Emergency RN

Emergency RN has 30 years experience and specializes in ED, CTSurg, IVTeam, Oncology.

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1. Vein Illuminator

   Emergency RN replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

   Don't waste your money. After having put in in excess of 100,000 IV's, I can readily tell you that those vein "illuminators" are just get rich quick schemes for a variety of medically knowledgeable...

2. PATIENT posting pictures on Facebook

   Emergency RN replied to nkochrn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   At MunoRN, IIRC, if said property owner told you to stop taking pictures (or signs advising that photography is not allowed) while you're on his property, and one disregards him and continues to do...

3. Constant Vein Blowing?

   Emergency RN replied to JVoEDrn's topic in General Nursing

   Having worked for years on an IV Team, I'm reluctant to favor one particular site repeatedly over many venipunctures. In drug abusers' parlance, we refer to this as creating tracks, as such veins...

4. PATIENT posting pictures on Facebook

   Emergency RN replied to nkochrn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Photography for personal and or commercial purpose, and property rights, can often overlap, however their legalities are different. This is aside from any patient privacy issues, which is another ball...

5. Fraudulent visits - yes I brought it up!

   Emergency RN replied to salvadordolly's topic in Home Health

   One has to realize that if egregious behavior is so egregious that it defies the imagination as to why it is being overlooked, there exists the distinct possibility that the parties tasked with...

6. NYC's Lenox Hill Hospital Nurses Mull Strike Action

   Emergency RN replied to Emergency RN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

   Just learned that NYPNU and NS-LIJ may have reached a tentative agreement; it looks like the strike may have been averted. Regardless, it shows how important it is for nursing to stand strong and...

7. East Coast RN's-did you stay or go?

   Emergency RN replied to happyinillinois's topic in General Nursing

   Live in Queens, NYC; apartment is at least 3 blocks outside from zones B and C. Zone A was the mandatory evac. Had prepped extra supplies, water and food at home to last 2 weeks. One month MRE's in...

8. Nursing Unions: Pros and Cons

   Emergency RN replied to lookup's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

   As I read through this thread, one of the more hilarious observations that I've made over the years (having worked both union and non union sites) is that there is a general misconception that unions...

9. Nurse Dracula overqualified

   Emergency RN replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

   Speaking of which, I would certainly question his ability at maintaining asepsis,

10. NYC's Lenox Hill Hospital Nurses Mull Strike Action

    Emergency RN posted a topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Lenox Hill Hospital, an institution with more than a century of history, is staffed by the great nurses of the New York Professional Nurses Union (NYPNU). After Lenox Hill was taken over by North...

11. Any stethoscope recommendations???

    Emergency RN replied to johnnyarei's topic in General Students

    This whole thread sort of reminds me of how audiophiles choose stereo systems. Some only want to have "the best" that money can buy because only then, would they be able to distinguish the high...

12. Sexual Harrashment towards Men in the nursing profession!

    Emergency RN replied to Ev1987's topic in Men in Nursing

    in cases of inappropriate conduct or behavior between employees, it really doesn't matter if the activity was directed to one personally or not, as the simple presence of such already constitutes a...

13. Not many Black/African American nurses working in the ICU's

    Emergency RN replied to i-njoy-being-a-nurse's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    IMHO, this is an extremely complex and vexing question that defies easy pat explanations. Having said that, the first point I want to make is that people of color and minorities in general (talking...

14. DWI and taking the NCLEX..

    Emergency RN replied to EricaSAFJAF's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    i agree with the points that emjeanrn stated; namely getting charged with dwi/dui and getting convicted of dwi/dui are two very different legal positions. in the us, jurisprudence leans in the...

15. background failed for banner!

    Emergency RN replied to amberjo555's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Moral Turpitude You're probably a lot wiser now and wouldn't be party to any more hit and runs. However, things like this can haunt you for a very long time. But don't lose hope. Another recruiter...