LegzRN

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

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 you think about it, they're basically the same as those acne face wipes with alcohol as the main ingredient. Just remember to let it dry before you take in a deep breath!

Feel free to shoot me a PM

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 she said she had an allergy to latex. I ask her if she's allergic to latex and she yells "ONLY IN MY MOUTH!" We all kind of just looked at each other. She verified her oral latex allergy at least 4 more times throughout the night.

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 seemed to be okay and the sitter stepped away for less than a minute, and in that time the patient had hanged themselves with the curtain. After that, all curtains were removed by housekeeping when a suicidal patient was placed in a treatment room.

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

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 resumes and emails to supervisors. Years ago I've always noticed nursing post-nominals as "license, degree, certification." Now I'm witnessing a lot of people with BSN, RN or PhD, RN. Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nursing_credentials_and_certifications (not the best reference, I know) has it listed as "highest degree, license, certification" with the rationale as being no one can take a degree away from you, a license can be revoked as can a certification with the former being less likely to be lost. What say you, oh great ones of AN?

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 badges, they were just there when my educator gave me them.

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 philanthropy and emergency management plan and blah blah blah. Only worth it if they cater breakfast and lunch.

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 someone with RSI, I always advocate for some versed and fentanyl if their pressure can take it. I shudder at the thought of being paralyzed and fully aware of what's going on, without being able to do anything about it.

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 :)