Wolfe24

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  1. Nurses Liability Insurance: Yes or No

    Wolfe24 replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    I always did until I started working in a military hospital. My logic might be flawed, but it just doesn't seem necessary right now. If I go back to a civilian hospital, I will get a new policy

  2. Government Contract Company Question

    Wolfe24 replied to smf42588's topic in Government, Military

    I messaged you just now

  3. Government Contract Company Question

    Wolfe24 replied to smf42588's topic in Government, Military

    I work for MedTrust at NMCP. Feel free to direct message me with any questions. My department isn't staffed by Loyal Source (I think they used to be), but I assume they are pretty similar in how they...

  4. Reserve RN

    Wolfe24 replied to jjphoenix's topic in Government, Military

    I've been looking in to Navy Nurse Reserves and I've been told only your years as a BSN nurse count toward your rank. I'm not 100% sure as I haven't yet talked to a recruiter, but I was told this by...

  5. IV Push med– do you always have to pull back for blood return?

    Wolfe24 replied to missjune's topic in Patient Medications

    In almost 9 years of nursing, I've never attempted to aspirate blood prior to administering medications. I didn't learn to do that in school nor has it ever been a part of policy at any of the...

  6. EMS Radio Reports

    Wolfe24 replied to TRC211's topic in Emergency

    Monitor tech who is a paramedic answers the calls and figures out which room they'll go to. Nurse or doc can technically do it, but the tech is always right there, so it's

  7. Labor pool?

    Wolfe24 replied to AlaBro2010's topic in General Nursing

    I think it totally depends on the hospital as to what it means. Some places it's a float pool. Others you can even float between hospitals. I am in a labor pool spot right now and it literally only...

  8. Night Nursing: Precepting & Perception

    Wolfe24 replied to Larry2016's topic in General Students

    Let me get this straight - you're basing your entire opinion of all night shift nurses not off of any actual experience, but off of one complaint from one patient? Does that not seem a bit...

  9. My preceptor is everything they taught us NOT to be...

    Wolfe24 replied to Live..&..Learn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've skimmed through a lot of the responses here and I just want to say one thing: To the OP - You are right, it is NOT ok to scan meds that you are not giving at that time. I'm completely shocked...

  10. Personal Guidance

    Wolfe24 replied to anonymous2626's topic in General Nursing

    She will undoubtedly be exposed to male anatomy in her clinical training and later in practice. One of the skills nurses learn is how to do catheters on both sexes. Men can often get out of doing it...

  11. Why don't you just read the chart?

    Wolfe24 replied to Guest219794's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm going to have to come to the defense of the OP here. I think many of you are not really reading what she's saying. She never said that verbal report shouldn't be given. Obviously there are times...

  12. 11am-11pm ER nurse help!

    Wolfe24 replied to george907's topic in Emergency

    1100-2300 is my favorite shift in the ER! You don't have to get up early and you don't have to stay up all night. I also like being busy because it makes the day go faster. At my job we would open 2...

  13. CEN!!!!!!

    Wolfe24 replied to punkstar's topic in Emergency

    I read through Jeff Solheim's pocket pearls, then went to a live course of his, and then did practice tests in the ENA book. I'd HIGHLY recommend Jeff Solheim, I think that review course was what...

  14. List of programs for nurses who wish to become paramedics

    Wolfe24 replied to RNdynamic's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    I did the RN to EMT-B course a Creighton and it was fantastic. The staff there are wonderful; very knowledgeable, helpful, and nice. I really wanted to do their paramedic program but its expensive and...

  15. "Houston we have a problem" This just got very real

    Wolfe24 replied to Esme12's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Being more contagious later in the disease process actually makes a lot of sense. If you think about how this disease works and how people begin sweating with fevers and bleeding from all orifices,...

  16. Supplies a new grad ER Nurse should carry

    Wolfe24 replied to Belle2013's topic in Emergency

    Wow you guys carry a lot of stuff! When I hit the floor I grab pens, alcohol swabs and flushes. I have a small tote bag with other misc stuff like crit care and emergency references, extra hair tires,...

  17. What is the "best" stethoscope for the ED?

    Wolfe24 replied to jrsRN07's topic in Emergency

    I went through several until I settled on the Master Cardiology. I can actually hear stuff through it now! The Cardio III is probably similar, however the Master Cardiology doesn't have a bell and...

  18. Different shifts in the ED

    Wolfe24 replied to C-lion's topic in Emergency

    Yup, this is exactly what I would have posted. 11-23 is my favorite also! Home in time to sleep for the night and you don't have to get up early. Plus the shifts go by so fast! Love it

  19. When the patients aren't looking..... Rockin' ER video

    Wolfe24 replied to DayDreamin ER CRNP's topic in Emergency

    Omg that was great! Looks like so much

  20. WE WON! Let us know if you do.

    Wolfe24 replied to JDougRN's topic in Emergency

    I've seen it once. 34 beds. And it lasted a couple of hours!! It was a weird

  21. How to Deal with the Chaos of Med/Surg

    Wolfe24 replied to Pinky89's topic in Medical-Surgical

    This is the single simplest and useful piece of advice new grads can take from this forum. Obviously we do a lot more than just keep patients breathing, but at the end of the day, and you're feeling...

  22. What's the coolest operation you've watched??

    Wolfe24 replied to SuzieVN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Saw a guy with facial fractures being repaired in the OR. They peeled his face right down to his nose to get to the bones.

  23. I have an interview in a level 1 trauma center, need advice!

    Wolfe24 replied to k-flo's topic in Emergency

    Yep, you'd be crazy to pass it up. If ER is what you want to do, then you should jump on this opportunity. The chances that you'll find another ER job that's day shift is probably close to zero....

  24. Blood alcohol

    Wolfe24 replied to Sassy5d's topic in Emergency

    What a great explanation! Thanks

  25. New to the ED

    Wolfe24 replied to 2rmartin's topic in Emergency

    Great sources, thank you! I'm switching to ED in the next couple of weeks, so I'm sure these references will come in handy at some