ND76

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1. Observed urine setup?

   ND76 posted a topic in Addictions

   I work in an outpatient opioid treatment clinic. My office is moving into a new building and we are trying to configure a bathroom setup where I can directly observe patients without actually...

2. When the patients aren't looking..... Rockin' ER video

   ND76 replied to DayDreamin ER CRNP's topic in Emergency

   The fact that you got ******* to crack the whip & beat a dead horse, then dance, make you the coolest people i know! And how did ***** get off the HEMSI truck without breaking something?!? My...

3. What is your ER's PCI med protocol?

   ND76 replied to NeoPediRN's topic in Emergency

   I work in an accredited chest pain center, and we use ASA, NTG, lopressor, Plavix, heparin, morphine, and a statin. Zofran if nauseated/vomiting. There are always cases where one or more of those...

4. Anyone else having trouble renewing online?

   ND76 posted a topic in Alabama Nursing

   I have had an Alabama nursing license since 2000, and I have faithfully renewed it every two years, even though I live and practice in TN and hold a license there. My AL license expires 12/31/2010,...

5. Using Demerol in the ED

   ND76 replied to mandasueRN's topic in Emergency

   We don't even have it in our onmicell. We use Dilaudid and Morphine in our ER. The only place I see Demerol in our facility is in the GI Lab, and we use it with Versed for conscious

6. CPR Classes in the Memphis, TN Area

   ND76 replied to RNStudent&Momof2's topic in Tennessee Nursing

   A co-worker of mine teaches CPR as well as ACLS, PALS, etc. Here is the link to his website:

7. Good triage stories

   ND76 replied to patrice meursault's topic in Emergency

   I had a man sign in a few months ago with the dreaded "private" written in the chief complaint section. I figured it was the usual penile discharge or rectal complaint that this CC usually elicits....

8. ER nurse entering uncharted waters tomorrow....I'm being induced!

   ND76 replied to ND76's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Thanks! I figured as much... I mean, good lord, I work in an ER and GOD knows that things NEVER, EVER go according to a plan there! I understand that, but I'm worried about my nervous Nellie...

9. How often do EMS crews show up to your dept unannounced?

   ND76 replied to Larry77's topic in Emergency

   Very infrequently. What gets confusing at our facility is that the city fire dept/EMS uses the fire radio, another ambulance service uses a different radio, and another two use the phone to call...

10. ER nurse entering uncharted waters tomorrow....I'm being induced!

    ND76 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hello, all! I've been an ER nurse for 10 years, and while I've never delivered a baby, I've 'caught' a few over the years. But other than a brief rotation during nursing school, I have never set foot...

11. which memphis hospital would you be a patient?

    ND76 replied to hbgwan's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    It depends on what I needed... I'm having my baby at Baptist Womens. I will take my child once it is born to Methodist Germantown. If I was having chest pain I'd go to St. Francis. If I were severely...

12. The Economy and your job as a nurse

    ND76 replied to szccdw's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately, yes... As soon as the schedule comes out, people grab it and start scouring it to make sure that no one got any extra shifts, and that someone didn't get more weekend hours (i.e. more...

13. Memphis

    ND76 replied to NRSNFL's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    Yep. Things are NOT rosy in Memphis right now, at ANY facility. Hours are tight everywhere, money is even tighter, and there is a general state of unrest among not only my co-workers, but my friends...

14. The Economy and your job as a nurse

    ND76 replied to szccdw's topic in General Nursing

    I'm worried. I work for a hospital owned by a national healthcare company, and the hospital I work at is supposed to be one of their 'better' hospitals. But we're sinking FAST. Our benefits have...

15. ER nursing and pregnancy...

    ND76 replied to ND76's topic in Emergency

    Thanks all that replied... I'm actually the third pregnant nurse at work right now, don't drink the water! Two other girls are due this month and still working. We are blessed that our co-workers...