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NYnurseatheart

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  1. need major advice

    NYnurseatheart replied to luv2's topic in Travel

    Someone else posted mostly the same thing. Do some research and call these companies. I can from personal experience say stay away from American mobile, they take advantage of newbies to travel (I...

  2. Nurse Traveling

    NYnurseatheart replied to monkago2009's topic in Travel

    I have been a traveler on and off for years, I do not recommend any American Mobile company (from personal experience). Research would be a smart move, but I can recommend Fastaff. If there is a...

  3. Bassett Medical Center

    NYnurseatheart replied to deepa37's topic in New York Nursing

    Hello, I was recently considering a travel position there and discovered housing is almost nonexistent out there(besides vacation rentals which were outrageous). I will be interested in seeing any...

  4. Seasoned Nurses Looking To Tattle?

    NYnurseatheart replied to PCnurse88's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Hi SionainnRN, Maybe I missed something, but I thought the OP clarified in her second post in this thread that she was giving report to the nurse receiving the patient, so in that case, the nurse had...

  5. Anyone been to Montefiore in Bronx, Ny?

    NYnurseatheart replied to HarleyNrs's topic in Travel

    Hello, I recently accepted a travel assignment at Montefiore in the ED, and I sense transportation might be an issue (at the Einstein campus). Is there anyone here currently at Montefiore, or has been...

  6. Seasoned Nurses Looking To Tattle?

    NYnurseatheart replied to PCnurse88's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Hi Rinskins, Reading your post reminded me of recent incident I had recently with a nurse who is new to the ED. Granted she is not a new nurse (the ED requires 1year of acute care experience as a...

  7. Best Phoenix Hospitals to Work For?

    NYnurseatheart replied to linloo89's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Hi Ziggy, I too am looking at the job market in the Phoenix area, but am not likely to move there for another 9 months or so. I don't know what the wages are for someone of my experience (20 years of...

  8. Treating pain in ER

    NYnurseatheart replied to Butterfly0328's topic in Emergency

    Hello OP, As a nurse for almost 20 years now, and currently working in the ER, I can sympathize with what you went thru in the ER recently. So many doc's are "gun shy" as I see it, because they are...

  9. Question About Albuterol Atrovent Neb. Tx

    NYnurseatheart replied to fnkEchkn's topic in General Nursing

    The albuterol treatment via nebulizer is okay every hour (if necessary), however you should not be giving the Atrovent that frequently. If you have to give more than 4 treatments in a row each hour,...

  10. Bronx Lebanon (Thanks in advance)!!!

    NYnurseatheart replied to ErRnDiva's topic in New York Nursing

    From what I remember, it was any color top, and white bottoms (ugh, took me 10 years of nursing before I was finally able to wear any color scrubs). As a traveler, we only had to look presentable...

  11. Bronx Lebanon (Thanks in advance)!!!

    NYnurseatheart replied to ErRnDiva's topic in New York Nursing

    hello, i used to work there as a traveler, in the edip unit. i have no idea what the regular staff salary is, but i can tell you the er is the typically crazy nyc (bronx especially) er,...

  12. Should I tell my NM or not???

    NYnurseatheart posted a topic in General Nursing

    So, tonight we had a close call in the ER where I work. A patient came in c/o abdominal pain. The charge nurse knew this patient (was an RN who had worked there before I believe) and brought her...

  13. Should I tell my NM or not???

    NYnurseatheart replied to NYnurseatheart's topic in General Nursing

    I can answer some of these questions. First the dose of dilaudid was 1 mg, and the nausea med was zofran 4 mg (both in the same syringe and slammed in). The patient's initial VS were 110's/60's, and...

  14. Should I tell my NM or not???

    NYnurseatheart replied to NYnurseatheart's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks Leslie. I think there must be a way to bring this issue to light without singling out the charge nurse in this incident. I think that there are way too many newer/less experienced nurses in...

  15. Should I tell my NM or not???

    NYnurseatheart replied to NYnurseatheart's topic in General Nursing

    The patient was seen by a PA initially. It wasn't until she became extremely hypotensive that everything jumped into high gear (stat portable US, rapid infuser, Levophed, Surgeons called in, etc). As...

  16. Should I tell my NM or not???

    NYnurseatheart replied to NYnurseatheart's topic in General Nursing

    It might very well be that I end up saying nothing and simply take this away as a learning experience. However, as I think I mentioned in my original post, I did go in to talk with the patient...

  17. Should I tell my NM or not???

    NYnurseatheart replied to NYnurseatheart's topic in General Nursing

    I believe we have a ED focus committee as well as an education committee. I would talk to the nurse who did it, especially if I thought it would do any good. Unfortunately we are not scheduled to...

  18. Should I tell my NM or not???

    NYnurseatheart replied to NYnurseatheart's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe I should edit my original post. I am not suggesting that the profound hypotension she developed was because of the dilaudid, but that because the dilaudid was pushed quickly, I expected...

  19. Should I tell my NM or not???

    NYnurseatheart replied to NYnurseatheart's topic in General Nursing

    I heard before I left work that she was doing fine now. I know how worrisome nursing is, but this particular nurse does not strike me as someone who is critical of herself. Has anyone here had a...

  20. Should I tell my NM or not???

    NYnurseatheart replied to NYnurseatheart's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe you are right. Perhaps I shouldn't say anything to this particular nurse. I don't know exactly how many nurses push narcs that quickly, but I have seen her do it before, and have seen others...

  21. Should I tell my NM or not???

    NYnurseatheart replied to NYnurseatheart's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Meaganellise, No, I don't believe the dilaudid was to blame for her hypotension and she did indeed have internal bleeding. What concerns me is that the other nurse rapidly pushed a narc, which led...

  22. Should I tell my NM or not???

    NYnurseatheart replied to NYnurseatheart's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Whispera, I think I am a little confused by your post. You say I should talk to the charge nurse about what I did. I am assuming you mean talk to her about what she did and get her rationale....

  23. RN pay and benefits in Az

    NYnurseatheart posted a topic in Arizona Nursing

    Hello, I am a NY nurse who has 17+ years nursing experience and am interested in relocating to a warmer climate. Can some of you give me an idea what to expect for a salary range, benefits (like cost...

  24. IV placement in stroke patient?

    NYnurseatheart replied to Finallydidit's topic in General Nursing

    In answer to your question I would say it depends. If the patient is in the ER, we simply put in the fastest IV we can to get the blood drawn and then take them to CT - usually no regard for whether...

  25. ER nurse to patient ratio

    NYnurseatheart replied to MGHERRN's topic in Emergency

    We are not a trauma center, but do receive occasional minor trauma. We have 16 regular beds, 5 fast track beds (open 11A - 11P), and 1 code/trauma room. We also have 6 hallway stretchers that often...