RNCENCCRNNREMTP

RNCENCCRNNREMTP has 30 years experience and specializes in Emergency Nursing Advanced Practice.

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1. Those that have taken CEN - a few questions

   RNCENCCRNNREMTP replied to klmfbp3's topic in Emergency

   Graduated 1991. Took CEN 1992. Passed. Take it every 4 years. Celebrating 20

2. ATCN vs TNCC

   RNCENCCRNNREMTP replied to mommatrauma's topic in Emergency

   The new (6th edition) TNCC which rolls out this year does dedicate a lecture and skill station to airway management and is up to date with ETT position verification. Problem with ANY course is that...

3. ATCN vs TNCC

   RNCENCCRNNREMTP replied to mommatrauma's topic in Emergency

   I have always had a dream of creating a common trauma course, one that was taken from hospital to hospital so that the teams that worked together in the smaller community ED's would take the course...

4. Anyone heard of any NP to MD programs?

   RNCENCCRNNREMTP replied to kittyw's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Yes, it is called medical

5. 8:1 ratio in the ED?

   RNCENCCRNNREMTP replied to TamrRN07's topic in Emergency

   Agreed. However, administration (in my experiences) rarely sees that nurses have limitations. Often there is a feeling that "a nurse is a nurse is a nurse" and there is no difference in capability,...

6. Beng told not to become an NP!

   RNCENCCRNNREMTP replied to HudsonValleyRN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   I am an acute care NP and all of my preceptors ere physicians. My choice. I have never fully subscribed to the nursing model and nursing Dx, even as an RN. Do what you want to do, there will be a

7. Any Indiana NPs?

   RNCENCCRNNREMTP replied to 7starbuck7's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   I just graduated from University of Southern Indiana (Evansville) ACNP program. ONline with clinicals set up locally (and approved by professors). Very good preogram. High pass rate and high...

8. Scheduling lunch breaks in the ED

   RNCENCCRNNREMTP replied to Elle2's topic in Emergency

   I do not need a scheduled break. I have repeatedly gone a 12 hour shift with none, not even toilet break. But the common 8+:1 and sometimes 12:1 ratio got old and I felt the level of care by MD's and...

9. 8:1 ratio in the ED?

   RNCENCCRNNREMTP replied to TamrRN07's topic in Emergency

   That is one of the reasons why I left where I had worked for over 24 years. Too unsafe and administration did not care. Now they have temporary docs and agency nurses and so things are even worse. A...

10. 8:1 ratio in the ED?

    RNCENCCRNNREMTP replied to TamrRN07's topic in Emergency

    Ridiculous? YES! [EVIL]Dangerous? YES!![/EVIL] Uncommon? Increasingly NO. Where I used to work we were so poorly staffed and so very busy that if a critical patient came in that needed 1:1, the other...

11. do you think...?

    RNCENCCRNNREMTP replied to haa's topic in Indiana Nursing

    Nope, I researched post rape options for a paper for my MSN. Many Catholic hospitals allow for post sexual assault counseling including providing medication to prevent pregnancy. SSFHS opted to go to...

12. do you think...?

    RNCENCCRNNREMTP replied to haa's topic in Indiana Nursing

    Striict adherence to Catholic dogma (no tubal ligations, no plan B for rape victims, etc) poor insurance plans, poor management, blinders to what is going on in the real world, poor management again....

13. Learning thread (ER medicine)

    RNCENCCRNNREMTP replied to TraumaInTheSlot's topic in Emergency

    Also hair tourniquets on fingers, toes and

14. Learning thread (ER medicine)

    RNCENCCRNNREMTP replied to TraumaInTheSlot's topic in Emergency

    Marfan's

15. ATCN vs TNCC

    RNCENCCRNNREMTP replied to mommatrauma's topic in Emergency

    If you have read the book, worked in an ER x 5 years (that sees a fair amount of trauma, pay attention during presentations and practice all that you can during the skill sessions I can almost...