EMSnut45

EMSnut45 BSN, RN, EMT-P

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  1. nursing diagnosis-nanda advice?

    EMSnut45 replied to oKeto's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Your "related to" part doesn't sound quite right. This area of the nursing diagnosis should be the etiology (cause). You could use sedentary life style, caloric intake of ____ per day, imbalanced diet...

  2. CNA or EMT while in school, CNA being a "dirty job" help please

    EMSnut45 replied to KdnRN2B's topic in General Nursing

    I went through an advanced CNA class and can obtain EKG's (not read them), draw blood, insert saline locks, and insert foley

  3. CNA or EMT while in school, CNA being a "dirty job" help please

    EMSnut45 replied to KdnRN2B's topic in General Nursing

    I am both an EMT-B (911) and a CNA (ER Tech). Where I live, you have to be a CNA to work in any hospital setting-- including the ER. If I were you, I'd look into the requirements of your state to...

  4. New Grad Program at Hershey Medical Center

    EMSnut45 replied to EMSnut45's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Maybe this means Hershey is a mediocre hospital... nothing positive or

  5. Restocking

    EMSnut45 posted a topic in Emergency

    Restocking-- Everyone hates it, and blames the opposite shift for not doing it. Since I spoke up to the manager about how often I come in and find supplies at a bare minimum, I'm tasked with finding...

  6. Hand care for nurses

    EMSnut45 replied to OrionQuiltsRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have a good half hour drive home from work, so I take advantage of the time. I grab a pair of gloves as I'm walking out the door, slather on some good, thick lotion, put the gloves on, and drive...

  7. Bipolar

    EMSnut45 posted a topic in Psychiatric

    So, in the last several weeks, it has become apparent that my younger sister (18 years old) is bipolar. My already stressed family is now stretched to the max. Some family history: my father is a...

  8. Bipolar

    EMSnut45 replied to EMSnut45's topic in Psychiatric

    Thanks, Tunderwolf! That's some great information. I printed it out, and will share it with my mom. You're right-- it is taking a toll on my family (the caregivers left picking up the pieces). It...

  9. Pre-made Drug Cards??

    EMSnut45 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Can anyone highly recommend specific pre-made drug cards (or warn against any)? I'd like to hear your input before I spend my money. Thanks!!

  10. stupid question 1075 - b

    EMSnut45 replied to bigreddog1934's topic in Emergency

    The only complication that I've seen with putting the BP cuff on the same side as the IV is that sometimes when the BP cuff inflates, it forces blood back into the saline lock (if fluids are not...

  11. most enjoyable nursing books for pleasure / films

    EMSnut45 replied to aussiemags's topic in General Nursing

    Echo Herron has written many great nursing novels. She hits all the nails on the head-- short staffing, cliques, burn-out, needy patients/families, friendships, joys, job satisfaction... She has...

  12. Stupidest reason to go to ER

    EMSnut45 replied to DachRN's topic in Emergency

    I've enjoyed reading this thread for quite some time now, and haven't really had anything to add... until tonight: A mother brought her 12 year old boy in to the ER for a "rat bite to the member--...

  13. CNMC Student Nurse Externship

    EMSnut45 posted a topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I am a second semester ADN student in the Baltimore-Washington area of Maryland. I currently work in an Emergency Room (frequently floating to Pediatrics) as a ER Tech, and volunteer in my spare time...

  14. The Panels

    EMSnut45 replied to punkstar's topic in Emergency

    Standing orders at the hospital I work at-- Chest Pain/Cardiac: CBC, CMP, CK, Troponin, PT/PTT, saline lock, PCXR/CXR, EKG, cardiac monitor, continuous SPO2, oxygen at 2L/min via NC Fever-- R/O...

  15. what to know @ scene of accident

    EMSnut45 replied to NurseNature's topic in General Nursing

    This is my pet peeve! UNLESS YOU HAVE BEEN TRAINED AS A FIELD EMS NURSE, OR HAVE BEEN CROSS TRAINED AS AN EMT/PARAMEDIC, YOU DON'T BELONG ON THE SCENE OF AN ACCIDENT!!! I have been an EMT for going on...

  16. True ER stories

    EMSnut45 replied to Kel Cardaras's topic in Nursing Humor

    I just got back from a medical mission trip in a poor mountainous region in the Dominican Republic. Everyone asked for Vicks... apparently down there it is the cure-all for everything from stuffy...

  17. Ena

    EMSnut45 replied to Kidrn911's topic in Emergency

    Thanks, sjt, I'll look into

  18. Ena

    EMSnut45 replied to Kidrn911's topic in Emergency

    I am a new member, but I am a little disappointed that they don't have any CEU's for us ER Techs. They advertise membership for CNA's and EMT's, but don't have any way of involving them. Oh, well......

  19. EKGs in triage?

    EMSnut45 replied to etceducator's topic in Emergency

    When I went through my CNA/PCT training, I was told that an EKG is supposed to be done with the patient in a supine position. If the patient is for some reason unable to lay back (ex: severe...

  20. EKGs in triage?

    EMSnut45 replied to etceducator's topic in Emergency

    Chest pain patients come straight back to a bed (bypassing triage). A "team" usually develops (atleast an RN and one or two techs) and goes at the patient full-force to get the EKG, IV, labs,...

  21. How would you tell your boss this?

    EMSnut45 replied to RNOTODAY's topic in General Nursing

    Also... I was told that it is illegal to write on the rx label unless you are a doctor or pharmacist. This includes who the med is prescribed to. Hey, maybe I like seroquel... could I just cross out...

  22. How would you tell your boss this?

    EMSnut45 replied to RNOTODAY's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked in a detention center, we had MANY inmates on various psych meds that seemed to change constantly. To be able to deal with this, we had a "stock supply" of the main somatic and psych...

  23. Anyone know of any NON-DENOMINATIONAL organizations?

    EMSnut45 replied to michelle*rn*'s topic in General Nursing

    I'm digging up an older thread... I just found out that I will be traveling with Somos Amigos to the Dominican Republic June 2-8!!! This will be my first experience of this type... so I'm really...

  24. Faxed Reports- Does it decrease length of stays in the ED

    EMSnut45 replied to MDRRAJ's topic in Emergency

    Our ER faxes report, but it doesn't seem to do any good. We always get the "I can't read it, what does it say," "I'm not going to accept the patient until you complete ____ order," "I'm too busy...

  25. does being a paramedic complement an EDRN?

    EMSnut45 replied to bjr3645's topic in Emergency

    I've been a volunteer EMT for five years with the local fire department, and just recently started in the emergency room as a tech/CNA. I find that the field experience has helped me enormously! If...