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    ER nurses bringing pts to the floor soiled

    Racer15 replied to garn12's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You also cannot be sure what that ER a nurse is dealing with. I had a pt roll in the door, horrific elder abuse case. Stage 4 pressure ulcers ALL OVER her body. The smell whe. You walked in the room...
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    (KY and TN area) HELP!!

    Racer15 replied to futurearmynurse2013's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Probably not. I am an RN in KY and nursing school here is competitive, grades like that don't cut
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    New and 'fun' things

    Racer15 replied to Sassy5d's topic in Emergency

    I had been at work less than two hours. Notice a call from my sister, which is odd since she lives with me and knows I am at work. I hear about two seconds of her call which is enough to make my...
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    Does anybody use sterile technique anymore?

    Racer15 replied to bookwormom's topic in General Nursing

    I will also say, I'm in the ER now, by the time most folks come to us with issues, the wounds are so infected you can smell them before you see them. With immuno-compromised folks I try to use sterile...
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    Does anybody use sterile technique anymore?

    Racer15 replied to bookwormom's topic in General Nursing

    I was taught that evidence based practice has shown that clean dressing changes are the general rule of thumb, that was a year
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    What's the nurse-patient ratio in your unit?

    Racer15 replied to Niki_RN's topic in General Nursing

    ED, it ranges anywhere from 3-5 to 1 depending on how swamped we
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    what would you do in this situation

    Racer15 replied to d00d00butter's topic in General Nursing

    Call a MET team then and they can help
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    RNs: How much vacation time do you get?

    Racer15 replied to SummitRN's topic in General Nursing

    I get 3 weeks a year. This is my first year, and 11 months in I have not had a vacation because you have to put in for vacation at the beginning of the year, when I was just starting. This does not...
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    what would you do in this situation

    Racer15 replied to d00d00butter's topic in General Nursing

    I work in the ED. I'd be on the phone with my charge nurse to let her know I was bringing in a chest pain pt. I would hope our med-surg nurses would do the
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    Hate being an RN

    Racer15 replied to MILOBRI's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm a newer nurse with almost a year of ER experience. Our docs do not treat us like scum, they are pretty awesome. We play pranks on each other, our docs love teaching us and answering questions, we...
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    Being a Patient Where you Work

    Racer15 replied to ChristineN's topic in Emergency

    My nephew was a patient in my ER. I was actually the nurse that triaged him and helped start his IV/draw blood. He was pretty much a VIP patient since I was working and stayed with him between...
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    Charting things done by others...

    Racer15 replied to mindlor's topic in General Nursing

    This is fairly common in my department (ED). I just put out in the comments "per
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    When someone asks you what you do for a living, do you say "nurse" or "RN" or "LVN"?

    Racer15 replied to HHN2472's topic in General Nursing

    I say that I am an ER nurse. I am an RN but that is irrelevant, IMO. Our LPNs are the bomb and as far as I'm concerned, they are the smarty pants in my ER, the RNs are always looking to our LPNs....
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    Documentation of EKG in ED for reimbursement purposes

    Racer15 replied to Jennifer Boston's topic in Emergency

    In my ER, the EKG has to be done within ten minutes of triage (this is for CPC accredidation). It's not based on when the MD signs off on it, but when it is actually performed. That's why the RN/Tech...
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    Triage complaints- the good, the bad, and the shocking.

    Racer15 replied to canoehead's topic in Emergency

    Took medication on an empty stomach, feeling
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    RN Salary Survey 2013: Post here!

    Racer15 replied to ItsColduphere's topic in General Nursing

    1. KY 2. 8 months 3. ER 4. 18.94 flat rate, 12% shift diff for evenings and 15% shift diff for nights 5. No
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    I don't need a PCP- I have the ER.

    Racer15 replied to Guest219794's topic in Emergency

    The ERs in my area sure do communicate. Also doesn't hurt that one of our nurses is also an EMT in a neighboring county. We call each other all the time about
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    GIVING REPORT!!!!!

    Racer15 replied to friendlylark's topic in Emergency

    I love how my ER gives report. We fax our charts to the floor, call the charge nurse to let them know it has been faxed, and that is that. We still call report to the units, but overall the faxing...
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    working where you get your own medical care?

    Racer15 replied to OrangeSN's topic in General Nursing

    I work in my hospital's ED and my insurance only covers care through my hospital network. You better believe I will have to be dead before I go to the ER for
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    Vet tech to RN?

    Racer15 replied to jmbjmb's topic in General Nursing

    Myself and two nursing school classmates went to vet tech school together. It helped a little, but being a nurse is a whole different ball game,
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    Sick employees in the workplace

    Racer15 replied to KDSkyy44's topic in General Nursing

    I work in the ER. I came in so sick one day that the doc took one look at me and told me he was ordering meds for me. Yet I was not allowed to go home. I've had coworkers come in with the flu, running...
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    hurst or ncsbn?

    Racer15 replied to obloom14's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I did Hurst and passed my NCLEX on the first try. I credit myself with that more than Hurst, but it was a good
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    What specialty do you want and not want to work in?

    Racer15 replied to guiltysins's topic in General Students

    When I was in nursing school, I felt the ER was the only area I'd be happy in. First nursing job I got? ER. I guess I know what I like, I never changed my mind and was lucky enough to get the job I...
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    Anyone else frustrated by the pain scale??

    Racer15 replied to gomerblog's topic in General Students

    Doesn't really bother me. I chart what they state and add my own notes about their behavior. They may really be in pain or they may be full of it, I just document the facts and move
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    Documentation

    Racer15 replied to lovelymoni's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I just chart report received, put the nurse's name that gave report, then get a quick visual of my patient and chart safety measures in