Erin RN

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  1. Laptop for CRNA school?

    Erin RN replied to TraumaNurse's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I am not in CRNA school but I am a workers comp CM and I love my lap top..I have a dell. I can do my reports in the park, in my car between MD visits etc. From what I have heard CRNA school is pretty...

  2. Who Should NOT do nursing as a Career?

    Erin RN replied to gwenith's topic in Nursing Career

    Anyone who isn't willing to be part of a team..Or the person that feels like they are ALWAYS the most important part of the team..In my opinion every healthcare provider has their piece of the action...

  3. Nurses are not Doctors

    Erin RN replied to Plato's topic in General Nursing

    I have to agree with Deb and Mattsmom, Ashley. You have to of been there and done that before you can criticize. Do I think that leaving a pt in their own urine for an hour or not getting a pain pill...

  4. How do you stay warm in your scrubs??

    Erin RN replied to mdwRN's topic in General Nursing

    Turtle necks and long

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

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

    i will never forget the night ,when I was at triage, that a woman came in complaining of wrist pain. She had fallen while skiing and had driven the hour or so off the mt to come to our ER. She was in...

  6. They left my love one in the E.R. for....

    Erin RN replied to askater11's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with SJoe..it is called triage and the sickest or most at risk go first..that is why it is called an emergency room....too many people use it like either their friendly drug dealer or the...

  7. Online RN to BSN Programs

    Erin RN replied to Cqc_Cqb's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Try Northern Arizona University..they have an RN to BSN online. I took some distance classes through them..distance students pay instate tuition plus 50% rather than the out of state

  8. Nurses are not Doctors

    Erin RN replied to Plato's topic in General Nursing

    The nurse who can hang with it at the bedside as a nurse is the one who has the highest functioning and the most advanced practice. The NP fights to still be considered a nurse, because that's where...

  9. I'm new

    Erin RN replied to husbandofnurse's topic in Case Management

    Hi Ann I work for GENEX but since my region office is based in OR and I am in WA I get to work from home. I do fill out my billing and I know we charge the same hourly rate whether we are driving,...

  10. I'm new

    Erin RN replied to husbandofnurse's topic in Case Management

    Hi I do workers comp case management and am based from home however my kids are both in school all day and mant times my 6 yr old has to go to afterschool daycare. Although you are based from home you...

  11. Morning Sickness

    Erin RN replied to EMTPTORN's topic in General Nursing

    During my first pregnancy I switched from taking my prenatal vit from the AM to the PM that made a world of difference.. think it was the iron that was upsetting my stomach? During the second..I was...

  12. Can new grads work in ER?

    Erin RN replied to ManyQuestions's topic in General Nursing

    Rnintraining I am glad that someone understood what I said..the same friend that I was referring to told me that ER nurses are "born" and I think that is true in any area of nursing... a lot of what...

  13. Can new grads work in ER?

    Erin RN replied to ManyQuestions's topic in General Nursing

    Just one more word of advice...if you do get into an ER be strong..you know the saying about nuses eating their young..it is VERY true in the ER. Let them know you are new but ask lots of questions,...

  14. Can new grads work in ER?

    Erin RN replied to ManyQuestions's topic in General Nursing

    Hi I worked ER and I loved it but I think one of the reasons I loved it was because before I went there I worked LTC. Ortho, Oncology and IV. Our hospital had an internship program in which the new...

  15. This is a great forum!!

    Erin RN posted a topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Hi My name is Erin. I have been an RN for about 12 yrs now and have done many things. I just found this forum and I love it!! I have been looking back through all of the nurse entrepeneur posts..you...

  16. This is a great forum!!

    Erin RN replied to Erin RN's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    John I browsed your website..very nice. The best thing about being a nurse is that there are so many arenas in which you can use both your skills and your knowledge. I think the reason why there...

  17. Mandatory overtime in nursing -I need your help

    Erin RN replied to PSUNURSE's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    The hospital I worked at started Manadatory OT. we all thought it would be a "short fix" to the staffing problems however it continued on and on. Sooo finally the union that was trying to get in was...

  18. frequency of PICC line drsg change

    Erin RN replied to rileygrl11's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    When I did IV therapy, PICC dressings were changed in the first 24 hrs then every 7 days unless otherwise indicated (ie: loose/ dirty dressing). Sounds like all posters above me did the same, I think...

  19. Need to be on my toes...

    Erin RN replied to webbiedebbie's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Webbie Debbie I review med mal on the side for a large ins co that covers many hospitals and MDs..alls I can say is that if it happens on your shift it is going to fall on you..I remember being on...

  20. I gave my first injection today

    Erin RN replied to LilRedRN1973's topic in General Students

    Hi Congrats!!! I too was terrified of needles when I went into nursing school but you get over it..besides it doesn't hurt you!! We practiced on oranges also and I brought a saline injection home to...

  21. This is a great forum!!

    Erin RN replied to Erin RN's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Life care planners are nurses, vocational rehab counselors, Physical therapists that develop a document that projects future needs for catastropic injury cases. These can be work related, birth...

  22. Flushing Hep Lockes

    Erin RN replied to happygray's topic in General Nursing

    We always only used NS too except in Central lines (other than Groshong).. we never used it in the 24 gauge we put into the little ones in the ER but it is a good idea since it so darn hard to get...

  23. Male Nurses Discrimination

    Erin RN replied to Boomer Sooner's topic in General Nursing

    Well since I work from Home as a case manager now I don't have much contact with male nurses but I used to work in the ED and our staff there was about 50/50. Every week on 1 out of my 3 shifts I was...

  24. Flushing Hep Lockes

    Erin RN replied to happygray's topic in General Nursing

    HI Positive pressure refers to the fact that as you are flushing you clamp at the same time rather than flush, stop and then clamp..if you flush with 3 ccs as you are nearing the end clamp off the...

  25. asbestos exposure, nodule on lung question??

    Erin RN replied to salvati08's topic in General Nursing

    Mesothelioma??