap's topic in General Nursing

    Hospitals should put their money into making CARE better and safer for patients - not the stay more comfortable. When does it stop? Because if the surroundings are better, I bet eventually the...

  19. Plan B

    RunnerRN replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    Yes women should be able to enjoy themselves, but women should also be responsible enough to know when pregnancy is possible and (if not willing to care for a child) say no/protect themselves. Yes...

  20. Plan B

    RunnerRN replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know about "every Sunday night" but I do think there is a big difference between studies and the real world. I'm sure there will be some retrospective study in a few years showing there was a...

  21. Advancing in Nursing

    RunnerRN replied to Hartz's topic in General Nursing

    As everyone else has posted, there are tons of opportunities for RNs to continue education. Education - teaching in nsg schools, pt education, staff education; NP - primary care, women's health,...

  22. Views on New Grads Entering the ER.

    RunnerRN replied to ICUNurse11's topic in Emergency

    I think it is great to gear your education to the patient's levels of interest and understanding. But to not even know how a med works enough to be able to pass it on to family

  23. Male staff-Female Pt. - ECG

    RunnerRN replied to bill4745's topic in Emergency

    In our dept, we have a male/male female/female understanding for the most part. For non-emergency emergencies, I try to offer the same sex tech. For CP, they get what they get. For teens, I really...

  24. Dealing with a patient who verbally threatens you

    RunnerRN replied to Trauma_Team_1's topic in General Nursing

    I don't really think it matters how this patient was feeling emotionally - he was verbally abusive and trying to intimidate a staff member. If we just let that slide and say "now how does that make...

  25. Discharging a patient AMA

    RunnerRN replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    I had some conflict about this last week. We have some docs that will sign a pt out AMA, but will go ahead and print out d/c orders, sometimes complete with meds! If someone is just needing to go...