LegzRN

People who are in nursing school now ask me about my experience and it's always the same. If I had to do it again... I wouldn't :)

ISTATS for a quick troponin or for a chem12 instead of waiting around for the patients labs to come back before you send them over for a CT w IV contrast

We use both phones and HillRom locators... I'm a fan of the little green light that pops up when a staff member is in the room

I'd appreciate you not talking about me on this forum. Don't hate, I make my American Pride look good!

I firmly believe that no matter where you work in the US, an RN should not make less than $20/hr. Just my honest opinion.

I became licensed at the age of 19, and of course people had their own views about a nurse of that age, but I think that would come with any job. I feel that a 19 year old kid just starting out on the railroad or the coal mine would have the same st...

Hello all, Just wondering, what do you do with your patients' helmets when they come in by EMS to your emergency department after a motor cycle accident? We don't have a protocol on this, but unless the police need the helmet for evidence, I trash i...

Ambulatory to ED treatment room at 2am, chief complaint overdose. When asked what the patient took, patient replies "Ritalin... ya know to get me in a chill mood... then Xanax... a lot of Xanax.... then Ambien." Pt asked when he took the meds, pt r...

Ahhh hahahha you're bringing back fond memories of my childhood growing up in Central PA!

Preservative free normal saline solution...

Great discussion! Love the input, and I'll definitely change the way I do things. I've never had a patient ask me to keep the helmets, but I can see how they can hold a sentimental value. I don't want you all to think I was throwing them away to b...

Ok, I agree with these statements. These helmets are your property, but to play devils advocate here... What about the clothes we cut off of you during a trauma? Or the car door we tear apart extricating you?

Maybe they were on a Soap Suds Enema Mission.

Tonight pt came in, chief complaint "blood in semen after ejaculation." ...he was accompanied to the treatment room by his sister.

Verbatim from one of PA Fayette's county finest: "I used to be normal, but then I ate Hardee's... now I'm just a little 'tarded."

Because you didn't go ED! Just playing! Good luck to you and your journey. You'll learn so much in the ICU.

paramedic to icu... I'm displeased.

I can speak as an RN that has experienced the enlisted side of the Air Force. Out of all the different branches of the military, you'll have the highest standard of living. From what I've heard from fellow airmen who've gone through COT, it's prett...

So at what point did you call your primary doctor to make an appointment?

When I hear orders, I think more of someone ringing up some product in exchange for a monetary currency, not so much as "I order you to do this now!" It's like when you're at Wal-Mart and you're buying light bulbs, but instead of light bulbs, you're...

I'd recommend taking the info with you since you'll pop + for benzos because of the versed.

Rigs will carry them because it's kind of hard to run a code with a minimal number of people... don't see them in EDs too much, mostly because they're expensive and there are normally enough people around to take turns doing compressions. With the A...

I rotate mids and nights, but that fits my lifestyle perfectly as I've never been a morning person. As far as exercising, I recommend finding a gym that's 24/7 so you won't have to adapt yourself to that facility's hours. Also, find an activity tha...

Don't be lazy... you only get one chance to make a first impression. Come off as proactive, willing to learn and enthusiastic.

I do this, plus holster my scissors through the tape. I feel like an ER cowboy!