TheSquire

TheSquire DNP, APRN, NP

Urgent Care NP, Emergency Nursing, Camp Nursing

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  1. Emergency Kit

    TheSquire replied to Kidrn911's topic in Emergency

  2. New grad In ED

    TheSquire replied to nursejess12's topic in Emergency

    Depends on the culture of the ED. In some places, if the practitioner doing the spelunking is a woman, then the witness can be a guy. In other EDs, the witness has to be female. The place where I...

  3. New grad In ED

    TheSquire replied to nursejess12's topic in Emergency

    Yeah - 80hrs of orientation for a new grad with no prior ED nursing experience sounds like they're setting you up for failure. I'd go and speak with the unit's educator ASAP. I started as a new grad...

  4. Do you as an RN insert nasopharyngeal or oral pharyngeal airway adjuncts?

    TheSquire replied to 42pines's topic in Emergency

    Exactly, which is why I'm confused by what ByTheLake had

  5. Emergency Kit

    TheSquire replied to Kidrn911's topic in Emergency

    But even then, you're still supposed to know how to do it as a lay rescuer as

  6. Emergency Kit

    TheSquire replied to Kidrn911's topic in Emergency

    Since

  7. Do you as an RN insert nasopharyngeal or oral pharyngeal airway adjuncts?

    TheSquire replied to 42pines's topic in Emergency

    I'm confused as to how one could be a Registered Nurse without having been a Graduate Nurse. In all the states I'm familiar with, one must have graduated before sitting the

  8. First aid kits

    TheSquire replied to pinkiepie_RN's topic in Camp

    Throw in some tampons for use as makeshift trauma dressings - though I doubt your average counselor will think to use them as

  9. Very Strange Question

    TheSquire replied to kfrancesca09's topic in Camp

    "Hydrate or Die!" (Admittedly, only good if you have Trek groups leaving from your camp) "The Surgeon General's Warning was issued before you were born!" (Posted near where staff take their smoke...

  10. Difficult Career Decision

    TheSquire replied to CoeKohawk11's topic in Men in Nursing

    Do what you enjoy - and if you like both, apply to work in your region's Peds ED once you have some emergency experience under your

  11. Scrubs in the Emergency Department

    TheSquire replied to Krystall's topic in Emergency

    I have my own issues with scrubs being worn by all and sundry - but yes, personally-bought scrubs are worn in my ED. I'm much happier about that since I found scrub pants with belt loops and a...

  12. What forms do you use at camp??

    TheSquire replied to jmsmith5000's topic in Camp

    BSA has a First Aid Log that my camp uses to record minor encounters with Health Lodge staff. They print booklet-sized ones, though there's a four-page version on their website you can print...

  13. How can I make application attractive for ABSN?

    TheSquire replied to Saflanut's topic in General Students

    I didn't do a direct-entry masters, in that I did not get an APN after I graduated. My coursework included almost all the classroom courses for an APN. Once the school I went to figures out its...

  14. How to get a job as a new grad in the E.R.?

    TheSquire replied to Laurenslovely's topic in Emergency

    First, I suggest using the search function to find the other threads on this exact topic. They're fairly common, and the advice gets repeated. Secondly, I have to agree that EDs vary by the type of...

  15. why and how can people abuse the ER?

    TheSquire replied to esunada's topic in Emergency

    My prior statement stands - inappropriate usage of the ED is a universal phenomenon not limited to the US. brainkandy87's logic doesn't hold up to

  16. Everyone wears scrubs!

    TheSquire replied to calidonrnstudent's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    See, you work in a lab, and therefore have a reason to wear a labcoat. Don't get me started on people who wear labcoats who have no need to - it's almost as bad as people who wear scrubs that don't...

  17. why and how can people abuse the ER?

    TheSquire replied to esunada's topic in Emergency

  18. why and how can people abuse the ER?

    TheSquire replied to esunada's topic in Emergency

    Again, you fail to state how it'll be different than it is now. I see every Tom, Dick, and Harry in the ED

  19. Best way to get a transfer to an E.D Tech?

    TheSquire replied to Mini-Murse's topic in Emergency

    Wantoknow-rn: grammar makes posts readable. Please use it. OP: If you want to work as a tech in the ED, get your EMT-Basic certification. CNAs are next-to-useless in the ED, since I need a tech who...

  20. why and how can people abuse the ER?

    TheSquire replied to esunada's topic in Emergency

    ...and how is that different from what we experience

  21. Everyone wears scrubs!

    TheSquire replied to calidonrnstudent's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Were you wearing hospital-issue surgical scrubs that you wore for only one shift before giving back to the hospital for laundering? I'm guessing you weren't, and thus were doing jack for sanitation....

  22. What does it take to be considered for an ER position as a New Graduate RN?

    TheSquire replied to mikeynizm's topic in Emergency

    1 yr of ED experience is recommended, but not required, to sit the CEN exam. However, it's your money to take the

  23. Should I take physics in highschool or no? why or why not

    TheSquire replied to futurenurse1248's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Take bio, chem, AND physics in high school. It's part of a good college prep curriculum, so there's no good reason for you not

  24. What does it take to be considered for an ER position as a New Graduate RN?

    TheSquire replied to mikeynizm's topic in Emergency

    As a nurse with 1yr experience who was hired to the ED as a new grad, having my EMT-B (with experience) helped, as was having completed my internship in the ED before graduation. I actually think that...

  25. Online BSN not requiring associates or diploma

    TheSquire replied to Lindsey Kay's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Why didn't you go on to complete your