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ERRN324

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  1. New Flight Nurse

    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 contacted by the company that I always thought I w...
  2. New Flight Nurse

    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 them for 10 years as a volunteer firefighter, then wo...
  3. New Flight Nurse

    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 has never heard of ANYONE losing their life insuran...
  4. New Flight Nurse

    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 contacted my life insurance company at the suggestion of ...
  5. Air Evac/Single vs twins

    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 nearly giving up hope, an Air Evac base opened about...
  6. Registry in Cali

    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 California? I am from Louisiana and cannot do a contract due...
  7. Air Evac Shift Schedule

    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 shifts?
  8. Phone Interview

    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 phone interview.  The last e-mail stated...
  9. Phone Interview

    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 phone interview. The last e-mail stated that the...
  10. Politeness in the face of rudeness and cellphone use

    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 later.
  11. Nursing Salary Survey 2014

    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 $1 per hour)
  12. Commute

    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 Houston. Anyone do anything like this? Think this...
  13. Fixed Wing or Heli

    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 flight nursing. After this assignment I will be living...
  14. Commute

    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 make it worth my while. Think of it this way, if ...
  15. ER nurses not calling report anymore...

    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 was called on the other hand, how do you expect t...
  16. ER nurses not calling report anymore...

    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 the chance to ask questions if needed. Presumably th...
  17. ER nurses not calling report anymore...

    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 patient. We should be assessing our patients when...
  18. ER nurses not calling report anymore...

    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 made it a point to come to the phone when we called...
  19. ER nurses not calling report anymore...

    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 nurse if needed to ensure we do not have nay quest...
  20. ER nurses not calling report anymore...

    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 IV, blood work, meds, a vomit bag, a blanket, vitals...
  21. ER nurses not calling report anymore...

    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 goes up. I have never ever seen a patient have a ...
  22. ER nurses not calling report anymore...

    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 than two minutes. When our ER nurses arrive, we read...
  23. ER nurses not calling report anymore...

    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, "what kind history do they have?" Will get a, "I am ...
  24. ER nurses not calling report anymore...

    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 someone has the report. This is typically the Charge nur...
  25. Fixed Wing or Heli

    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 is in Houston? I now have four years of experience...