emtb2rn BSN, RN, EMT-B

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    How do people feel about male nurses?

    emtb2rn replied to Natgurad's topic in Men in Nursing

    You mean a european
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    Do nurses do med math

    emtb2rn replied to direw0lf's topic in General Students

    We do a lot of math in the ed, especially with peds. Not uncommon to have the ed doc, the peds hospitalist & the rn doing calculations simultaneously to make sure we come up with the correct
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    Port-a-cath's and Biopatch usage

    emtb2rn replied to deweydecimal13501's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Yes. Always. The patch is included in the start kit. Blue sky
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    computers

    emtb2rn replied to terri visco's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Haiku?
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    Administering Tylenol to a friend

    emtb2rn replied to Em31200's topic in General Nursing

    I believe the entire saying is: "Those who can do, those who can't teach, those who can't teach administrate, those who can't administrate legislate" I think my punctuation ain't not right, but, like,...
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    ED interview tomorrow, suggestions?

    emtb2rn replied to ctoedeb4's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    That shadow/walk around/meet is to see what vibe the staff picks up. The ed is a team sport, so we kinda like to have a good feeling about who's going to be working with us. My conjecture (not...
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    1/30 This week I learned: you suck, EMTALA.

    emtb2rn replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I learned that the older you get, the more important it is to know what's on the other side of that big ole mound of snow before catching 15' of air. Which leads to... I learned that i didn't break...
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    Verbal Hand-off Reports - Are they no longer necessary?

    emtb2rn replied to yr.pedsnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Us
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    Verbal Hand-off Reports - Are they no longer necessary?

    emtb2rn replied to yr.pedsnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Excellent question. We sign the sbar & put our extension. Before the pt is transported, we call the floor to confirm the sbar was received. If confirmed, the receiving rn can call with any...
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    Verbal Hand-off Reports - Are they no longer necessary?

    emtb2rn replied to yr.pedsnurse's topic in General Nursing

    "This is emtb2rn. The pt is a 53 y/o male, history of htn & cholesterol. Intermittent sternal chest pain x3 days. No pain the er, rsr, got 324 of aspirin, trop negative, 20 gauge in one of his...
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    career ladder to ER

    emtb2rn replied to Guest02/04/2016's topic in Emergency

    You want to be in the ed? Apply & move. Don't wait. Your learning curve will not be longer without tele experience. We do a lot more than just cardiac. Come to the darkside. We're more
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    Jacob Rockstar-RN Psych Nurse Action Figure

    emtb2rn replied to Davey Do's topic in Psychiatric

    No and stop calling me
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    bored to tears

    emtb2rn replied to KThurmond's topic in General Students

    The interwebs, ppphhhttt. Let's get jiggy with the card catalog & the dewey decimal system. And history is really
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    malpractice insurance

    emtb2rn replied to Toadd35's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Do a search or better yet, check the stickies at the top of the general nursing discussion forum. You'll find what you're looking for, which is "yes" &
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    Highest temp

    emtb2rn posted a topic in Emergency

    106.6 rectal. Temp did just fine with tylenol. The sepsis was a whole 'nother issue. Let's hear
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    Questions and feelings on nursing

    emtb2rn replied to jenna1394's topic in General Nursing

    12 hour shifts. Work 2 off 2 work 2 off 3. On every other weekend, holidays alternate annually. Easy to trade to get 4 days off in a
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    Sepsis

    emtb2rn replied to martymoose's topic in General Nursing

    Agree with jrwest about sepsis by criteria. I had a 30ish female last night who met the current criteria and her dx? Hot ap, not burst, headed to the
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    Question on roles in code

    emtb2rn replied to nursingchick111's topic in Critical Care

    Need more
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    Cross fingers and toes please!

    emtb2rn replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in Emergency

    Good luck, stay calm and under no circumstances say "pillow therapy for the parents" in response to a
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    Just tattoo DNR on my chest. . . it's been done!

    emtb2rn replied to TiffyRN's topic in General Nursing

    My chest tat reads: No Code No
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    how would a nurse assess acute exacerbation of asthma?

    emtb2rn replied to CNS2b11's topic in General Nursing

    Wheezing, neb, wheezing, neb, solu-medrol, wheezing, neb, mag, wheezing, not wheezing, not moving air,
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    Do you hold drunks against their will?

    emtb2rn replied to OldNurseNewRN's topic in General Nursing

    We administer a tryptophan bolus and then let them sleep it off in the
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    CEN review

    emtb2rn replied to Kpholland's topic in Emergency

    Another vote for mark
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    Need help in the worst way

    emtb2rn replied to JessikahAnn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Nothing happens without that GED. So, a buddy of mine dropped out of hs, knocked around doing dead end jobs for a while, then in his mid 20's decided enough was enough. He got his ged, then college,...
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    Gossip Girls... (And boys)

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

    Small minds discuss people, average minds discuss events, smart minds discuss