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TTCFR (Time To Call For Ride) DNNTTTDA (Does Not Need To Talk To Doctor Again) AUS (Another Useless Scan) DSP (Day Shift Problem) FLT (Florescent Light Therapy) Therapeutic Wait Traumas Get Naked and do the No Pants Dance The 411 (4 of Zofran, 1 of Dilaudid, and 1 of Ativan)

Giving nebs ... yes Drawing own labs ... yes Starting your own iv's ... yes Running own blood gasses ... no Cleaning own rooms ... sometimes Walking pt to radiology, CT etc ... if they're critical and on the monitor Testing urine ... yes Mixing meds ... sometimes All caths, ng insertions, trach suctioning ... yes

The lol who was dressed up in complete KKK garb. Not so much an awkward moment, but a W-T-F moment.

Go here: http://www.airforce.com/contact-us/recruiter-locator/ Find a recruiter and talk to one. This is the best way to get the information you're looking for. A USAF healthcare recruiter will have the most accurate and up to date information regarding all the questions you have. The Air Force is as tight as ever, but they still accept nurses every year.

sounds like you have a chip on your shoulder the size of texas

I see a decent amount of CVS around here... seems to be the new Fibromyalgia. They're always the same... retching in triage and making a spectacle of themselves until you IV slam them with Dilaudid about 4 times. Just sayin.

We renew BLS online and go for a quick 15 min skill check. As far as ACLS is concerned, we take an online pretest, then take an 8 hour renewal class.

Hello ER nurses, Do any of you out there utilize Critical Incident Stress Debriefings in your facility? I realize that a lot of the things we see "come with the territory" of ED nursing, but I'm talking about the things that truly hit close to home such as acute pediatric deaths or deaths of a colleague within the ED. I'd like to start some type of CISD in my facility, whether it's formal or informal, and I'd like to hear about some of your experiences. Thanks

I'm interested to see if pradaxa really takes off... throwing a new wrench into F UBAR traumas...

We do the Golden Urinals... a spoof off of the Golden Globes. Best RN, tech, PA/NP, physician... Us night shift nurses have a much more humorous version of the Golden Urinals.

I'm pretty sure they'll send you packing once you show up without a prior ACLS card.

If you could choose a song that would play when you entered your facility, what would it be? Mine? http://youtu.be/lu3VTngm1F0

PALS is only good for 2 years. If you took the course over 2 years ago and it's expired, wouldn't you have to take the initial class over again anyway?

Wow, are you serious? In PA, mid levels, especially NPs, play a massive role in the health care system.

You crank on their chest, drive fast and turn left