GCom24 ASN, RN

I absolutely love EMCrit, it's what introduced me to the world of FOAMed. Definitely check them out and SMACC. If you're still hungry: Total EM, and The Skeptic's Guide to Emergency Medicine. Also, check out the blog RebelEM. Another great one that I...

You'd love my hospital then ;P They've come up with this system where we print out a "SBAR" sheet that is automatically filled in with hx, vs, meds given, IV site, etc. etc., we fax it to the receiving floor. Then we call them and say "I've faxed the...

Hi all, a position for a ED Team Lead just opened in my dept and I've applied. I don't know if any of you are familiar with the Myers Briggs personality types, but I'm an ISTP-A. As an introvert, I know I don't fit the typical archetype of a "leader"...

Thanks for the advice! I actually had my interview today, and feel like I killed it. There's two other candidates, but I should know something in about 2 weeks. So I'm pretty excited. I think as an ISTP, I will be able to bring a unique leadership st...

Just to help vary your sample: 26-bed ER, two of which are trauma rooms. We run Fast Track in 8,9,10, and "MSE." Room 9 has 4 chairs in it for lowest of acuity patients. So Fast Track, maxed out, would be seeing 7-8 patients. One nurse, one mid-leve...

My view on what will happen, he will open insurance companies to be sold across state-lines which will broaden the market, slash through geographic monopolies and allow the beauty of competition to flourish. This will drive companies to provide highl...

So, in this specific situation. I will guarantee that the doctor. "Hey, you have xyz, I'd like to keep you at least over night to make sure your xyz lab stays stable, your BP is stable, etc. But everything looks fairly normal right now, but you had c...

Just have to bump this again. If you're done with it, carry on. It is bewildering that marijuana is talked about as if it's a mind-altering substance in the same caliber as LSD or psilocybin. I do not think anyone so far has argued that marijuana, wh...

1. A general and open disdain for psych patients. So, psych patients can be very testing. A general ED course involves, presentation, needs medical clearance, needs 1-2 liters of fluid to lower a CPK, then patient holds a bed for 10 or more hours (I ...

What is your certification? FNP? AGACNP? Dual-certified? Post-masters certs? Any thoughts on ENP programs vs FNP with ENP cert?

Not sure where you are geographically, or in your program, but, in my state, we hire ED Techs that either A) Are a CNA, B) Are a EMT, or C) Have completed one year of nursing school. Option C is how I got to spend weekends during my second year of n...

Hey everyone, I know this thread has been quiet for awhile, but I'm looking at GWU's RN-BSN/MSN bridge program. I'm just curious about the admission requirements. So.. my ADN GPA is 2.78... Not very good at all, I know. There are 10 credits that I n...

I'll throw in my two cents here, I'm definitely struggling with this idea right now. I'm looking at DO, PA and NP routes of advancement. At this point in my life, I definitely wish I had somehow had the foresight to go straight to med school out of h...

I didn't know about that verse, I like that! Thanks! I always thought that a right or left upper arm tattoo would be classic.

Love that verse, didn't know about that! I always thought a classic right or left upper arm tattoo would be awesome.

What up allnurses, simple question here. The caduceus symbol (two snakes, one staff, wings) is commonly used to represent healthcare/medicine, much nursing-related paraphernalia, etc. While historically speaking, this is incorrect, The caduceus is t...

We have recently changed our report and transport processes. ER Techs can transport all pts except ICU. If the pt is going medical, then our report is filling out a SBAR form, faxing it to the floor, confirming that it was received, do you have any q...

What's up allnurses? I just want to bounce some questions off the wealth of experience around these boards. I work in an ED now, been here almost a year now, I also worked as a PNA for my last year of my ADN program. In between that, I worked a year ...

Very good read on why NS is not a one size fits all solution and is given far too liberally. PulmCrit: We should engineer a new crystalloid

Hi there fellow nurses! I'm an ADN, graduated in 2014. I've worked in Med-Surg and now work in the ED (which I looove). I feel ready to advance myself and move forward. I'm looking into an MSN program. However, I'm kind of hesitant because I'm not re...

Been a nurse now for a little over a year.. Worked in Med-Surg since I graduated, I always wanted to do ER, that was my dream. I wouldn't trade it for anything. Nursing school taught me a great deal about myself. And this career has only continued to...

My two cents... When you eat healthy you're forcing other people to confront their lack of self-control, motivation, will-power, etc. Especially in this field. We all -know- we should make healthy eating choice, we are all intimately involved with th...

Usually, it seems like I can't even blink 3 times before my phone is ringing again. There are days few and far between where the call volume is low. Overall though, it seems like someone is constantly calling. Doc, lab, PT, secretary, patient, family...

When I was an ED Tech, there was a particular night shift tech that would come in, and while others would complain about uncollected urine or an EKG that had just popped up before shift change, etc. Eddie would always say "Man, we're open 24 hours, t...

Hi everyone! I'm a RN with 1+ years experience in Med/Surg Nephrology and will be moving to the ED in October . My question is what are some good resources for healthcare news, advances in medicine, research, etc? I just want to be well-informed on w...