ERRNTraveler

ERRNTraveler RN

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  1. Metoprolol IVP rate

    ERRNTraveler replied to kmoonshine's topic in Emergency

    Lopressor isn't given for full cardiac

  2. Metoprolol IVP rate

    ERRNTraveler replied to kmoonshine's topic in Emergency

    For acute MI in the ER: 5mg IVP x 3 doses- can give each dose over 2 min, with 5 min. between doses. Hold for

  3. Smile if you DON't HATE Nursing!

    ERRNTraveler replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

  4. UW Oshkosh Accelerated Program??

    ERRNTraveler replied to erin1205's topic in General Nursing

    Nice neighborhoods in the Green Bay area- near Southwest High School, NorthEast side of town, Villages of Howard or Bellevue, City of DePere. Crappy parts of Green Bay- downtown, neighborhoods...

  5. Hi...Need help with Australian medical abbreviations

    ERRNTraveler replied to jojojo76's topic in General Nursing

    we see a lot of people in NAD in the ER (no apparent

  6. Bkat

    ERRNTraveler replied to orange-rn's topic in Emergency

    Real life: secretary calls the OR, fluids are already hanging from EMS, type & screen drawn by either lab or second IV start.... like you said- they all happen at once. I've never heard of...

  7. What do you love about ER nursing?

    ERRNTraveler replied to jollyjenny's topic in Emergency

    Kind of like heroin, but for ER

  8. Doesn't it seem like forever

    ERRNTraveler replied to gt4everpn's topic in General Nursing

    how long has it

  9. What do you love about ER nursing?

    ERRNTraveler replied to jollyjenny's topic in Emergency

    This is my favorite! hehe Also: giving adenosine, I & D's, juicy

  10. Do you shower when you get off work???

    ERRNTraveler replied to luvmy3kids's topic in General Nursing

    OMG = Oh My

  11. Crazy stuff can happen

    ERRNTraveler replied to gt4everpn's topic in General Nursing

    Doggy

  12. Doesn't it seem like forever

    ERRNTraveler replied to gt4everpn's topic in General Nursing

    In my experience, HR tends to be VERY slow in a lot of hospitals. How long has it been? Have you called to check on the status of your

  13. Nursing 10 years ago

    ERRNTraveler replied to kauffman's topic in General Nursing

    I work in the ER, and I interpret EKG's every day. If it's a STEMI or other life threatening rhythm, we initiate protocol orders before the doc sees it. We do show it to the doc as soon as possible,...

  14. Flip, Turn, Crush & Smear

    ERRNTraveler replied to sam027000's topic in General Nursing

    you will also be poking, tube-placing, bandaging, assessing, medicating, coding, comforting,

  15. Flip, Turn, Crush & Smear

    ERRNTraveler replied to sam027000's topic in General Nursing

    what exactly are you being taught to "crush" ?

  16. IV Starts

    ERRNTraveler replied to ashleyjean3's topic in General Nursing

    It's not just trauma patients that may need blood or fluids fast. Anyone who might have a drop in BP might need a fast bolus- GI bleeds, syncope, dehydration, etc. I cannot tell you how many times...

  17. Nursing 10 years ago

    ERRNTraveler replied to kauffman's topic in General Nursing

    Regarding the whole gastric pH thing...... What about people who are taking antacids or proton pump inhibitors (prilosec, protonix, etc)? I have read that people who are taking these meds can have...

  18. IV Starts

    ERRNTraveler replied to ashleyjean3's topic in General Nursing

    I agree- as an ER nurse the FIRST place I look is in the AC- in the ER we go for the bigger veins- not only for giving fluids/blood fast, but because we're usually drawing a bunch of tubes of blood...

  19. Maryland or District of Columbia??

    ERRNTraveler replied to KaCo's topic in General Nursing

    It may be different in different states. My original license is from WI, and it is a multi-state license, meaning I can use it to practice in any other compact state. My sister's original license is...

  20. Maryland or District of Columbia??

    ERRNTraveler replied to KaCo's topic in General Nursing

    I believe you can only work in other states on a compact license if your ORIGINAL state of licensure was a compact state. So if your original license was in a non-compact state, even if you get...

  21. Travel Nursing...

    ERRNTraveler replied to DreamCastle's topic in General Nursing

    During nursing school, I spent 1 summer in Haiti & 1 summer in Romania, working with public health nurses in both countries, but it was strictly volunteer work- I wasn't paid, just had housing...

  22. Hi...Need help with Australian medical abbreviations

    ERRNTraveler replied to jojojo76's topic in General Nursing

    CCU.............Critical Care Unit, can also be Cardiac Care Unit IP ..........Inpatient OP.............Outpatient D/C.........Discharge or Discontinue ETOH.....Alcohol (Ethyl Alcohol)...

  23. ER nurses...what shoes??

    ERRNTraveler replied to RN2MSNasap's topic in Emergency

    Why were they banned? Is it because of the holes in

  24. Travel Nursing...

    ERRNTraveler replied to DreamCastle's topic in General Nursing

    Unless you are paying rent at your "permanent address", this would be tax fraud. Regardless of what company you are with, if you aren't paying rent or a mortgage somewhere, you do not qualify for...

  25. Travel Nursing...

    ERRNTraveler replied to DreamCastle's topic in General Nursing

    Never travelled to Hawaii, but I am currently on my second travel assignment- first was in FL, now I'm in NC. Be careful about the company you choose- you should be able to get free private housing,...