turnforthenurse MSN, NP

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    ED Tech here - Tips for being the most helpful to nurses?

    turnforthenurse replied to emergency_love's topic in Emergency

    Excellent advice in this thread! OP, what kind of charting do you use? Computer or paper? We have a tracking shell where we can see everyone who is in the ER at the time. There is a little spot...
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    What are your pet peeves?

    turnforthenurse replied to forgop's topic in Emergency

    When I get told, "make me a
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    Any Apps available for mixing IV drugs?

    turnforthenurse replied to Nurseadam's topic in Emergency

    Does your hospital have a remote pharmacy for after hours? My hospital recently switched to having a 24 in-house pharmacy but before that we had a number we can call for a remote pharmacy if we had...
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    How old were you when you started nursing school?

    turnforthenurse replied to Joe V's topic in General Students

    19 when I started, 23 when I
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    Is it worth it to take a Cardiac Dysrhythmia class while in nursing school?

    turnforthenurse replied to futuresctRN's topic in General Students

    Knowledge is power. Do you have a critical care rotation, though? We didn't have an EKG class at my school but we learned EKG basics (how to interpret a strip) as well as arrhythmia interpretation in...
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    Butterfly Injections

    turnforthenurse replied to 1fastRN's topic in Emergency

    Lol yes, that's ttrue,
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    Is Anyone PCCN Certified?

    turnforthenurse replied to GinaCat's topic in Cardiac

    I took the PCCN and passed earlier this year. I used David Woodruff's PCCN Success Program along with the Pass CCRN! book + CD and I purchased the SAE from AACN. I passed on the first
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    interview next week!

    turnforthenurse replied to turnforthenurse's topic in Cardiac

    Are you a new grad or do you have experience? My questions were more general as opposed to actual clinical scenarios...I did have some situational questions, though, like how I would handle conflict...
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    interview next week!

    turnforthenurse posted a topic in Cardiac

    I am so excited, I finally got a call from a hospital in the area and they want to interview me next week for a TCU (telemetry care unit) position. Apparently it is part of the ICU. I am a new grad...
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    Butterfly Injections

    turnforthenurse replied to 1fastRN's topic in Emergency

    Yup. We never give 60mg IV at one time....that's the IM dose. for IV it's always
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    Female catheter tips

    turnforthenurse replied to tsm007's topic in General Students

    Excellent tip,
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    Anyone know of any Associates programs here that don't require pre-requisites

    turnforthenurse replied to nursefan's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    And in that case, those courses are called "co-reqs." OP, the only way I can think of you not taking any pre-reqs such as English Comp or math (which is usually a basic algebra course or a...
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    NG Tube

    turnforthenurse replied to EDNurse13's topic in Emergency

    I was always taught to NEVER force an NG in. If I am meeting resistance, I will stop and attempt the other nare. Always ask about any nasal surgeries, deviated septum, nasal polyps, etc. If the...
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    Anyone work with NPs who deal with actual emergencies?

    turnforthenurse replied to rse3's topic in Emergency

    Our NPs and PAs see mostly level 4 and 5 patients, sometimes level 3 and occasionally level 2 patients. One of our NPs will even see patients in our trauma rooms that are level 2 but they are still...
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    How Hard is it to Start in the ER?

    turnforthenurse replied to madisenclaire's topic in Emergency

    It's pretty difficult to land an ER position out of school. Is it impossible? No. Look for places that do internships, imo that is your best bet. I started out as a floor nurse in PCU and worked...
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    does this sound extremely unsafe or is this typical??

    turnforthenurse replied to raindrop's topic in Cardiac

    I worked nights on PCU. For the longest time we always had a unit clerk and at least 1 CNA (though our staffing would indicate 2-3 CNAs for a full floor of patients) but then that changed. The...
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    help needed!!accidentally accessed/changed physician's medication reconciliation list

    turnforthenurse replied to flightcrew's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work, we use computer charting. There is a place where we document the pt's medication history and a place where the medicines can be reconciled - as in which meds the physician wants the...
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    Cops and Nurses

    turnforthenurse replied to GundeRN's topic in General Nursing

    I got pulled over for speeding...after the officer wrote me a ticket, he asked where I was coming from and I told him I worked at the hospital down the street. He then told me "well if you said...
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    Are RNs allowed to arterial stick at your hospital?

    turnforthenurse replied to Deetail's topic in General Nursing

    Only for ABGs and we can only do the radial. RTs can do bother radial and brachial. The only time we can use arterial blood for a blood draw is if the patient already has an art line in place (which...
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    General question about which Stethoscope and Shoes :)

    turnforthenurse replied to nasam's topic in General Students

    shoes are of personal preference. I love my Danskos (especially the XPs) and many nurses swear by them but some of my fellow coworkers have tried them and hated them. I'm also a fan of Alegria shoes...
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    Night shifters-when do you eat?

    turnforthenurse replied to cassie77775's topic in General Nursing

    I eat at around 1700-1800. Have a little snack at around 2100-2200. Lunch is around 0100-0200. I'll usually have another snack before going home and I will eat a light breakfast before going to...
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    what should I do for CODE BLUE

    turnforthenurse replied to Jennifer57351's topic in General Nursing

    Hit the code button. Code status can be specified later. You're much better off initiating CPR on a patient and then finding out they are a DNR vs. NOT initiating CPR and waiting to find out their...
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    Drug Seeker Stories

    turnforthenurse replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

    Interesting. Definitely learned something new
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    NS ED Preceptorship

    turnforthenurse replied to sjbrk's topic in Emergency

    I also agree with Fast Facts for the ER Nurse and Sheehy's Manual of Emergency Nursing. I bought these resources when I transferred to the ER and they have helped me
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    What are your pet peeves?

    turnforthenurse replied to forgop's topic in Emergency

    Same with our chest CTs with contrast. The IV needs to be in the forearm or higher. Pts get mad when they demand a hand vein but I look elsewhere. If I ever remotely suspect that a patient may end...