flaerman

flaerman

M/S, Onc, PCU, ER, ICU, Nsg Sup., Neuro

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  1. The Best and Worst things about being a male nurse

    flaerman replied to Doug85's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Hey guys, I have been an RN for 20 yrs and have loved every minute of it. Not one of my pt's has ever thought that I didn't care(except maybe for the occasional dirtbag drunk homeless guy we see in...

  2. Need help w/ ER treatment/trauma/cast rooms

    flaerman replied to willreba's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Our trauma rooms are larger than all the rest of our rooms, we have a more sophisticated cardiac monitor that has arterial line monitoring capability etc, we have multiple oxygen flow meter setups,...

  3. Ever had a paranormal experience while working as a nurse?

    flaerman replied to JEHORAPHA's topic in General Nursing

    Yes I had a few. When I used to work on Med/surg years ago at night I would have patients I'd find pointing up a spot on either the wall or ceiling(and I'd see nothing of course) and started to...

  4. How many of you are LPNs vs. RN/BSNs???

    flaerman replied to Notanurse's topic in Men in Nursing

    RN/Diploma Nurse-graduated at age 30/1985-no regrets after 20 yrs, worked all hospital based nursing various units in 3 states, been in ER since 1997....

  5. help with delegation question

    flaerman replied to nursepotter05's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Okay, read your post and here is my reply: 1) Would explain to the MD that I a little busy and will be with in few minutes. Why) This is not need ing to be dealt with at that exact moment. 2) Send the...

  6. family presence during CPR

    flaerman replied to beth38's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, on occasion we have let families in during codes but it depends on the circumstances, peds etc. One thing having in during a code is that it lets them see you have done everything that you could...

  7. Scheduling for ER Nurses

    flaerman replied to EstherdH's topic in Emergency

    Our ER is not a trauma center at all and we still see well over 60,000 visits/yr, but we have now & always have done self-scheduling. Our current director has the leadership team doing the...

  8. need to interview a nurse with 2 years of experience for a class paper

    flaerman replied to CharliezAngie's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hi there, I have 20 yrs of experience as a nurse, all of it hospital based in 3 different states. If you still need help my email is [email protected], let me know....

  9. why be a nurse in todays society?

    flaerman replied to starpaige's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Allie, Hi I am an RN with 20 yrs of experience and have worked in 3 different states as well in various hospital-based settings. I also have over 7 yrs of Oncology experience where I did direct...

  10. Roll Call

    flaerman replied to Tweety's topic in Men in Nursing

    Just checkin in from Central Florida here, home of the Mouse among other things, and were a part of Hurricane Central here last

  11. What kind of nursing do you do????

    flaerman replied to dspring's topic in Men in Nursing

    Currently am an Administrative Nursing Supervisor, have been an RN for over 20 yrs in 3 states. Have also done ER for 8 yrs, Med/Surg, Telemetry/Cardiac Stepdown, and Oncology(over 5 yrs) during my...

  12. Opinion re: getting a new patient at the end of your shift

    flaerman replied to ShimmaShimma0304's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I have been an RN for 20 yrs, yes I've gotten my share of pt's admitted at the end of shift and I would take VS, write a note and pass them on to the next shift in report:inpatient nursing is a 24 hr...

  13. Got any funny acronyms at your ER???

    flaerman replied to RNin92's topic in Emergency

    Here's one I came up for patient one day when I was in charge for the shift; D/S & ATU (drunk, stupid, and all tied up)-used for a drunk brought in EMS who fought with one of female staff while...

  14. Emtala education

    flaerman replied to candyndel's topic in Emergency

    I work for an HCA hosptial which has hospitals across the country, we do online education through the Sullivan group in order to get some reduction of the corporate insurance premium. We are required...

  15. New Student

    flaerman replied to Christianne's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Let me know what you need and what kinds of questions you have, would be glad to help. My email is [email protected].....

  16. Anyone interested in being my online nurse?

    flaerman replied to Fantasia's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hi there, am experienced living and working in Central Florida, am an ER nurse and charge nurse. My email is [email protected], let me know what you need........

  17. What does your spouse do?

    flaerman replied to vaughanmk's topic in General Nursing

    My lady is blind since birth and is a psychic card-reader/spiritual counselor and an ordained minister

  18. Any Diploma RN's out there?

    flaerman replied to sherichance's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Yes, as stated previously in an answer here Philadelphia does have several Diploma programs one of which I attended and graduated from. I have been an RN for just about 20 yrs and never took my...

  19. Making a big choice

    flaerman replied to sugarandspite's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hi there, I am an ER nurse and have been an RN for 20 years. Back when I got out of school it was almost impossible to get a job in specialties like ER. Even though med/surg is not truly...

  20. Should RNs be Required to Have A BSN?

    flaerman replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    A nurse is a nurse, period. Regadrless of whether one has an AD, Diploma, BSN, or higher(of course I rarely see MSN or higher on the floor unless they are a clin spec or instructor) and we are doing...

  21. How long did it take to get accepted into Nursing school?

    flaerman replied to shawnrj's topic in General Nursing

    I lived in Phila Pa when I applied to 2 different Diploma programs and was accepted to both. I had to a test prior to getting in and a chemistry course as well(I had been out of HS for 10 yrs at that...

  22. Are you ashamed of being a nurse?

    flaerman replied to Mijourney's topic in Nursing Career

    I have been an RN for over 19 yrs and am not now nor ever have been ashamed to be or to tell someone I am a nurse. When I went to school I had a lady ask me if I was going to be a "male nurse" when I...

  23. the critical thinking of IV

    flaerman replied to bfx's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    My post was not in left field, and we don't attach syringes to the pigtails unless we are drawing blood via syringe(Pedi pt's), yes I do get a blood return when inserting the catheter, but pigtails...

  24. 4 12s a week?

    flaerman replied to jaimealmostRN's topic in Emergency

    I routinely do 4- 12 hr shift/week, just now all in one strech when I can help, we do self-scheduling for the most part and I am one of the PSL's(charge nurse/micro-managers) and we do the scheduling...

  25. the critical thinking of IV

    flaerman replied to bfx's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hi, I work in a very busy 31 bed ER, here we start IV's on about 80-90% of our patients(all abd pain workups, chest pain, pedi febrile seizures, kidney stones, MI's and CVA's etc will require an IV...