ERRNTraveler

ERRNTraveler RN

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  1. Pushing drugs for the Man bother anyone?

    ERRNTraveler replied to somebody's topic in General Nursing

    Tazzi- It depends on where you're working. As a traveler, some ER's I've worked in have drug reps bring in food all the time, other ER's never do- some hospitals have policies against

  2. Do you find that Nursing school was alot harder than actually working as a Rn?

    ERRNTraveler replied to AspiringNurse7's topic in General Nursing

    Working as an RN is harder than nursing school, hands down.... but I still love

  3. Future Traveler, some questions

    ERRNTraveler replied to tatarn2b2007's topic in Travel

    ICU positions are more in demand for travelers than med/surg, but you will not be able to work in ICU as a traveler until you have a LEAST 1 year of experience in ICU, but most hospitals will require...

  4. IM Injections & Z-track

    ERRNTraveler replied to swee2000's topic in General Students

    The new CDC standards are for vaccine administration

  5. Specialty within the Nursing feild that requires little or no contact with blood?

    ERRNTraveler replied to AspiringNurse7's topic in General Nursing

    I agree- and all of these positions (management, head of nursing, etc...) will require several years of hands-on clinical experience

  6. Pushing drugs for the Man bother anyone?

    ERRNTraveler replied to somebody's topic in General Nursing

    And they bring us free

  7. Specialty within the Nursing feild that requires little or no contact with blood?

    ERRNTraveler replied to AspiringNurse7's topic in General Nursing

    Why would you go to nursing school if you can't handle being in contact with bodily fluids??? Any hospital, clinic, or home-health nursing job is going to involve some contact with body fluids. You...

  8. Self-Triage in the Emergency Department

    ERRNTraveler replied to friskas's topic in Emergency

    right, but most people's ides of severe "difficulty breathing" is much different than an er nurse's. i can't tell you how many times i've had patients tell the registration desk that they "can't...

  9. which fields offer the most travel opportunities?

    ERRNTraveler replied to introspectiveRN's topic in Travel

    ICU, ER, OR, L&D- these areas seem to have the most

  10. Self-Triage in the Emergency Department

    ERRNTraveler replied to friskas's topic in Emergency

    I have never worked at a hospital that does self-triage, but I can't imagine that it would work very well. A patient's idea of "severe respiratory distress" is VERY different from an ER nurse's. A...

  11. Yelling, screaming and ducking the cranky triaged patients

    ERRNTraveler replied to canoehead's topic in Emergency

    If a patient came into triage with tooth pain, then attempted to take a swing at hospital staff, I would consider that a refusal of

  12. San Diego- Kaiser ER

    ERRNTraveler replied to ERRNTraveler's topic in California Nursing

    I believe it is the one located on Zion Ave- about a mile and a half from Qualcomm stadium. Where are the other San Diego Kaiser hospitals

  13. IUD retrieval??

    ERRNTraveler replied to Ivanna_Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think anyone's really debating.... just discussing

  14. IM Injections & Z-track

    ERRNTraveler replied to swee2000's topic in General Students

    One should ALWAYS aspirate when giving IM injections. The CDC site is talking about vaccines- not other medications like antibiotics. Could you imagine what would happen if you hit a blood vessel,...

  15. IUD retrieval??

    ERRNTraveler replied to Ivanna_Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I have an IUD, and haven't had a problem with it yet- most people who have them DON'T have complications with them...... I like it because there are no synthetic hormones involved, and I don't have...

  16. San Diego- Kaiser ER

    ERRNTraveler replied to ERRNTraveler's topic in California Nursing

    No one is familiar with this

  17. acls certification

    ERRNTraveler replied to bigreddog1934's topic in Emergency

    ACLS, PALS, & BLS need to be renewed every 2 years. TNCC is renewed every 4

  18. Beginning of the shift.............

    ERRNTraveler replied to InmyblooD's topic in Emergency

    Like others have said assessing ER patients is a lot different than on the floor- in the ER we do focused assessments, concentrating on the area(s) that brought the pt. to the ER. If someone has an...

  19. Kaiser San Diego ER???

    ERRNTraveler posted a topic in Travel

    Hello- I am considering a travel assignment in the ER at Kaiser hospital in San Diego- anyone on here who has ever worked in this ER? What is it like- are they traveler-friendly? Any info would be...

  20. Kaiser San Diego ER???

    ERRNTraveler posted a topic in Emergency

    Hello- I am considering a travel assignment in the ER at Kaiser hospital in San Diego- anyone on here who has ever worked in this ER? What is it like- are they traveler-friendly? Any info would be...

  21. Kaiser San Diego ER???

    ERRNTraveler posted a topic in California Nursing

    Hello- I am considering a travel assignment in the ER at Kaiser hospital in San Diego- anyone on here who has ever worked in this ER? What is it like- are they traveler-friendly? Any info would be...

  22. 5 worse things a patient can do ...

    ERRNTraveler replied to Witheney's topic in General Nursing

    The 5 worst things a pt. can say/do in the ER (in no particular order) 1. Piss, poo, vomit, or spit on staff 2. Tell the nurse "I'm having a seizure"- um... if you can tell me that, then you are...

  23. Regular staff members are so snotty to me, the traveler

    ERRNTraveler replied to raindrop's topic in Travel

    Hang in there- it's only 13 weeks. If things get really unbearable, talk to your unit manager, if he/she isn't any help, talk to your recruiter. Before your next assignment, research the hospital by...

  24. supplies to purchase!!

    ERRNTraveler replied to bradleyshanetaylor's topic in Emergency

    I used to carry trauma shears with me, until I accidentally cut a hole in the butt of my pants when putting them in my back pocket- oops!

  25. "New grad-itis"...

    ERRNTraveler replied to scrmblr's topic in Emergency

    About 2 minutes, The doctor was going to intubate, and asked for "sux"....... none of the new grads knew what he meant, until I went into the RSI kit and handed them the vial of