Rio

Rio ASN, RN

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  1. Anyone feel short-changed? (Sorry, vent!)

    Rio replied to ERRN629's topic in Emergency

    :wakeneo: Did you really expect to post to a international nursing forum dissing every nursing specialty other than the ED and receive some sort of validation ? Do you really think 3 years of...

  2. Rules for the ER (long)

    Rio replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    This was such a great thread to read and laugh and remember how I voted with my feet ! Now I'm being sucked into the swirling vortex of hopeless despair.... In the good ol' USA we are gaurentteed by...

  3. ER: The dumping place

    Rio replied to Happy-ER-RN's topic in Emergency

    :welcome: Between 1993 and 2003 ED visits went up 26 percent while during that same time 425 Emergency Departments closed. :wakeneo: Emergency department nurses DO NOT need to practice on patients...

  4. Interesting Flight stories

    Rio replied to WillsRN's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    Last summer we were dispatched to a MVC. it was about midnight and there was some ground fog up near the LZ which was adjacent to a lake. unable to land due to the fog we coordinated with ground EMS...

  5. Nurse manager email - Opinions?

    Rio replied to RaggedyRN's topic in General Nursing

    The beatings will continue until morale improves.

  6. flight positions

    Rio replied to UtErRnEmt's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    http://www.astna.org

  7. ER Report

    Rio replied to cnolan's topic in General Nursing

    our er faxes report because for years the inpatient units would bottleneck patient flow by not having the rooms cleaned , or the RN was too busy to come to the phone. Sure this happens we are all...

  8. Pay Scale for Flight Nurses?

    Rio replied to student4ever's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    Shamira and sjt9721, I think that you are both correct , however back to the pay... I think either yogi is blowing smoke out his turbine or he/she is a resident/MD in some obscure program......

  9. how much experience did you have before becoming an ER nurse?

    Rio replied to liljsmom02's topic in Emergency

    I know of no reason why a ER nurse manager would not snatch you up. Unless you have limitations as to what shift or hours you are willing to work. A lot of new grads are willing to take what they can...

  10. Advice, please.

    Rio replied to FLoridarnl's topic in General Nursing

    you did a good job of documenting her condition upon discharge. her b/p could very well be normotensive for her. should you have rechecked VS ? yes. but you didn't, and I would not worry about

  11. Nursing is taking over my life!!!!

    Rio replied to Samantha2000's topic in General Nursing

    There is nothing wrong with holding on too tight, but eventualy you will let go. Having the experience to know when to let go will come with time and experience. AKA wisdom. What I do and what works...

  12. Dilemma

    Rio replied to rnrae's topic in General Nursing

    How about the emergency department in your rural hospital

  13. Awesome ACLS Website !!!

    Rio replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    Nice website, the only thing I read that you may want to review is your facilities defib. The website references monophasic 200,300,360 and most are now using biphasic. Because of each manufacturer's...

  14. CEN Review

    Rio replied to Headtrauma's topic in Emergency

    I found the core curriulum from the ENA a great resource. The outline format provides a fast reference and is very succinct. There is also an on-line practice test that is very good.Sorry, can't...

  15. Rn

    Rio replied to Possum's topic in Emergency

    Just enough air to prevent a leak. usually around 7-10 ml's.. the only tubes we use that would require greater are the combi tube... a back up device and a bridge to a definitive

  16. ER Treatment

    Rio replied to Caligurl's topic in Emergency

    Hmmm... this is disturbing on many levels. Based on what you describe an argument could be presented that a medical screening exam was not adequately performed. Do you have a condition that...

  17. Older guys like me, how did you get started?

    Rio replied to theatomicjeff's topic in Men in Nursing

    i took as many courses as i could at night. all the while saving as much as i could. as fate would have it, i was 'downsized' out of a job. i took advantage of this 'opportunity' to find sesonal work...

  18. Anyone else have a Unit Council??

    Rio replied to sockov's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.nursingworld.org/ojin/topic23/tpc23_1.htm

  19. Could you work in this? Worst ED in North America

    Rio replied to GeriatricSunshine's topic in Emergency

    My father was a 'snowbird'. He also grew up during the great depression and fought in WWII. That generation, in my experience both personally and from caring for like individuals in our local ED,...

  20. NP's in the EM Department

    Rio replied to MikeyJ's topic in Emergency

    we have a fast-track FNP(or PA) and another FNP(or PA) assigned to the main ED wtih one MD. The mid-levels' times overlap somewhat and they are on during peak times, starting about 10AM and going to...

  21. Could you work in this? Worst ED in North America

    Rio replied to GeriatricSunshine's topic in Emergency

    Sounds bad... I work with alot of great Canadian Nurses here in the States... unfortunately , sometimes, things have to get worse before they can change for the better... It doesn't read as though...

  22. Pediatric triage

    Rio replied to BrightonRN's topic in Emergency

    Absolutely... "taken within context" . Plus, even with adults, the GCS is not always a reliable index. However, within the context of the presented scenario, this kid gets a

  23. Cardizem

    Rio replied to ark-two's topic in Cardiac

    nice job ark-two. curious though... how were the nurses on CCU ? Receptive, critical, supportive, offer suggestions

  24. BSN requirement in NY

    Rio replied to rya2xmom's topic in New York Nursing

    There is no law in NYS requiring a BSN for RNs. IF there was ever legislation passed requiring a BSN then it would be with a grandfather (grandmother?) clause. THere is a requirement for Public Health...

  25. "You know you are an ER Nurse when..."

    Rio replied to Divern808's topic in Emergency

    you start using punitive wait