emtb2rn BSN, RN, EMT-B

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    New ER Nurse - Feel Like Quitting Job

    emtb2rn replied to xxMichelleJxx's topic in Emergency

    Easy, 4 rooms plus 2 in the hallway. Commonly occurs on days that end in a
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    Comparing ERs

    emtb2rn replied to Emisa's topic in Emergency

    Wow! That's horrendous as an average ratio. What happens during a code or if the pt is a 1:1? How do you divide 7-9 pts among nurses that already have at least 8
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    What happened to the "Emergency" in "Emergency Room?"

    emtb2rn replied to Emergency.RN's topic in Emergency

    EMTALA is actually about ensuring that anyone presenting to an ed gets a medical screening by a licensed mid or higher level provider regardless of their insurance status and that any life threatening...
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    Alteplase infusion for clotted port

    emtb2rn replied to Cincinatti1978's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    For clogged ports we can use 2mg tpa, inject, let sit at least 30 minutes, aspirate/waste,
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    Does anyone know Spanish?

    emtb2rn replied to mindofmidwifery's topic in General Students

    No habla espanol. A menos que
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    Concealed Carry for Caregivers

    emtb2rn replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in General Nursing

    Not sure where you got your data. According to the CDC, 11,208 people died via firearm discharge (in the "homicide" category) during 2013. This number does not include suicides or unintentional...
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    Concealed Carry for Caregivers

    emtb2rn replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in General Nursing

    OK, so an acls recert (proving you can tru to save a life) is needed every 2 years but a cc recert (which implies the ability to try to take a life) is required every 4 years and not even at the...
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    Concealed Carry for Caregivers

    emtb2rn replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in General Nursing

    What are the cc requirements for training? Is there a minimum score to to pass training? Are there mandatory recert requirements or just a single training class & that's it forever? I don't doubt...
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    How was your first code blue? What role did you have?

    emtb2rn replied to journey2success's topic in General Nursing

    First hospital code was in school, 2nd semester. Got report from the nurse i was going to be with, asked if she minded if i started seeing pts, she said fine. Went to see the highest acuity first, and...
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    Concealed Carry for Caregivers

    emtb2rn replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't say you shouldn't have a gun. I was asking if you would think about or even care whether one of the 11 shots you're firing inside a hospital room strikes an unintended target. Like say,...
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    Concealed Carry for Caregivers

    emtb2rn replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in General Nursing

    The almost 40% is from the same study where you get your
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    Concealed Carry for Caregivers

    emtb2rn replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in General Nursing

    If all 11 rounds don't hit your intended target, where do you think they'll go? Do you believe they'll stay in the confines of a
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    Concealed Carry for Caregivers

    emtb2rn replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in General Nursing

    Take a look at that 2015 article you posted. It discusses how many secondary purchases of guns which wind up in the hands of criminals could come through gun show buys. Definitive? No. But the point...
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    Concealed Carry for Caregivers

    emtb2rn replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in General Nursing

    The thing is though, most people will say in response to that video, "oh that won't happen to me, i won't freeze, i'll be able to draw my
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    I don't like pediatric patients, am I normal?

    emtb2rn replied to Wonder RN's topic in General Nursing

    I generally like working with kids in the er. They're straightforward about what hurts & it's nice when you can fix them & get them home. I do however hate peds codes. They
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    Concealed Carry for Caregivers

    emtb2rn replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in General Nursing

    And this is a very easy way for someone who can't legally buy a gun to obtain one. Explain how it's
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    RN role in Chest Tube insertion in the ER?

    emtb2rn replied to x28y31's topic in Emergency

    Annie, conscious sedation for chest tube insertion? Wow, seems like overkill, we just use some lido & in it
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    Concealed Carry for Caregivers

    emtb2rn replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in General Nursing

    So for those sellers at gun shows who don't have a ffl, how do they verify all the potential rule out criteria? Ask? And you say the new numbers are similar. OK, so the friend/family purchase is still...
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    Concealed Carry for Caregivers

    emtb2rn replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting how old those stats are. Anyway, if you dig down into where those inmates obtained their weapons, over 39% got them from friends or family who did not need an ffl. Doesn't that seem like a...
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    Concealed Carry for Caregivers

    emtb2rn replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in General Nursing

    Does that include gun shows & private
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    Should Healthcare Professionals Ask About Guns in the Home?

    emtb2rn replied to P-RN's topic in General Nursing

    From the la times. 4 years old, but an interesting read given the discussions here. Gun laws were tougher in old Tombstone - latimes Reporting from Tombstone, Ariz. — A billboard just outside...
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    Should Healthcare Professionals Ask About Guns in the Home?

    emtb2rn replied to P-RN's topic in General Nursing

    Brillohead, you are correct in your questioning of the gunshot to cancer ratio. in 2013, 1,267 children aged 1-14 died from cancer. So how many kids have to die before it's ok to address preventable...
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    Concealed Carry for Caregivers

    emtb2rn replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in General Nursing

    Like far says above, this statement implies that you would be feared if it were known that you were armed. You seem to like the thought that people would be scared that you would shoot them for giving...
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    Should Healthcare Professionals Ask About Guns in the Home?

    emtb2rn replied to P-RN's topic in General Nursing

    OK, I did. The latest CDC data is for 2013. Suicide deaths by firearm: Age 1 = 0 Age 1-3 = 0 Age 5-14 = 395 (this is the number behind the question to parents about firearms in the house &...
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    Should Healthcare Professionals Ask About Guns in the Home?

    emtb2rn replied to P-RN's topic in General Nursing

    Nice snark. Peds now ends at 14? And therefore gunshot deaths for the 15-24 year old age group are acceptable, just the cost of doing