emtb2rn BSN, RN, EMT-B

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    EKG reading and leads

    emtb2rn replied to Red398's topic in General Nursing

    The positions of the limb leads is incorrect in that diagram. Limb leads need to be on the limbs, not the torso. The latest ena journal has a great article on the science behind lead placement. Don't...
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    PALS and ECG

    emtb2rn replied to nerdynurse22's topic in California Nursing

    Not sure i understand your question. Are you talking about paying for prep classes for pals & acls? If so, you are way overthinking the
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    Nursing student asks nurses the question..

    emtb2rn replied to 2bNurseDR.T's topic in General Nursing

    Did the pt have a chf hx? If so, s3 is an expected finding. Did you peruse the h&p & consult notes? Did a doc notice the gallop? As noted by others, an s3 isn't an
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    Nursing student asks nurses the question..

    emtb2rn replied to 2bNurseDR.T's topic in General Nursing

    OP, are you questioning the nurse in front of the patient? If so, expect a trip to the woodshed. And as for that s3, what is clinically significant about that
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    Advice for new grad starting in ER

    emtb2rn replied to GaJenRN's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats on joining the dark side. Check out the top of the er forum. There are a lot of threads with just the type of info you want. Don't worry about anybody else, just focus on your own...
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    What is the Registered Nurse Patient Ratio at your hospital?

    emtb2rn replied to LinenP's topic in General Nursing

    Go down to your ed and ask them what THEIR ratio is, you might be surprised to see it matches most of the responses from ed nurses around the
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    IV Benadryl

    emtb2rn replied to kmrn1737's topic in Emergency

    Doubt it was anaphylaxis. Ativan's not a 1st line treatment for a legit allergic reaction. I'm going with my thought above, that the benadryl was
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    IV Benadryl

    emtb2rn replied to kmrn1737's topic in Emergency

    How fast was that 25mg pushed? Slamming benadryl can cause significant paradoxical
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    silver nitrate sticks & silvadene creme

    emtb2rn replied to onthemark's topic in Burn

    In my er experience, not interchangeable. We use slivadene for burns and silver nitrate to cauterize epistaxis in cases that don't warrant a rino rocket. Whatchu you doing with
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    Although Women Dominate the Nursing Profession, Do Men Make More Money?

    emtb2rn replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Be married to a corporate executive. She will make more, much more, than her now rn
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    Codes

    emtb2rn replied to applesxoranges's topic in Emergency

    We run a lot of codes but very very rarely call them overhead. Most of our codes arrive in progress
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    Goal: Informatics

    emtb2rn replied to khaleesi123's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Ahh, experience. I deal with our in-house bsn & msn informatics folks a lot. They're nice people but their education didn't really prepare them for the realities of system project management....
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    New grad in ER residency - feeling so overwhelmed!

    emtb2rn replied to CursesandMutterings's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Perfectly normal. You'll learn like the rest of us, 1 mistake at a time. Just don't make any
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    ICU stuff

    emtb2rn replied to amzyRN's topic in Emergency

    All of the above and know your hospital
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    BSN and Associate Nurses Are Neck and Neck. Will This Change?

    emtb2rn replied to allnurses's topic in General Students

    Diploma rn here, went through rn-bsn program. Also have bs in another field. My question (which has been brought up by others recently and is also your question) remains: do any of these studies...
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    What is the Registered Nurse Patient Ratio at your hospital?

    emtb2rn replied to LinenP's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in emergency. Ain't not no ratios for us, not before, not now, not ever. We staff 1:4, but the pts don't know
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    Codes

    emtb2rn replied to applesxoranges's topic in Emergency

    We use the standard acls protocol. Primary writes, 1 rn pulls drugs/does electricity, 1 rn pushes drugs/is hands on the pt, 2 techs who rotate compressions, if going for long, we rotate techs...
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    Magnet status...yay?

    emtb2rn replied to mysonsmama's topic in General Nursing

    Has anyone ever had a patient/family ask about magnet? I never have and that tells me all i need to
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    Are You Where You Thought You'd Be?

    emtb2rn replied to Fancychicken's topic in General Nursing

    Yep. Knew i wanted to be in the ed. And here i
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    RN-BSN SCAM

    emtb2rn replied to elpnla's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    A side note relating to having a bachelors vs an associates. In my first career when i was hiring new employees, i preferred a ba/bs over an as/aas. That was because i felt those who completed a 4...
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    Should ICU get more pay than floor nursing?!?

    emtb2rn replied to francoml's topic in MICU, SICU

    So if a icu nurse commands higher pay d/t criticality of their pts, where does that put ed
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    what's your pet peeve?

    emtb2rn replied to chacha82's topic in General Nursing

    Not being able to actually order a stat umbilectomy for that helicopter
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    Struggling

    emtb2rn replied to russianbear's topic in Emergency

    Congrats. Take what you've already learned and grow from there. Ask for specific orientation goals/objectives so you have a clearly defined path. PM if something comes up that you don't want to...
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    when do you chart?

    emtb2rn replied to amzyRN's topic in Emergency

    After emergent care is done on esi 1 & 2's, i chart the initial care & interventions. I then chart on the fly as i do things. Esi 3/4/5 pts after i them & again on the fly as i do things....
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    Alert, no stick, no BP.

    emtb2rn replied to Karrield's topic in General Nursing

    Pink wrist bracelet that has "LIMB ALERT" printed on it which is placed on extremity that's off limits. Works