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  1. Saint Francis (Memphis)

    luckylucyrn replied to southernbelle08's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    I really haven't heard bad things about St. Francis, I did clinicals there and thought that it was old-appearing but seemed nice. I work at Baptist. My husband just did a rotation in their ER and...

  2. Most "Clueless" Thing YOUR Manager has Done

    luckylucyrn replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Whew you guys have some stories to tell! You're making me so glad I really like my NM. I feel like she's really improved things since she came...although I think that the management above her doesn't...

  3. ED protocols that include zofran?

    luckylucyrn replied to kmoonshine's topic in Emergency

    We have a list of protocols that are initiated prior to the MD seeing the patient. If the patient is in an ER room, on abd pain/n/v, we start an IV and give Zofran 4 mg IV x 1 dose, and phlebotomy...

  4. May I speak to Dr. so&so?

    luckylucyrn replied to Alibaba's topic in General Nursing

    That is awesome! She's way tougher than I could ever be! Go

  5. Medication Reconcilliation- An ER responsibility?

    luckylucyrn replied to DJ-Adia's topic in Medical-Surgical

    We make a med list on the pt, it goes in our computer system that can be pulled up by the floor nurses. It's extremely time consuming but luckily it stays in the system and we can see what the...

  6. Is this a "no-no"?

    luckylucyrn replied to beachbum3's topic in Emergency

    As a peds ER nurse, I am actually relieved to see that the child checking in has a chief complaint as "earache". This means not too much work for me. A little auralgan, tylenol with codeine, and d/c...

  7. Man dies in snowbank outside Maine ER

    luckylucyrn replied to canoehead's topic in Emergency

    +1 to that! I was going to say the exact same thing! That's

  8. Does your ED/ER hire new grads? (and related ?s)

    luckylucyrn replied to beachbum3's topic in Emergency

    1. Yes, we have a nurse intern program and a lot of new grads are hired from that program. 2. They don't really have a "schedule", they are Intern 2's until they pass their boards and then they can...

  9. glass of water-stat

    luckylucyrn replied to canoehead's topic in Emergency

    We recently had someone come down from the group of people who audit the charts and charge the patients for all of the stuff we do, and for us if there is no order for the cardiac monitor, then they...

  10. Okay, who's going to camp??!

    luckylucyrn replied to apaisRN's topic in Camp

    Leaving June 23 for 2 weeks at an all-girls summer camp in West Virginia. I'm really excited, I've never been a camp nurse, but I was a counselor at this camp when I was in college one summer. So at...

  11. New to night shift

    luckylucyrn replied to Cowboys_RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I don't have kids so I don't have an arrangement to share about that, but I find i still need 8 hrs of sleep always. I work Sun-Tue 7p-7a and I sleep from about 9am-5pm on Monday-Wed, and then get up...

  12. EKGs in triage?

    luckylucyrn replied to etceducator's topic in Emergency

    When a patient comes to our ED with cc "Chest Pain" our registration clerk pages overhead for an EKG in Triage. We have a paramedic room with a bed and an EKG machine, so they go there and get an EKG...

  13. Phenergan Supp given to toddler; child dies

    luckylucyrn replied to Mom23's topic in Emergency

    We don't give phenergan in our peds ed hardly at all. I've given it once to a 17 year old. We do po/im/iv

  14. Taking floor orders in the ED?

    luckylucyrn replied to sorefeet's topic in Emergency

    Wow you guys make me appreciate my ED. All that we have to do and then you have to stop what you're doing and take admission orders?!? (OK so this is the only ED I've ever worked in so this concept is...

  15. New grads....where do you work?

    luckylucyrn replied to PACU queen's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I started in ED (i'm still

  16. Diagnosis for increased BUN

    luckylucyrn replied to Natkat's topic in General Students

    How is the creatinine? And electrolytes? Most ESRD patients have some electrolyte imbalances. (at least they do when they show up in the ED). Also, renal failure doesn't always mean that the patient...

  17. Hardest part of nursing school

    luckylucyrn replied to amf1987's topic in General Students

    I definitley made that mistake! Before I started Nursing school, I went to my friend's house and she gave me her old notebooks for the classes I was taking (she had graduated from the same program). I...

  18. Do you prefer 12 hour or 8 hour shifts?

    luckylucyrn replied to Scrubz's topic in MICU, SICU

    I work nights and do 12 hour shifts, AND get 8 hours of sleep almost every day. But, I work less than a mile from my house, so there's no travel time. Although I tend to get out late, go to sleep...

  19. Do you prefer 12 hour or 8 hour shifts?

    luckylucyrn replied to Scrubz's topic in General Nursing

    I work nights and do 12 hour shifts, AND get 8 hours of sleep almost every day. But, I work less than a mile from my house, so there's no travel time. Although I tend to get out late, go to sleep...

  20. Big News...And A Decision!!

    luckylucyrn replied to sissyboo's topic in General Nursing

    Amy, how long is your LPN program? it sounds like you could be done with your LPN program before you would even start the accelerated

  21. Is it this hard to get into med. school??

    luckylucyrn replied to jonb1213's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Getting into Med school is a whole other ballgame. The process is rigorous (and I know, I had just started dating my now-husband when he was applying). It involves an in-depth standard application,...

  22. Floating 2nd day off orientation

    luckylucyrn replied to bsunurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Most places don't let new people float until they have been there a certain amount of time (where i work for new grads it's one year) that's CRAZY! Definitely know that you are NOT comfortable with...

  23. Did I almost kill someone?

    luckylucyrn replied to AirforceRN's topic in General Nursing

    You mean you didn't sync before the shock? That could have caused problems if the pt had been shocked on the T-wave. The patient could go into V-tach (if I remember

  24. TN New grad pay

    luckylucyrn replied to Mommy TeleRN's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    From what I understand, the hospitals in memphis seem to be raising their pay as I type, and they are all trying to keep up with one another. Some new base pay rates should be released in the next...

  25. Any Peds ER nurses out there???

    luckylucyrn replied to tabymac's topic in Emergency

    Well my ER is different from yours, we have a separate peds section, but the nurses that do Peds are expected to be able to do adults if needed. My orientation was actually with mostly the adult ER...