ERRN324

ERRN324

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  1. New Flight Nurse

    ERRN324 posted a topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    Newbie question. Really just bored and want to hear people's stories and thoughts. Just landed my first rotor wing job. I had sort of given up the dream and went and got a Masters degree and then was...

  2. New Flight Nurse

    ERRN324 replied to ERRN324's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    Thank you very much for that response. It is somewhat strange because I started out with this EMS company as an Explorer doing ride alongs on their ground ambulances, then worked side by side with...

  3. New Flight Nurse

    ERRN324 replied to ERRN324's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    I really do appreciate your response. I have spoken to two separate people at the insurance office and have personally reviewed my policy. My agent literally laughed when I told him this. He said he...

  4. New Flight Nurse

    ERRN324 replied to ERRN324's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    While I appreciate the negative response, that's a common thing said about life insurance and safety. I'll say several things. First, like any smart adult, I've had life insurance for years. I...

  5. Air Evac/Single vs twins

    ERRN324 posted a topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    Long story short. The only HEMS company in my area only uses a paramedic and never a nurse. They have been the sole provider for years. I have dreamed of HEMS work since I was a kid. Finally, after...

  6. Registry in Cali

    ERRN324 posted a topic in Travel

    What exactly is Registry? Is it the same as agency? How often in advance is the work booked? More importantly, what can an ER nurse with 5 years experience expect doing registry in northern...

  7. Air Evac Shift Schedule

    ERRN324 posted a topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    I was told that Air Evac works 24 on 24 off x 5 and then off 6. Is that on 24 off 24 x 5 days or five

  8. Phone Interview

    ERRN324 posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I got two e-mails 7 days ago. One from the Base Clinical Lead and one from the Program Director. Both stated they wanted to interview me for a new Fixed Wing base that they were opening. It would be a...

  9. Phone Interview

    ERRN324 posted a topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    I got two e-mails 7 days ago. One from the Base Clinical Lead and one from the Program Director. Both stated they wanted to interview me for a new Fixed Wing base that they were opening. It would be a...

  10. Politeness in the face of rudeness and cellphone use

    ERRN324 replied to luvcharlie's topic in Emergency

    I kick patients out of triage ALL the time. There are other people who are waiting and I will triage them and come back to the talker

  11. Nursing Salary Survey 2014

    ERRN324 replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    South Louisiana $23.97/hr base pay ER RN BSN with ACLS, PALS, ENPC, TNCC, BLS 4 years Full Time 36 hours per week No shift diff for me (7a-7p), weekends gets me $3 an hour Charge nurse (this gets me...

  12. Commute

    ERRN324 posted a topic in General Nursing

    How far would you commute for your dream job? I am interviewing for a job that would work two 24 hour shifts per week (its a fixed wing flight job). My commute would be 219 miles or about 3 hours into...

  13. Fixed Wing or Heli

    ERRN324 posted a topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    Hello all, I have been an ER nurse for two years. I am currently on a travel assignment in the US virgin Islands. After this, or as soon as my experience will let I would love to start doing some...

  14. Commute

    ERRN324 replied to ERRN324's topic in General Nursing

    Well, thats the first thing, it is 24 hour shifts so its only twice per week that I would have to commute. The other thing that I am hoping for is to be able to work back to back shifts and that would...

  15. ER nurses not calling report anymore...

    ERRN324 replied to plinytheRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Thats really a great point. If Neurology should be consulted but some how a consult for nephrology should have been done, any nurse should know that. It does not take report. If the wrong nephrologist...

  16. ER nurses not calling report anymore...

    ERRN324 replied to plinytheRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    This is now the standard. Hand off is not some magical thing that happens between two people. It is an exchange of information. Reading report on the computer is a hand off as long as the nurse has...

  17. ER nurses not calling report anymore...

    ERRN324 replied to plinytheRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I imagine the patient with a CBG of 27 was acting funny? Does it matter if 1 unit of insulin or 100 units was given? Given the man d50, call your rapid response, or do what you have to do to treat the...

  18. ER nurses not calling report anymore...

    ERRN324 replied to plinytheRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Absolutely none. It takes me that long to print out the information, go to the fax machine, fax it, and then call and ensure it made it up. At least half of the nurses upstairs were always great and...

  19. ER nurses not calling report anymore...

    ERRN324 replied to plinytheRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    From triage? Absolutely not! NEVER! From EMS, if I am the nurse lucky enough to triage my own patient then yes. From the off going shift? No, we read our reports on the computer and then get with the...

  20. ER nurses not calling report anymore...

    ERRN324 replied to plinytheRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    The important thing to remember is the patients the floor gets has all necessary workup (at least the emergent part) complete. When I get a new patient, even a lower acuity belly pain, they need an...

  21. ER nurses not calling report anymore...

    ERRN324 replied to plinytheRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    This is one thing that drives ER nurses crazy. I call report all the time and am told, "The BP must be under 200 or I won't accept report." So we give them something and it goes to 180 and the patient...

  22. ER nurses not calling report anymore...

    ERRN324 replied to plinytheRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I have only worked with a few EDM systems but I work with a pretty terrible one now and I can look up all the information I need (assuming the nurse charted properly which is a huge caveat) in less...

  23. ER nurses not calling report anymore...

    ERRN324 replied to plinytheRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    At my facility, the nurse can absolutely call down and ask for report. However, we are under strict orders for our clinical supervisor to not answer any questions that are already charted. Meaning,...

  24. ER nurses not calling report anymore...

    ERRN324 replied to plinytheRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    We went to this years ago, well sort of like this. We fax up report which is just a computer generated report of what was done, labs, that sort of thing. We are then REQUIRED to call and ensure...

  25. Fixed Wing or Heli

    ERRN324 replied to ERRN324's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    Thanks. I realize that the last post was almost two years ago but I have been working and obtaining more certifications and I was wondering if your still doing RW? If so, what company is it with that...