turnforthenurse MSN, NP

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    Do your Charge RNs take patients?

    turnforthenurse replied to RNMomma22's topic in General Nursing

    I used to charge when I worked in progressive care. We took a full load of patients, all of the time. There were times where we were short and all of the nurses had to take 5 but the charge RN would...
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    Transfer to the ED - what should I brush up on?

    turnforthenurse replied to EDNurse13's topic in Emergency

    I agree with ACLS. PALS is also helpful and more than likely required, even if you don't work in a children's ER. I also second Sheehy's Manual of Emergency Nursing. It's very comprehensive. I...
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    Staffing/Patient Ratios in your ED

    turnforthenurse replied to Collins030505's topic in Emergency

    Ours is 1:4 in the main ER, fast track is usually an LPN and their ratio is 1:5. RNs cover their IV push meds. If we're full in the cardiac/trauma rooms (and that's on a bad night) it's 1:5, which...
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    Stooopid

    turnforthenurse replied to Ciale's topic in Emergency

    Pt thought it was a good idea to leave some ribs from a restaurant IN THE CAR OVERNIGHT (and mind you I live in TX where it is still blazing hot and it's still like 80 degrees in the evening) and...
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    What jobs did you do before nursing?

    turnforthenurse replied to nursefrances's topic in General Nursing

    When I was 16 I worked at a local pizza place for awhile. Then they went out of business, lol. I worked at Game Stop as a seasonal employee, then I worked at Red Robin right before I went to...
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    ER nurses not calling report anymore...

    turnforthenurse replied to plinytheRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Yes, ER assessments are different. And I agree, that was also a hard habit for me to break when I made the switch to ER. We do assessments based on the patient's chief complaint - called focused...
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    What jobs can I get at a hospital besides a CNA?

    turnforthenurse replied to Jaurelus93's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Depending on the hospital you may also be able to work as a patient
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    ER nurses not calling report anymore...

    turnforthenurse replied to plinytheRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Sometimes the nurse will only have the patient for a literally a few minutes if there is a change of shift going on. Sometimes we will call report for each other if the primary RN is busy. That is...
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    Administering heparin do you need 2 needles?

    turnforthenurse replied to tsm007's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I always use a plastic needle to draw up my medications and then switch to the appropriate size/gauge needle for
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    How to properly measure intervals in an EKG

    turnforthenurse replied to healthcare4life's topic in Cardiac

    Yup, use some calipers, measure whatever you are measuring and then march it out on the rest of the strip to look for consistency. If I am (for example) measuring the QT interval, it helps to find...
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    Are energy drinks effective?

    turnforthenurse replied to Brian's topic in General Students

    I'm not a big fan of energy drinks. I would rather just drink coffee or
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    More $$/hr for CCRN?

    turnforthenurse replied to cabgnurse's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    PCCN here, but I get paid an extra $1 for having it. My facility did not offer any reimbursement for taking the exam. All of that along with study materials came out of my own
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    Littmann classic II S.E. or Littmann Cardiology III

    turnforthenurse replied to mlowell20's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I have both. I started off with the Classic II S.E. for nursing school then bought the Cardiology III. The S.E. is more comfortable to carry around especially on your neck, as the chest piece on the...
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    ED Cheat sheet?

    turnforthenurse replied to MILOBRI's topic in Emergency

    I have definitely written EMS reports and MD orders on gurney
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    Nominated for Daisy Award :)

    turnforthenurse replied to julz68's topic in General Nursing

    That's awesome,
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    What do ICU nurses do with ventilators in USA?

    turnforthenurse replied to StevenSwife's topic in MICU, SICU

    Where I work, RTs generally manage the vents. They are responsible for changing the vent settings and giving treatments. They suction and care for the ETT/trach. RNs also do suctioning and...
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    Peer evaluations

    turnforthenurse replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked as a tech, we had to do something similar to that. A nurse was chosen to evaluate us (at random) along with another tech or CNA, and we were randomly given a tech or CNA to evaluate. I...
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    What's the BEST nursing shoes?

    turnforthenurse replied to BigCSN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    What works for one may not work for another. I personally love both Danskos (the XPs!) and Alegria shoes. They are both different; the Danskos are a lot firmer, even the new XP line with (note:...
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    Please help new grad with LTC night shift

    turnforthenurse replied to eelise11's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I don't have children so I cannot really offer advice on that. Different strokes work for different folks, really. As for sleeping and adjusting to the night shift, I try to stay up as late as...
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    How do you brighten your patients day?

    turnforthenurse replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    With a Benadryl IVP
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    IV question

    turnforthenurse replied to Nenemb13's topic in General Nursing

    There is no set "safe" rate for cardiac patients. I'm assuming you mean patients with a hx of CHF or renal failure. You just have to keep a close eye on their fluid volume status. I have had to...
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    9:1 ER ratios in NY?

    turnforthenurse replied to BARNgirl's topic in Travel

    9:1 sounds crazy. Where I work our ratios are 4:1 which seems to be the standard at most EDs. Yes, there is a difference having 4 critical patients vs. 9 more stable patients, but I have had...
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    Night Shift Help!!

    turnforthenurse replied to Rn4life27's topic in General Nursing

    I have no advice regarding kids because I don't have any...but for meals, the crockpot has become my savior. I am always too tired to cook something during the days I work so I have started to make...
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    PALS class

    turnforthenurse replied to turnforthenurse's topic in Emergency

    Thanks for your replies, everyone! Took my class and passed. It wasn't that bad, really. Just glad it's over and done with it because it was a long day for saving plastic mannequins Yes, I agree...
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    PALS class

    turnforthenurse posted a topic in Emergency

    So I'm taking PALs relatively soon and I have been going through the manual but the amount of information seems overwhelming. For anyone who has taken PALS recently, what should I expect? Is it...