Rena RN 2003

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  1. RSI meds

    Rena RN 2003 replied to thanatos's topic in Emergency

    mostly we use succs and versed and then a continued versed

  2. RSI meds

    Rena RN 2003 replied to thanatos's topic in Emergency

    mostly we use succs and versed and then a continued versed

  3. Anyone fax report?

    Rena RN 2003 replied to RNin92's topic in Emergency

    :lol that was

  4. Anyone fax report?

    Rena RN 2003 replied to RNin92's topic in Emergency

    we fax orders received for admission and all things done in the ER along with nurses notes. individual lab results etc are sent with the medical record and can be pulled up by the floor nurses. it...

  5. Protocols in the ED

    Rena RN 2003 replied to veetach's topic in Emergency

    we not only follow diagnostic and treatment protocols but are expected to use them way before out ER docs ever see the patient. standard work up for abd pain, chest pain, chf, etc. standard med...

  6. Personality traits suited for ER??

    Rena RN 2003 replied to LilRedRN1973's topic in Emergency

    you love the ER if you want to get that patient, quickly figure out what's going on, perform interventions according to orders and protocols, and then ship that person home or to the floor, never to...

  7. What we have learned from our patients!!!

    Rena RN 2003 replied to mhull's topic in Emergency

    i've learned that a shampoo bottle does not make a good sex toy. i've learned that you really shouldn't attempt to beat the hell out of an authority figure that is trying to help you because it will...

  8. Training time for the ER?

    Rena RN 2003 replied to Sarah8714's topic in Emergency

    amount of time to orient to ER? varies. it depends many things: the unit, the docs, the other nurses, the personality of the grad. a standard answer would be at least 3 months before you are...

  9. Holding patients in ER

    Rena RN 2003 replied to Nursinist's topic in Emergency

    quick story...... sunday night, i had 8 ER holds (2 ICU, 4 med/surg, 2 adolescent psych). this was not an issue of the floor nurses not wanting to take a patient. it was not a case of not having...

  10. Problem with Littmann or suppose to be like this??

    Rena RN 2003 replied to MJ-12's topic in General Nursing

    if it is ear pressure that is making you not like the scope, use the regular hard non-sealing ear tips instead of the soft sealing. it sounds like the tips are fitting your ears too well and causing...

  11. Breaks in the ER

    Rena RN 2003 replied to chellet98's topic in Emergency

    our dayshift RNs have a designated 1 hour lunch and very rarely do they not take the full hour. it's good to get off the floor and regroup. i work nights and we have no designated 1 hour lunch...

  12. Anyone sew own scrub jackets?

    Rena RN 2003 replied to TooterIA's topic in General Nursing

    i bought my pattern at wal-mart for my mother to use for my scrubs/jackets. she didn't like them at all. so we took one of my old sets and ripped them along the seams and she used those for...

  13. I have another question grads!

    Rena RN 2003 replied to PCGrad06's topic in First Year After Licensure

    beer

  14. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    Rena RN 2003 replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    we would have sent him for a head ct if there were any loc, nausea, vomiting, or on gut feeling of any of the staff that thought he needed ct. anyway, i don't begrudge parents for bringing head lacs...

  15. With an ADN can I be a ER nurse right out of the program?

    Rena RN 2003 replied to zlip14's topic in Emergency

    i think success in the ER as a new grad depends on a variety of different things. 1. your personality (before nursing school, during, and at graduation). i'm a go-getter. always have been but...

  16. Triage Practices

    Rena RN 2003 replied to asapstat's topic in Emergency

    all of our patients enter the same door, squads and walkins alike. in fairytale land, the patient is greeted by a nurse. name, ssn, dob, and general complaint is taken and the nurse decides whether...

  17. IV in AC

    Rena RN 2003 replied to webbiedebbie's topic in General Nursing

    and CT is the main reason i go AC. come in with c/o belly pain? at least a 20 in the AC. and i hazard a guess that at least half of my admissions are belly pain. if you have belly pain, you are...

  18. IV Toradol?

    Rena RN 2003 replied to OZ88's topic in Pain Management

    we do IV push toradol 30 mg only in our ER and it's a one time only

  19. Nursing student/Mom and last nerve about family life

    Rena RN 2003 replied to sherichance's topic in General Nursing

    why obsess about potty training at 2 years old? if he isn't trained by the time he's married, let his wife worry about it. seriously, he's simply not ready. no amount of "mom training" is going to...

  20. Bad ER experience...what went wrong?

    Rena RN 2003 replied to luv2yoga's topic in Emergency

    an emergency room isn't drive through meicine nor is it a primary care office visit that is scheduled in 15 min incriments. amazingly enough, most ERs see more than 1 person at a time and with so...

  21. Trauma Cart?

    Rena RN 2003 replied to tiredfeetED's topic in Emergency

    we are a small 36,000 per year ED and we have 2 trauma rooms. these rooms are supposedly stocked daily but we also use those rooms for simple cases. i've noticed we do typically need 'something'...

  22. Fibromyalgia

    Rena RN 2003 replied to veetach's topic in Emergency

    i believe the symptoms are there. i believe the pain is real to the patient. afterall, who am i to say otherwise? but i believe that labeling the 'muscle fiber pain' as fibromyalgia and tossing...

  23. Fibromyalgia

    Rena RN 2003 replied to veetach's topic in Emergency

    i believe the symptoms are there. i believe the pain is real to the patient. afterall, who am i to say otherwise? but i believe that labeling the 'muscle fiber pain' as fibromyalgia and tossing...

  24. Rectal temps in peds

    Rena RN 2003 replied to MrsWampthang's topic in Emergency

    our policy is any child 3 or less gets rectal temp regardless of the c/o. i have known nurses to take axillary if the c/o is a lac or sprain as previously

  25. I wish I had a nickel for........

    Rena RN 2003 replied to petiteflower's topic in Emergency

    :chuckle we have that too. if we have a patient that has been seen in the ER in the past month, we have a copy of the ED record on file. sometimes we get lists from there. here's a nother nickle...