LegzRN

LegzRN

CEN, CPEN, RN-BC

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  1. PA Senate Bill 802

    LegzRN posted a topic in School

    Just got an email from the PSNA. Apparently, there is a senate bill out there that is seeking to eliminate the requirement that all school nurses, both public and private, must be certified in school...

  2. 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...

  3. 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...

  4. 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...

  5. 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

  6. 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...

  7. 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

  8. 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...

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. 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?

  14. 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

  15. 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

  16. 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

  17. 5 new admissions...on my face!

    LegzRN replied to Little_Mouse's topic in General Nursing

    Still happens to me... I credit it to 12 hours of stress and running my butt off without much of a break. I actually clean my face off with alcohol wipes. My coworkers give me awkward stares, but if...

  18. army or air force nurse corps reserve?

    LegzRN replied to BSNRNTIM's topic in Government, Military

    Feel free to shoot me a

  19. The dumbest thing you've ever heard...

    LegzRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Had a trauma last night... 19 year old good looking female. She was boarded, collared with RLE in hare's traction. Asked her if she had any allergies and she said no. In passing, the medic told me...

  20. Suicide on unit

    LegzRN replied to as1234's topic in General Nursing

    How'd they commit suicide? If anything, learn from this. Probably needs a root cause analysis done. I remember my first job in the ER when a suicidal patient came in. They were a one to one and...

  21. RN, BSN or BSN, RN

    LegzRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    This is dumb, but I have OCD when it comes to certain things, especially proper grammar. Not grammar between friends, or on forums or text messages, but things you'd like to make formal such as...

  22. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    LegzRN replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    "Car-eh-dee-ah-zem" for

  23. Nursing Jewelry

    LegzRN replied to WindyhillBSN's topic in General Nursing

    I have one of those CEN sticky stitched things on my badge. One of the hospitals I work at just has "RN" and the other hospital has "RN, BSN." I never asked for them to put my credentials on the...

  24. Really, really surprised...........

    LegzRN replied to roser13's topic in General Nursing

    That's crazy. I've only held three nursing jobs (first one lasted >1 year and still employed at the other two), and I completely resented orientation. The monotonous lectures on the hospital's...

  25. Intubation without RSI meds??

    LegzRN replied to BeachyRNn08's topic in Emergency

    Wow... just wow. I feel so bad for this guy. I hate when people believe that one drug that knocks someone out encompasses every aspect of analgesia, anxiolysis, amnesia, etc... When we intubate...