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    Objective/ Subjective data

    emtb2rn replied to Nflower's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    To follow up on Esme's excellent comments: sYmptoms - You tell me sIgns - I
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    Most productive way to spend 5wks before starting 1st ER job?

    emtb2rn replied to EDdude's topic in Emergency

    Ask your manager if you can borrow Sheehy's. You "probably" will go through the ENA orientation program as part of your orientation. Get ACLS & PALS on their dime, not yours as they're going to...
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    how to ask patient for pain scale score correctly?

    emtb2rn replied to 7feetunder's topic in Emergency

    I often uae the classic "on a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 being no pain and 10 is you're being mauled by a bear, how would you rate your pain?". I also document what the pt is doing/how they appear to go...
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    Common ER abbreviations for charting

    emtb2rn replied to cathyrn2b's topic in Emergency

    gomer - get out of my er tstl - too stupid to live ctd - circling the drain tntc - too numerous to count (useful when charting a cutter) echphm - extra cheese half pepperoni half mushroom sk/ft - slip...
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    2 glove technique? HUHH?

    emtb2rn replied to RN1822's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Anytime i do a sterile technique, mostly foley, straight cths & trach stuff i put a pair of vinyl gloves on, then the steriles. When i'm done with whatever was sterile, i can pull off the gunked...
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    What do you pick for breakfast?

    emtb2rn replied to smily11's topic in General Nursing

    Jimmy Dean sausage, egg, cheese & biscuit followed by a glass of kefir or a chobani yogurt. Or a pbj on a bagel. Lots of
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    drunk EDO

    emtb2rn replied to pm2rn's topic in Emergency

    Hold until sober or a (sober) ride comes in to pick them up. If talking self-harm, automatic hold until sober and can get psych eval. We get a lot of sad drunks who retract their si statements when...
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    Fast Track Nursing

    emtb2rn replied to Ryan RN's topic in Emergency

    We have 1 rn who works only fast track. She's been an er rn for over 30 years. She doesn't want to work the main er anymore. She's awesome and is an incredible resource. Our boss was smart to make the...
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    What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    emtb2rn replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    Reminder, this is a vent thread for ER nurses to talk about the folks who should not have come to the ER. Like the guy who showed up last night c/o possible coughing up blood x1 last week, no current...
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    nclex review for ALL tests

    emtb2rn replied to tammy_zeidan09's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Every test I took in nursing school was nclex style. I personally liked the Davis nclex review as it had a cd with like 2,000 questions. You could choose the topic(s) you wanted to review. I used this...
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    nurse patient allocation, nurse doctor allocation or task allocation?

    emtb2rn replied to Peter Spiteri's topic in Emergency

    Our set up (not including fast track) is 1:4 for emergent and 1:3 for urgent. Urgent gets the brunt of hallway pts so the initial ratio is lower but will double when we're rocking. We practice prn...
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    Rude ED Doctors

    emtb2rn replied to Skayda's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    So was this an als run or a call for transport bls run? Did you specify what you wanted or really say "run all possible xrays, tests, etc"? Do y'all even know what that request means? ER docs don't...
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    Rude ED Doctors

    emtb2rn replied to Skayda's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    So you as a CNA, actually called the ER and told the doc how to do her job? Pretty ballsy. The ER doesn't cover YOUR bases. We work up the pt based on the complaint, pt hx, the exam and the results...
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    Stopping patient care for another patient

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

    That nursing 101 crack is pretty snarky. And now we're back to interrupting a med
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    Treat for staff on my first night of work? Opinions please?!

    emtb2rn replied to insnurse's topic in Emergency

    Ribs. Dry rub. BBQ over indirect heat. Slather with Sweet Baby Rays. Donuts are good
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    Lost my first peds pt

    emtb2rn replied to That Guy's topic in Emergency

    This kid will stay with you, the first ones do that. Part of the growing process as a nurse. Peds codes are the worse. With ya
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    Nurse/Patient ratio in the ED?

    emtb2rn replied to jlan79's topic in Emergency

    Manager does staffing based on average census. It's been unusually busy the past few weeks, so we've been getting additional staffing. Yeah
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    Preparation/advice for precepting student?

    emtb2rn replied to Cohiba's topic in Emergency

    In my er the externs/preceptorships are there as students with the same restrictions as in clinical rotations. So it's a learning experience Ask questions, offer to help, learn where supplies are...
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    Giving/getting report

    emtb2rn replied to EnlightenMeRN's topic in General Nursing

    ER can very well be: suspected/known dx, location of iv, meds rec'd & pending test or
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    Triage Handoff

    emtb2rn replied to mandasueRN's topic in Emergency

    Verbal
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    What do you want your CNAs to do in a code?

    emtb2rn replied to lalopop86's topic in General Nursing

    Compressions. Nobody does it better than an ER
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    How do you check a pulse? Nope I'm not a student

    emtb2rn replied to newtress's topic in General Nursing

    What, you don't like heart rates in the
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    Nurse/Patient ratio in the ED?

    emtb2rn replied to jlan79's topic in Emergency

    Agreed. Totally unacceptable. Even in fast
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    RN or EMT-P?

    emtb2rn replied to RevolverOcelot's topic in General Students

    NP's in the ER don't usually work with critically ill/injured pts. A life is only saved when the pt leaves the hospital alive. One person does not do it all. Emergency medicine, pre or in hospital,...
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    Help! In over my head?

    emtb2rn replied to docomo's topic in Emergency

    Agree with last 3 posters. Dive in, ask questions. Nothing scarier than new grad who has no questions. Hang in there. Seek