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veetach

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  1. I saved a life today! hehe

    veetach replied to marcicatherine's topic in Emergency

    WTG!!! Great job. LOLOL I once removed a large "bruise" off of a girls leg with my alcohol pads..... she was wearing new

  2. New Grads in the ED (?)

    veetach replied to Evelyn2003's topic in Emergency

    Erin, I received my training through Via Christie Medical Center in Wichita Kansas. I was living in Kansas at that time, and a new program was being started in our area. Our program here in PA will be...

  3. New Grads in the ED (?)

    veetach replied to Evelyn2003's topic in Emergency

    In the program where I was trained, we worked exclusively for one ER. We were the regional facility for sexual assaults so they came to us. In the program we are establishing we will be servicing the...

  4. New Grads in the ED (?)

    veetach replied to Evelyn2003's topic in Emergency

    Erin, a SANE is a sexual assault nurse examiner. I have been a SANE since 1998. We are now starting a program here in PA. The nurses who used to be called SANE's are now being called SAFE's (sexual...

  5. whats your nurse pt ratio for ED?

    veetach replied to E.D.ucated's topic in Emergency

    oh dear, Spanisheyes, that does make it difficult for you to stay on top of things. We go on divert frequently, simply because we are holding patients for every dept in the house and our monitored...

  6. New Grads in the ED (?)

    veetach replied to Evelyn2003's topic in Emergency

    thanks for clarifying the TNCC rule, Erin. The incident I wrote about LPN's not being allowed to take TNCC applied to my first class 7 yrs ago. At that time the class was too full to allow them to...

  7. whats your nurse pt ratio for ED?

    veetach replied to E.D.ucated's topic in Emergency

    Spanisheyes, why cant you go on

  8. New Grads in the ED (?)

    veetach replied to Evelyn2003's topic in Emergency

    Just because we are recommending you spend a little bit of time learning outside of the specialty units doesnt mean we are telling you not to become a nurse. All I am saying is that most new grad...

  9. New Grads in the ED (?)

    veetach replied to Evelyn2003's topic in Emergency

    I totally agree. In our ED we have only 4 LPNs (we used to have 9) and I would put them up against any RN on any floor in the hospital. I trust them explicitely and our hospital used to have the...

  10. New Grads in the ED (?)

    veetach replied to Evelyn2003's topic in Emergency

    THANK YOU FAB4FAN!!!!

  11. New Grads in the ED (?)

    veetach replied to Evelyn2003's topic in Emergency

    I think you are right about that Erin. When I got my TNCC, there were some LPN's in our ED who wanted to go, and they werent

  12. New Grads in the ED (?)

    veetach replied to Evelyn2003's topic in Emergency

    just for the record to all involved in this thread. My opinions are not meant to be an attack on any of you. I have some pretty strong convictions in this area, and I have found that there are also...

  13. Critical Incident Stress Debriefing

    veetach replied to damaro's topic in Emergency

    we recently had a serious house fire and a very well known firefighter lost his life. It was ugly and affected many people in our immediate EMS community. To show respect for the firefighter the...

  14. New Grads in the ED (?)

    veetach replied to Evelyn2003's topic in Emergency

    I have a right to my opinion, just as much as you do. In MY EXPERIENCE new grads are not an asset to the ER, they are a liability. The "old stereotypical" ideas are formed from experience. something...

  15. whats your nurse pt ratio for ED?

    veetach replied to E.D.ucated's topic in Emergency

    Lilgirl, I know what you mean. When I work triage I can have as many as 30-40 patients waiting to be seen in the back. It can be an overwhelming deal! The national average is a ratio of 4:1, the only...

  16. New Grads in the ED (?)

    veetach replied to Evelyn2003's topic in Emergency

    Medic 946 you are absolutely correct about some Er Techs being certified paramedics. Those individuals are invaluable to have as part of the team and from my experience I have worked with some...

  17. New Grads in the ED (?)

    veetach replied to Evelyn2003's topic in Emergency

    hogan, personally, I couldnt care less what you did as an ER tech. It is obvious that you are working under dangerous conditions if your management allows unlicensed personnel to work as RN's. And if...

  18. What's your craziest story of the ER

    veetach replied to debo_lpnER's topic in Emergency

    I thought of one more.. I worked at a level II trauma center and we had the anti-venin for snake bites for an entire 3 county area. an ambulance was headed our way with a 26 yr old male, victim of a...

  19. Things I've learned from my ER patients...

    veetach replied to SouthernERNurse's topic in Emergency

    1. when a cardiac patient says "I have to have a bowel movement"... try to divert their attention!! 2. when someone says "I feel like something is wrong or I feel like I am going to die" pay...

  20. New Grads in the ED (?)

    veetach replied to Evelyn2003's topic in Emergency

    text in > >>I literally got bored w/ my orientation a week in. I had gastriclavaged over 50 patients, ON MY OWN, as an ER tech (we were frequently short nurses, and they trusted me, and were...

  21. New Grads in the ED (?)

    veetach replied to Evelyn2003's topic in Emergency

    you were "charge" 4 months after graduation??? uh huh..... Every ED has different requirements for charge nurses. Just because some hospitals allow inexperienced new grads to be charge nurses doesnt...

  22. New Grads in the ED (?)

    veetach replied to Evelyn2003's topic in Emergency

    this is exactly my argument... They knew you wouldnt sink because they wouldnt let you.... It becomes the responsibility of the established nurses to "not let you sink". This means they have to watch...

  23. whats your nurse pt ratio for ED?

    veetach replied to E.D.ucated's topic in Emergency

    our patient to nurse ratio is 5:1. However, once we start stacking patients in the halls, it can be higher. and that includes all types of acuity. We do team nursing so you can conceivably have 3 to 4...

  24. New Grads in the ED (?)

    veetach replied to Evelyn2003's topic in Emergency

    Athomas, it sounds to me like you are quite the prodigy. Running circles around experienced nurses, being the resource person and as a new grad even!! I would love to hear what those experienced...

  25. New Grads in the ED (?)

    veetach replied to Evelyn2003's topic in Emergency

    >>and from day 1 - i went straight to the ed - they stopped my orientation after it was realized i didn't really need one - and i have been going strong since this is exactly what I am talking...