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  1. I'm IN!

    nursejennie76 replied to Stdy2BaNurse's topic in Indiana Nursing

    Yeah for you!!! I work in the ER in Columbus, maybe you will get to hang with us for

  2. What part...

    nursejennie76 replied to NurCrystal22's topic in Indiana Nursing

    I live near Bloomington IN, but I work in Columbus. I am a RN in the ER and love my job. It is different everyday, so I never dread going in to

  3. Medics vs Nurses in the ER

    nursejennie76 replied to fire_911medic's topic in Emergency

    Well In the ER that I work at we have medics, they can pass meds and do all of the tasks that the nuse does. But the patient is the resonsibility of the RN assigned to that patient. Also many of us...

  4. Help...ER Interview tomorrow!!!

    nursejennie76 replied to ally_rn's topic in Emergency

    be sure you know a few things about the department, even something as little as the # of beds will make it look like you have really thought this out and done your research. I was nevr quizzed on...

  5. Start Tomorrow!

    nursejennie76 replied to Pose's topic in Emergency

    Good Luck, just pay attention and you will be fine!!! The ER is a awsome place to

  6. Title of "BSN" on badge?

    nursejennie76 replied to evans_c1's topic in General Nursing

    Well if thats the case then the BSN, should have to take a harder test to be licensed!!!! I have my RN license and still have my LPN license, so maybe I should have RN,ADN, LPN, ACLS, PALS, TNCC, and...

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

    nursejennie76 replied to liljsmom02's topic in Emergency

    All the nurses that have come to the ER that I work at after me have been from med surg backgrounds, so I think you are just applying at the wrong places?? Good luck, being a ER nurse is the best job...

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

    nursejennie76 replied to liljsmom02's topic in Emergency

    I was an advanced EMT for 6 years, then an LPN for 5. Went to the ER after RN school. You will do fine, no need to go to med surg

  9. Groin Prep for Cardiac Cath

    nursejennie76 replied to sguthland's topic in Emergency

    We prep the groin when we have a patient going to the cath lab, we have a check off list and this is a task that only takes a minute or two at the most. We are a chest pain center and also have a door...

  10. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    nursejennie76 replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    Had a NH patient yeterday come by paramedic ambulance. The nurse said he had some green drainage from his nose and the end of his nose was red, she was very concerned about a infection going to his...

  11. REST BREAKS for Nurses in The ER

    nursejennie76 replied to AngelGirl's topic in Emergency

    I don't get a break in my twelve hour shifts. We usually get to eat, but it is at the desk and is usually interrupted. But this really does not bother me. I guess I am just

  12. I'm an ER nurse and I love my job because...

    nursejennie76 replied to sowie's topic in Emergency

    ..... I can never dread going to work, because I never know what I will be doing!! Each day is different, some are boring, some are exciting, some are bloody, and well of course some days just suck....

  13. ER :) Rn

    nursejennie76 replied to babyphat's topic in Emergency

    Well the reason I love my job so much is that in the ER your days are never the same. I can never dread going in to work because I never know what I am going to

  14. Very worried, (very long)

    nursejennie76 replied to DSplendid's topic in Emergency

    Sounds to me like you will make a great ER RN!!! You have to be able to stand your ground and prioritize!! I would have done the same thing, maybe sooner then you

  15. Medicaid. Is it being abused?

    nursejennie76 replied to SWFlorida's topic in Emergency

    Wel had a patient yesterday who came to the ER for back pain----caused when unloading his new big screen TV----- out of his new truck----and well he had medicaid?????? I guess it is people like this...

  16. Automatic tracking System

    nursejennie76 replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Emergency

    We recently went to this to track our staff in the ER. It is ok i guess but it has not changed our patient care in any way. We can just know where the staff is as long as they have on there tracking...

  17. A day in the life of an RN

    nursejennie76 replied to babyphat's topic in General Nursing

    Well this is why I love my ER job so much. I never know what will happen in a day, so I never really dread going to work!! But then there are those who like routine so they work in other places. Good...

  18. Funny patient names by nurses

    nursejennie76 replied to Kidrn911's topic in Emergency

    Had a peds patient named "xcaliber". Poor thing!!!!!!!!!!! Also had a baby boy named Dale Earnheart (sp?) I guess mom was a big nascar

  19. Nurses Week Gifts

    nursejennie76 replied to Tagtg2006's topic in General Nursing

    Last year they did something everyday- on one day the hospital hot shots washed all the nurses cars in the parking

  20. What do you love about working in the ER?

    nursejennie76 replied to Kay28's topic in Emergency

    Love:::: Not ever dreading going to work because I don't know what will happen-the independence-the docs they are part of the team not god's who want you to get out of your chair so they can sit...

  21. say a little prayer for our ER

    nursejennie76 posted a topic in Emergency

    Last night we were informed of the unexpected death of one of our charge nurses. He was only 27 years old and was on a mission trip in Haiti to help build a medical clinic there. After a long hike he...

  22. good RN program from community college?

    nursejennie76 replied to abracadabra2886's topic in General Nursing

    Go to your community college, It does not matter what school you went to as long as that license is in your wallet!!! And where I live the community college grads are more sought after because they...

  23. Am I being a baby?????

    nursejennie76 posted a topic in Emergency

    Ok I am a pretty new RN, was a LPN before and worked EMS befroe that. I have been in the ER for 4 months and thought all was going really well, until my 90 day review (that was late). Well I was told...

  24. paramedics in the ER

    nursejennie76 replied to blufoxtrot's topic in Emergency

    Yes we do, they give meds, start IV's, and well can pretty much do anything in the ER they would do in the ambulance. They do have to be under an RN though just because there are things they cant do ,...

  25. School RN salary

    nursejennie76 replied to Ashleejoy83's topic in School

    Where i live the school nurse must travel between 6 different schools and makes 10$ an hour, it almost scares me what type of nurse is watching over our kids and thinks that is a good wage for an