veetach

veetach

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  1. Trying to get out of Correctional Nursing....

    veetach replied to geekynurseRN's topic in Correctional

    you must work for the same company that I work for!! where do you live in Colorado? I live in Colorado too, in our area you would still be considered a "new grad" but the hospitals are stepping up and...

  2. Fibromyalgia

    veetach posted a topic in Emergency

    What are your opinions, nurses? Is Fibromyalgia a justified condition or just a basket term ? I am interested in your feedback. It seems like we see a large number of patients (usually women) with...

  3. Safety of Jail Rn with no deputys or guards?

    veetach replied to T -Dog's topic in Correctional

    I work in a county jail and we NEVER pass meds unattended. It is our jail policy for our pod deputies to actually observe the inmates taking the meds... do you carry a duress alarm or

  4. When patients attack

    veetach replied to Ciale's topic in Emergency

    yep. I have been spit at, hit, kicked, punched, pinched, you name it. Finally the ENA is lobbying for stronger laws regarding assaulting medical staff

  5. Intubation Question

    veetach replied to RN015's topic in Emergency

    I think you have been given some excellent advice already. One of the things I see new nurses freak out over, is the order in which to give RSI meds. You do not want your patient to be paralyzed and...

  6. Cynical? Realistic? or both?

    veetach posted a topic in Emergency

    I have noticed that in many many threads at least one person, and usually more are being called "cynical" or "jaded". This one is for the experienced RN's out there, those of us who have been around...

  7. Ummmm..are they ALLOWED to do that?

    veetach replied to NurseJacqui's topic in Emergency

    In our hospital we have a policy that no one goes from inpatient status to outpatient status. The solution to this problem would have been to transfer this patient out to a facility who could care for...

  8. CT scans and how long to wait?

    veetach replied to TexNurse's topic in Emergency

    I work night shift and all of our CTs are read by Rads in Australia, but they usually get the readings to us fairly quickly. In my opinion, 90 minutes for a head CT is preposterous! Especially if the...

  9. Soa????????????????

    veetach replied to nursejennie76's topic in Emergency

    Never heard of this. We use SOB or

  10. CT scans and how long to wait?

    veetach replied to TexNurse's topic in Emergency

    Our Rad Techs Bring over the PO contrast, but it usually only takes them a few minutes after the order is entered into the computer. Do you have a 90 minute wait on all patients? We have rapid CTs on...

  11. Protocols in the ED

    veetach posted a topic in Emergency

    This topic has probably already been discussed, and for those of you who have been members here for a long time, I apologize for repeating the topic. I am wondering though, how many of you are allowed...

  12. Triage Nightmare!

    veetach replied to acutecarenp's topic in Emergency

    great call! Your hospital is lucky to have you! Give yourself a pat on the back, and be proud that you made a difference to that mans life. I know several triage nurses who would not be able to...

  13. California ER nurses?

    veetach replied to Shaaylo's topic in Emergency

    Its funny you should mention this, I have worked in Emergency Rooms in several different states and CEN was never required or even given a consideration....I always wondered

  14. SANE training

    veetach replied to syranurse's topic in Forensic

    Ha! you beat me to the post, I was just about to say the same

  15. HELP!!! with ACLS Drugs!

    veetach replied to Town & Country's topic in Emergency

    Valium has been removed from the list of drugs to give down the

  16. HELP!!! with ACLS Drugs!

    veetach replied to Town & Country's topic in Emergency

    learn the acronyms for example: when I first took ACLS about 6 times ago, we had acronyms for lots of the stuff... symptomatic Bradycardia=a trip down every Isle. (atropine, transcutaneous pacing,...

  17. Depressed about working ER

    veetach replied to ernurse2244's topic in Emergency

    LMAO Tom... It does sound like you had a pretty awful day. This profession of ours is not glamorous at all, is it? I work in a 24 bed ER, we see between 150-200 people per day, usually holding...

  18. Frivilous Question of the Day

    veetach replied to CarVsTree's topic in Emergency

    we have both kinds. Usually those patients with IV's get the gowns with

  19. anyone using tPA for acute ischemic stroke in the ED?

    veetach replied to dewp_63's topic in Emergency

    I have only used it once in 11 yrs. It made no difference with the progress of the pt, she was only 55 yrs old too. Sad

  20. Triage question

    veetach replied to vaughanmk's topic in Emergency

    I was just about to mention the ENA 5 level triage system. No matter what triage system you use, though, a fb in the eye is an urgent situation. He should have been triaged above non urgents. Now, as...

  21. ICU holds

    veetach replied to samie's topic in Emergency

    this is what i am begging to have happen in our ed. we get no help.i believe that nurses from the perspective departments should come in and take care of these patients. the problem is not lack of...

  22. How do you get assigned patients?

    veetach replied to TaraER-RN's topic in Emergency

    ahhhh the old "team nursing" approach. Our ED just abandoned this approach after using it for several years. This structure of care does not allow for any kind of accountability. The strong nurses end...

  23. Anferior MI and NO order for NTG drip...

    veetach replied to LPN47331's topic in Emergency

    If this pt had an inferior wall MI I can see why he didnt want a nitro gtt. On the other hand, The sublinqual nitro is much more potent than IV nitro, just because she went hypotensive with S-L nitro...

  24. How to get in to Forensic Nursing

    veetach replied to Jackie F.'s topic in Forensic

    I am also a SANE nurse, member of IAFN and working towards a SANE-A certification. There are many avenues available for nurses in the world of forensic nursing you just have to find your niche....

  25. Anyone fax report?

    veetach replied to RNin92's topic in Emergency

    Go, ERNurse,