emtb2rn BSN, RN, EMT-B

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    How do people feel about male nurses?

    You mean a european
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    Do nurses do med math

    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

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

    Haiku?
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    Administering Tylenol to a friend

    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,...
  6. 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...
  7. 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...
  8. Us
  9. 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...
  10. "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

    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

    No and stop calling me
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    bored to tears

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    Need more
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    Cross fingers and toes please!

    Good luck, stay calm and under no circumstances say "pillow therapy for the parents" in response to a
  20. My chest tat reads: No Code No
  21. 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?

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

    Another vote for mark
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    Need help in the worst way

    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)

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