BrnEyedGirl BSN, MSN, RN, APRN

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    WANTING A JOB IN ED

    BrnEyedGirl replied to Rachelks's topic in Emergency

    My co workers and I just spent 3 weeks sorting through 57 applications and interviewing 42 people for 7 positions in our ED. It was a much more difficult task than I had anticipated when it started....
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    How can I become SANE?

    BrnEyedGirl replied to TennNurse's topic in Forensic

    Yes,..an RN with 2yrs experience. The job includes a full RN
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    Does anyone have a non-nursing specific Bachelors degree?

    BrnEyedGirl replied to eirnwilli's topic in General Nursing

    I had my BS in psych and bio before starting nursing school. It helped in that when I started nursing school, I only had to take the nursing
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    CNA, RN....Which One?

    BrnEyedGirl replied to my3whys's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome to allnurses! A CNA is a certified nurses assistant, an RN is a registered nurse. Depending on what area of the country you are in a, you can work as an aide without any formal training. An...
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    Nurse Manager holding on too tight? Defamation?

    BrnEyedGirl replied to Ranter13's topic in General Nursing

    There are a few nurse managers where I work who pull this same stunt. The thing is,..everyone knows who they are and what they are up to. The other managers in the hospital take what she says with a...
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    How can I become SANE?

    BrnEyedGirl replied to TennNurse's topic in Forensic

    There is a "forensic nursing" tab under the nursing specialty tab that has more info. If I were more computer savvy I'd post it,..... I am a SANE nurse in Missouri. My ER paid for a group of us...
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    The Front Line

    BrnEyedGirl replied to argos's topic in Emergency

    I agree triage is a tuff place to spend 12 hours. Where I work you must have at least 2yrs RN experience and at least one of those in ER before you are eligible to take the triage class. You then...
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    22 gauge IV cath in blood transfusions

    BrnEyedGirl replied to evilglowduckie's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I was taught 20g or larger,..although I work ER and we use 16's and 14's in trauma's, as we are usually pushing it in as fast as we can. When I worked cardiac there were occasions when a 22 was all...
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    Assault of Nurses in ER

    BrnEyedGirl replied to Bo Shoi Ming's topic in Texas Nursing

    I'm an ER nurse in Mo and the law here equates assaulting an health care provider with assault against a law enforcement officer. Even without that, assault is assault, it is against the law to...
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    Night Shift...

    BrnEyedGirl replied to AshCNA's topic in General Nursing

    I've been working the 7p-7a shift for almost 12 years. I love it. I've never had a chance to get on allnurses at work though!! I had staff meetings all day so I'm home tonight,,back tomorrow night....
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    How can we protect the nurses?

    BrnEyedGirl replied to hdhnurse's topic in General Nursing

    The hospital where I work has only 2 open entrances after 2000. Both have security at the door and everyone entering is recorded and given a visitors pass. We also have many armed security officers...
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    Safe patient hand-off

    BrnEyedGirl replied to nursej22's topic in General Nursing

    Wow,..we do transfer at all hours,...but techs are not allowed to transfer anyone on a monitor or a titratable gtt, those pts must have an RN
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    is this a correct way?

    BrnEyedGirl replied to beautifull heart's topic in General Nursing

    I work ER also, and we almost always draw labs when we start a line, but we use the vacutainers unless it's and infant. I'm curious, are you using the tiny pedi tubes for adult specimens? I'm trying...
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    is this a correct way?

    BrnEyedGirl replied to beautifull heart's topic in General Nursing

    Do you mean dripping from the end of an IV cath? I often do this when starting IV's on infants. The blood is collected in the pediatric "mini" tubes we also use for finger sticks. This isn't the...
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    Pulses

    BrnEyedGirl replied to ghost's topic in General Nursing

    Is this just a DVT from lying in bed awaiting OR? Is this an older person? A
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    common situations encountered in emergency room

    BrnEyedGirl replied to vintageRXL's topic in Emergency

    Wow! You're asking for a huge amount of info here! We see everything from ear aches to gun shot wounds. I might have one pt with chest pain, another with belly pain and then a Class I trauma. You...
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    Dangerous nurse?

    BrnEyedGirl replied to RoyalNurse's topic in General Nursing

    You say a good ICU nurse would have seen what was going on. What was going on that you didn't see? What did you want the doc to do? What do you think he needed to do sooner? I'm not sure I'm...
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    Request for advice

    BrnEyedGirl replied to Mike T's topic in General Nursing

    If you are talking about nursing in the United States,.all Registered Nurses are liscensed through the state in which they work. They must graduate from an accredited nursing school and pass and exam...
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    laws regarding narcotic boxes

    BrnEyedGirl replied to metfan's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure I understand the question. You took narcs out of one box and put them into another box? Our narcs are all locked in one unit,.every nurse in the deptartment has access to the narcs and...
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    CNA to RN at work

    BrnEyedGirl replied to dialtechd's topic in General Nursing

    Did your brother also tell you that "back in the time" physicians were self taught and that the person who treated your fever was usually the same person that birthed your farm animals! Many, many...
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    No free immunizations during pertussis outbreak in county

    BrnEyedGirl replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Wow,..I'm suprised to hear this from you Firestarter. You really aren't going to vaccinate your kids, to a real threat, for $35 a pop?
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    Is it dangerous for RNs/nursing students to give advice to people about their health

    BrnEyedGirl replied to lovehospital's topic in General Nursing

    My friends and family have finally learned to stop calling me about medical issues unless they just want general information. I honestly can't give advice because I don't know the whole story! "Why...
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    blood sample with a butterfly needle

    BrnEyedGirl replied to kantuta's topic in General Nursing

    I still don't understand why people always ask for a butterfly. The needle is shorter, but still a 23g just like the reg needles! Some of our butterflies are even 20g, which is larger in diameter...
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    "Real World" diabetes management?

    BrnEyedGirl replied to davidsgirl's topic in General Nursing

    Some times I see the same sort of thing with pts that start on BP meds. The pt who has ran 200/110 for the past year or more will often feel tired and even light headed at 110/65. It obviously isn't...
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    how do you become

    BrnEyedGirl replied to RedXIII_'s topic in General Nursing

    I'm serious. You graduate, pass the NCLEX, and become an RN. We all have the same basic education. I started out in a cardiac unit, now I'm in the ER. I did take classes, through the hospital that...