neneRN

neneRN BSN, RN

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  1. Professor claims Wellbutrin does not have a lethal dose

    neneRN replied to DrugReptoNurse's topic in General Students

    EVERY med has a lethal dose; I'm sure there are dosing instructions on Wellbutrin like any other med, and that's for a reason; like another poster said, otherwise you could just take as many as you...

  2. searching for ER myths!!

    neneRN replied to phiposurde's topic in Emergency

    Sorry! I just saw your post under mine and thought you were saying they DO get seen

  3. searching for ER myths!!

    neneRN replied to phiposurde's topic in Emergency

    Are you kidding? Intermediate Care/Fastrac type patients who call an ambulance get sent out to triage to wait with everyone else in my ER. When we're backlogged, even the EMS pts who are truly ill...

  4. searching for ER myths!!

    neneRN replied to phiposurde's topic in Emergency

    Are you talking about layman misbeliefs or something different? Like you'll get treated faster if you come by ambulance or never say the word QUIET in the ER (okay, that one really is true,

  5. Transitioning into the Emergency room, Please help!!!

    neneRN replied to RNSacht's topic in Emergency

    Congratulations! There's nothing like the ER- wouldn't work anywhere else. As far as meds, there's a thread in the Emergency Nursing Forum entitled Most Frequently Used ED Meds-I'm not computer...

  6. Incident Report Documentation

    neneRN replied to khagerman's topic in General Nursing

    NEVER supposed to document in pt's chart that an incident report was completed...I would ask your instructor about this. I document what happened (only what actually witnessed/how pt was found),...

  7. Cleveland Clinic

    neneRN replied to tatarn2b2007's topic in Ohio Nursing

    And at the main Cleveland Clinic, aren't all RNs required to wear all white? And some units will do rotating shifts- my sister works days, nights,

  8. Ummmm..are they ALLOWED to do that?

    neneRN replied to NurseJacqui's topic in Emergency

    Admitted pts NEVER come back down to ED where I'm at; ICU has to shuffle around, or if that's not possible they go to PACU, Cath Lab Recovery, or GI

  9. Wait for D/C after narcs/benzos?

    neneRN replied to Miss Mab's topic in Emergency

    We can't D/C without a ride unless they stay in the ED 4 hours post administration of any med affecting CNS. For those that have a ride, we have to document that driver is at bedside and what their...

  10. EMTALA question

    neneRN replied to hogan4736's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not clear, did the second ER accept the pt (i.e., ED doc/house supervisor at receiving hospital gave approval before pt actually transferred)or did the first ER just send the pt without official...

  11. Single Mom, become a nurse??

    neneRN replied to Honeylee's topic in General Students

    I did it as a single mom starting when my kids were 1 and 3; biggest thing is childcare....research programs in your area that can give you assistance- there is funding for childcare, tuition,...

  12. what kind of patients go to MICU?

    neneRN replied to sasparilla's topic in MICU, SICU

    Pts with respiratory failure, sepsis, unstable overdoses, DKA, active GI bleeds, or any train wreck type of pt; i.e, your septic diabetic renal failure with CAD and CHF on a vent in hypertensive...

  13. How to deal??

    neneRN replied to TraumaICURN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm 31, but look younger and I'm short, so get this question a lot; I just laugh and smile and say "I'm a little older than I look!" No one's ever pressed for a further answer than that. As long as...

  14. banana bag

    neneRN replied to EricTAMUCC-BSN's topic in MICU, SICU

    Probably not; its more of a slang term...would need to look up individual components; MVI, thiamine,

  15. Completly new at this

    neneRN replied to Annegg's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Lots of ways to go about it, depending on whether you can go to school full time, need to work, etc. And probably will find varying opinions on which way is best. NP is a master's degree. I think...

  16. Insulin during cardiac arrest?

    neneRN replied to kimmie518's topic in General Nursing

    Only reason I can think of is to treat a high K as cause of arrest, but even then Calcium works

  17. Insulin during cardiac arrest?

    neneRN replied to kimmie518's topic in MICU, SICU

    Only reason I can think of is to treat a high K as cause of arrest, but even then Calcium works

  18. overtime incentives

    neneRN replied to wnydapoo's topic in Arizona Nursing

    NO incentives and NO doubletime ever...just straight time and a half over 40

  19. Scripting Nurses?

    neneRN replied to Cindylufus's topic in General Nursing

    How sincere can scripting possibly sound when the pt hears the same thing come out of every nurse's mouth who enters the

  20. too much overtime!!

    neneRN replied to spookygirl's topic in General Nursing

    But was the senior staff member actually eavesdropping? May have been walking down the hall and heard the OP talking...I'm sure we've all walked up behind someone at one point or another and caught...

  21. Med administration prior to 1980

    neneRN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    NTG still in

  22. too much overtime!!

    neneRN replied to spookygirl's topic in General Nursing

    If the OP doesn't want to work OT, then her comments should have been made to the boss too. If I overheard an employee griping about OT, I'd have the same response- just tell me no if you don't want...

  23. how many hours a week do you work?

    neneRN replied to Christine950423's topic in General Nursing

    Typically full time in a hospital is 36 hours (three 12 hour shifts). There are weekender options (just working weekends). Overtime available if you want to work

  24. Med administration prior to 1980

    neneRN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    We still did this up until about 4 years ago! Stored all meds (even vials of KCL!) in open bins in locked med room. You just walked in and grabbed what you needed-no system for charging other than...

  25. ICU decison making scenarios

    neneRN replied to busylizzy01's topic in MICU, SICU

    There's a great site with a ton of this type information;