F.E.R.N. BSN, RN

F.E.R.N. has 10 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in Trauma, Tele, Neuro, Med-Surg.

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1. To give or not give insulin

   F.E.R.N. replied to Twisted Nurse's topic in Medical-Surgical

   I can't speak to every BON and every state, but I agree that we are required to act in what we feel is the patient's best interest, and at some times, that certainly means questioning an order, or...

2. To give or not give insulin

   F.E.R.N. replied to Twisted Nurse's topic in Medical-Surgical

   Where I work, it is stressed that a nurse cannot legally hold or otherwise adjust any medications, including insulin, unless given specific parameters and instructions in the orders. If staff...

3. Equipment wish list suggestions

   F.E.R.N. replied to F.E.R.N.'s topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

   Good suggestions. Even with the money there, sometimes we still have to answer the question from admin, "how often would you use that?" For many things, the answer is, " I don't know; we've never...

4. Equipment wish list suggestions

   F.E.R.N. replied to F.E.R.N.'s topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

   It's all of

5. Equipment wish list suggestions

   F.E.R.N. posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

   My staff education department has an unexpected windfall in our budget, giving us the opportunity to purchase additional educational equipment/supplies this year. I'd like your suggestions for items...

6. Narcotic Administration in ER

   F.E.R.N. replied to silver2009's topic in Emergency

   Not sure what else you had to say. If you think of something that is either helpful to nurses or to patients, people would probably read

7. Narcotic Administration in ER

   F.E.R.N. replied to silver2009's topic in Emergency

   I'm also curious about policies regarding monitoring of patients given narcs. We have an area that has no monitors, but where PAs like to give morphine and such (kind of a high-grade fast track...

8. Stupidest comlaint of the night award...

   F.E.R.N. replied to JDougRN's topic in Emergency

   Oh how I wish that those bedside monitor readings could only be viewed by someone wearing special glasses! Maybe like the ones out of the cereal box that let you read messages written in the...

9. Stupidest comlaint of the night award...

   F.E.R.N. replied to JDougRN's topic in Emergency

   This was not a CHIEF complaint, but it was a complaint...Patient is resting comfortably, watching TV in bed, DC pending...man stomps out of the room to the nurses station and loudly asks, "Is anyone...

10. What are your pet peeves when orienting a new ER nurse?

    F.E.R.N. replied to NeoPediRN's topic in Emergency

    Please don't whine. You can complain, ask for help, or tell me you're not ready for this next ambulance...but don't whine. When you get the problem patient, the next one that has to go in the...

11. ICE " in case of emergency " apps worth it ?

    F.E.R.N. replied to Trekfan's topic in Emergency

    While I can't really speak for this individual ER, if it's any comfort, the tech is not usually the person who knows all that is going on with the patient. If you had ever been to that hospital...

12. ICE " in case of emergency " apps worth it ?

    F.E.R.N. replied to Trekfan's topic in Emergency

    I work in a regional level 3 TC, with many outlying rual areas and two major highways going through our town, brining in lots of out-of-towners...here's how things work in our area for...

13. When patients attack

    F.E.R.N. replied to Ciale's topic in Emergency

    Actually, in the ER, we often force people into treatments they don't want. Saw this many times on the neuro floor, too. If you are suicidal, for example, you are not given the choice to refuse a...

14. When patients attack

    F.E.R.N. replied to Ciale's topic in Emergency

    I've wondered that, too. There seems to be agreement that if you are being seriously threatened with injury to life or limb, you can react with force to protect yourself, but I've never heard of it...

15. Educate me on Blood Cultures

    F.E.R.N. replied to Amnesiac70's topic in Emergency

    At our facility, if the patient is on antibiotics, whether prior to arrival or administered by ED staff, we simply make a notation of what they've had and order the cultures as a FAN. The lab has...