Carlitos

Carlitos has 15 years experience and specializes in ER, ICU.

Latest Activity

1. Union vs Non-union Jobs, Same Facility

   Carlitos posted a topic in California Nursing

   After having traveled a bit during Covid, my wife and I are considering making the move to California. I've already started the process of having my Multi-state Texas license endorsed....

2. Love, love, love the ER but hate it too

   Carlitos replied to tomjones200824's topic in Emergency

   Ask for help following your chain of command... Team Leader, Charge Nurse, Clinical Manager, Department Manager, Director/House Supervisor. If all else fails call Safe Harbor. Trust me, if safety...

3. How to help a med/surg nurse transition to the ED

   Carlitos replied to JamieDNP's topic in Emergency

   Sounds like you have a pretty good list of things to go over with her. One thing you may consider would be covering the Joint Commission Core Measures for the most common disease processes. You can...

4. Um... Can you hit before you get hit?

   Carlitos replied to tarotale's topic in Emergency

   Violence in the EC is far from rare, even common. I would say no, do not hit before you get hit. The best thing you can do is learn how to recognize when a patient may become violent BEFORE it...

5. How do you prevent psych/etoh elopements?

   Carlitos replied to mmutk's topic in Emergency

   I'd bet that for every one "kidnapping" charge you would find hundreds of "negligence" charges. My take on it is this... it has nothing to do with whether or not they were drinking, doing drugs or...

6. Ez-io

   Carlitos replied to JoshuaAdamsRN's topic in Emergency

   I just re-read your post and realized I didn't answer your question... In my five years as an ER nurse and ten years as a paramedic, I have never seen this happen. I'm sure it does on occasion,...

7. Ez-io

   Carlitos replied to JoshuaAdamsRN's topic in Emergency

   If it was obvious that it was "through-and-through" I would have informed the doctor of my concerns and let him/her know that pushing the saline is not advised and not safe. If the MD insisted on...

8. about to become a fearless leader...

   Carlitos replied to epsilonprodigy's topic in Emergency

   I think you missed the point here. We can't possibly teach a new grad EVERYTHING they need to know in the EC in the 6-8 weeks that they typically get. Just like when we took the NCLEX... We were...

9. 10 Bucks An Hour For Agency Orientation

   Carlitos replied to Aviationurse's topic in Agency Nurses

   I don't know about $10/hr, but I do know that most agencies offer lower pay for orientations. The main reason for this is that the agency does not bill the facility for your orientation time, so this...

10. IV size

    Carlitos replied to danger's topic in Emergency

    We do CT Angios of the head all the time. It's usually up to neuro/neuro-surg to make that decision. I don't think anyone is touting them as a "golden" option. But they are just that... an option....

11. Facility Insurance Requirements for Staffing Agency???

    Carlitos replied to Carlitos's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Thanks, NedRN! That is what I was expecting. For some reason, though, all of the quotes I've been recieving are for 200/600k. I figured since they specialize in insuring staffing agencies, they would...

12. Facility Insurance Requirements for Staffing Agency???

    Carlitos posted a topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    I am starting up my own agency, finally, and I'm close to opening my doors. One of the few things I have left to do is research insurance requirements. I was wondering if anyone here can give me a...

13. Any reputable resources for starting an agency?

    Carlitos posted a topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    I've been lurking the AllNurses forums for quite some time now and have gathered some information on starting up a nursing agency. My question is: Are there any reputable resources / books to guide...