ACRN06

ACRN06

M/S, Tele, Peds, ER

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  1. Fine line between 'education' and "preachiness"

    ACRN06 replied to Btrfli BSN-LMT's topic in Emergency

    You did your job, carry on. Tough love. Its easier not to say anything but they need to hear it. Granted there are definately ways you can buffer the blow... body language, phrasing, and instead of...

  2. I want to be an ER nurse...... help

    ACRN06 replied to kimme721's topic in Emergency

    I was you a couple years ago. Tele experience, some travel nursing, wanted to get into ER. I just put in applications to ER positions, some of them don't specify that it has to be "ER" experience....

  3. My Aching Feet

    ACRN06 replied to RN <><'s topic in Emergency

    Here's another vote for TED hose! Or compression socks...whatever you wanna call em. They do

  4. need tips for easier NG placement

    ACRN06 replied to kadell's topic in Emergency

    Man, people wanna make the tube more rigid??!!? That was new to me!! The tube already holds its shape easily! Well except for those baby NG tubes, I've started IVs in adults a larger size than those!...

  5. do you usually KNOW (sense), after an interview if you got the job?

    ACRN06 replied to ajaxgirl's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Short answer: yes Long answer: I've been thru 6 interviews in 3 and a half years but 5 of those were for travel nurse positions which are a different in ways but similar in many others... However...

  6. do you usually KNOW (sense), after an interview if you got the job?

    ACRN06 replied to ajaxgirl's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Short answer: yes Long answer: I've been thru 6 interviews in 3 and a half years but 5 of those were for travel nurse positions which are a different in ways but similar in many others... However...

  7. Kid fell off bike: what would you anticipate?

    ACRN06 replied to MikeyBSN's topic in Emergency

    #1 all the way Many studies suggest the increase in thyroid cancer could be partly due to pediatricians’ increased use of CT-scans. If it were my asymptomatic kid, theres no way in heck I'd let them...

  8. Should the H1N1 Vaccine be mandatory for Healthcare Professionals?

    ACRN06 replied to Brian's topic in Disaster Preparation

    No. It should not be mandatory. As far as pple who are comparing this to other vaccinations, we are not talking about those vaccinations, we are talking about this brand-spankin-new H1N1

  9. common situations encountered in emergency room

    ACRN06 replied to vintageRXL's topic in Emergency

    I recommend buying some books about ER nursing. Your questions are very broad and are the same ones I had when making the transition into the ER setting. Its good to want to be prepared, theres just...

  10. ER vs Med/surg- someone wanna clue me in?

    ACRN06 replied to PAERRN20's topic in Emergency

    Oh, and one thing thats annoying about working the floors after working ER... You know all that little stuff that you're allowed to blow off cuz...well... its the ER and your prioritization skills...

  11. ER vs Med/surg- someone wanna clue me in?

    ACRN06 replied to PAERRN20's topic in Emergency

    You'll be fine. Totally do-able. Especially if your ER is anything like mine and backed up with inpatients waiting on beds and you BECOME an inpatient nurse in the ER

  12. What made you decide to do ER Nursing?

    ACRN06 replied to MallysMama's topic in Emergency

    Yes some ERs hire new grads Yes in your case (though not all cases) I'd personally recommend some floor experience first (for debates on whether floor experience is necessary, see other threads where...

  13. Changing from adult to ped nursing??

    ACRN06 posted a topic in Pediatric

    Hello all you pediatric pro's! :) I beg of you your advice! I'm a nurse of 3 years... 2 in adult Tele, 1 in adult ER... Back in the day I went into nursing thinking I was gonna be a peds nurse. Thats...

  14. Peritoneal Lavage

    ACRN06 replied to GleeGum's topic in Emergency

    And just to add, I just wanna make sure you understand it right. Don't worry if you haven't done everything on those checklists. Its not a "checklist" in the sense of "you must have completed all...

  15. How often do you draw Troponins at your hospital?

    ACRN06 replied to RNcDreams's topic in Cardiac

    Q 6-8 hrs x 3 sets Wish I could be more specific on the "6-8" part but that really can vary from doc to doc. I wanna say I've seen it Q8 more often than 6

  16. How often do you get sick?

    ACRN06 replied to metal_m0nk's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting, just about everyone has said they rarely get sick. Wonder if there is any correlation between our jobs and our super-immunity! I too haven't been sick since.... nursing school, where my...

  17. Transporting patients to radiology

    ACRN06 replied to TRAMA1RN's topic in Emergency

    That cracks me up, so basically your radiology department doesn't want you to transport actual SICK patients to them. Just the healthy ones that don't need monitors, drips, and can sit up in a...

  18. How fast do you push metopropolol

    ACRN06 replied to Guest219794's topic in Emergency

    1mg/min is an easy rule of thumb to go

  19. How do you handle bad odors in a clinic setting?

    ACRN06 replied to Black Jade's topic in General Nursing

    Our unit used that peppermint oil stuff that really just makes whatever the smell was a MINTY-worst-smell-of-your-life...doesn't really "mask" it very well, just adds another element.......

  20. How do you handle bad odors in a clinic setting?

    ACRN06 replied to Black Jade's topic in General Nursing

    oops...double-entered a post... so here's editing it out since I can't delete

  21. What are the pros/cons of travel nursing?

    ACRN06 replied to Ted D's topic in Travel

    All that talking and I didn't even answer your questions... 1. Travelling is fairly popular among those who have few enough obligations to be able to do it. 2. See above 3. BSN/ADN whatever, doesn't...

  22. What are the pros/cons of travel nursing?

    ACRN06 replied to Ted D's topic in Travel

    It's a bit more difficult to get assignments now than it was before "The Recession!" (so sick of this "recession"..) Let me rephrase that, you can't be as PICKY as before. When I started a year ago I...

  23. Do even pediatric nurses get jaded?

    ACRN06 posted a topic in Pediatric

    So I'm working fastrack in an adult ER, I have about 4 Cough/Cold/Achy patients at any given time. These people DON'T need to be in the ER. Theres NOTHING we can do for their cold that OTC meds don't...

  24. Did you have any other options?

    ACRN06 replied to Coloradogrl's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. I was seriously just thinking about this.. maybe i worked too much OT this week and am getting a little burned out but yeah... i've thought a LOT about this actually... *sigh* elementary school...

  25. Get critical care experience before working ER?

    ACRN06 posted a topic in Emergency

    I'm losing sleep (literally) over something so I'm on allnurses.com at 2am begging for some insight! I'm gonna try to cut to the point and not drag the quesiton out with unnecessary details.....