emtb2rn BSN, RN, EMT-B

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    Mantra?... Whats yours??...

    emtb2rn replied to PrayingToPass's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    "Could be worse, could be
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    Most Stressful Day

    emtb2rn replied to TSgtRodrigues's topic in Emergency

    Seeing as this is the er forum, i will submit as my most stressful day - monday. Any monday, including next
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    Is it fair for the media to blame the RN in Texas for contracting Ebola?

    emtb2rn replied to luv2's topic in Disaster Preparation

    We've been practicing with our gear (full OR impermeable gowns, boots, gloves, bonnet, hood/shield with helmet fan) and it's fairly obvious how easy it is to contaminate yourself when doffing.
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    What's your go-to for stress relief?

    emtb2rn replied to Brian's topic in Emergency

    Chainsaw. Stihl 290 Farm Boss with 18" bar. I can literally cut my stress into
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    Sepsis

    emtb2rn replied to Anna Flaxis's topic in Emergency

    CVP? Hell, I'm happy if the bedside tele
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    Jarvis questions

    emtb2rn replied to JCOWLING's topic in General Students

    Dr
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    Rules for Triage

    emtb2rn replied to Anna Flaxis's topic in Emergency

    Doing time in the box. Seems just like yesterday..... "Why are you here today? No, seriously, why are you
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    Identifying and differentiating smells

    emtb2rn replied to Martial's topic in General Nursing

    Grapes.
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    Sepsis

    emtb2rn replied to Anna Flaxis's topic in Emergency

    Found a study on this, basically indicates a temporary fix that doesn't appear to impact overall mortality rates.
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    Bladder Cocktails?

    emtb2rn replied to guest744967's topic in Emergency

    Great. Ever spray yourself with mucomyst? Now there's a special
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    Name a disease/cond. for my research paper

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

    Status dramaticus?
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    How has Obamacare affected you and your employer?

    emtb2rn replied to ProgressiveThinking's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    No, no, no & no (we're hiring), no, we're expanding. I guess this is all d/t the
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    Silly random nursing thoughts, one sentence, NO JUDGMENTAL FOLKS ALLOWED

    emtb2rn replied to wooh's topic in Nursing Humor

    "Better you than me" "We're not laughing with
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    Doctor or Dockworker?

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

    I can & do channel Julius Winfield at will but can also control my cursing. And the f-bomb has many uses, it's the epitome of the all purpose
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    Nurse Staffing Costs

    emtb2rn replied to stewstew03's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    One of my previous comments was deleted, but let me try again in a different tone. My facility was recently told that by a consultant that we're overstaffed while at the same time management is...
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    Is shift differential hourly or per shift?

    emtb2rn replied to heartnursing's topic in General Nursing

    Diffs are usually per hour. That's a nice diff if
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    Nurse Staffing Costs

    emtb2rn replied to stewstew03's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Because many if us have had painful experiences with consultants coming in and essentially recommending that staff "work smarter, not harder" and "do more with less" and "optimize your resources to...
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    New Grad in the ED

    emtb2rn replied to EDnurse0310's topic in Emergency

    Welcome to the darkside. Check out the stickies at the top of the forum. There's a lot of good basic info posted on starting out in the
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    Nurse Staffing Costs

    emtb2rn replied to stewstew03's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Ahhh consulting. If you can't be part of the solution, there's good money to be made in prolonging the
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    EKG tips and tricks in the ER?

    emtb2rn replied to alliecatrn10's topic in Emergency

    Here's a youtube
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    Some of Us Are Trying to Help You...

    emtb2rn replied to Music in My Heart's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    My school had the exact same
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    Goodbye...

    emtb2rn replied to Music in My Heart's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    We'll see ya when we see ya. And we won't give away your
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    The flu vaccine & GBS

    emtb2rn posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    This was brought up in another thread, so I figured I'd address it here as opposed to derailing the other thread. Per the CDC, get the flu vaccine and don't worry about GBS. Guillain-Barré Syndrome...
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    What are the top 5 medications YOU administer daily?

    emtb2rn replied to northmississippi's topic in Patient Medications

    Zofran, dilaudid, dilaudid, dilaudid, turkey
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    What is your crazy?

    emtb2rn replied to mikethemurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    Pen "collector" as