emtb2rn BSN, RN, EMT-B

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    Help!! I need to know more!!

    emtb2rn replied to NGYSUN's topic in Emergency

    Sheehy's is the ER manual. There should be at least one copy available in your
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    meds that you can't mix?

    emtb2rn replied to northmississippi's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Ahh, the old inconclusive results. We have one 3 color compatibility system (one of a number of pharmacology resources plus 24/7 pharmacy) that goes: Green - compatible Red - incompatible Purple -...
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    Informatics in Nursing

    emtb2rn replied to ChooSoul's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Have you checked the informatics forum or googled
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    meds that you can't mix?

    emtb2rn replied to northmississippi's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You can mix protonix with octreotide? Didn't know that. Thought protonix was the marlene deitrich of
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    Who else has had great instructors?

    emtb2rn replied to sjalv's topic in General Students

    Me too. All of my instructors were fair, caring and enjoyed
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    The "politics" of tattling.

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

    But I just opened my
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    Patients need a nurse, not a computer

    emtb2rn replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    PICC team at my facility is all
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    New Grad

    emtb2rn replied to edvaz90's topic in Emergency

    ICU & ED are different animals. The only internship that will give you a taste of the ED is one in an
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    Rectal Medication

    emtb2rn replied to 2bnurse12341234's topic in Patient Medications

    Just remember - analgesic is what it is, not where it
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    er nurse

    emtb2rn replied to FutureNurseB88's topic in Emergency

    We fluff pillows and save lives. I'm not an adrenaline junkie, I'm an endorphin junkie. Being in the zone is what I love. Moving fast yet having plenty of time to make a decision. Same sensation as...
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    grandmother with dementia

    emtb2rn replied to nurseshellyRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Also check out Alzheimers.org for many great links and
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    How many steps do you take a shift?

    emtb2rn replied to j0yegan's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Wore a pedometer for a couple months. Averaged 16,000 steps per 12 hour shift.
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    What is the proper way to address an RN?

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

    I've been called: by my first name, by my last name, wrong name, nurse, doctor, waiter, yo, hey you, sonny, buddy, dude, my brother, dearie, hey babe (had to do some boundary setting with that one)...
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    Standing Order in ER

    emtb2rn replied to Defineyourself's topic in Emergency

    Do a search on standing orders/protocols in this forum. We had a long detailed thread that will give you that
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    New ED job 2:30p-3a! Advice..

    emtb2rn replied to Lev's topic in Emergency

    3-3's a weird shift. I did it for a couple of years before moving to 11-11. I found that things generally (but not always) settled down around 1am. I didn't like the sleeping pattern on 3-3. Not...
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    Going back to school online. Statistics

    emtb2rn replied to maddymc55's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I am not a math person either. I managed to avoid all math, including stats, getting my initial bachelors. I had to take stats for healthcare professionals online as part of my rn-bsn. It was fairly...
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    Felt pretty proud of myself!

    emtb2rn replied to KG MSN RN CCRN CEN's topic in Emergency

    Great job. Feels good, right? In my ER, we have the "OMG EKG" book. All techs have to review it. The binder contains a variety of stemi ekgs. Quite often, the first person to see an ekg is a tech and...
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    Msn,rn,apn,acns-bc,cen,cpen

    emtb2rn replied to meteorite36's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    My CEN cert wasn't "handed" to me simply because I paid some money. I had to pass a difficult test. I am proud of this certification and what is
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    How has Obamacare affected you and your employer?

    emtb2rn replied to ProgressiveThinking's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Didn't mean to like this (where's the undo button?) Don't know if you ever noticed but virtually all legislation is written in a verbose and circumferential style that utilizes flowery language which...
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    "Please pray for me to pass"...?

    emtb2rn replied to RNsRWe's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    How? Not being disrespectful but just wondering how that
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    Mock Code Blue Scenerio

    emtb2rn replied to mtillman's topic in General Nursing

    Homework? If so, what're your thoughts? If not, what's the
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    Fix me NOW (but on my terms or I'll leave AMA)

    emtb2rn replied to HikingEDRN's topic in Emergency

    We have several seekers who do have actual cardiac histories. Makes it interesting, especially when they don't protest the nitro. If they are ok with nitro, then tend to not
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    IV starts in nursing schools

    emtb2rn replied to DaynaPierceMorgan's topic in General Nursing

    My diploma program did not have us start ivs. However, we spent a lot of time learning about meds that go through an iv. The thinking was the manual skill of starting an iv can be taught on the job...
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    Why get an MSN?

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

    Indoor work, no heavy
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    Fix me NOW (but on my terms or I'll leave AMA)

    emtb2rn replied to HikingEDRN's topic in Emergency

    Sign here, sign here. Lobby is a left and then straight through the double