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  1. ER RN salary

    newfloridaRN posted a topic in Emergency

    Do any of you mind sharing how much your base pay per hour is? I just got a new job, and I feel that my rate is less than I should be making in Pennsylvania. I mentioned my two years experience to...

  2. today an ER nurse... tomorrow... ???

    newfloridaRN posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Hi all; I'm an Emergency Room RN and trying to decide what I want to do for grad school, CRNA or CRNP. Most of the CRNA programs I've looked at require 1 year CC experience. Does anyone know if ER...

  3. Drawing ABG's

    newfloridaRN posted a topic in Emergency

    Hey Everyone....You guys have been so helpful in the past that I thought I'd post yet another question! I recently re-located to a new area and I'm working in a new ER. This is only my second job as...

  4. Your least favorite patient.

    newfloridaRN replied to errn7's topic in Emergency

    my least fav pt=c diff. hands

  5. Trauma Centers...

    newfloridaRN posted a topic in Emergency

    What makes an ER a Level 1, Level 2 trauma center, etc....??

  6. questions to ask at ER interview

    newfloridaRN posted a topic in Emergency

    im interviewing tomorrow for a new job in an ER. i have two years previous ER experience...i'm moving to a new state as well. i was trying to compile a list of questions for my interviewer/manager....

  7. questions to ask at ER interview

    newfloridaRN replied to newfloridaRN's topic in Emergency

    anyone? please? its getting close to crunch

  8. Game: Name that smelly drug

    newfloridaRN replied to Rhoresmith's topic in General Nursing

    And the generic name for that begins with a C... Cephalexin=Keflex. Do you think that could be

  9. Game: Name that smelly drug

    newfloridaRN replied to Rhoresmith's topic in General Nursing

    KEFLEX (antibiotic) smells SOO terrible! Exactly like rotten

  10. i have a chance to triage...

    newfloridaRN replied to SnowymtnRN's topic in Emergency

    I absolutely LOVE being in triage. Even seeing 100+ patients/day BY YOURSELF. It's rough but I love it. I guess it takes a special person, lol. I wouldn't go out to triage before being an ER nurse...

  11. How do you get assigned patients?

    newfloridaRN replied to TaraER-RN's topic in Emergency

    are you guys serious? This is scary!! At most, I have four patients. If I'm assigned to the "critical rooms" which we put most AMI's/Resp Distress pts I only have 3. If I'm in Fast Track, I have six....

  12. Anyone fax report?

    newfloridaRN replied to RNin92's topic in Emergency

    Angie O Plasty-- No problem. I am a newer ER nurse (2 years) and I don't understand the constant 'struggle' between ER nurses and Floor nurses. Sometimes we don't understand where each other are...

  13. Anyone fax report?

    newfloridaRN replied to RNin92's topic in Emergency

    I'm an ER RN.... We tend to send alot of admits up around change of shift because that's when the supervisors assign us beds. We've fought w/the sups to give us beds EARLIER so ya'll do n't have to...

  14. Pennsylvania RN's!!

    newfloridaRN posted a topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Help! I am moving to PA after working here in Floida. I have 2 years experience in a 22 bed (including express care) ER. I"m looking for an ER position in a similar type ER. I am not looking for a...

  15. Question for ER Nurses

    newfloridaRN replied to fuerza757's topic in Emergency

    I went into the ER right out of school. They put me through a 16- week training program (even experienced LPN's go through this) it was a great program and I'm SOOO glad I didn't do med-surge. I...

  16. Anyone fax report?

    newfloridaRN replied to RNin92's topic in Emergency

    We fax report on all patients except ICU. Sometimes I'll have a PCU or MT patient that just needs alot of explaining, and in that case I'll call report. Most of the nurses on the floors like the faxed...

  17. Phenergan Supp given to toddler; child dies

    newfloridaRN replied to Mom23's topic in Emergency

    First off... The issue with medicine not being equally distributed. Our pharmacy tells us that this is an old school thought and not true at all. They say that it IS evenly distributed... well,...

  18. Funny Sign In Slips

    newfloridaRN replied to TraumaInTheSlot's topic in Emergency

    "barfing diarrhea"

  19. What do you think is the MOST difficult clinical skill to acquire in your experience?

    newfloridaRN replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    ORamar... are you in pittsburgh? where do you work, if you dont mind my asking?

  20. How do you feel Paramedics can improve?

    newfloridaRN replied to Medic_78's topic in Emergency

    Dont call it a Red or Yellow over the radio just so you think you're going to get a room.

  21. With an ADN can I be a ER nurse right out of the program?

    newfloridaRN replied to zlip14's topic in Emergency

    Sorry to play devils' advocate, but I graduated from a BSN program in December 2002 and was hired right into an ER after I graduated. I have learned more in the 2 years I've been in the ER than I...

  22. Where is everyone from?

    newfloridaRN replied to shllby1's topic in General Nursing

    I'm from Pittsburgh also, graduated Nursing school from Pitt in 02 and then moved down to sunny Florida... now living in Orlando....BIG CHANGE!! :)

  23. RN call outs, how do you handle them?

    newfloridaRN replied to Carotid's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I work with people who are continual call off-ers. I dont understand it. I've worked at my facility for a year and a half, and have only called off ONCE (and I called off the day before, when I was...

  24. Shadowing nurse in Burn Unit

    newfloridaRN replied to suzy253's topic in Burn

    I'm an ER RN and had a student who was about to enter a nursing program shadow me for about 4-5 hours. I was thrilled, I love teaching people. She didn't know much about how an ER runs, so I gave her...

  25. pediatric fever/septic workup

    newfloridaRN replied to asapstat's topic in Emergency

    we usually do a case by case... but under 3 months old gets brought back RIGHT away.. no waiting in the lobby for newborns with