Erin RN

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  1. What field of nursing would you NEVER consider working?

    Erin RN replied to PMHNP10's topic in General Nursing

    Respiratory!! When I was in school I was cleaning a trach of a guy with lung CA a big chunk flew out and hit me the chest...that was it...sputum is the one yuckie I don't so too well with. Would...

  2. Do nurses take work home?

    Erin RN replied to skybirdrising's topic in General Nursing

    Well since I am a case manager that is based from home guess i would have to say, yes...My office is downstairs. However, I am usually pretty good about setting limits on the number of hours I will...

  3. CNA's in ER.

    Erin RN replied to FutureRNMichael's topic in Emergency

    Snowbiggie Many of our ER techs were previous volunteers..usually the nurses would all band together and get them on....I loved the

  4. Unions?

    Erin RN replied to iliel's topic in General Nursing

    If you start working at a hospital that has one..you won't have to look for them they will come to you. I have worked both in union jobs and nonunion jobs there are perks and downfalls to

  5. Welcome to the ER. Please observe the following rules. (mild rant)

    Erin RN replied to V. Nightingale's topic in Emergency

    Hi I too have had some pretty UNBELIEVABLE expereinces in the ER 1. The young man who apparently wanted to please his girlfriend all night LONG that shoved beebees up his member since he assumed they...

  6. legal nurse consultant

    Erin RN replied to amyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    I do LNCing on the side..My partner and I started our business about 3 yrs ago. I don't want to do it fulltime and even if I did I am not sure I would be able to get enough business to do so. If you...

  7. A graduate nurse..........

    Erin RN replied to debRNo1's topic in Nursing Humor

    That was sooo funny!!:chuckle and so true..I remember being the graduate nurse many yrs ago..Alas, now I am the cough syrup carrying experienced nurse!!:roll :roll

  8. ADN/BSN Debate on the Floors?

    Erin RN replied to KristinWW's topic in General Nursing

    The problem isn't the program it is the attitude. If you are in the BSN program, stay in it. If you ever decide to go for your masters you are closer. Just please please please do not discredit those...

  9. Polished the floors, so now ?

    Erin RN replied to StatBlues's topic in General Nursing

    I am not quite 40 (it is looming!!) I made the change from clinical nursing (ED) to workers comp case management and I LOVE it!! I loved the ED also but tired of the hours etc etc. I give all of you...

  10. lidoderm for pain control?

    Erin RN replied to longtermcarern's topic in General Nursing

    I see Lidoderm patches used once in awhile on some of my claimant's (ie: epichondylitis or tendonitis) but I was under the impression that the patch provides pain relief where you apply it.. could be...

  11. meds w/o order

    Erin RN replied to robynrn2b's topic in General Nursing

    Stick by your guns on this one...you never know what the outcome of a medication could be. Even something as simple as Tylenol..which by the way kills several hundred people every year by casuing...

  12. Something for an RN

    Erin RN replied to Ned the Red's topic in General Nursing

    I forgot..another REALLY helpful thing was a fanny pack for pens, thermometer, alcohol wipes, place to put the keys, cheat sheets etc... I was lost without

  13. Something for an RN

    Erin RN replied to Ned the Red's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Ned I too, now work from home or out of my car as a workers comp case manager. I used to do home IV infusion which required me to be going from one place to the other most of the day. I had one of...

  14. ADN/BSN Debate on the Floors?

    Erin RN replied to KristinWW's topic in General Nursing

    SJSU_Mami I agree with fab4fan..good luck to you and I am so happy that you (a student) has put me in place..I mean as a lowly ADN with no real thought process going on (since I was not trained to...

  15. Freak Accident! (sorry kinda long)

    Erin RN replied to TheMagicCookie's topic in General Nursing

    Wow..glad you went in. The same thing happened to one of my aunts about 6 yrs ago but she "scratched " the outside of her hand on chicken coop wire. Ir is amazing how the wrong "bug" can do so much...

  16. LPN to RN in Washington...

    Erin RN replied to MsZurlo's topic in Washington Nursing

    I don't think that Gonzaga has an LPN to RN program specifically..check out ICN it is a collaborative between Whitworth, WSU and Eastern WA U. You choose which school to receive your degree from but...

  17. who are these people?

    Erin RN replied to KLS's topic in General Nursing

    The "trolls" are the same ones that cause problems on the floor or in the office..these are the ones that live for chaos and these are the ones that need chaos all around them so they actually feel in...

  18. interferon question

    Erin RN replied to trogdor's topic in Gastroenterology

    One of my friends just finished about 18 months of it and she said it was like having the flu for 18 months...however her viral load is now undetectable. I introduced her to theraflu which she took...

  19. Nursing, is it really a profession

    Erin RN replied to Cqc_Cqb's topic in General Nursing

    Of course it is a profession!! That is all I have to

  20. Who Should NOT do nursing as a Career?

    Erin RN replied to gwenith's topic in Nursing Career

    I thought of one more..someone with no sense of humor. I know when I worked ER humor is wht kept us going some nights (well that an a dominos pizza),,in any case sometimes the humor got a little...

  21. deposition

    Erin RN replied to StatBlues's topic in General Nursing

    She is probably going to be deposed since the family is sueing the hospital. Ireview med mal for an ins co that covers many hospitals here and in several other states. I have actually not ever seen...

  22. Nurses are not Doctors

    Erin RN replied to Plato's topic in General Nursing

    Marcus Good post and I agree..that is exactly what an ARNP

  23. How the Battle Axe is Born

    Erin RN replied to Plato's topic in General Nursing

    It sure seems that is a large amount of judgement going on with this post and also the Nurses aren't Doctors post, Plato. I am curious...do you judge your patients as well? I mean what about the 14 yr...

  24. <-- Newbie!

    Erin RN replied to fr33shot's topic in General Nursing

    I would go for the longer class so that perhaps you could get into the hospital as a CNA while you go to nursing school. You will get used to the "flow" of things which can be overwhelming in itself....

  25. Nurses are not Doctors

    Erin RN replied to Plato's topic in General Nursing

    Ashley I am sure you will make a good nurse and yes, there are those out there that are not good and do not care and probably never did. I once talked to my mom, who is also an RN about why she became...