RoyalNurse

RoyalNurse specializes in CVICU, ER.

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1. Nurses against Narcotic Abuse

   RoyalNurse posted a topic in General Nursing

   As an Emergency Room Nurse for 5 years, and a Critical Care Nurse for 3, I still think the most harmful disease by far is prescription drug abuse. And with the advent of patient satisfaction driving...

2. Why isnt Emergency Nursing listed under critical care?

   RoyalNurse posted a topic in Emergency

   I've always been curious about the perception that emergency nursing isn't critical care nursing. It qualifies as such for the CCRN, but it's included with "Camp Nursing" on this website. :)...

3. Lateral violence

   RoyalNurse posted a topic in Emergency

   Has anyone here had a successful outcome when it comes to stopping lateral violence in the ED amongst nurses? There's a big problem where I work now, the management is turning a blind eye, and HR...

4. Free standing ER good or bad?

   RoyalNurse replied to nurseblondie44's topic in Emergency

   I work at a free-standing, the nurses all have a ton of experience and are really smart. It's actually a little harder to work in a free-standing because you don't have the back-up like the hospital....

5. Professionalism as an LPN

   RoyalNurse replied to RoyalNurse's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   I get it of it's a stable telemetry situation, or med-surg situation, but this was a emergency room/urgent care situation, we didnt know who was coming in, and what they would need. Then the...

6. Professionalism as an LPN

   RoyalNurse posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   Hi everyone,I just wanted to get some opinions from some LPNs on a topic.I recently worked with an LPN who was assigned to 6 "urgent-care" patients, I was the charge nurse. My duties included...

7. R.N. Going To Massage Therapy School

   RoyalNurse replied to smilingrn1's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

   So cool, good for you!! I'm a VA RN, graduated from massage therapy school last August, I now work at a Massage Envy in VA for experience, my plan is to become a subcontractor for the nursing homes...

8. Future Shortage in Bedside Nurses

   RoyalNurse replied to westieluv's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   Not so much passé, as just plain unsafe. I am a BSN nurse, I've done ICU, telemetry and ER for the past 5 years, and have found myself in increasingly worsening working conditions. No lunch break...

9. Lost my first nursing job... now how do I find another?

   RoyalNurse replied to 071911's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

   Do you have to list this job? It doesn't sound like you really got that much experience from it anyway. What you really have to do is figure out what your negative thoughts are that are holding...

10. What would you say to this shocking patient statement?

    RoyalNurse replied to aboucherrn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm sorry to say, but you're just as "bad" as she is. You're judging her based on a preconceived notion about what an"professional patient" is. It's none of your business why she left AMA before,...

11. So frustrated with IV starts!!

    RoyalNurse replied to NeoPediRN's topic in Emergency

    I pretend I'm performing surgery on the vein, I visualize what the vein really looks like, and imagine sliding the catheter right in:). The visualization helps me with nerves and negative self-talk....

12. Why I'm sick of the ED

    RoyalNurse posted a topic in Emergency

    1. When I try to delegate things to an ED tech because I'm busy medicating, assessing, triaging, or discharging patients, I get attitude, or "I'll get to it" while they're chatting someone up. That's...

13. Magnesium for torsades

    RoyalNurse replied to RoyalNurse's topic in Emergency

    Good point :) But can't you send them into

14. Magnesium for torsades

    RoyalNurse posted a topic in Emergency

    How fast do you administer 2 grams Magnesium for Torsades? I've had MDs tell me to push it in fast, but I looked it up, and its supposed to be over 15 minutes minimum. How do you do

15. Hyperkalemia and order of meds

    RoyalNurse posted a topic in Emergency

    Okay, your patient's K+ is 7.2, and he is in ARF. You have orders to give him calcium chloride, sodium bicarb, insulin and D50. What order do you give these meds in? I always put the calcium in a 50...