Whts_Ur_Emergency?

Id have to say my biggest pet peeve is when someone hands you a medicaid card as they pull it from their Louis Vuitton handbag with bling on their hands after having rolled up to the ER in their Mercedes Benz! After that I'd say when someone comes t...

ok, im diploma prepared and interested in going back to school because ive been out of the hospital now for a few years and all the hospitals in my area are requiring minimum of BSN within 5 yrs of hire. I want to go to UNC Chapel Hill but they dont ...

Im a diploma prepared RN looking in to going back to school to get my BSN or MSN. All the hospitals in my area have instituted a policy that requires a minimum of a BSN within 5 yrs. I am broke as H$ll because ive been only working 1 day a week for 1...

this is going to sound stupid but when putting a patient on a non rebreather should you inflate the bag? why is the bag important

As a CNA in the ED i was often the first staff member in a room to meet EMS if it was not a critical case. After transfering a patient an elderly lethargic man to the stretcher the medic asked me to sign for the patient but his partner realized i was...

My nursing school assisted in getting us in as new grads into the hospital. If you need money I'd stick to what u have because nursing school is very demanding and u would have time to study on the job.

I dont see how that was a heroic measure but maybe your facility has a policy in place that states what a heroic measure is or that you need a doctors order to suction. I would demand to see the policy that backs up her claim. Policy can work to your...

The ER is an excellent place to prepare for critical care because you get experience with drips and things as well as learning to read telemetry, but in critical care you need well developed assessment skills where as in the ER you are using a focuse...

I would not suggest becoming a ER nurse as a new grad. Although you may find managers to hire you it would not be in your best interest. You really should get a year of practice on a med surg or Tele floor first because as an ER nurse you are expecte...