LegzRN

LegzRN

CEN, CPEN, RN-BC

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  1. Magnet, polarization, ageism, classism

    LegzRN replied to edgarandersonrn's topic in General Nursing

    Crazy, I know. I went to a small, catholic college that was very close to home. Their nursing program had a really excellent reputation. After I graduated, my advisor tried to persuade me to stay...

  2. Magnet, polarization, ageism, classism

    LegzRN replied to edgarandersonrn's topic in General Nursing

    My ADN cost 3x more than my

  3. Nurses who steal narcotics....

    LegzRN replied to MouseMichelle's topic in General Nursing

    Wow... they really dye your morphine blue? Did they start doing it because of the nurse filling it with water?

  4. How much Versed/Fentanyl is too much????

    LegzRN replied to SleepynurseRN's topic in Patient Medications

    once had an er doc that would consistently write "Fentanyl 50mcg iv q 15min x3 if necessary" He would often say that when he wrote that he meant "Fentanyl 50mcg iv q 15min until not whiny

  5. Where should I go from here?

    LegzRN replied to nursenitnit's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe a CNS or

  6. Favorite "Lay Terms" For Diagnoses

    LegzRN replied to OleMissRN's topic in General Nursing

    Patient: What's in the bag? "Saleen?" LegZRN: Yes... normal "saleen"

  7. Favorite "Lay Terms" For Diagnoses

    LegzRN replied to OleMissRN's topic in General Nursing

    Ammonia for Pneumonia or "Murtha" for

  8. drugs that need precaution...

    LegzRN replied to maiohmai's topic in General Nursing

    Is OP a student? I just kinda figured they

  9. drugs that need precaution...

    LegzRN replied to maiohmai's topic in General Nursing

    There are precautions to nearly every single medication out there. Maybe try narrowing your search to high-risk meds. Each institution has a different policy on what constitutes a "high risk" drug...

  10. repost: any ER nurses moonlight as summer camp nurses?

    LegzRN replied to MassED's topic in Emergency

    I think working as a summer camp nurse would be awesome, though. What kind of camp are you thinking

  11. repost: any ER nurses moonlight as summer camp nurses?

    LegzRN replied to MassED's topic in Emergency

    I've often thought about this, but I'm not sure how you would go about telling management that you plan on taking off anywhere from 4 to 12 weeks to work at another job, especially during the summer...

  12. Can anyone tell me about the ICU nurse liaison position? Does your hospital have one?

    LegzRN replied to bustthewave's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like a patient care manager that works primarily in the ICU... with a different name to make her feel warm and

  13. Nurses don't save lives....WHAT?

    LegzRN replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    If an ER admission hold is whiny and I give them socks, a sleep kit, a fresca, and a turkey sandwich... I just saved their

  14. How would YOU like to see a nurse portrayed in the media?

    LegzRN replied to purple_nomad's topic in General Nursing

    Carla

  15. Were my patient's rights violated?

    LegzRN replied to Nurse-JP's topic in Nurses Recovery

    If an ER MD can inform the state about a patient's UDS coming up + for cocaine and having them take their driver's license (or pt having seizures), I can see this as being

  16. What are the top 5 medications YOU administer daily?

    LegzRN replied to northmississippi's topic in Patient Medications

    Zofran, Dilaudid, ASA, Morphine,

  17. No gloves ever?!?

    LegzRN replied to dizzyray822's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    omg i just vomited... Gloves are for the patient's protection from us.. yeah right If it were feasible, I would don full PPE for every patient that walked in through the ER waiting room

  18. Assaulting ED Workers in Virginia ...

    LegzRN replied to Lunah's topic in Emergency

    I was just about to post this! Seems like we both regularly read our ENA updates via email, haha. Class one misdemeanor... should be felony

  19. clinical applications?

    LegzRN replied to akelboy2's topic in General Nursing

    lol

  20. time and a half?

    LegzRN replied to TamTam23's topic in General Nursing

    It should be in your HR contract that you signed when you were

  21. A question about Adenosine

    LegzRN replied to Aerin's topic in Emergency

    Never seen amiodarone given for a fib. Wonder why digoxin wasn't

  22. What info should be "tattooed" on a nurse's brain?

    LegzRN replied to rloh961's topic in General Nursing

    Treat the patient, not the labs Treat the patient, not the rhythm and medication rights... You can't take a med error away once it's

  23. ED Admissions Right At Shift Change

    LegzRN replied to chordringer's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    That would be good, except ER staffing runs all kinds of crazy hours. For example: 7a-7p, 10a-10p, 11a-11p, 12:30p-1a, 3p-11p, 3p-3a, 7p-3a, 7p-7a, 11p-7a... and all the other goofy shifts I

  24. How do I get out of a pt's room politely?

    LegzRN replied to Traum-a-Rama's topic in General Nursing

    I pull the "Alright, well we'll 'blahblahblahblahblah' and I'll be back!" Then I walk

  25. ED Admissions Right At Shift Change

    LegzRN replied to chordringer's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    This is such a great idea.. love it! No idea how a lot of us could get management to give the okay... too much $$$ and rooms needed, but a guy can