HikingEDRN BSN, RN

Emergency Department; Neonatal ICU

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    Unrealistic nursing students

    HikingEDRN replied to dnsonthego's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for understanding my point that supporting people in their ambitions is a good thing which I respectfully believe is analogous to this discussion. Having said that, I also agree that the...
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    Unrealistic nursing students

    HikingEDRN replied to dnsonthego's topic in General Nursing

    Love this post. My almost 8 year old son told me recently that he wants to be an actor. He told me over dinner one night. Over the next couple of days, he repeated this multiple times with the...
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    acute care nurse practitioners?

    HikingEDRN replied to tonyaaroca's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I am in an ACNP program, due to graduate in 2015. I started this summer so I'm still in core classes. I'll start specialty clinicals next fall with health assessment in the summer (can't wait!)
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    Your Experience with Your Hospitals Cath Lab Personnel?

    HikingEDRN replied to Nursing_Mamacita's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My experience with cath lab personnel has mainly been good but most/all of our transfers from ED to cath lab are emergent (no bathing ). Sometimes they are short, quick and to the point, but then...
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    Good Practice

    HikingEDRN replied to krisiepoo's topic in General Students

    Good for you for sticking with your patient and cleaning up the poo that hit the fan Experience is the best education. And I hate to say thing, but you might as well get used to things like this...
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    Admit orders for who?

    HikingEDRN replied to nursej22's topic in General Nursing

    As an ED nurse, I can say that is ridiculous. I would not transport a patient without medical records that had two patient identifiers on them. Hand write it if you have
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    Kindle Fire HD or HDX vs Ipad for NP school? w/4g service

    HikingEDRN replied to TashaLPN2006RN2012's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I am in my second semester of NP school and I got a macbook air as well. I got the 11 inch and I love how light it is and easy to carry around. I start clinicals next summer and am considering...
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    Patient responsive but in cardiac arrest

    HikingEDRN replied to Blandini7's topic in MICU, SICU

    I have seen it. She was severely bradycardic upon arrival via EMS and on a nonrebreather. As we moved her from the EMS stretcher to our stretcher, eyes went up in the back of head and we lost the...
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    New back-to-school worry: Unvaccinated classmates

    HikingEDRN replied to wtbcrna's topic in Nursing News

    I find it ironic that those who scorn the traditional medical establishment quickly change their mind when they need it. Roxalot, I mean no offense to you or your husband. It's just something I have...
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    What do people think the ER is?

    HikingEDRN replied to Sassy5d's topic in Emergency

    OP, that's funny. One time we had a tall, lanky guy in his mid-twenties who came in with chest pain and shortness of breath. He absolutely flipped out over the IV, huffing and puffing and barely kept...
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    Encouragement for those newly on orientation/new hires :)

    HikingEDRN replied to seaghost's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It's nice to read about a positive experience. I have learned two completely different areas of nursing since I started in early 2009. During the first, I was a new grad and during the second, I may...
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    Lidocaine with Rocephin?

    HikingEDRN replied to HikingEDRN's topic in Emergency

    I don't think our policy addresses it - I just grab an order so it will show up in the MAR and I can scan it. Thanks for your thoughts guys. It just seemed that this doc (he is a new attending) had...
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    I think I'm getting burned out

    HikingEDRN replied to Catch22Personified's topic in Health, Stress Management

    How about ER? As you can see by my username, I am biased but I personally love it. High stress but generally quick patient turnover (as in, you might have a patient for an entire shift but you...
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    Baby on the way! Applying for jobs

    HikingEDRN replied to CNLLVN's topic in Nursing Career

    Congratulations! Is this your first baby? My main concern is for your health. If you are semi high risk, and if you can afford it, why not wait until after the baby is born? That way you won't put...
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    Small children visiting patients in the critical care setting... thoughts??

    HikingEDRN replied to TigerGalLE's topic in Critical Care

    Tiger, don't be hard on yourself. Without knowing the full story, it sounds like you were using your clinical judgment. And as far as throwing prayer in your face, grrr.... However, to the nurse who...
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    Second career nurses: Do you like nursing better?

    HikingEDRN replied to stefanyjoy's topic in General Nursing

    I used to be a lawyer. My defining moment came in nursing school. It was 3:00am in the trauma ICU (I was doing my senior preceptorship) on a Friday night/Saturday morning and I was going through...
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    Am I the only one who hates 12 hour shifts?

    HikingEDRN replied to jdubs99's topic in General Nursing

    I would not want to give up my 12-hour shifts. I work two 12-hour shifts per week and would not want to have to go to work an extra day for the same amount of hours per week. Having said that however,...
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    Oldest patient

    HikingEDRN replied to MessyMomma's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    102 - came into the ED with a chief complaint of tired :) Sharp as a tack, just
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    Im a new hire and im pregnant

    HikingEDRN replied to newnurse1986's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I agree 100% with this. And OP, I too started my first job as a new grad pregnant (I didn't know it until a few weeks after I started). Management and co-workers were very supportive. I worked until...
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    What tablet should i buy?

    HikingEDRN replied to lemur87's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I love my ipad although I don't really use it for school (I just started this summer as well). My ipad is full size but I think JMart has a great point about the mini fitting in the pocket of a lab...
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    Do you have a nurse manager dedicated to the ED?

    HikingEDRN replied to MissERN's topic in Emergency

    We have one nurse manager and one director over the ED only. We have a 28 bed
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    Apps for acute care NP student

    HikingEDRN posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Hi, I'm relatively new to this site. I just started my MSN with a concentration in adult/gero acute care. I won't start clinicals until next fall but will be taking physiology this fall and then...
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    Apps for acute care NP student

    HikingEDRN replied to HikingEDRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Thank you very much for your
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    Cry for help: I don't think I can do this.

    HikingEDRN replied to -MissTake-'s topic in General Students

    ((((HUGS)))) I'm sorry you are going through this. I don't have many words of wisdom other than to encourage you to finish your program since you are so close. Also, you DO NOT have to work med/surg...
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    Something funny

    HikingEDRN replied to itsnowornever's topic in Emergency

    Make that 4. Our charge nurses would never let us sit on a patient. And personally, I don't want to. Patients who are admitted want to eat and take their regularly scheduled medications, and various...