TKOLRN BSN, RN

TKOLRN is a BSN, RN and specializes in ER.

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1. Insulin syringe question

   TKOLRN replied to Pretzlgl's topic in General Nursing

   When an issue like this pops up, I stop. I picture myself seated in a court room. The prosecuting attorney says to the expert witness, herself a nurse, "What would a prudent nurse have done in this...

2. Tardiness...

   TKOLRN replied to night owl's topic in General Nursing

   Perhaps they can be declared Chronologically Challenged and receive special government funding for clocks, watches, chauffeurs and someone to call them and let them know when they should leave for...

3. Tardiness...

   TKOLRN replied to night owl's topic in General Nursing

   My wife is constantly rippin' on me because I live 10 minutes from work but leave 35 minutes before my shift. In 15 years of full-time work, I have been late 3 times!!I work with a lady who was late...

4. Tardiness...

   TKOLRN replied to night owl's topic in General Nursing

   I worked with a nurse at my old job who was ALWAYS late relieving me. One particularly bad night she was scheduled 11p-7a. At 11:15 she sauntered by the trauma room where I was lavaging an OD. She...

5. Dress Code

   TKOLRN replied to prmenrs's topic in General Nursing

   Our facility recently started this change too...The secretaries wore navy, nurses burgundy..In order to make if easier for the patients to know who's who,the nurses have a choice of 1)all navy, 2)navy...

6. Nurses who love their job.

   TKOLRN replied to susanmary's topic in General Nursing

   I love what I do, however I don't always love where I do it...After 15 years, 13 1/2 of which I have been an ER nurse, I can still say I like nursing..It's all in how you cope with it.

7. Advantages/disadvantages with unionization?

   TKOLRN replied to Enright's topic in General Nursing

   For all intents and purposes, I agree with Enright..I have worked both sides of the fence...My biggest complaint with being unionized is that the slackers are there to stay!!! That may be the price...

8. BNP-question for ED nurse

   TKOLRN replied to oramar's topic in Emergency

   Other than a 2L bolus of fluids, I have not heard of anything!! Good luck...I am anxious to hear if there is something..

9. Migrane Headache Treatment in the ED

   TKOLRN replied to keaston's topic in Emergency

   Hi Keaston, Much like previous writers, we use a combination of Reglan, Compazine, Toradol and Narcotics. We periodically use imitrex but that is rare, for whatever reason. There is a treatment that...

10. Bonus for extra shifts: what are your facilities doing for you?

    TKOLRN replied to timonrn's topic in General Nursing

    There is no incentive in our unit (ER) for extra shifts..If nobody picks it up, they let us work short. I understand the floors do get an incentive though(??!!)..Considering almost 80% of the...

11. holiday bonus anyone?

    TKOLRN replied to alyciaboo's topic in General Nursing

    Bonus??? Are you kidding??? In the last 14 years of nursing, I have yet to receive a bonus of any kind. We get a small gift from our employer, but that's it. Actually, they charged us for our...