Emergency RN

Emergency RN

ED, CTSurg, IVTeam, Oncology

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  1. camo scrubs.. opinion

    Emergency RN replied to b2sai's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Speaking from the perspective of someone who once had to don a uniform for real, I personally don't feel any compelling need to ever wear anything camouflage patterned again. That said, I recognize...

  2. Nurse/Patient Relationships

    Emergency RN replied to luvbug080688's topic in General Nursing

    lol, like a famous philosopher, mc hammer, once said, "can't touch this..." seriously, fraternization or relationships between caregiver staff and patients are generally frowned upon, and in certain...

  3. Sick Of Co-workers Calling In ALL the Time

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

    Management generally handle these things by historical statistics. If you have say, 150 RN's per shift throughout the institution, with a 2% average daily sick call rate, then that means you should...

  4. Sick Of Co-workers Calling In ALL the Time

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

    i agree that abuse of sick time impacts overall on unit performance. however, the act in and of itself is usually self limiting; that is you can only call in sick if you still have a job. there will...

  5. Is there any foreign country RN can work under US license?

    Emergency RN replied to babylove7477's topic in International Nursing

    There are many opportunities for US trained RN's in other nations, especially so working for Americans of special social or political station. A former classmate from Brazil, upon graduation and...

  6. What is the white stuff in my blood tube?

    Emergency RN replied to stephenfnielsen's topic in General Nursing

    I concur with respondent Lacie, in that the buoyant while substance you saw in the blood sampling tube is likely the result of hyperlipidemia. I'm not so sure about White Thrombus formation however,...

  7. Sleeping aides at work

    Emergency RN replied to sasha2lady's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    you know, the op's situation reminded me of a board question (lol... from 25 years ago) asking what would you do if: the correct answer, of course, is the one in red. if one of your duty staff...

  8. I screwed up big time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Emergency RN replied to bigboy18's topic in General Students

    Years ago, in the middle of the night, one of my IV team colleagues had started a new line on a patient, hooked it back up, and then went to the station to chart the process. When she arrived at the...

  9. New grad RN finds job at ltc, but getiing paid as LPN

    Emergency RN replied to newbiehere's topic in General Nursing

    Do you have an LPN license? If you don't, then they're using an unlicensed

  10. New grad RN finds job at ltc, but getiing paid as LPN

    Emergency RN replied to newbiehere's topic in General Nursing

    two issues here; the first is whether to have a job or not, the second is in regards to your scope of practice. if you're hired as an lpn, that means you can only practice as an lpn. if you perform...

  11. Womens interest in male nurses

    Emergency RN replied to johny1's topic in Men in Nursing

    LOL, this thread's three years and going strong. So I'll just add my two cents; in regards to the OP question, I'm 100% straight guy, and while in school, and even afterwards, got much more action...

  12. Help!! I failed clinical due to medication error

    Emergency RN replied to yan2006's topic in General Students

    more than several times have i caught myself from giving the wrong thing to the wrong patient, by using with a passion, those simple standards checks. to the op, that is why you must use those checks...

  13. Education 101: ER vs. ICU

    Emergency RN replied to 1EmergencyRN's topic in Emergency

    Like JoPACURN stated, the differences is in not knowing what the other side does. This is why it's always best to give report to someone who has worked the other side, because they inherently...

  14. Assaulted and written up. (vent)

    Emergency RN replied to JessicRN's topic in Emergency

    When a patient assaults you, call the police to have him or her arrested and charged, immediately demand to be triaged as you yourself were injured; call the nursing supervisor or charge nurse and...

  15. Mass Transfusion Questions

    Emergency RN replied to OutdoorLovinRN's topic in Emergency

    i don't know about the or, but in the ed the only time that we ever run multiple blood products together or use the same lines is if the patient's life is at stake (and yes i've done it more times...

  16. Has anyone ever had to call Police & file charges against a Patient?

    Emergency RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    has anyone ever had to call police & file charges against a patient? part 1. if so, what support did you get from your administration? did they back you, or did they purposely obstruct your case...

  17. Your Favorite one liner used with patients

    Emergency RN replied to scaredofshots's topic in Nursing Humor

    about to start an iv insertion, i ask of the patient: "...you're the one that wanted the larger needle, right?" the look on their face is always priceless,

  18. Has anyone ever had to call Police & file charges against a Patient?

    Emergency RN replied to Emergency RN's topic in General Nursing

    Just take a look at what this guy wrote: http://www.bostoncriminalattorneyblog.com/2009/07/criminal_assault_battery_prote_1.html ...and then perhaps some good news:...

  19. Should I be upset about this?

    Emergency RN replied to kmarie724's topic in General Nursing

    That is absolutely correct. When a position become available, generally most institutions have policies to ensure that the the job is first offered internally, and then if unfilled after a time, to...

  20. Hospital admits fault in firefighter's death

    Emergency RN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    If the following is correct, then no: http://www.in.gov/pla/files/May2006.pdf See page 14 of the PDF file, from the minutes of the Indiana State Board Of Nursing, dated 18 MAY 2006, which details a...

  21. army with previous nursing experience

    Emergency RN replied to Lindzh's topic in Government, Military

    According to this page: http://www.goarmy.com/JobDetail.do?id=315 So while you can be an officer with an Associates, you can only serve as an officer in the reserves. I do not know what will happen...

  22. Should I go to nursing school if I have a blood phobia?

    Emergency RN replied to pixeee's topic in General Nursing

    No offense, but "woozy" spells? LOL... That's being sensitive and empathic? I'll tell that to my next orthostatic patient, that they're having an empathetic response. But I guess if one doesn't want...

  23. Ethical Question...

    Emergency RN replied to ConcernedHealthcare3's topic in General Nursing

    well, allow me to put it this way, what would you do if she wasn't your mother, but another relative (say an aunt)? or how about a close friend? or how about if she was just a colleague from work? or...

  24. Im lost all nurses read!!!

    Emergency RN replied to Reminisce's topic in General Nursing

    Firefighter; most work 24 on and 48 off, and fairly decent pay and

  25. New grad burnt out

    Emergency RN replied to smilealot's topic in General Nursing

    no offense, but wise up, you're being used. no matter how good you may think you are, being placed "in charge" 4 months after graduation is akin to telling the intern on the floor that he's now an...