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  1. ER Scribe while in the BSN program?

    PengiRN replied to iono101's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I've known people who were ER scribes throughout the BSN program and were able to get jobs either in that same ER they worked in, due to working really well with the physicians and nurses, or...

  2. Something funny

    PengiRN replied to itsnowornever's topic in Emergency

    I agree. My charge nurses would be on those nurses' rears to get their patients up and get those beds open! Or if I see a patient has been sitting, I'll see what I can do for my co-worker to get that...

  3. Stethoscope and Superbugs

    PengiRN replied to rumwynnieRN's topic in General Nursing

    I love the word 'fomite', too. But the actual fomite is the BP cuff itself, and you can't kill that Also, you would think Cavi-wipes cause skin CA, but a quick search does not reveal which cancer it...

  4. I apologize

    PengiRN replied to uRNmyway's topic in Emergency

    Idiopathic intracranial HTN...or pseudotumor cerebri (have a friend who has

  5. My Reasons For Avoiding The Acute Care Hospital

    PengiRN replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    I don't understand, either. I know there are many specialties/settings in which I wouldn't want to work simply because I know I would not be a good fit. I think every nurse has a specific calling....

  6. What's your patient load?

    PengiRN replied to germsjackson's topic in Emergency

    3-5 depending on acuity, more often than not 4:1. Trauma bay 3:1, but usually 2:1 because we reserve one room for the traumas that will need the level 1, intubation, etc., which we don't get every...

  7. Transfusing blood in an emergency situation

    PengiRN replied to Enthused RN's topic in Emergency

    ^ this. And I'm quite amazed that you've infused blood as a student! They didn't allow us to do