Heatherheartsou BSN, RN

Heatherheartsou is a BSN, RN and specializes in Emergency Nursing.

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1. Anyone like/use Epocrates or other smartphone software?

   Heatherheartsou replied to AtomicWoman's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   I love ePocrates and Micromedex for

2. Dream job if you weren't an RN

   Heatherheartsou replied to EDnursetobe's topic in General Nursing

   Own a vineyard, start a dog rescue, and train

3. New Grad in ER with unsafe practice - Advice please?

   Heatherheartsou replied to R!XTER's topic in Emergency

   I believe your practice is only as unsafe as you allow it to be. Keep in mind, your priority is to advocate for the patient. If you feel something is unsafe, then speak up. Take the job. It will...

4. does any nurse do EJ's in the ER

   Heatherheartsou replied to sweatpea55's topic in Emergency

   Many of our nurses start IV's in EJ's. However, I do not personally start EJ's. If it is that difficult to get access, I prefer central lines and

5. ED Nurses: Tdap vs. Td

   Heatherheartsou replied to Lunah's topic in Emergency

   Our ER currently only offers the Td vaccine. I am hopeful we will carry the Tdap

6. Need Advice From Emergency Nurses!

   Heatherheartsou replied to Team Player's topic in General Nursing

   I think it is important for ER nurses to enjoy a fast-paced environment, be teamworkers, and to be critical thinkers. Those would be good qualities to think about while

7. Fever vs. Warm Blanket

   Heatherheartsou replied to nursebrandie28's topic in Emergency

   In the emergency department I work in, if the pt has a fever.... NO blanket. They usually precede to get angry about it. However, I educate them about increasing their body

8. List your School Here if they do not Require the GRE's..

   Heatherheartsou replied to justme1972's topic in Post Graduate Students

   University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center does not require GRE.

9. OU's NP or Frontier School in Kentucky

   Heatherheartsou replied to RAYLO!'s topic in Oklahoma Nursing

   Hey there. i am in OU's family nurse practitioner program. I am in the full-time program, and this summer is my first semester. I'm not sure what you would like to know about OU's program, but I will...

10. Please help! New ER intern...

    Heatherheartsou replied to inteRN's topic in Emergency

    I feel your pain. I am in the same situation. I love my preceptor as a person, however, sometimes I feel as though she is very hard on me. I learn a lot, but I feel as though I am always uncomfortable...

11. OU-OCCC Collaborative

    Heatherheartsou replied to beth001's topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    Hi everyone! I was in the first year they did the OU-OCCC collaborative program. So you can imagine, that was probably the toughest year. Just so you know, once we transferred to the Health Sciences...

12. Self Study BSN ??

    Heatherheartsou replied to Dr.Nurse2b's topic in General Students

    Our nursing program prides themselves on being "self study". They say it is better this way because it helps you prepare better, and you know where and how to get answers later. A nursing instructor...

13. maggots?

    Heatherheartsou replied to billsnurse's topic in Emergency

    I just had to do a maggot removal yesterday. The patient was a homeless gentleman with bilat lower ext. cellulitus. He came in by EMSA for leg pain... but wow. He had maggots all over his legs and...