emtb2rn BSN, RN, EMT-B

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    RN with MBA, has anyone done this?

    emtb2rn replied to holdensjane's topic in Nursing Career

    "if you're not part of the solution, there's good money to be made in prolonging the problem" Still have my "golden
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    ER meds

    emtb2rn replied to ketonesRN's topic in Emergency

    Agree, ancef should be run in 5 minutes. 1st dose if zosyn in 30 minutes. Levaquin & vanco, on a pump and
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    Administration of blood products

    emtb2rn replied to NativeSundance's topic in Emergency

    Should be a
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    Emergency Kit

    emtb2rn replied to Kidrn911's topic in Emergency

    To esme's point about getting vs for the 911 dispatcher, here's what the medics will probably hear: "dispatched to xxxx church for the cardiac". Might get a "cpr in progress", might
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    Adult ER nurse....advice on Pedi patients

    emtb2rn replied to danggirl's topic in Emergency

    Agree with esme. enpc skills can help you identify pedi issues in time to not have to use your pals skills. Loud baby good
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    Why did/are you getting your BSN?

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

    Need the BSN to get pharma project management consulting gigs. I have all the required skills & experience to manage complex matrix organization projects except for that pesky BSN. And my hospital...
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    Rate to run blood?

    emtb2rn replied to KaeliF's topic in General Nursing

    We also always have mls listed on the info sheet attached to the bag as well as "infuse over" however long in the order. I've also run blood wide open for the bleed
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    Combative, awake & staying that way

    emtb2rn posted a topic in Emergency

    So anyway, 40ish developmentally disabled male comes in the other day, s/p fist to face with 3cm lower inner lip lac. This pt is known to us and uncooperative under the best of circumstances. To make...
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    Shoes. Yes. Shoes.

    emtb2rn replied to Ciale's topic in Emergency

    Bates side-zip ems/police boots. Very comfortable over 12 hours, tough leather, no slip
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    Lazy techs!!!!!

    emtb2rn replied to Wantoknow-rn's topic in Emergency

    We have a couple that are brain dead, hide from work & are generally useless, but the vast majority of our techs are
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    Combative, awake & staying that way

    emtb2rn replied to emtb2rn's topic in Emergency

    It's from Bugs Bunny, whom I quote on a regular basis..... Here the clip for your entertainment: Dogpile on the Rabbit! - Looney Tunes/Bugs Bunny -
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    Combative, awake & staying that way

    emtb2rn replied to emtb2rn's topic in Emergency

    After the 10 & 6, he chilled just enough to go dog pile on the rabbit & get a line in
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    At my boiling point...you are NOT a Nurse...of ANY kind!!!!

    emtb2rn replied to nursehunnie's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    CNA need to explain that they're not the RN.
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    Medical dosage question

    emtb2rn replied to dm61's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    bsa based? Seriously? Yeeesh. Never had a med question like that in school and never seen a dosage ordered like that in the er. All kid dosages are weight based in kgs. You may want to cross post in...
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    ED Diversion

    emtb2rn replied to Pudnluv's topic in Emergency

    Our protocol is nursing supervisor to ER manager to go on divert. Maybe done twice a year, maybe. Not once in '11. We just suck it up and rearrange pts to accomodate. As in svt conversion in hallway,...
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    order of priority of nursing diagnoses!

    emtb2rn replied to michelleped's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    What Esme says. Think about it this way, what's going to kill 'em and in what
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    Negotiate New Salary: New Graduate

    emtb2rn replied to mscoulte's topic in General Students

    Office rn jobs tend to pay less than hospital jobs in general. Trade off for "normalish" hours & little to no weekend/holidays. FWIW, your past experience and non-nursing degree(s) usually mean...
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    Scrub tops on men

    emtb2rn replied to Nolander's topic in Men in Nursing

    What is this "tucked in" you speak
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    Sorry Nurse Recruiters/Nurse Managers!

    emtb2rn replied to Isitpossible's topic in Nurse Management

    Have to agree with mindlor on this one. The hiring manager knew me. Got the
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    Keeping track of your CEUs

    emtb2rn replied to Robublind's topic in Emergency

    If you're doing your ceu's online (i.e., nursing spectrum), you can easily track them that way. I also maintain an xls which contains the spectrum classes as well as the non-online classes I've
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    Oh boy, the App is here

    emtb2rn replied to Creamsoda's topic in General Nursing

    Downloaded, installed & in use. Thanks
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    Well, I finally made a big medication error.

    emtb2rn replied to brainkandy87's topic in Emergency

    Terrifying. Glad to hear the dosing was wnl. Agree that the triage rn screwed up big time. Inexcusable. I'd have a word (or 2) with him/her about this
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    Do you use a "code name" for psych

    emtb2rn replied to glutton4punishment's topic in Emergency

    Sometimes the term "crazy"
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    Your least favorite patient.

    emtb2rn replied to errn7's topic in Emergency

    Dust aka pcp is scary stuff. We get 'em every once in a while. 4 point leathers, 5 & 2, 1:1 until they come back to earth. Knew some guys who were into dust back in hs. Very unpredictable, very...
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    You know its a seeker when . . .

    emtb2rn replied to BostonTerrierLover's topic in Emergency

    When they come in with a vague complaint of back pain, no apparent distress and an out of county address. 3 crackheads are in a car, who's driving?The