TRAMA1RN

TRAMA1RN has 15 years experience and specializes in ER.

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1. Medication issue

   TRAMA1RN replied to selebra's topic in General Nursing

   At will employers can fire you for no reason at all, get a lawyer to handle your unemployment. You probably will not get unemployment. Do not be surprised. Sent from my iPhone using

2. Would you even consider a candidate who was terminated?

   TRAMA1RN replied to DeLana_RN's topic in Nurse Management

   I have experienced the same problem, if every nurse is MSN and PhD who is going to do the bedside care? Bullying is pervasive and is an epidemic in nursing with absolutely no recourse for the nurse...

3. The Unwritten Laws Nurse Managers Live By

   TRAMA1RN replied to rntj's topic in Nurse Management

   Exactly, I would never have imagined being 13 years experienced, using micro sick time, working tons of overtime. Come in at the last minute, got along extremely well with all of my co workers, but...

4. Glynco GA training for BOP nursing

   TRAMA1RN replied to TRAMA1RN's topic in Correctional

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5. Glynco GA training for BOP nursing

   TRAMA1RN posted a topic in Correctional

   Has anyone been to Glynco GA for training? What kind of free time do you get? Do you rent a car once you are there? What kind of money should you carry with you (amount)? How many people were in...

6. IV Phenergan and Toradol "Push"

   TRAMA1RN replied to CrohnieToo's topic in Emergency

   Phenergan should never never never be given without a running IV or at least diluted in nss. I have made it a habit of diluting all my push pain meds and antiemetics in at least a 10cc nss syringe....

7. IV starts and drawing blood

   TRAMA1RN replied to srknurse's topic in Emergency

   Believe it or not, you can actually start an IV as small as a 24 gauge and use a device from Kendall tyco/healthcare called an Angel Wing attached to your extension set to draw blood. DO NOT FLUSH...

8. Transporting patients to radiology

   TRAMA1RN posted a topic in Emergency

   I work in a small ER. I am wondering who transports the patients in your hospitals to the radiology depatment in your hospital? Do they take your patient off the monitor? Do they put them back on the...

9. An interesting policy

   TRAMA1RN replied to Guest219794's topic in Emergency

   Having worked ER for many years this should be standard poicy in ALL ER's. All experienced ER nurses and ER MD's will tell you how big a problem RX pain medication addiction has become. Acute...

10. New Grad Program at Hershey Medical Center

    TRAMA1RN replied to EMSnut45's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I too worked at Geisnger and highly recommend it. Absolutely loved my time in the trauma center, the nurses their were the most professional I have come across. If it would not have been for the...

11. Triage Rules / Rants

    TRAMA1RN replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

    the problem with the er wait times is that no matter what, you cannot educate the people that need educating about the abuse of the system. i love it when you ask the patient about why they did not...

12. Haldol and Ativan cocktail IV

    TRAMA1RN posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Okay have been working in small ER over one year. I cannot remember How often and the maximum dose you can give of H and A. The larger ER I used to work 2 years ago that saw quite a bit of psych, used...

13. Need advice from seasoned RN's

    TRAMA1RN replied to mandarae13's topic in General Nursing

    I am a seasoned nurse. Seasoned ED nurse, my advice is, start in your basic medical surgical floor and learn the things that you did not learn in school, which are many. ED nursing is very...

14. Did I do the wrong thing!!!

    TRAMA1RN replied to barbb51405's topic in General Nursing

    You did the right thing, it would have been a violation of privacy practices. The contact person named can only be notified in the case of emergency, when the nex of kin or guardians cannot be...

15. Twins...Gest. age and induction/c-section

    TRAMA1RN replied to shortstuff31117's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Speaking as a mom of now 16 year old identical girls my Ob Gyn was on call for me personally as she was al her high risk moms, and c-sections were avoided as much as possible, I did end up with...