CEN35

CEN35

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  1. Management/personality isues.....input needed.

    CEN35 replied to CEN35's topic in Nurse Management

    well thanks for any input chas, apparently this is a dead thread subject. Rick

  2. Poll - what's important to you?

    CEN35 replied to CEN35's topic in General Nursing

    Well thanks for the input. ASpparently with only 8 posts in a month, nobody really cares or knows what they want in their job. I thank all of you that did respond though.... Rick

  3. Suggestions related to issues.

    CEN35 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I work in an ER with almost 100 staff members. Our census has increased each yeah by 1,000-2,000 patients, until last year. In 2000 our ER census increased by almost 10,000 patients. Anyways, there...

  4. Suggestions related to issues.

    CEN35 replied to CEN35's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the input......I'll ride it out and see what happens.

  5. Suggestions related to issues.

    CEN35 replied to CEN35's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the replies up to this pint, ecspecially Mustangsheba, whoo apparently replies to many of my posts.....lol

  6. Poll - what's important to you?

    CEN35 replied to CEN35's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the replies up to this point.

  7. restarting prehospital IV's

    CEN35 replied to JillR's topic in Emergency

    Our hospital policy is that all squad IV starts be DC'd within 24 hrs d/t increase risk of infection. I think this policy was devised because of the potential for dirty sticks in the field, such as...

  8. Migrane Headache Treatment in the ED

    CEN35 replied to keaston's topic in Emergency

    In our ER it depends on the patient and allergies. One of the most common things used, is an IV fluid bolus of NSS (which is usally 1 liter if there is no history of CHF and/or they can tolerate the...

  9. Pods in the ER

    CEN35 replied to MissyS's topic in Emergency

    Pods - I wasn't even sure what this refferered too, until I asked someone. I have worked an an ER for 4 yeas now. We have assignments, 1RN to rooms 1(eye\ent room), 2 (trauma room) , 3 (Trauma...

  10. ER Standing orders

    CEN35 posted a topic in Emergency

    Anybody out there that has standing orders in their ER, for ordering labs, IV's, EKG's, NTG/SL, X-ray, etc. I would like to hear from you, and what or how your department goes about it.

  11. MICN

    CEN35 replied to KIMRN's topic in Emergency

    Kim, Hi nice to see a post by you again! I've replied to you before, but never received responses? Anyhow, yes it stands for Mobile Intensive Care Nurse. Every state is different. In Ohio, it's...

  12. Inter-unit rivalry

    CEN35 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I work in an er that is very busy. I believe that 25% of our patients are very sick, and need to be admitted. Our hospital often gets overloaded, and we need to go on diversion of some type...

  13. Inter-unit rivalry

    CEN35 replied to CEN35's topic in General Nursing

    Joe,RN - What supervisor? Our hospital gives out a pager to one of the floor or unit charge nurses. This nurse has patients and respponsibilites, just like the rest of the nurses on the floors. So...

  14. Inter-unit rivalry

    CEN35 replied to CEN35's topic in General Nursing

    Erbn Girl - That's nice of you. It's too bad more people don't have a sense of humor. If I spoke with someone with a sense of humor in report, that would make my day :-)

  15. Inter-unit rivalry

    CEN35 replied to CEN35's topic in General Nursing

    NurseryK - I agree with what you are saying. You hit the head right on the money. This should not be misconstrued by those that take report, and the patient promptly, or hold off d/t a legitamite...

  16. Inter-unit rivalry

    CEN35 replied to CEN35's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the input so far :-) However, although I have not worked in the SDU, most of the other ER nurses in our department have in the past. Much of our staff has come from the SDU, ICU, CCU so I...

  17. Nurse-Patient Ratios

    CEN35 replied to KTB's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Hi, I work in an er in Cleveland, Ohio. we have a 3:1. Our CCU/ICU nurses have a 2:1 ratio, and SDU nurses (with telemetry or without) have a 4:1 ratio. I beleive the nightshift, post surgical,...