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austin heart BSN, RN

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  1. Scenario:What would you do?

    austin heart replied to Happy-ER-RN's topic in General Nursing

    That is the exact statement that I was thinking of. Why in the heck would you want to intubate this person? Just because the person is in the ER does not mean they are an acute and we don't intubate...

  2. Question regarding nurses wasting narcs with city paramedics in the ER????????

    austin heart posted a topic in Emergency

    Does anyone know about any rules and regulations regarding nurses wasting narcotics with medics when the bring a patient into the ER? Do yall do it your ER?

  3. Scenario:What would you do?

    austin heart replied to Happy-ER-RN's topic in General Nursing

    Are you saying that you do not believe in palliative care in the ER? Protocols or no protocols, everything that roles through the door is a different story and not 2 peeps will ever be treated the...

  4. Potentially unstable rhythms

    austin heart replied to suzy0610's topic in Cardiac

    There are several unstable rhythms and they all have different treatments. Need more

  5. A legal question.

    austin heart replied to SugarMagnolia's topic in General Nursing

    Why are they doing polygraphs? Are they not doing urine drug

  6. Any Austin Texas nurses here?

    austin heart replied to dreatx's topic in General Nursing

    We are an "Employ at will" state but we do not have ANY nursing unions in Austin (or in TX that I know of). I only know of 1 hospital in Austin that requires you to work 12 hour shifts and that is...

  7. HELP!! Railroaded by co-worker!!

    austin heart replied to Phenomenon's topic in General Nursing

    Ha, sounds like my last work situation! I think that this type of thing happens all too often. Good luck to

  8. propofol

    austin heart replied to popbob's topic in Emergency

    Quoted from the Propofol Injectable Emulsion package insert located in the Pyxis of my ED, in BOLD letters....."Warning, for general anesthesia or monitored anesthesia care (MAC), propofol should be...

  9. Question regarding nurses wasting narcs with city paramedics in the ER????????

    austin heart replied to austin heart's topic in Emergency

    I think that my issue is I do not trust some of the medics that come in, not all but some. As far as wasting with fellow nurses, I work in a VERY tight nit group now (there are only 6 of us that...

  10. propofol

    austin heart replied to popbob's topic in Emergency

    Well said, I think that you said everything that I wanted to say :). It is so scary that so many nurses are quick to use these sedation medications when it is obvious from their posts that they have...

  11. Question regarding nurses wasting narcs with city paramedics in the ER????????

    austin heart replied to austin heart's topic in Emergency

    This is the reason that the nurses in my ED, including myself, refuse to do it (we are small, 9 beds). Most of theses medics I don't know from Adam and there are a few that I do know that I don't...

  12. Question regarding nurses wasting narcs with city paramedics in the ER????????

    austin heart posted a topic in Emergency

    Does anyone know about any rules and regulations regarding nurses wasting narcotics with medics when the bring a patient into the ER? Do yall do it your ER?

  13. nurses undertaking angiograms

    austin heart replied to ann h's topic in Cardiac

    That is not within the scope of practice of a US

  14. propofol

    austin heart replied to popbob's topic in Emergency

    I thought every one would like to read this great article on Medscape published a few days ago appropriately titled for this thread ........Propofol Sedation: Who Should Administer?...

  15. Anyone know Liquid Agents?

    austin heart replied to lifezfunny's topic in Travel

    They have contacted me several times by phone regarding travel assignments even though I have not requested any info or even put out fealers for a new job. I am assuming that they are buying names and...

  16. propofol

    austin heart replied to popbob's topic in Emergency

    All I can say is WOW, this is

  17. propofol

    austin heart replied to popbob's topic in Emergency

    Some of these posts are downright scary!!!!!!! It is quite obvious that some of these nurses do not know all the side effects and unpredictablity of this drug. They do not know what they do not

  18. Do you like nursing in Texas?

    austin heart replied to mrnurse2's topic in Texas Nursing

    I agree, salaries here are in the crapper. Seton has just done an across the board 10% raise for their RN staff. Our hospital is "investigating" other hospitals salaries to decide whether we need a...

  19. Do you like nursing in Texas?

    austin heart replied to mrnurse2's topic in Texas Nursing

    No Group One in

  20. ER or ICU nurse...Which one is more marketable?

    austin heart replied to positivethinker's topic in Agency Nurses

    I agree with all of above. I started out in ICU/CCU then moved to ER. I like both, but CCU is my passion. But I would say that it is much easier for an ICU nurse to cross train to ER than it is for an...

  21. moving to austin, looking for schooling for my mom

    austin heart replied to sunnywake's topic in Texas Nursing

    Amanda, St. Davids offers a great 2 day 12 lead class, I think it is called Advanced Disrythmias. Back when I took it (several years ago) you did not have to be an employee of St. Davids to take it so...

  22. moving to austin, looking for schooling for my mom

    austin heart replied to sunnywake's topic in Texas Nursing

    My friend got in after a 3 semester wait and that was with As and Bs in her pre-recs. She said that there was people waiting as long as 4-5 semesters depending on their GPA. Your best bet would have...

  23. moving to austin, looking for schooling for my mom

    austin heart replied to sunnywake's topic in Texas Nursing

    If she is planning on staying in Austin she is going to have a hard time finding a job as an LVN unless she is willing to work in a nursing home. All of the hospitals here are phasing them out and I...

  24. propofol

    austin heart replied to popbob's topic in Emergency

    Do a search and there is a great thread with a TON of info on pushing diprovan. I think that it is the GI Nurses section. From what I understand, pushing Diprovan in bolus form is considered general...

  25. Would you choose an Associates OR Bachelors in nursing? need your opinions, please.

    austin heart replied to apexsw20trd's topic in General Nursing

    Just to clarify......You do not have to have your bachelors to get a masters. Many universities are now offering accelerated ADN to MSN, with NP after that. With that said, I personally would go for...