PedsERRN

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  1. good agencies in MD?

    PedsERRN replied to bissie's topic in Maryland Nursing

    Progressive Nursing. I liked them

  2. Why I hate DC

    PedsERRN replied to HU_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I moved out to Maryland and now I love it! I can metro in and enjoy all DC has to offer, but don't have to worry about the crime and traffic. I do drive to work-I won't take the bus to metro by...

  3. foot wear

    PedsERRN replied to jonurse's topic in General Nursing

    Depends on where you work, too. I ran out of my Dansko's twice when someone brought a critically ill pt in with no

  4. Nurses and Blood Draws?

    PedsERRN replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    I work in anED, and we draw blood alot! We have techs who can draw bloods and start IVs, but usuakky it is done by whomever is least busy-the nurse or the tech. I do have to say that our techs are...

  5. MD/nurse team in ER triage to improve flow

    PedsERRN replied to gamegirlkimmy's topic in Nurse Management

    I work in a level 1 facility. We trialed MD in triage and found that it slowed down our triage times. We are often 10-20+ backed up with three nurses triaging. We expect 5min or less per pt, and with...

  6. Where's My Nurse?

    PedsERRN replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    I work in an ED, and the charge nurse, security guard, and 2 of the doctors carry the phones. By summer, the whole hospital should be wired and every nurse on every unit will have one. I think it will...

  7. New signs to post at the door

    PedsERRN replied to galenight's topic in Emergency

    We use the tooth to tattoo ratio-the the more tattoos and less teeth you have, the more likely you are to survive a

  8. Organizational skills

    PedsERRN replied to pumpkin's topic in Emergency

    How do you track your patients? We have a tracking system in the computer which makes it easier to keep track of your patients. If you have signed in as the nurse, you stay with them no matter where...

  9. ER RN salary

    PedsERRN replied to newfloridaRN's topic in Emergency

    in DC, 36.00, plus diff. Charge=4.00/hr,