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  1. Iv Help Needed

    carachel2 replied to AnnetteER's topic in Emergency

    You need to tell your preceptor that you want a day where ALL you do is the IV sticks. Tell everyone on your shift that you want to be the IV starter for the day. Don't let them assign you patients...

  2. NA's in the ED

    carachel2 replied to Shadelyn's topic in Emergency

    Ugh ! I second the attitude thing. When an RN asks you to do something it's *not* because we don't want to do it or are too lazy,etc....it's because there is something we need done that is a higher...

  3. RN experience required?

    carachel2 replied to ICRN2008's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    We have lots of people in our program

  4. what made you decide on taking up nursing??

    carachel2 replied to krissy_07's topic in Nursing Career

    I was originally attracted to nursing because I knew once I had a family I would want a flexible, well paying career that would work around my family and my life. I am still very much attracted to...

  5. Regarding paramedics in ER..why are they paid so terribly ?

    carachel2 posted a topic in Emergency

    Tell me about their education requirements, etc.I know the pay is terrible (at least around here) and they work so hard and are responsible for SO much. I don't understand why the pay discrepancy

  6. How are your classes going??

    carachel2 replied to CardioTrans's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I just finished my FIRST graduate level paper....a theory application paper. Fortunately I have an aunt who is a nursing prof and she is proofing it right now. I 'll turn it in tonight via the net....

  7. New RN in ER: things I don't even know that I don't know!

    carachel2 replied to vampireslayer's topic in Emergency

    I'll tell you what all the other nurses keep telling me when I ask questions and they say "it's the nurses who DON'T ask" that they don't like working with. I've had many a bad day where I feel like a...

  8. Cardiac rehab

    carachel2 replied to Angie O'Plasty's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Here is a link to help you understand more. Like I said, it is my hope that NP's will have a role in cardiac rehab but right now I don't see how it is very feasible and don't understand what their...

  9. Cardiac rehab

    carachel2 replied to Angie O'Plasty's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The term "physician supervision" has been hotly debated in the last year or so. Up until this point, clinics and rehab centers were left on their own to define this term. Some considered the ER docs...

  10. I hate those days where feel totally dumb

    carachel2 posted a topic in Emergency

    I am new to the ER (4 months now) and I had a day yesterday where I hit NADA IV's (liver transplant patient, dialysis patient, etc.etc,....one right after the other) and a patient from a nursing home...

  11. Cardiac rehab

    carachel2 replied to Angie O'Plasty's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I would be interested to know what their duties consist of. We had a c.r. rehab center shut down per government agencies because the facility was owned by a cardiology group and they were, of course,...

  12. Cardiac rehab

    carachel2 replied to Angie O'Plasty's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I've worked cardiac rehab for the past ten years in Texas and have not encountered a single NP in cardiac rehab. The reason I have been given is because cardiac rehab is heavily reliant on medicare...

  13. I hate those days where feel totally dumb

    carachel2 replied to carachel2's topic in Emergency

    Thanks everyone for your reassurance. I need to remember I have had days where I was equally just as competent....but they are hard to remember when you have a bady day, you know

  14. I hate those days where feel totally dumb

    carachel2 replied to carachel2's topic in Emergency

    Ah well, now I feel a bit dumber. Apparently 86 people have looked at this post and only one has responded ! Thanks for your kind words. I can assure everyone who is reading but not responding that I...

  15. Bedside Report?????

    carachel2 replied to ckh23's topic in Emergency

    We do bedside reporting. I am new to the ER, so I like it. I'm not sure how I would like it if I was a 20 yr veteran...some of them are a bit resistant. Management is very much behind the movement and...

  16. Real life in the ER vs. what we're taught in nursing school

    carachel2 replied to vampireslayer's topic in Emergency

    I'm new in the ER too, but with about 3 months under my belt. I've seen what you've seen, adjusted some of my methods and still had many other areas where I refuse to decrease my level of care. All of...

  17. Breaks in the ER

    carachel2 replied to chellet98's topic in Emergency

    Gosh....I feel like our charge nurses and managers really need a pat on the back. We have an RN staffed from 12-12 and the first thing she does when she comes on is start subbing for nurses to take...

  18. Refugees from NO

    carachel2 replied to teeituptom's topic in General Nursing

    but only had one patient. We do not know why, but the EMS guys who kept coming in said they were loading up one hospital at a time .... which made no sense to us. We had two NO patients the whole...

  19. Hating RN life...Is life as an NP really better?

    carachel2 replied to NurseCherlove's topic in Nursing Career

    I don't want to rain on your parade, just give you more of an umbrella :) Acute Care NP's have VERY stressful jobs and are at the bedside in intensive care units making very critical decisions. There...

  20. Thyroid Storm?

    carachel2 replied to Happy-ER-RN's topic in Emergency

    What were other assessment findings ? Posterior breath sounds ? Any edema

  21. Nurse Practitioner ECG practice

    carachel2 replied to sirI's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Siri...is this your daughter's EKG ? Just

  22. Nurse Practitioner ECG practice

    carachel2 replied to sirI's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Inferolateral with right ventricular involvement. I am hesitant to say that because there is no ST elevation in V2 or Lead 2 .....???? The ST segments look kind of concave in their elevation and would...

  23. transitioning to the ER

    carachel2 replied to nursepenny's topic in Emergency

    With your experience, you are going to do just fine. I found the ER/Trauma Checkmate to be helpful...but honestly, the stuff I really need is not in a pocket reference. I had CCU and ICU experience,...

  24. Rn - Msn (fnp)

    carachel2 replied to JentheRN05's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    It is a local university based program, but a lot of the coursework is distance learning. With these two classes I have exactly 4 dates during the semester that I *must* attend class.....otherwise the...

  25. Rn - Msn (fnp)

    carachel2 replied to JentheRN05's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am just starting an NP program, but I can tell you what I know so far. I am going part-time (6 hrs/semester = 2 classes) and my tuition was about 1800.00; books for one class = 235.00 and probably...