Erin RN

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  1. Is it appropriate for Risk Management to discipline?

    Erin RN replied to iiwdn's topic in Legal

    I guess I am not sure how a union could help a nurse that went outside her scope?? This is what risk management is

  2. injured on the job-need advice

    Erin RN replied to jmk's topic in General Nursing

    Yes..that is my job I won't disagree with that but the firing part??? Nope sorry, when I am hired I become a contractor of the ins co/ employer and only they can fire me. An atty can bar me from...

  3. injured on the job-need advice

    Erin RN replied to jmk's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with P_RN..if all is going well I would not hire an atty. I am a WC nurse case manager and I see so many that do and if a settlement is awarded then the atty takes a HUGE chunk of it. What...

  4. injured on the job-need advice

    Erin RN replied to jmk's topic in General Nursing

    Hi I am just curious..why do you think you need an atty? If you are off are you on time loss? Isn't the employer paying your bills? Does the surgeon think you will have a perm impairment..(I would...

  5. pain in the ed

    Erin RN replied to MAGIK GIRL's topic in Pain Management

    I am with Tom on this one although when I was in the ED I probably would have been with Magik girl or some of the others..The seekers really aggravated me...looking back, it took too much of my energy...

  6. New Grads in the ED (?)

    Erin RN replied to Evelyn2003's topic in Emergency

  7. Pain Medicine for a dying patient ...

    Erin RN replied to Tweety's topic in Pain Management

    This why it is imperative that MDs address living wills with pts that are terminal or chronic...We know what is the RIGHT thing to do for someone in "Aunt Mae's" state but I agree families do not...

  8. Pain Medicine for a dying patient ...

    Erin RN replied to Tweety's topic in Pain Management

    I'm with

  9. Education for nurses from legal nurse consultants..

    Erin RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I know there are several legal nurse consultants and I thought it might be beneficial to others if we posted what types of cases (in general) we receive against nurses. I know that since I started...

  10. Education for nurses from legal nurse consultants..

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

    Things like PCA Pumps can cause probs also..esp Demerol PCA (hate Demerol)..MD stops one and swiches to IM..the order is signed off there is no documentation the PCA was actually turned off..3 doses...

  11. pain in the ed

    Erin RN replied to MAGIK GIRL's topic in Pain Management

    When I left the ED a couple of years ago we could do a computer "run sheet" on pts..basically showed all ED visits from the last 2 yrs, diagnosis and meds given..I am not sure with Hippa whether or...

  12. pain in the ed

    Erin RN replied to MAGIK GIRL's topic in Pain Management

    I agree...My mom worked ER over 20 yrs ago and it was happening then..I imagine in 20 yrs it will still be occurring. It is unfortunate but just the "way it is" I

  13. Education for nurses from legal nurse consultants..

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

    Yep..had one where a nurse administered calcium chloride through an infiltrated IV site documented that the site seemed "positional" since it was difficult to get in. Then after that documentation...

  14. pain in the ed

    Erin RN replied to MAGIK GIRL's topic in Pain Management

    Probably because tolerance issues and the fact that a "regular joe" would arrest if they got as much as a frequent flyer.. I know I have given doses that would kill me and my family... It is...

  15. Any Life care planners???

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

    John I would be interested in talking to one that has done the cert exam to find out what it was like..could you PM me?? Thanks

  16. Stroke drugs?

    Erin RN replied to jenac's topic in MICU, SICU

    Good Post RStewart..I attended an inservice on TPA a long time ago..and your post spells it out great. I, too, would talk to the attending and find out why it was not given. One of my friends recently...

  17. Stroke drugs?

    Erin RN replied to jenac's topic in MICU, SICU

    Jenac When your dad was flown to the other hospital wasn't he put through the ER? I was just wondering since whenever lifeflight brought someone to our hospital they went through ER (except OB)..I was...

  18. New Grads in the ED (?)

    Erin RN replied to Evelyn2003's topic in Emergency

    Veetach Where did you do your training? I know Kaplan has a Forensics program that may?? include SANE training. I am doing their life care planning class right now..then I have to obtain my CCM since...

  19. Stroke drugs?

    Erin RN replied to jenac's topic in MICU, SICU

    The drug we used was TPA (Tissue Plasminogin Activator)..there is a 3 hour window (I think they can exten it to 6 but it works best in the first 3)..one thing to note, there are two types of...

  20. New Grads in the ED (?)

    Erin RN replied to Evelyn2003's topic in Emergency

    I should have worked toward that cert when I was in the ER..I worked 10 hour shifts from 5 p to 3:30 a so I almost always got to do the rape kits..everyone else went home at 11:00 and since they were...

  21. New Grads in the ED (?)

    Erin RN replied to Evelyn2003's topic in Emergency

    Veetach..makes sense, I am sure that RNs get top priority esp if the class is given at the hospital. When I did ENPC we had to have two seperate classes due to RNs wanting to take it..we had a few...

  22. New Grads in the ED (?)

    Erin RN replied to Evelyn2003's topic in Emergency

    Scis My reply was in response to the above stmt that athomas had the TNCC prior to graduation. I was under the impression that this was not possible so I went to the ENA website to lookup who could...

  23. New Grads in the ED (?)

    Erin RN replied to Evelyn2003's topic in Emergency

    It doesn't have anything to do with control..according to the ENA only RNs or GN's (who are awaiting test results) are eligible to take the certification exam for both ENPC and the TNCC. Only RNs can...

  24. father is dying of cancer

    Erin RN replied to heatherbless's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    I have not lost a parent yet but I know one day it will happen. I am soo sorry Heather. I have worked oncolocgy nursing and most of the patients were "gone" before their physical body was. Again, I am...

  25. diabetes and people of native descent

    Erin RN replied to adrienurse's topic in General Nursing

    I used to do disease Management with diabetics and for every one caucasion with diabetes there are 2.5 native americans with the illness..very high prevalence in this