TZRNER

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1. best CEN review

   TZRNER replied to laurainri's topic in Emergency

   I agree with the ENA book for the CEN with LOTS of questions. I did they questions and the two free online tests that come with the book and Just passed the CEN 2 weeks ago. I found I needed to know what the CEN's rationals were when I got a questi...

2. Grey's Anatomy poly/rayon scrubs...anyone?

   TZRNER replied to bekindtokittens's topic in General Nursing

   Love them...they are super soft and wash up great!!!

3. Registry Question

   TZRNER posted a topic in General Nursing

   I have a question for anyone that works registry. Our hospital has a 3 tier/level system for registry requiring different amount of hours, weekend shifts, and holidays occuring to pay. I have worked the top level for 3 years. I am required to work...

4. bedside charting?

   TZRNER replied to TZRNER's topic in Emergency

   You leave your nursing notes (hand written) in the patient room and chart on the patient in the room.

5. bedside charting?

   TZRNER posted a topic in Emergency

   We are a 25 bed ED each nurse usually has 4 patients the entire hospital uses computer charting, but the ED still does paper charting...ie nursing notes we write out everything we do. Well of course some nurse don't write as they go and try to play ...

6. Why do so many people insist that LPN'S AREN'T REAL NURSES!!??

   TZRNER replied to RNsoon!'s topic in LPN/LVN

   Just wondering if any other hospital are phasing out LPN's...our hosptial is giving current LPN's a chance to go back to school to get thier RN otherwise they are dropping them down to pretty much cna's....they can not pass any med's, start iv's, dra...

7. I C E......In Case of Emergency

   TZRNER replied to TazziRN's topic in Emergency

   Yep, my mother in law told me years ago to do it she worked at a police station and when I became an ER nurse I have heard and seen it used...hope it becomes more popular.

8. patients who LIE about their symptoms!

   TZRNER replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

   And what about the people who come in c/o feeling weak for a week with stable vital signs, so they wait out in Triage for 4 hours and come back and tell the nurse they had open heart surgery last week and didn't tell the triage nurse because they tho...

9. First full day in the ED...

   TZRNER replied to Lurksalot's topic in Emergency

   Welcome to the ED!!! A good Preceptor is worth a million dollars! I had a great one and one day she was sick and I got put with a Terrible one and wanted to quit!!! Learn all you can and never stop. Everyday I see/learn something new and it's bee...

10. My 3 year old has MRSA!

    TZRNER replied to Anagray's topic in General Nursing

    I work in an ED and we have alot of MRSA in the regular population. 1 years-80 year healthy otherwise. We now have a MRSA decolonization protocal pt get's cultured, given 3 rx's one goes in the nares, ones a body wash , and the third is oral/po...I f...

11. Help a new kid.

    TZRNER replied to bluegrassboy's topic in General Nursing

    My advise would be the CNA class also ALOT of people going into nursing do not know what a nurse does. My nursing class started with 100 and ony 38 graduated all of which passed NCLEX. It takes alot of hard work. It's not always fun and clean, bu...

12. Carotid's ER Stats (Unofficial of Course)

    TZRNER replied to Carotid's topic in Emergency

    "I am having Chest pain can I get a room with a TV" If those said 75% that are non emergency visit did not think they were coming to a hotel the truely sick could get treated emergently!!

13. NICU to ER

    TZRNER replied to SteveNNP's topic in Emergency

    One of nurses left the NICU to ED and at first hated it...swore she was going to transfer back after 6 months....it was a hospital to hospital transfer in network.....She hated the patients could talk.....: ) anyway a year later she loves it and ha...

14. TNS or CEN?

    TZRNER replied to TZRNER's topic in Emergency

    My background is I graduated in May 2004 and have been working in a level 2 ER since....I am going to stay there registry and go to a trauma center after I have 2 years experience. How is the CCRN? I've heard at work that no one passes the CEN the ...

15. TNS or CEN?

    TZRNER posted a topic in Emergency

    I have taken BLS,ACLS,TNCC,PALS,and ECRN. Now I want to take either TNS or CEN. Those of you who have taken one or both which would you suggest and how did you prepare for the test. I most likely will have to pay for it on my own since I just went...