LegzRN

LegzRN has 4 years experience and specializes in CEN, CPEN, RN-BC.

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1. What phrases do you use?

   LegzRN replied to JBudd's topic in Emergency

   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...

2. Are you doing this at work?

   LegzRN replied to vivasmom's topic in Emergency

   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...

3. Your Most AWKWARD Nursing Moment

   LegzRN replied to Mully's topic in General Nursing

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

4. Airforce Nursing 2011

   LegzRN replied to abygl's topic in Government, Military

   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...

5. All Those NPs with No Bedside Experience

   LegzRN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

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

6. Cyclical vomiting syndrome

   LegzRN replied to thelema13's topic in Emergency

   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...

7. ACLS/BLS classes

   LegzRN replied to mwboswell's topic in Emergency

   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

8. Critical Incident Stress Debriefing

   LegzRN posted a topic in Emergency

   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...

9. Is there any new po anticoagulant that doesn't need frequent INR check?

   LegzRN replied to payang0722's topic in General Nursing

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

10. Need Clever award ideas for ED Nurses

    LegzRN replied to gamegirlkimmy's topic in Emergency

    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

11. How to learn ACLS?

    LegzRN replied to DaughteroftheKing's topic in General Nursing

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

12. Theme music

    LegzRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    If you could choose a song that would play when you entered your facility, what would it be? Mine?

13. Lost PALS Certification card!

    LegzRN replied to sweetnlow4's topic in General Nursing

    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

14. Is anybody else tired of the nurse practitioner craze?

    LegzRN replied to WillRegNurse's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

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

15. How do you perform CPR to a patient with hunchback?

    LegzRN replied to Kalleigh2011's topic in General Nursing

    You crank on their chest, drive fast and turn