vaughanmk

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1. Flow Charge Nurse

   vaughanmk posted a topic in General Nursing

   I work in an ED and we are trying to implement a Flow coordinator position. The poor gal is striking out repeatedly. Nothing seems to work. Do you utilize a flow nurse in your facility. If so,...

2. Scheduling in the ED

   vaughanmk replied to TJobs's topic in Emergency

   I work in a peds ED that sees about 200 kiddos a day. We have many shifts to help with volume levels. 7a 11a 3p 7p. Some weekend option but not a ton so we do work weekends. 20+years = no...

3. Offered a job today and flattered, but stumped.

   vaughanmk replied to nursalicious's topic in General Nursing

   Follow your gut, that's why your a good nurse because you have followed it in the past and it has obviously worked well for you in the past.

4. QA project

   vaughanmk posted a topic in General Nursing

   I work in a peds ER and need to develop a new small QA project. I need suggestions, what projects do you do? Examples in my department include blood glocuse monitoring ( the information the nurse...

5. Alzheimer's Train Ride

   vaughanmk replied to Ivanna_Nurse's topic in General Nursing

   This is an amazing explanation of Alzheimers. It brought tears to my eyes and I am a passenger on this train with my

6. I'm getting written up! (Very long)

   vaughanmk replied to rn4babies63's topic in General Nursing

   I feel horrible for you. I cannot imagine working on a unit that requires every single complaint by anyone to go into your employee record. I would check with administration to make sure that this...

7. pediatric vital signs

   vaughanmk replied to dan_dfc's topic in Emergency

   I work in a level 1 peds er. In triage we only get a BP on kids over 2. A majority of our kiddos under 3 never get a BP. Only if it's warrented by condition, admission or as deemed necessary by...

8. template? matrix? How do you staff your ER?

   vaughanmk replied to scrmblr's topic in Emergency

   How do assignments work with people comming in at all hours. Does everyone just given up pt's when oncomming people come in or do the oncomming people float? Can anyone give me examples of their...

9. Policy on Peds Patients

   vaughanmk replied to BlearnRN's topic in General Nursing

   We allow 2 parents to stay in the room if not in the ICU. Parents may leave at any time, hoping that they notify staff. Siblings and friends cannot stay unless the parent is breastfeeding the...

10. Moving to Tulsa

    vaughanmk replied to eatcake's topic in General Nursing

    Do you currently work in

11. Advice on clinical practice council

    vaughanmk replied to Roro's topic in Pediatric

    Roro- I found this old thread and was wondering how this went for you. What topics do you approach with this? What functions best and benefits the most from this. Can I get a copy of your mission?...

12. Discharge of Homeless Pediatric Patient

    vaughanmk replied to LiveZen's topic in Pediatric

    I couldn't imagine that the hospital would discharge a child to the street. Someone, somewhere along the way should address that. It is sad that children actually have to live that life. I wish...

13. pain scale in toddler

    vaughanmk replied to Roro's topic in Pediatric

    I really like FLACC. Face Legs Activity Cry Consolability. It is based on how the child is acting and looks. It is fairly subjective

14. Question re: administering valium rectally

    vaughanmk replied to Josara's topic in Pediatric

    We use this frequently in peds. I haven't heard of a case of perf with it. If you have to use it once. You might actually like it. It really is user friendly. Good

15. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    vaughanmk replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    I had a good one this week. A woman brought her 4 week old child in for a "hole in his head" It was the soft spot. The part I found most disturbing was that it took her 4 weeks to find