PAERRN20

PAERRN20 has 3 years experience and specializes in ER.

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1. Geri-psych nursing?

   PAERRN20 replied to PAERRN20's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for the replies. How different is it from adult psych? Obviously more medically complex patients, but what

2. Geri-psych nursing?

   PAERRN20 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Any nurses work in acute inpatient geri-psych? What is your typical day like? Typical diagnoses on the unit? Are you charge nurse or worker bee? Is this specialty competative? (I know there is a psych...

3. An ER "First" for Me...

   PAERRN20 replied to Music in My Heart's topic in Emergency

   I've had Toradol for pain and it is good

4. Trauma roon in your ED... who gets it?

   PAERRN20 replied to A&OxNone's topic in Emergency

   Anyone of us could get the trauma bays. In fact, we could get assigned 2 traumas at the same time. It

5. splattered with CellCept in first trimester

   PAERRN20 replied to PrecautionaryPrinRN's topic in General Nursing

   Call your OB

6. which nursing (RN) specialty has the most autonomous practice

   PAERRN20 replied to sourapril's topic in General Nursing

   Well in the ER I often start the IV, draw/order labs, start a fluid bolus, order an Xray, and sometimes give meds before the MD even got to see the patient. I was still within scope since these...

7. Skin assessment in the ED

   PAERRN20 replied to amarilla's topic in Emergency

   My post above should say that the ED nurses AREN'T being

8. Skin assessment in the ED

   PAERRN20 replied to amarilla's topic in Emergency

   Sorry, but that is ridiculous. Skin assessments are about the last thing I am worried about in the ED. Who has the time to do a skin assessment when the patient next door is seizing and needs...

9. Is just a BSN enough?

   PAERRN20 posted a topic in General Nursing

   What do y'all think about just having a BSN. Do you think in 20-30 years a BSN will carry the weight it does today? Or will RN's have to have a master's degree to get the better

10. Most competitive fields to get into?

    PAERRN20 replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    Med/surg, LTC, rehab, psych are usually easy to get into ICU, ER, PACU, cath lab, outpatient surgery are generally more

11. drawing blood

    PAERRN20 replied to KayDubb's topic in General Nursing

    I hate those retracting butterfly needles. I don't use them, so I have no advice on those. Just be very aware of where the needle is. Do not become careless handling them. Also, watch out for patients...

12. Departments that cut the most shifts?

    PAERRN20 replied to mambojennifer's topic in General Nursing

    ER's are never allowed to close and usually busting at the seams, esp. in a bad

13. How long to stay at a job you don't like?

    PAERRN20 replied to PAERRN20's topic in General Nursing

    I knew the pay was lower going in but the hassel of the job is not worth it. I'd rather be working 3 nights a week and be done with it then the 9-5 headache this job

14. How long to stay at a job you don't like?

    PAERRN20 replied to PAERRN20's topic in General Nursing

    I have 3+ years RN experience. I took a case management job in the private sector and it is not going to work out long term for me. I'd like to go back to the acute care setting. I thought I'd stay 6...

15. How long to stay at a job you don't like?

    PAERRN20 posted a topic in General Nursing

    What is the proper length of time to stay at a job you don't like? 6 months? 1 year? Do you think a future nurse manager would look poorly on an RN that was out of the nursing field (but a...