emtb2rn BSN, RN, EMT-B

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    Acute Dialysis to ER Nursing?

    emtb2rn replied to magnum68's topic in Emergency

    I'm puzzled. You're saying this 3 week class prepares you to hit the ground running as an ER nurse? I find that hard to believe. And you indicate that you would skip the hospital "training" and work...
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    Heated debate between Civilian ED RN and FMF Hospital Corpsman.

    emtb2rn replied to testing109's topic in Emergency

    First, thanks for your service. Second, you make me nervous. You appear to know everything. Very scary. Because that to me shows a lack of self-awareness and of your own
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    New Grad dilema

    emtb2rn replied to New2ERNursing's topic in Emergency

    Thanks for your service. This thread is in the "emergency" forum. Don't hijack threads (that is, change the nature of the discussion), considered bad
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    How many of you hate your job?

    emtb2rn replied to johnny depp23's topic in General Nursing

    Diploma grad here. Have a BS too, so I'm crashing your party. Yeah, I love my job. Code browns come with the territory as do annoying family members, illegible doctor handwriting, hal-baked orders...
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    Summer lull?

    emtb2rn posted a topic in Emergency

    My er usually mellows during the summer as a lot folks leave on vacation around here. However we have seen a dramatic increase in pts over the past couple of weeks. We staff to handle 150 pt/day but...
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    Best route into the ER

    emtb2rn replied to NoPrisoners's topic in Emergency

    You can go right into the er as a new grad. My manager actually likes to hire new grads because as she says "we don't have to break you of any bad habits". Plus new grads are cheaper.... The critical...
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    ED Visitors Policy

    emtb2rn replied to blo0eyes's topic in Emergency

    Same as kxvr. ed=er. New name/old name. ERs used to be just that, a room. Bigger now. Names
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    Customer Service...........yay or nay?

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

    The customer service mindset is here to stay. The hospitals are pushing us to get 5's because that does influence people who can choose where they go. Especially for elective procedures, which bring...
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    Involuntary commits in ED and VS requirements??

    emtb2rn replied to welnet66's topic in Emergency

    We also go to q4 vs once medically
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    Getting very frustrated with nursing or just shift work?

    emtb2rn replied to Hagabel's topic in Emergency

    Where I work, if you've got a unit pt, your other pts are handled by co-workers until the icu pt is upstairs or
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    What is your Nursing Kryptonite?

    emtb2rn replied to Lunah's topic in General Nursing

    If I was gonna hijack this thread, it would be: What are you having for dinner tonight? But I won't. Yeah, suctioning trachs can be gross. Strangely though, I find the thought of trach suctioning...
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    Diluting SQ Epi

    emtb2rn replied to melrina75's topic in Emergency

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    What is your Nursing Kryptonite?

    emtb2rn replied to Lunah's topic in General Nursing

    I'm with Razi, the one thing that makes me gag is "fromunda cheese".
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    need a name for ICU's softball team

    emtb2rn replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    I like The Mighty Swans or Team
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    Just Curious ?

    emtb2rn replied to xGuYx's topic in Emergency

    Agree with everything said above. ER is many things but almost never boring. Seeing as you're 16, you have many options. I would suggest joining your local rescue squad now as a cadet, become an...
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    ER nurse to patient ratio

    emtb2rn replied to MGHERRN's topic in Emergency

    We have 4 areas with different ratios, which are normally staffed as: Emergent - 4:1, occasionally a hallway (hallway pts in emergent are "light" pts), rarely 2 hallways. Urgent - 3:1, ahh but this...
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    Happier With Your Second Career?

    emtb2rn replied to morphed's topic in General Nursing

    I'm going to be following what I see to be a pattern here...... 1. What was career #1? Telecom manager 2. Are you happier with nursing as a career than you were with career #1? - Yes. Overall, I find...
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    Shared Governance

    emtb2rn replied to LouisVRN's topic in General Nursing

    We have shared governance in our er. The team includes rn's & techs. Management takes our suggestions seriously and has implemented quite a few. If you don't have top down support, shared...
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    Help! I need advice!

    emtb2rn replied to juliebug's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    OP, I agree with the advice to stick it out for a year. As you gain experience and begin to manage you time more effectively, you'll find more time to utilize your "soft skills". I am also a 2nd...
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    New grad RN. ER or Cardiac Telemetry Department! What do I pick?

    emtb2rn replied to jcutler's topic in First Year After Licensure

    What kind of orientation is each offering? At least 14 weeks? Have you talked to the staff n each unit? Done at least 1 walkthrough of each? Does the staff seem generally happy or do they seem surly?...
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    is it ok if i write on somebody else's nursing notes and then she/he would sign it?

    emtb2rn replied to pennylane18's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Covey actually meant "If you aren't part of the solution, there's good money to be made in prolonging the problem". The mantra of consultants the world over. OP, agree with above posts. If your...
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    If you graduated between 2008 and 2009,how long did it take to find a job ?

    emtb2rn replied to Back2Nursing09's topic in General Nursing

    Graduated June '08, had job offer in March '08 contingent on passing nclex. Took nclex in July '08, started work August '08. In
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    Career advice: Med-Surg to ER?

    emtb2rn replied to JustEnuff2BDangerous's topic in Emergency

    Go for it. I went straight into the er from school. Coming up on 2 years and am very happy with my decision. Protocols differ from er to er. Where I am, if the admitting orders call for a foley or...
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    Concerned for new grad in ICU supervisor role

    emtb2rn replied to AOx1's topic in General Nursing

    To the OP, please have your friend read this thread. As stated above, she doesn't know what she doesn't know. I simply cannot see how this will work out well for
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    I really have no idea.. which nursing school is the best/better in NJ?

    emtb2rn replied to Ned13's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Take a look at Caldwell College. They have a new bsn program. But instead of building a nursing program from the ground up, they absorbed the Mountainside Hospital School of Nursing. MHSN has had a...