emtb2rn BSN, RN, EMT-B

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    Jacob Rockstar-RN Psych Nurse Action Figure

    emtb2rn replied to Davey Do's topic in Psychiatric

    Are you sure? Your reply seemed somewhat
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    Don't go to co-workers' parties where drinking is occurring

    emtb2rn replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    And then her hair? Cause that's generally the
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    Treat the patient, not the monitor

    emtb2rn replied to offlabel's topic in Critical Care

    Not sure I get your point. Ignore the patient & how they present clinically, just treat based on what the machines tell you? How do you handle
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    What offends you (nursing related)?

    emtb2rn replied to milesims's topic in General Nursing

    Milesims, as heron accurately points out above, a bad reputation will sink a company and a individual's credibility very quickly. Never forget that perception is reality and it's not how you see...
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    Tips for a new grad

    emtb2rn replied to annavito's topic in General Students

    Welcome to AN. Your questions are 2 very common ones. Try doing a search of this site. You'll find a plethora of information on both
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    CEN 2016!

    emtb2rn replied to Lev's topic in Emergency

    Congrats to bobjohnny as well. And yeah, i'm a fan of mark boswell too. He used to post on an but haven't seen him here in
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    Process for monitoring telemetry at your hospital

    emtb2rn replied to Marchc7's topic in Cardiac

    ED tele monitoring is done by the nurses & docs. We have 2 central stations which show all bed monitors &
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    O2 for Unresponsive Pt

    emtb2rn replied to myhoagie02's topic in Emergency

    Regardless of how cutting edge your equipment is, the most important tool a clinician has is their brain. Which is why we will continue to treat the pt, not the
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    questions about suicide

    emtb2rn replied to tothopic's topic in General Nursing

    You certainly have a moral obligation to report if someone makes a suicidal statement, especially with a
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    Reasons to lose nursing license?

    emtb2rn replied to Srobbins2310's topic in General Nursing

    Only know one rn who lost their license. Failure to follow up with mandatory testing after suspension of license for
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    CEN 2016!

    emtb2rn replied to Lev's topic in Emergency

    Hey orst05! Congrats and welcome to the club inside the
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    I made a medication error - Now what???

    emtb2rn replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Motorcycles & med errors. Realizing you've made a med error causes the same gut fluttering sensation as a front wheel
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    Nurses not taking breaks

    emtb2rn replied to scuffles's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Not until there's adequate
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    Opinions on nursing students?

    emtb2rn replied to milesims's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You got called out for not posting your opinion. And it's the playoffs so keep that chin up when curtseying. (That's a hockey reference for those who don't follow the
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    Is Nursing Informatics phasing out?

    emtb2rn replied to sharebear003's topic in Nursing Career

    Going computerized is merely the first step in a system lifecycle. Maintenance, which includes upgrades & modifications, is the true meat of information technology (informatics in healthcare)....
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    Funny Websites or Blogs With Nursing or Hosp Stuff

    emtb2rn replied to kidsnstudyn's topic in Nursing Humor

    We've had that pain scale hung up in a private area of our er for years. And i will occasionally use the being mauled by a bear as a pain
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    Funny Websites or Blogs With Nursing or Hosp Stuff

    emtb2rn replied to kidsnstudyn's topic in Nursing Humor

    Gomerblog rocks. Earth's Finest Medical Satire and News |
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    Wanting to start a CPR business

    emtb2rn replied to traumanurse66's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    With business advice you pretty much get what you pay for, so caveat
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    What to do when a patient codes

    emtb2rn replied to TX3837's topic in General Nursing

    Know the code status of each resident as
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    Opinions on nursing students?

    emtb2rn replied to milesims's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I generally get annoyed when nursing students post questions without providing their own thoughts on the subject and then get defensive when called out. Otherwise, I prefer then over easy with a side...
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    The film: Vaxxed.

    emtb2rn replied to macawake's topic in General Nursing

    Because this entire thread was supposed to be a discussion (if you will) about the movie Wakefield put out. You know, "Vaxxed". Just sayin'. Or rather - "whatchu talkin' 'bout,
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    No pain meds in ER??

    emtb2rn replied to ShaneTeam's topic in Emergency

    To follow up on anna's response that er pts do in fact get surveyed, hell yeah. Pt d/c'd from the er are whose surveys count. For admitted pts, the er visit is a tiny section that does not count...
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    question regarding criminal history

    emtb2rn replied to devine2323's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    The bon is the only source that can definitely answer your question. Follow up with a
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    Epic electronic medical records

    emtb2rn replied to Nasir Awan's topic in General Nursing

    Ever. The best you might do is to see if they list any customers on their website. What are you looking to do with that
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    The film: Vaxxed.

    emtb2rn replied to macawake's topic in General Nursing

    Please provide a link to anything that shows how kloss successfully treated rabies with hyperthermia. A google search of this approach returned zero