veetach

veetach

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  1. ck of > 26,ooo

    veetach replied to Uptoherern's topic in Emergency

    Congrats Diane! Great

  2. Ketamine

    veetach replied to Uptoherern's topic in Emergency

    we sometimes give Ketamine to Pediatric patients for conscious sedation, usually to repair lacs. A small amount, they dont stay under long and they are easily aroused when the procedure is done. We...

  3. Ketamine

    veetach replied to Uptoherern's topic in Emergency

    hmmmmm....rapid absorption and half life of 5-7 minutes????? Maybe I am not as stupid as yoga thinks I am??? BTW where has the yoga disappeared

  4. triage

    veetach replied to Uptoherern's topic in Emergency

    OMG I hear ya! 2 weekends ago, we had 17 holds in a 25 bed ED! we were out of monitors and gyne rooms and casting rooms, it was horrible. did we get help? nope. Day shift got 2 RN's from the m/s...

  5. Frequent Flyers in the ED

    veetach replied to RNin92's topic in Emergency

    In defense of ErDiane, I think I can safely say that we, as a group of nurses in the ED, definately dont think every person with a headache is a drug seeker. I know I have seen those come in with what...

  6. triage

    veetach replied to Uptoherern's topic in Emergency

    HOLY COW! I am coming to Illinois to work! Your staffing is very impressive. In contrast, I work in a 25 bed ER (unless you count the 10+beds in the hall) and we see approx 58,000 pts per year, here...

  7. IM injections

    veetach replied to KellyT330's topic in Emergency

    our policy is also 2cc per site. No matter where it is located. No way would I ever give a 5cc IM

  8. Cardiac Chest Pain

    veetach replied to Nocnursern's topic in Emergency

    American Heart Association?? I dont have a link for you but you might try

  9. Question for ER nurses...

    veetach replied to matchstick's topic in Emergency

    is she hyperventilating or is she wheezing, with labored breathing and stridor? Do any of these events start when she is upset or nervous or around cigarette smoke? Has she ever been around a dr when...

  10. ER vs ICU, how did we get there?

    veetach replied to RNin92's topic in Emergency

    I have edited this post. I am really sick and tired of fighting and flaming back and forth. Those of you who have the responses emailed to you already know what I originally said, but for those who...

  11. policy for days in a row work

    veetach replied to ensense's topic in Emergency

    I think a lot has to do with how busy your ED is. I used to work in a hospital that would allow us to work as many days as we wanted. As long as it did not create massive amounts of OT. BUT we were...

  12. Where do we go from here?

    veetach replied to lkh614's topic in Emergency

    wow! good question, I wish I knew the answer. In our unit a lot of the nurses who have been around 15+ years are going to Oncology and Same Day Surgery. Good Luck with whatever you choose to

  13. Reducing misuse of Emergency Departments!

    veetach replied to hmccartn's topic in Emergency

    OWWWWWWWWWW!!! :uhoh21: :uhoh21:

  14. D&C's in the ER?

    veetach replied to NativeTexan's topic in Emergency

    new things are popping up all of the time in ER's across the country. But I have never worked in an ED where they performed

  15. ER vs ICU, how did we get there?

    veetach replied to RNin92's topic in Emergency

    I know I am doubling back here as far as posting goes, but I HAD to reply to this. Let me see if I get this right, Dinith. ER nurses have "a lot or all of the control "over when report is called? Do...

  16. ER vs ICU, how did we get there?

    veetach replied to RNin92's topic in Emergency

    Medic946, you are awesome! :) I like your style. Thanks for making me smile and for letting me know I am not the only one with problems like this. I wholeheartedly agree with your

  17. New to the board

    veetach replied to Carotid's topic in Emergency

    welcome to the forum! Hope you enjoy

  18. What's the best path towards Emergency nursing??

    veetach replied to sun_chica's topic in Emergency

    EMTPTORN wrote >> am a firm belIEver that you do not need med surg exp to go to the er, that IS AN ABSOLUTELY STUPID AND UNEDUCATED STATEMENT TO MAKE. it is no different than saying you cannot...

  19. What's the best path towards Emergency nursing??

    veetach replied to sun_chica's topic in Emergency

    I agree with those who are recommending some time on a MS unit. It isnt a bad thing to work med surg, it is a great learning experience. as for the BSN thing, we have more 2 year nurses in our...

  20. triage

    veetach replied to Uptoherern's topic in Emergency

    that is absolutely the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard! Giving nurses disciplinary action because people leave?? stupid STUPID! I think your manager needs to get a grip and come back to planet...

  21. D&C's in the ER?

    veetach replied to NativeTexan's topic in Emergency

    no Way!! we dont have the necessary equipment and we cannot have the room tied up for the time it will take to do the procedure and recover the patient...all of ours go to the

  22. ER vs ICU, how did we get there?

    veetach replied to RNin92's topic in Emergency

    I agree, Rnin92. We have a problem in that our administrative director is also the administrative director for the ICU and CCU. She is a former CCU nurse, so we know where her loyalites

  23. Very Scary

    veetach replied to NurseJacqui's topic in Emergency

    I would have also said "this patient will be going into cardiac arrest unless I get some orders and a doc over here, NOW!" I am lucky I guess, in our dept when an RN shouts she needs help everyone...

  24. ER vs ICU, how did we get there?

    veetach replied to RNin92's topic in Emergency

    Our unit nurses hate the ER nurses. they think we are not nearly as knowledgable as they are and they cannot figure out why we cut peoples clothes off and why we dont bother to put their clothing in...

  25. Er Holds?

    veetach replied to tiredfeetED's topic in Emergency

    I work in a 300 bed hospital, with 25 beds in the ED. Sunday night we had 17 holds and only 3 RN's (not including myself because I was in charge) it just keeps getting worse and worse. Friday night we...