larn901

Well, passed the CEN RO IBT and learned that the resources may be helpful, but not absoultely necessary to pass it. It was a difficult test but learned so much by researching the answers. I would highly recommed it to someone that needs to recert. However, it did seem more difficult than the first exam.

I took a review course from Med Ed. It was the best class I have ever attended and would highly recommend it to anyone taking the test the first time. I was concerned about the IBT because it gave you 30 days to complete the test (figured it must be one heck of a hard test) and required alot of resources that I do not have access to. I also wasn't sure if you could take the test in sections, save what you had completed to look up information.

Has any one done their recertification by this method? I was concerned because the resource list is very long and do not have access to all the books listed. I was considering this method to recert to take this learning oppurtunity to study but worried that I would not be able to complete it without the books. Intended on using my own knowledge, experience and web sites for sources.

I work in the ED. We generally placed a INT in patients and then draw labs from it. We do have alot of problems with hemolyzed specimens causing a delay in reporting due to recollections.

i worked 1.5 years in med-surg and then transferred to icu. i cannot tell you how much i learned in med-surg unit. 10 years in icu, and now 11 in the ed. again, i don't think i could have made it in the ed without the icu experience but that is me. i have been a preceptor for alot of nurses and a few have done great starting in the ed. some were nurse externs or emts in our department and of course that really made a difference. i really don't recommend starting in the ed if went thru the "fast track" nursing programs where you can go to nursing school for 1 year if already have a bachleors degree.

When I was a child I had huge red hard bumps appear from mosquito bites and of course the bugs loved me.It did eventually stop but the bugs still love me.

Get ready to work! I work in the ED 7p-7a and your shift is the busiest time. Good thing is time will fly by.

I was wondering what other institutions policies are regarding transporting pt admitted to telemetry beds from the emergency room. Our hospital policy states that these patients (not step down or icu) require either a rn or a emt/iv tech with a monitor and defibrillator during transfers.

this just came in by ambulance the other day..i mean night (0300) "-didn't have a appetite that day" others include "almost got stung by a wasp" and of course " want a pregnancy test" sometimes its hard to laugh!!!!

Quality of care was more important than TAT (turn around times)