danielleRN76

danielleRN76

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  1. On Call SANE 24/7

    danielleRN76 replied to whealer's topic in Forensic

    We have 5 SANE nurses at my hospital. We have a calendar that we sign up for the days that we want to take call. We generally take 24 hour shifts, but sometimes take 12 hour shifts. We get paid $3 an...

  2. Possibly Abused Young Girl

    danielleRN76 replied to SDS_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Way to go for following through. You'd be surprised how accurate our gut feelings really are. I hope that she isn't being abused by her father, but something sounds not quite right. Nurses are in such...

  3. Demented Residents & Funny Comments

    danielleRN76 replied to TheCommuter's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    OOOh, I have a few good ones back from my years in LTC. This one cute little lady, I got her washed up for the night, into bed, and I pulled the covers up nice and neat over her, she looked at me so...

  4. Stupidest reason to go to ER

    danielleRN76 replied to DachRN's topic in Emergency

    OOOOh, yesterday... Hypothermia 7 y/o Mom states she has had a fever for 5 days, tonight checked temp at 0300 it was 96.8 so I wrapped her up in warm blankets and brought her in.. um hello, maybe your...

  5. Stupidest reason to go to ER

    danielleRN76 replied to DachRN's topic in Emergency

    Today, no lie... Pimple, center of forehead. clearasil $1.99 ER visit $100.00 nurses laughter,

  6. Frequent Flyers in the ED

    danielleRN76 replied to RNin92's topic in Emergency

    Our documentation system has a pull down menu where we can see all of their visits and notes from each visit after 2004. we have a FF who came here last night for her 37th visit in 2007, plus we found...

  7. Personality Type and Nursing

    danielleRN76 replied to Mesomorph's topic in General Nursing

    ESFJ, I'm an Emergency Dept

  8. How much would you have to win to quit working as a nurse? How much would it take?

    danielleRN76 replied to mikethern's topic in General Nursing

    I would still work, but definately not full time nights! I love being a nurse, can't imagine not doing it at all, but not feeling the financial stressors would make my life so much

  9. Happy Emergency Nurses Day

    danielleRN76 replied to loricatus's topic in Emergency

    That is really sad. it says a lot about what things are coming to in our profession, HOWEVER>>>> HAPPY EMERGENCY NURSES WEEK!!!!! Have a great

  10. What do you like about your ER?

    danielleRN76 replied to menolly_33's topic in Emergency

    Teamwork, autonomy, you get to know the docs pretty well and

  11. If your job went from 8 hour to 12 hour shifts...

    danielleRN76 replied to TooterIA's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work there are a variety of shifts. In the in pt units it's a mix of 8 and 12 hour shifts. Usually if you work 12's you do 3 a week for 36 hr full time. I had a hard time at first adjusting to...

  12. Bipolar SN is picky about shift, soon-to-be new grad can't work overnight

    danielleRN76 replied to KaminoAcid's topic in General Nursing

    A lot of places will require you to be on a rotation of some sort. Most will accept a day eve rotation. Most hospitals that I amfamiliar with actually have a harder time filling evenings than nights...

  13. Anyone use Meditech computer charting?

    danielleRN76 replied to TooterIA's topic in Emergency

    When I worked on the telemetry unit, we used it for all our order entry, Emar, labs, basically everything except the bedside notes, and bedside assessments. The admission was through meditech and the...

  14. Guess the mispronounced medical term

    danielleRN76 replied to EricJRN's topic in General Nursing

    There's a nurse that I work with that tells us in report that a pt is alert and orientated times three. Makes my skin crawl!!! my other pet peeve, is heighth. Oh look we are about the same heighth!...

  15. authorization to treat if pregnant and 15??

    danielleRN76 posted a topic in Emergency

    I just transferred a few wks ago to the ER from telemetry. I had a pt come in claiming to be having a miscarriage, she was 15. In her hx she stated having an elective abortion in the past. She was...

  16. authorization to treat if pregnant and 15??

    danielleRN76 replied to danielleRN76's topic in Emergency

    The triage nurse took the hx, I was just kinda observing for this one since I am still on orientation. We went into the room where the pt was crying and stating she had been bleeding huge dark clots...

  17. Computerized ED charting

    danielleRN76 replied to Calfax's topic in Emergency

    We have a computerized system for documentation and labs, etc in our ER. The only problem I have is that it is not directly linked to the computerized program the inpatient units have (meditech). You...

  18. What do you *LOVE* about nursing?

    danielleRN76 replied to jollyjenny's topic in General Nursing

    I love knowing that my job is important, and that I can impact and change lives. I am proud of a profession that challenges me, changes me and helps others. I never know what to expect. I love the...

  19. Views on New Grads Entering the ER.

    danielleRN76 replied to ICUNurse11's topic in Emergency

    I think that new grads would be okay only if given a very, very exensive orientation. Some ED's have separate sections for acute and subacute in which case a new grad could move into critical...

  20. What's your average nurse to patient ratio?

    danielleRN76 replied to loricatus's topic in Emergency

    1 nurse and 1 tech for 6 beds. Generally with this pod system they try to assign a good mix of acute and non acute pts, but that doesn't always happen. If you are the only one with beds open, you get...

  21. Schedules

    danielleRN76 replied to emmybear2005's topic in General Nursing

    That would be really tough, how could you make dr appts or anything? we get ours about 4 weeks at a

  22. Need counseling on a life decision

    danielleRN76 replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

    My advice would be to take nursing school out of the picture for the moment while you decide. It sounds as though you are facing a huge change in your life no matter what... Trying to tackle school...

  23. Do you allow Tele patients to leave unit to smoke?

    danielleRN76 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    No, no tele pt is allowed to leave the hospital to smoke. If they have demanded to in the past they have had to sign out AMA. It has only happenned a few times at my hospital that I am aware of....

  24. Learning thread (ER medicine)

    danielleRN76 replied to TraumaInTheSlot's topic in Emergency

    I'm gonna say a murmur, and "j" waves..

  25. Need advice from experienced nurses...

    danielleRN76 replied to ChocoholicRN's topic in General Nursing

    Employee morale is a big plus. If you want to be in NYC eventually anyway, I would start there, that way you won't have to deal with all the changing state licenses and everything. I think a...