NYCRN16

NYCRN16

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  1. 8:1 ratio in the ED?

    NYCRN16 replied to TamrRN07's topic in Emergency

    It is sad to say that 8:1 is a reality for ED nurses in NYC. Diversion means nothing because everyone is on diversion, which really means that NOBODY is on diversion. Besides, if the patient requests...

  2. rough night

    NYCRN16 replied to Nurse Lulu's topic in First Year After Licensure

    OMG:uhoh21::uhoh21: That is a scary patient to have, but you did great! Patients that sick rarely survive and you are doing a great job trying to keep her alive. Don't feel that its your fault if...

  3. Learn From My Mistake - Dilaudid

    NYCRN16 replied to NursingAgainstdaOdds's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Don't feel bad, I am experienced and I may not have thought that order was a mistake either. I work ED, and I have had plenty of patients who have drug tolerances and 6 mg of Dilaudid is not an...

  4. How many of yall use noncertified nonSANE nurses to do sexual assault examinations?

    NYCRN16 replied to texascowgirl's topic in Emergency

    We do exactly the same thing. I just label the envelopes and seal them, and then give it over to the

  5. IV Dex for PO Dex?

    NYCRN16 replied to stayseerrn's topic in Emergency

    We do this all the time. Never had any adverse effect and it works like a charm. The small volume prevents it from being spit out most of the time! Edited to add: We also give the IV Zofran PO too and...

  6. Tis the season for new docs

    NYCRN16 replied to TXTraumaRN's topic in Emergency

    :lol2::lol2::lol2: You should have asked the intern to help you stand the patient up so you can carry out his order

  7. Team Nursing Approach in ED

    NYCRN16 replied to abundantjoy07's topic in Emergency

    I see what you are saying, and I can see how the patient could suffer if the team approach works likes this. In my ER we have 2 teams with 3-4 nurses on it, but each nurse individually is assigned...

  8. trouble triaging

    NYCRN16 replied to nursemoons14's topic in Emergency

  9. New grad: what are my options other than Med/Surg?

    NYCRN16 replied to secondfiddle's topic in First Year After Licensure

    In this day and age, we have options! Dont settle for a job that is not what you want. Plenty of new grads start into specialty areas, and if one hospital does not have what you want, you interview at...

  10. When does it get easier?

    NYCRN16 replied to Pachinko's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I started in a busy ER as a new grad, and 3 1/2 years later I am still there, and still alive to talk about it Believe me, I was an LPN before graduating RN school so I thought it would be a little...

  11. Dear nurse, I really don't want to bother you

    NYCRN16 replied to JeanettePNP's topic in General Nursing

    I guess it depends on the ER. Our techs usually dont help in codes, maybe 1 or 2 are BLS certified and will do chest compressions, but that is not the usual case. Even if the techs are busy with other...

  12. Dear nurse, I really don't want to bother you

    NYCRN16 replied to JeanettePNP's topic in General Nursing

    Why not ask the nurse's aid/tech instead of the nurse? He or she will usually not be tied up in some critical situation and would be able to get it for

  13. Who's requiring the BSN??

    NYCRN16 replied to tridil2000's topic in General Nursing

    I know at one time there was a law that did require nurses to have BSN, but I believe it has been

  14. Who's requiring the BSN??

    NYCRN16 replied to tridil2000's topic in General Nursing

    I hear that NY is going to start in the next few years, but I think you are grandfathered in if you graduated before a certain year?? I know that in the NYC hospitals are not hiring ADN into specialty...

  15. Are you my waitress today?

    NYCRN16 replied to adria37's topic in General Nursing

    I did have one occasion where a patient asked me if I was her waitress today..But she was a pleasantly confused alzheimers patient in the nursing home I worked, and the sweetest old lady you would...

  16. TOP 10 Meds?

    NYCRN16 replied to superkyky's topic in Emergency

    This is not necessarily wrong. Maybe in your hospital they dont use this, but in mine we do. Every hospital is different, we use propofol all the time in adult patients and have never had a problem....

  17. TOP 10 Meds?

    NYCRN16 replied to superkyky's topic in Emergency

    Every hospital will use different things, some of the meds I have seen on this thread that others use often, we dont use that much or I havent even heard of at all. Its ok if you dont know some of...

  18. Foley Phobia??

    NYCRN16 replied to MQ Edna's topic in General Nursing

    I dont know about the UK, but in the US you DO need an order. That is standard no matter where you work. Most of us in ER have standing orders that we can put a foley into anyone we feel needs it. The...

  19. WARSWITHFLOORS/Round 99,999

    NYCRN16 replied to LooAndDoo's topic in Emergency

    A faxed report is the best thing that we have found, because first off, trying to get the nurse on the phone is a few hour ordeal, secondly, they are asking questions that are not priorities for ER...

  20. Drug Testing At Hospitals

    NYCRN16 replied to crazylilkelly's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with this. I heard somewhere that some hospital locally decided to randomly test a lot of the residents and when most of the doctors came up with something or other they decided to throw the...

  21. narcan question

    NYCRN16 replied to gonzo1's topic in Emergency

    I know you can definitly give it through an ET tube, and I believe you can also give it SQ but I dont know why anyone would do that unless there was truly no other

  22. Question for the PICU nurses from an ER nurse (mini rant too, sorry!)

    NYCRN16 posted a topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I work in and ER that has seperate peds and adults, but I work mostly on the adult side. Recently, we had a child in the peds ER that the resident wanted dobutamine gtt on. He went back and forth on...

  23. Student Intern in ED-Can I be Productive??

    NYCRN16 replied to peds4now's topic in Emergency

    I did an externship in the ED, and I am now working in an ED (started right after graduation 3 years ago). When I was an extern, I was not allowed to draw bloods or start IV's as per school and...

  24. rules of injections

    NYCRN16 replied to imahobbit's topic in General Nursing

    I would never give an injection that I did not see personally drawn up in front of me that I didnt do myself. You have no idea what is in that syringe and its your license if its the wrong medication....

  25. Being made to work as an aide...need advice

    NYCRN16 replied to luvmy2angels's topic in General Nursing

    You are partially correct. There is no law that says that you "can't" do CNA work, HOWEVER, you are still held to the higher standard of LPN by law. If something happens during your care you would be...