sserrn BSN

sserrn has 14 years experience as a BSN and specializes in Emergency, Med/Surg, Vascular Access.

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1. VA-BC exam study guides?

   sserrn replied to skydancer7's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

   Have you worked in the vascular access specialty before? If not, you’re not eligible to sit for the exam. See https://www.vacert.org/eligibility/ I have been FT on a VAT since November. Will take...

2. Medication tidbits an ER nurse should always know

   sserrn replied to RNstdntSVSU's topic in Emergency

   Regarding the dilaudid, which I realize has been beat to death already, forget all the stuff about drug seeking, chronic vs acute pain, getting a high or not getting a high. Shouldn't even be a...

3. wasting time?

   sserrn replied to smurfynursey's topic in Emergency

   Are you an ER nurse, thenursemandy? If so, for how

4. Staffing/Patient Ratios in your ED

   sserrn replied to Collins030505's topic in Emergency

   5 pts per

5. Lidocaine with Rocephin?

   sserrn replied to HikingEDRN's topic in Emergency

   I'm surprised that you need an order to mix it with lidocaine at your facility. As to your Q, I've always wondered of it really helps and kind of doubt it, but who

6. First Job - Not A Great Facility, Take It Or No?

   sserrn replied to BrooklynRN11201's topic in Emergency

   Sounds like good

7. Supplies a new grad ER Nurse should carry

   sserrn replied to Belle2013's topic in Emergency

   2 pens, badge(s), 'scope, trauma shears. Used to carry more, but really this is all you need on your person

8. Taking the CEN to get hired at a trauma center

   sserrn replied to alkayda's topic in Emergency

   I would take ACLS & PALS instead. The CEN, in my opinion, doesn't mean a whole lot without any experience to back it

9. New to ER - tips, tricks, recommendations & prioritization?

   sserrn replied to acuariaRN's topic in Emergency

   I couldn't agree more...but policy is policy,

10. New to ER - tips, tricks, recommendations & prioritization?

    sserrn replied to acuariaRN's topic in Emergency

    We're required to run everything on a pump, so a simple L bolus takes an hour

11. Nurses week gifts from employer

    sserrn replied to floridaRN38's topic in Emergency

    Nothing!

12. Passed the CEN! Yay! Some thoughts

    sserrn replied to sully75's topic in Emergency

    I just passed Tuesday for the first time!! Same amount of experience as you! Went to a review class by Mark Boswell in January and also watched Jeff Solheim's review on MedEd (which is where you will...

13. Seriously?!?!

    sserrn replied to emtb2rn's topic in Emergency

    Had that the other

14. Seriously?!?!

    sserrn replied to emtb2rn's topic in Emergency

    "Needs excuse for work" popped up on our tracker board today....true story!!!

15. What's the longest er wait time you have Even seen

    sserrn replied to Trekfan's topic in Emergency

    The trolls on this forum are just as unbearable as our ER pts. Deleting AN off my iPhone. Take it