melissakp

melissakp has 1 years experience and specializes in ER, urgent care.

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1. Should all EDs have a Triage Nurse?

   melissakp replied to ED RN's topic in Emergency

   We are required to have a triage RN 24/7. Even if we are short handed in the back, if there are pts in the waiting room the triage nurse must remain up

2. traumatic wound documentation

   melissakp replied to melissakp's topic in Emergency

   I am just looking for nurses to document that a wound exists in the ED chart. I am looking at traumatic wounds that are the reason for the visit. Not the nasty ulcerations/pressure wounds that wound...

3. traumatic wound documentation

   melissakp posted a topic in Emergency

   I'm responsible for creating peer chart review forms and this month I've chosen traumatic wound documentation. Does anyone have any suggestions of things I should have the nurses looking for in the...

4. ER New Grad Time Mgmt Help

   melissakp replied to bitter_betsy's topic in Emergency

   just remember to focus on only the body area that the complaint is about unless you see something else contributing. You can go back later after you've got all your pts settled, labs and meds done,...

5. ER New Grad Time Mgmt Help

   melissakp replied to bitter_betsy's topic in Emergency

   remember in the ED your are there to address current life threatening events/problems. Example, back pain you need to know how long, any tingling numbness, and any bowel bladder issues. Then the...

6. Anyone done a Paramedic-to-ADN program?

   melissakp replied to Katy-NursingStudent's topic in Emergency

   I was a medic/ff for 20 years and I feel the advantages were: I didn't have to wait and apply to nursing school and retake all my basic classes again because by AS degree was "to old". I have alot...

7. Questions for New Grads

   melissakp replied to lifelearningrn's topic in First Year After Licensure

8. 12 hour shifts vs. 8 hour shifts

   melissakp replied to violet_violet's topic in General Nursing

   I love working 12's but I used to work 24's as a medic so this is a piece of cake. I don't have a phone in my bedroom and my cell phone is silenced so I don't get woke up. Also I can turn my...

9. Urgent care centers

   melissakp replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

   I work as an RN in a stand alone UC. We see, chest pain, weakness, sore throat, UTI, back pain, lacerations, fractures, HA, n/v/d, psych... anything people decide they don't want to go to the ER and...

10. So who got a job and how?

    melissakp replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I agree on networking, I didn't get hired because recruiting liked my application. I got hired because I met the ED manager and took a casual job in a clinic in the same health system. I joined ENA...

11. Excelsior Grads - Where are they now?

    melissakp replied to EricJRN's topic in Excelsior College

    Graduated Sept. 09, just got a job in ER in Albany OR Start March 1st. ER was my first choice since I'm a paramedic, it is the area that most closely relates. Don't know if I could do floor...

12. Any hospital hiring new grads? anywhere in the country?

    melissakp replied to zefutebolera's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    yes by all means contact her. TO me the letter first sounds good then a phone call, but I am not an expert in proper ettiquete. But you have to do something. I also did job shadows at a local...

13. I get to join this board now!!

    melissakp posted a topic in Emergency

    Just accepted an ER job in Albany OR. Start March 1. I graduated from Excelsior sept. 09, medic for 20 years at Albany Fire Dept. Finally got the job I wanted, so excited and scared because I have...

14. What am I doing wrong??

    melissakp replied to lilmomaluvinlife's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Most places are being picky, I applied at Salem, got denied they only hired BSN's for the internships. Applied Good Sam Corvallis they didn't take me in their critical care internship. Applied at...

15. Lpn to Rn bridge programs

    melissakp replied to erosa962's topic in Oregon Nursing

    I am a paramedic and did the Excelsior program, all online and self study until the big test at the end. You can go and check out some web sites for the following areas in Salem to find out job...