Intubate89

Intubate89 has 13 years experience and specializes in ER.

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1. 4 Months before starting nursing school, what would you have done?

   Intubate89 replied to trryt4ssasfgb34's topic in Men in Nursing

   I go to Fresno State getting an

2. Paramedic triage

   Intubate89 replied to klerrn's topic in Emergency

   I beg to differ. Triage is simply more than deciding if someone is dying or not; it's not that cut and dry. We can argue the issue until the cows come home but ultimately, I'm glad that my state...

3. Becoming Charge Nurse in less than a year?

   Intubate89 replied to Nurse 2009's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Are you ready to say No to a doctor and tell him/her what you want? Are you ready to be a resource for the rest of the staff? Are you ready to take on the added responsibility and liability for the...

4. Vitamin K - IV route & clarifications

   Intubate89 replied to LovingNurse's topic in Patient Medications

   I refuse to give it IV (I've seen patients go hypotensive and no one, including pharmacists, can give me a clear okay) and if the physician insists on it, then I give him a syringe, needle, alcohol...

5. Diluting IV narcotics = narcotics tampering?

   Intubate89 replied to mcknis's topic in Patient Medications

   sounds like the hospital is covering their butt from a few addicted boneheads who give themselves the narcotic rather than the

6. Worksheets--do you keep?

   Intubate89 replied to Butternut's topic in General Nursing

   Be careful. If you take this information outside of the hospital, you can be in trouble according to HIPPAA. The chance of that is relatively slim however. The idea that these "brains" will help you...

7. What did you NOT expect when you became a nurse.

   Intubate89 replied to Mr.RN-CDE's topic in Men in Nursing

   I didn't think I would have to justify why I was "just a nurse and not a doctor" on a routine

8. 4 Months before starting nursing school, what would you have done?

   Intubate89 replied to trryt4ssasfgb34's topic in Men in Nursing

   Hey there, I went to Ottawa U in the mid 90s. Anyways, what I tell my students is to totally submerge yourself into nursing. Eat, drink, sleep, talk, read nursing. Nursing school only gives you the...

9. Length of er orientation?

   Intubate89 replied to SueNYC's topic in Emergency

   6 weeks? OMG, I hope you have at least some experience as a tech, CNA, or student nurse elsewhere in the hospital. Over the last 10 years or so, specialty areas have been shortening their...

10. Paramedic triage

    Intubate89 replied to klerrn's topic in Emergency

    Hi there, I work at a level 1 trauma center, average census >300/day and frequently work triage which is staffed with a minimum of 3 RNs, sometimes 5 depending on the census. I'm shocked at the...

11. EMS Diversion Protocols

    Intubate89 replied to pm80's topic in Emergency

    A couple of years ago, my city's EMS system discontinued diversion. So now, now matter how busy we are or how many admitted patients we're holding (up to 40-some at times), we continue to receive...