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  1. Privacy & Confidentiality in ER

    chip193 replied to Sarah, RNBScN's topic in Emergency

    Privacy in an ER? We're under construction, so that will tell you how much privacy we have! We even have monitored beds in the hallways! Our "Critical Care" area has two trauma rooms (each separate...

  2. Is My Only Option Med-Surg??

    chip193 replied to VgsNrs's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It all depends on where you live and what you really want to do. I work in an ER where they would prefer that you NEVER have worked in Med/Surg! And they really hate it when you come from an ICU!...

  3. Paramedics

    chip193 replied to Medic2005's topic in General Nursing

    If you really want to fly, then you need to be an RN, EMT-P and then only after quite a few years of experience will someone look at you. Remember that the helicopter crews have a hard time getting...

  4. Question RE: Excelsior NC Exams

    chip193 replied to JaneMarieP's topic in Online Distance Learning

    When I did the EC program, I took one exam every week - and some weeks, I took two on the same day. It worked for me! No, I never read any of the "required" texts - had most of the knowledge from...

  5. CCRN - recent testtakers here?

    chip193 replied to apaisRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    I think that I got it at Barnes and Noble. It is available through the AACN bookstore on their website. Good luck!

  6. Differences (Educative/Clinical) between NP & PA

    chip193 replied to jstuben's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I know quite a few of these A.S. PAs as, until recently, the local PA program was held a local Community College in conjunction with the local medical school. Most are quite good. Most also had a...

  7. CCRN - recent testtakers here?

    chip193 replied to apaisRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    I took it right after the new test came out and used nothing but the AACN study questions on disk. The style of question changed a bit, but it was a good guide - and I passed. Lots of cardiac stuff....

  8. Is something wrong with me?

    chip193 replied to jasonn's topic in Emergency

    Jason, Everyone handles stress in their own way. I, too, am a new grad working in a relatively busy (55K visits) ER that's is also an isolated hospital (45 min to an hour to get to the next place)....

  9. LPN Job market in MA?

    chip193 replied to Justmeandmycat's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I'm glad that I could help!

  10. Newsflash

    chip193 replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Online Distance Learning

    No one comes out of nursing school - any nursing school - completely confident in all aspects of the job. My wife didn't - and she did a traditional program. I didn't - and I did EC. But my...

  11. Aspirin before 911

    chip193 replied to LVN2006's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    ASA will not "bust" up a clot. It will only prevent the clot from getting bigger and blocking more of the artery. Think of Heparin, ASA, Coumadin, etc. as ways to keep the attack from getting worse....

  12. A new poll re. uniforms

    chip193 replied to hellerd2003's topic in General Nursing

    Do you remember the movie Ghostbusters? How about the huge Stay-Puff Marshmellow Man at the end? That's what I look like in white over white. That would be a really, really bad idea for us to go back...

  13. LPN Job market in MA?

    chip193 replied to Justmeandmycat's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I know that we're always looking for LPNs in Pittsfield. They just opened up two new positions in the ER on nights. There's also spots on the floors.

  14. Newsflash

    chip193 replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Online Distance Learning

    That's not the point of the EC program though. If you want clinical instruction, then go to a local Community or Junior College for your ADN. EC is there to take what you already know and use it as...

  15. Buretrol for safety in pediatrics

    chip193 replied to kotys's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    That would require us to have enough pumps to do that! It's easier to get a day off than it is to get a pump most days!

  16. Buretrol for safety in pediatrics

    chip193 replied to kotys's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Our hospital requires them to be used on all patients under 12 y/o. This, of course, is a pain when you're rehydrating a 10 y/o as the burette only holds 100 cc!

  17. Where are each of you in the EC program?

    chip193 replied to opalmRN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Take some advice from a recent (6 mos ago) EC grad: (1) A board review course (yes, an NCLEX review course!) did wonders for my understanding of the whole nursing process. I was a medic for many...

  18. Phenergan?

    chip193 replied to RN92's topic in General Nursing

    At the ER, we give 12.5 to 25 IVP with or without a running line. So long as you're sure that the line is patent, there isn't a huge problem. The flush after administration usually relieves the...

  19. SMOKE FREE HOSPITALS inside and out

    chip193 replied to Maggie in NC's topic in General Nursing

    That's true! So true that you really did make me

  20. Holding patients in ER

    chip193 replied to Nursinist's topic in Emergency

    We chart each attempt to call report. Usually, we can give report on the first try without a problem - except when sending the patient to our inpatient psych or chemical dependance unit, where they...

  21. Personality traits suited for ER??

    chip193 replied to LilRedRN1973's topic in Emergency

    Melanie, I was a medic for 15 years before getting bored and going to nursing school. I've been doing ER nursing for the last six months and I still like it. My wife, who was an EMT before going to...

  22. SMOKE FREE HOSPITALS inside and out

    chip193 replied to Maggie in NC's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like a great idea to me. There's nothing that I hate more than having to find my way through the smoke at the entrance to a building - any

  23. Syncope after injection?

    chip193 replied to LorraineCNA's topic in General Nursing

    Umm... Blood is not made up of blood gasses. Blood gasses are measure of the various gasses that are dissolved in the blood (or attached to the Hemeoglobin). You are correct in your statement that a...

  24. Syncope after injection?

    chip193 replied to LorraineCNA's topic in General Nursing

    It is doubtful that she had her first seizure at the same time as her 4th or 5th injection of the day. People may feel that they're ready for another injection, and they may appear to be, but then CN...

  25. EC *is* accepted in all states EXCEPT California

    chip193 replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Online Distance Learning

    When I took the NC Exams, the best study guide that I had was Silvestri's NCLEX review published by Mosby. The CD in was great - with all the review questions. Let's face it - there's only so many...