CEN35

CEN35

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  1. Benefit of CEN?

    CEN35 replied to MQ Edna's topic in Emergency

    ummmmmm it did at one time. now? ehhhhh??? not even sure if i will go take it again, when it's expired. i don't think anybody; employers or otherwise really care? me...

  2. Benefit of CEN?

    CEN35 replied to MQ Edna's topic in Emergency

    benefit? i don't really know? for me it was more of a "you can't do it yet, you have only been out of school a year" type thing. i'm one of those people, don't tell me i can't do...

  3. Do you hold patients in the ED?

    CEN35 replied to shootemrn's topic in Emergency

    i hear ya fab! it does get old! i had a lady that went on and on, about her husband needing a room. we got him a hospital bed, the whole nine yards! even his food trays on time! yet she went on...

  4. Monster CNA Charged With Murder By Windshield

    CEN35 replied to Cascadians's topic in General Nursing

    that is horrid.........

  5. Waiting Room Signage

    CEN35 replied to willa76's topic in Emergency

    well somebody made a sign, and hung it up in back of our ed. it says weclome to 1 west! wonder what people would think, if we hung it in the waiting room? ummmmm???? 1 west? yes sir.....we are...

  6. Waiting Room Signage

    CEN35 replied to willa76's topic in Emergency

    lmao!!!!!! i would love that sign out there!!!!! :chuckle me

  7. Do you hold patients in the ED?

    CEN35 replied to shootemrn's topic in Emergency

    well i had to laugh today, when i walked into work today! we have had to hold as many as 18 patients in our 21 bed adult er overnight! i walked in and saw a sign, that some joker put up that read:...

  8. Do you hold patients in the ED?

    CEN35 replied to shootemrn's topic in Emergency

    we held, 6 unit admits, 8 rnf's, and 4 sdu admits........which left us with 4 er rooms to work real er people with tonight. of course as far as i am concerned, the rnf's can sit in any hall, and any...

  9. Legalities, Pros, Cons of becoming a charge RN in ER

    CEN35 replied to KKERRN's topic in Emergency

    you stated, it should be someone who has some icu/ccu experience? let me say, i have never worked in a unit (as regualr staff....just when they need the extra help). they threw me in charge 11...

  10. ER vs. LTC Facility staff

    CEN35 replied to nursedawn67's topic in General Nursing

    hpyrn - isn't that what i said??? i applaud you! :) btw....that is not sarcasm but sincerety. me

  11. ER vs. LTC Facility staff

    CEN35 replied to nursedawn67's topic in General Nursing

    this could essentially be the longest post of my life. personally i really hate long drawn out posts. this issue has come out before, and if you look back far enough you can find the thread. i can...

  12. verbal 'scripts'

    CEN35 replied to NCRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    no way! i would stick to what i always did. what could they do? fire you for not reciting that script? suppose they fire an excellent nurse, for not reciting that script. if i am the...

  13. How long does it take to get lab results

    CEN35 replied to kewlnurse's topic in General Nursing

    actually, they claim the national average is 43 minutes. however, we were 41 minutes, before they changed some things to try and speed up the process. now we are at about 33 minutes average! what you...

  14. A question of code status

    CEN35 replied to gpip's topic in General Nursing

    well while that may be true to a point. what about torsades, vt with a pulse, af-rvr? there are some arrythmias that the chemicals will fix. which doesn't neccesarily make them a code....but many...

  15. A question of code status

    CEN35 replied to gpip's topic in General Nursing

    well for us, we have one sheet. there are two options the first being, complete dnr (nothing done), and the second which is a "partial dnr". under the partial dnr, there are seperate areas that...

  16. Nursing / Medical Abbreviations

    CEN35 replied to MQ Edna's topic in General Nursing

    wow! i can't beleive you typed these all up? unless you cut and pasted? ........and you do what with your spare time? lol! me

  17. Do you hold patients in the ED?

    CEN35 replied to shootemrn's topic in Emergency

    yeah for sure........we held 13 again last night........took forever to move the patients. the night before, we were told things were just as crazy on the floor as in the er. somehow i really doubt...

  18. Do you hold patients in the ED?

    CEN35 replied to shootemrn's topic in Emergency

    hmmmmm sounds familiar........allegedly we are overstaffed.........and our productivity (however they derive it), shows us to be at 77%........thank god they haven't brought those numbers up in front...

  19. Im so sad.

    CEN35 replied to adnstudent's topic in General Nursing

    well adn, there are a lot of things to remember. you are your own person, with nobody to tell you what to do or how to do it. you don't have to try and make anybody else happy, just yourself. also,...

  20. Do you hold patients in the ED?

    CEN35 replied to shootemrn's topic in Emergency

    call in extra staff? from where? there just are not enough bodies to help anymore. me

  21. Do you hold patients in the ED?

    CEN35 replied to shootemrn's topic in Emergency

    thanks lynn, guess i just wasn't sure? anyways................yeah being the front line person to complain too doesn't feel to good. me

  22. Do you hold patients in the ED?

    CEN35 replied to shootemrn's topic in Emergency

    lynn, i was referring to the person that started this thread.......because they said, "the last three weeks we have been holding patients in our department because the hospital is full. " trust...

  23. Do you hold patients in the ED?

    CEN35 replied to shootemrn's topic in Emergency

    this has only been a problem the last few weeks? my aren't you lucky! we have been doing it for months, for the same reason. our longest so far, had been a ccu patient with an mi we held for...

  24. giving narcan, thiamine and D50

    CEN35 replied to ALISHAJO's topic in Emergency

    i was just gonna say "korsakoff's/wernicke's encephalopathy"........ thiamine is a neccesity for the brain to metabolize glucose, because it is a co-enzyme. in people who drink, or are chronic...

  25. Team Nursing with Paramedics........

    CEN35 replied to CEN35's topic in Emergency

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