PAERRN20

PAERRN20

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  1. Anyone noticing this trend with IV Avelox?

    PAERRN20 replied to KaitRN's topic in General Nursing

    I see this occasionally when I give IV Avelox....flush and slow the infusion down. No other s/s of allergic reaction or phlebitis/infiltrate. I work in the

  2. Lupus (SLE) and Nursing

    PAERRN20 replied to Jmira.BSN.RN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sending you a private

  3. OH, My Aching Feet...

    PAERRN20 replied to Despareux's topic in General Nursing

    Ugh Dansko/Sanita are terrible for my wide feet. I have high arches though. I love Brooks running shoes....by far the most comfortable. They are made for marathoners. And I've tried Nike, Reebok,...

  4. Cleaner RN jobs

    PAERRN20 replied to kyonguyen22's topic in General Students

    I don't know anyone who loves :heartbeat dealing with poop and vomit. Do not feel bad about this and do not let anyone make you feel like a bad nurse because of this. I recently switched to the...

  5. First Code Blue on my patient!

    PAERRN20 replied to miss_c's topic in General Nursing

    You did everything right. Perhaps it was something such as a PE, pulmonary infarction, NSTEMI, rupturing AAA, etc. Those are all possible causes that can make a patient go bad very very quickly. Hang...

  6. Has anyone heard of needing a liver transplant d/t trauma?

    PAERRN20 replied to mappers's topic in General Nursing

    Why was the insurance company telling your friend he is still in the ICU and needs a liver transplant???? HIPPA violation

  7. anyone working as both ER RN and Paramedic??

    PAERRN20 replied to anhela's topic in General Nursing

    Why not become a PHRN? (pre-hospital

  8. Supplies You Can't Live Without

    PAERRN20 replied to felineRN's topic in Emergency

    Ativan, Coffee, and a flask of Jim Bean....oh wait that's what I wish I had on me at all

  9. gift ideas for nurses I have clinical with...

    PAERRN20 replied to ldutton2's topic in General Nursing

    Chewing gum/mints, fuzzy socks, hand sanitizer, nice pens, $5 coffee

  10. New ER nurse

    PAERRN20 replied to Brooke81's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Google ICU FAQs and read up on that website....great stuff! Applies to the critical and non-critical patients alike in the

  11. Dead body vs. Live patient

    PAERRN20 replied to LPNweezy's topic in General Nursing

    I talk to the patient when doing post mortem care...if that makes me weird so be

  12. CNA'S suffer second hand smoke

    PAERRN20 replied to nurseblob's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    That is just too much. I'm all for residents rights, but I agree, if they aren't able to get themselves outside or even hold a cigarette, then they shouldn't be smoking. I would refuse to do that....

  13. Take a pay cut AND work M-F?

    PAERRN20 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone. I am hoping to interview for a case management job. It is community based, but patients would come to the office to see me, so no travel. Working hours would be Monday-Friday 8am-4pm no...

  14. Take a pay cut AND work M-F?

    PAERRN20 replied to PAERRN20's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you, thank you, thank you everyone!! I'm going to go for

  15. Switching Careers After only 1 yr

    PAERRN20 replied to AXIDRN's topic in General Nursing

    Amen!!

  16. Take a pay cut AND work M-F?

    PAERRN20 replied to PAERRN20's topic in General Nursing

    I'm guess this paycut would be around 30%. I could easily live off of this so money is really not a huge factor. There is no price for happiness or

  17. What do you do if your friend is "THAT patient?"

    PAERRN20 replied to mskate's topic in General Nursing

    Whatever you do, DO NOT take care of her if she ever winds up on your

  18. RN-BSN and not working?

    PAERRN20 replied to k1p1ssk's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I would encourage you to at least work part time while getting your BSN. I did, and I am very very glad that I did

  19. Chest Pain on the psych unit

    PAERRN20 replied to cargalrn's topic in Psychiatric

    An EKG and enzymes never hurt anyone unlike untreated chest

  20. Transfer codes to ER not ICU

    PAERRN20 replied to MADDOG70's topic in Emergency

    Although my hospital does not rent out space, any codes in behavioral health or the rehab floor go to the ED, since they are considered "outpatient" in the grand scheme of things, even though they are...

  21. Atropine

    PAERRN20 replied to EDrunnerRN's topic in Emergency

    I agree with you if the patient was alert and responsive 0.5mg of Atropine would have probably suffice, pushed over 30 secs of so. I will admit I am sometimes guilty of giving routine meds a little...

  22. What other units do you work on besides your "home" unit?

    PAERRN20 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I only work in the emergency department, but I am interested in possibly trying a few shifts on the psych floor which got me thinking....what other units do you work on besides your "home" unit? How...

  23. What are the top 5 medications YOU administer daily?

    PAERRN20 replied to northmississippi's topic in Patient Medications

    Toradol, Zofran, ASA, Nitro paste, and ABX...this is a busy

  24. Transfer codes to ER not ICU

    PAERRN20 replied to MADDOG70's topic in Emergency

    Yes yes yes this is an EMTALA violation. EMTALA considers any inpatient floor a higher level of care than the ED. So in their eyes, the general medical floor is a higher level of care, although we...

  25. No gloves ever?!?

    PAERRN20 replied to dizzyray822's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I work with nurses who I have literally never seen wash there hands. Not even once. And this is the ED, so there are all sorts of crap floating around.