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  1. How will I know when I am ready?

    tech1000 replied to amzyRN's topic in Emergency

    Your IV skills will come when you start putting them in EVERY SINGLE PATIENT that walks through the door. So trust me, you'll learn in the ER! We don't expect that a newer floor nurse is even going to...

  2. How long do you stay at a job you hate?

    tech1000 replied to godbless-yute's topic in Emergency

    Your first one is so similar to my job that I wonder if we're at the same place. I'm traveling now though and am finding that I was SPOILED at that

  3. Learning sick vs. not sick

    tech1000 replied to Eatrealfood's topic in Emergency

    I don't think you can learn it from a textbook or somebody teaching you. You just start realizing when somebody looks bad. I sometimes go grab the doc and say, "I don't have a clue what is going on,...

  4. Mid levels in triage

    tech1000 replied to turnforthenurse's topic in Emergency

    I don't understand the point. If your triage area is served like a fast track, then there should not be ANY 2 or 3s out there. The triage RN should assign the acuity without any input from the...

  5. Leaving VA for ED experience

    tech1000 replied to ProgressiveThinking's topic in Emergency

    Can you stay PRN at the VA? Also, you've accrued a few years at the VA. Get out, do what you want, and then go back one day. VA DOES have nice retirement but still, you need to like what you do. If I...

  6. MHA vs MSN

    tech1000 replied to tech1000's topic in Nurse Management

    I know people who have gotten jobs as directors right out of school with their MSN. I don't even know necessarily that my goal would be as a CNO in the future. My friend's dad has an MHA working for...

  7. Smoking

    tech1000 replied to whatwells's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    To me, nurses that smoke are like overweight nurses... If you work in a field where you deal with the health of others and see the repercussions with a certain lifestyle, WHY would you portray that to...

  8. A plethora of questions.

    tech1000 replied to BrianLPZY's topic in General Nursing

    If you mean an ACTUAL AA, then you don't need to have your BSN. AA is the route for non RNs. CRNA is the route for nurses, and for CRNA, you typically need 1500 hours of ICU experience prior to...

  9. Advice on travel nursing

    tech1000 replied to ugadawg1696's topic in Travel

    I'm on my first assignment now (from Georgia too, with 3 years ER experience before heading out). You either take the travel stipend or they provide your house. Your income is usually from your...

  10. No idea what to do...

    tech1000 replied to sweeterbug1's topic in Nursing Career

    You have no career options without your RN. I mean, you DO, but you will have to obtain an ENTIRELY different degree. I know people with their RN who get into doing public health (not quite so bedside...

  11. Uncertain about Nursing

    tech1000 replied to daetor2012's topic in General Nursing

    I never regret becoming a nurse. I don't love it. And I have learned that I really am a bit disgusted with how resistant Americans in general to change their behavior when they're sick. I've learned...

  12. Charge Nurse Interview

    tech1000 replied to LoveMyBugs's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    ALWAYS take multiple resumes! It doesn't matter what job you apply for! Staff nurse- whatever. TAKE

  13. Question about experience

    tech1000 replied to OlivetheRN's topic in General Nursing

    My advice is that if you need critical care to apply and you have ER, you probably qualify unless it's specifically for ICU (and even then, ER still looks good to most places). ER is pretty versatile...

  14. Question about experience

    tech1000 replied to OlivetheRN's topic in General Nursing

    You don't titrate drips in your ER?! I have days where all I do is titrate

  15. What is the most overtime you've ever worked

    tech1000 replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    64 hours in a week. Our hospital policy doesn't allow us to work more than 64 hours in any 7 day period. We have

  16. Brenau University Part time BSN Spring 2015

    tech1000 replied to 14Nurse's topic in Georgia Nursing

    I work with tons of Brenau grads. Quite frankly, I can't imagine spending that much money for a BSN. Your BSN looks the same no matter where it's from. There are more affordable options in the...

  17. Does it get better being a new nurse?

    tech1000 replied to telealli's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have made mistakes. Not tons and tons. But I have. I gave imitrex IM and sweat for 3 dang hours until we discharged that patient. (It's a subq med.) I read online that if you give it IV, the patient...

  18. Heparin bolus administration

    tech1000 replied to RDH-RN's topic in Patient Medications

    I draw the bolus. We use the 1000units/1ml for our boluses. And we literally do give them IVP prior to beginning the actual infusion (which is, I believe, 25,000units in 500cc). I'm not sure why you'd...

  19. Piggy Back IV order with no fluid order?

    tech1000 replied to Fruit Sucker's topic in Patient Medications

    We don't even typically run it with NS if it's just an antibiotic. We just hang the fluids and a handful of CCs go to waste when we finish the infusion. If it's something like potassium, I run the...

  20. Know How to Improvise a Tourniquet

    tech1000 replied to Music in My Heart's topic in Emergency

    I can't imagine gloves working as an effective tourniquet for an arterial bleed. We stock CAT tourniquets but if not and it was a bad bleed, stick a knee on it while you make something else. We've...

  21. IV sites for Abd CT

    tech1000 replied to Louerrn's topic in Emergency

    I'm not sure where my answer that I typed just went. I meant left sided. CT said because it travels to the brain faster and they need to contrast to get into the brain as fast as possible. I don't...

  22. New job - ER

    tech1000 replied to jlw5's topic in Emergency

    I'm curious as to why you've had a hard time keeping a job? Be proactive, help your team, ASK QUESTIONS, take responsibility when you mess

  23. how to prevent burnout...

    tech1000 replied to MassED's topic in Emergency

    I think my ER fosters a really good "teamwork" environment, but if I know a nurse isn't willing to help others, I don't help them much. Those nurses that help me- I go out of my way to help them. I am...

  24. Career opportunities for an RN/MPH - other than PHN?

    tech1000 replied to troop949's topic in Public, Community Health

    Are there any opportunities to shadow with you?! I live in Atlanta and work in one of the EDs in a surrounding hospital (though about to leave on my 1st travel assignment). My dream is really to work...

  25. IV sites for Abd CT

    tech1000 replied to Louerrn's topic in Emergency

    CT chest angio is a 20g a above the mid FA. CT angio of the brain has to be right sided also. Any other CT with contrast can be done with a 22 in the hand. If they have to manually inject the...