tigerlilyinci

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1. vent--angry patients--your input

   tigerlilyinci replied to RN4911's topic in Emergency

   Your statement seemed very appropriate. It is all right to not let someone abuse you. We as nurses need to remeber that it is not just OK to let someone verbally abuse us. It is no better then someone hitting us. We would not let our spouses talk to ...

2. New grad that was just hired at a rural hospital....

   tigerlilyinci replied to libbyjeanne's topic in Emergency

   I personally think your situation is scary and I am a new grad too. That scares the heck out of me. But, I am not you so I would say try to learn as much as possible. Look at the ENA site for the emergency room bible. It is a book that has nursing ad...

3. Life and ED Nursing

   tigerlilyinci posted a topic in Emergency

   OK, So how do we do it. How do we all balance life and family and nursing. I feel guilty all the time. I feel like I am constantly being pulled in different directions. I was pregnant through nursing school so now I feel guilty for not spending time ...

4. Rules for the ER (long)

   tigerlilyinci replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

   If you are an ambulance coming in with a patient that is unreponsive but breathing on their own please do not foget to mention that the patient also has 2 blown pupils except of course when your are placing him on my cart to give him to me. Liek a li...

5. PIXIS and Narcotics

   tigerlilyinci replied to needsmore$'s topic in Emergency

   We use PIXIS at our hospital and have this same policy. Howevcer, our PIXIS is linked to our charting system and automatgically charts everything we do into our charting system with these drugs. So If we pull out and return narcs it is charted in thi...

6. ER nursing and pregnancy...

   tigerlilyinci replied to ND76's topic in Emergency

   My comment is about the same as everyone elses. There is a lot you can do but defenitely listen to your body and what it tells you. As for the lifting and trasfering that goes beyond you we find at my hospital you can usually find someone else to hel...

7. Career Advice

   tigerlilyinci posted a topic in Emergency

   OK everyone, I am new to this so if this already exisist sorry. But I am looking for career advice. What types of classes and certifications do I want to make me more marketable as an ED nurse. I have PALS, ACLS I know a little about TNCC and am gett...