ChuckeRN BSN, RN

ChuckeRN has 4 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in Emergency Department.

Latest Activity

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   What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

   ChuckeRN replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

   In defense of the flight crew, they NEVER talk crap about anyone (maybe because 99% of the patients are really sick), but this time they were TICKED! I wish I knew how they got the call and if they...
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   What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

   ChuckeRN replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

   That's called Fatal Familial Insomnia. It's real. It's inherited and it's a prion disease. Very rare
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   What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

   ChuckeRN replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

   I work nites in a rural Level 3 trauma center. One night, we had the rotor crew fly in a 22 yo F for BACK PAIN! No trauma, she just woke up that morning with a back ache, but called 911 sometime...
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   Cyclic vomiters (drive me up the wall)

   ChuckeRN replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

   Yup
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   Drink or Shake during work

   ChuckeRN replied to pm2rn's topic in Emergency

   +1 BSN Syntha-6. My fav is Vanilla Ice Cream. I carry a shaker bottle with a metal ball in it and just add water when I'm ready to drink it. I also carry 2 or 3 apples to eat during my 12 hour shift....
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   Rules for Triage

   ChuckeRN replied to Anna Flaxis's topic in Emergency

   I love it when they come in for dental pain at 6 AM when there's a FREE walk-in dental clinic that opens at
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   Do Med Surg / Tele RNs still get hired into ER?

   ChuckeRN replied to PacoUSA's topic in Emergency

   We try out nurses from the different departments all the time: ICU, OB, M/S, etc. Whether they are able to keep working in the ED is entirely up that specific nurse. Most can't seem to or want to...
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   New Grad in the ED

   ChuckeRN replied to EDnurse0310's topic in Emergency

   #1. Ask LOTS of questions. All of the docs I work with love to educate and teach. Sometimes, our co-workers are too busy to explain everything, but Docs seem always willing to take the time. #2. Be...
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   student nurse precepting in ED...advice?

   ChuckeRN replied to RunnerRN2015's topic in Emergency

   +1 I've lost 30 lbs since I starting working in our ED last
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    Walk me through your ER

    ChuckeRN replied to Sassy5d's topic in Emergency

    I work in a Level III Trauma Center in a Navajo Reservation. The closest Level I is 80 miles away so for obvious Level I's, they are flown directly from the event site. Otherwise, we get everything....
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    Corrections Nurse Interview-Tips?

    ChuckeRN replied to RetrieverGirl's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I was a nurse in a State Max Security prison. Prior to the interview, I read the thread here that has the most numerous responses and most of the questions posted were asked. You should find and read...
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    Triage complaints- the good, the bad, and the shocking.

    ChuckeRN replied to canoehead's topic in Emergency

    A 14 yo girl brought in by ambulance from the next city's small clinic*. Complaint: "lost her tampon". Turns out she forgot she had a tampon in her for 3 weeks. The ER doc removed it and he had a look...
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    New ER nurse...is there any hope for me?!?!

    ChuckeRN replied to MereSanity's topic in Emergency

    A monkey can start IVs. Don't sweat the small
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    Decreasing Medication Passes to BID from TID

    ChuckeRN replied to brcompton's topic in Correctional

    We have 5300 inmates in our prison and TID for Watch Swallow meds are impossible for nurses and no go for Security so the meds are always divided into 2
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    Have you worked for Wexford?

    ChuckeRN replied to ChuckeRN's topic in Correctional

    Sorry guys, but due to the transition, people have been quitting and getting fired so we are extremely short staffed and so I've been working 4 days every week = 100+hours every 2 weeks. As a private...