rgroyer1RNBSN

rgroyer1RNBSN BSN, RN

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  1. I Passed I Passed I'm A Lpn Now

    rgroyer1RNBSN replied to carrieLPN2006's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Congrats Carrie:balloons: :balloons: :nurse: :roll :chuckle :smiley_aa :smiley_aa :cheers: I also have a tip for LPN students and new LPN's I was an LPN before RN but im moving back to the rural...

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

    rgroyer1RNBSN replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    Yes he made it and since I was charge nurse he made his a$$ go right out the front door and get his own ride because I wouldnt authorize EMS to take his stupid a$$ home, he was so mad at me when I...

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

    rgroyer1RNBSN replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    We had a guy one night who came in by ambulance for c/o a sore throat. It went like this: EMS: Barnes, Barnes this is St.Louis county EMS 4 Me: Go ahead EMS 4 EMS: Yes barnes we have a 26 y/o male...

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

    rgroyer1RNBSN replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    hey I sunburn and mine are very bad so bad they blister and turn into 2nd degree burns and it doesnt matter how much sun block I put on I still burn baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad! I have had to go to er but...

  5. what treatment do patients who present with migraines......

    rgroyer1RNBSN replied to froghair's topic in Emergency

    our protocol is usually the following: Benadryl 50 IV Compazine 25 IV or phenergan 25 IV Ketrolac 30 IV Norsaline 10 Mls Iv push actually a flush of ns but it seems to work on the drug seekers if it...

  6. Dumping patients in the ER

    rgroyer1RNBSN replied to noc_owl's topic in Emergency

    God I hate when people dump there loved ones on us. it sucks for the pt. What ever happened to honor thy mother, father, grandparents.

  7. Got any funny acronyms at your ER???

    rgroyer1RNBSN replied to RNin92's topic in Emergency

    [color=cyan] fobsobss-fat old ba$ta&r# short of breath shoveling snow- used for our old guys that come in the winter complaning about chest pain and shortness of breath after shoveling snow 1 +...

  8. Tips for nurses in their first year of nursing

    rgroyer1RNBSN replied to Brian's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Dont be afraid at all. ask your charge nurse for help were always glad to help and appreciate it when a new nurse asks for our help. We hate it when they dont ask go off on there own and mess

  9. "but doctors are better than nurses"

    rgroyer1RNBSN replied to AussieJack's topic in General Nursing

    oh i love this discussion who would actually care for the pts. i mean wouldnt it be scary not to have any

  10. Clinical tech

    rgroyer1RNBSN replied to Jenn1228's topic in General Nursing

    My hospital will hire a clinic tech and train them if they have 4 or more months of cna or emt

  11. to sedate or not to sedate...

    rgroyer1RNBSN replied to dfk's topic in MICU, SICU

    Im working ICU. I have worked er and I also cover the chopper. And I do have the training to manage a difficult airway from being an emt-p besides a nurse to. None of are docs infact I ask quite a few...

  12. Can you believe this ?!!?

    rgroyer1RNBSN replied to bluesky's topic in MICU, SICU

    Dont worry you were right you probabley saved the pt. from another horrible reaction.:kiss And I love those morons who think they went to some form of nursing school and can watch our monitors for us...

  13. Meds you hate to give....

    rgroyer1RNBSN replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    I dont know we just started giving Kytril to, I like it, but our docs have always been big on phenergan,compazine, and tigan. They mostly like phenergan and they like to give it iv, I think its...

  14. Meds you hate to give....

    rgroyer1RNBSN replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh yeah I dont like Nubain or Buprenorphine(Buprenex) just like nubain there horrible when we give them to an Icu patient for pain when theyve been getting MS and the doc decides to switch to one of...

  15. Meds you hate to give....

    rgroyer1RNBSN replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    I hate giving: Dilaudid-For the same reason , my patients get to loopy:uhoh3: :roll Phenergan and Compazine- seems to make my patients to edgy and anxious:uhoh21: :roll...

  16. All you do is pass meds and chart....I do everything else........

    rgroyer1RNBSN replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    Well Im ICU charge where I work, and let me tell you we have an 80 bed ICU. We work in teams of 2 RN's,2 LPN's, and 2 Aides/PCT's to about 8 to 10 beds to a team. And I understand about the aides work...

  17. do any of you work in anything other than ltc as an LPN?

    rgroyer1RNBSN replied to Princess74's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Also Keep in mind you will probabley be the charge nurse in

  18. Can average student be LPN

    rgroyer1RNBSN replied to Butterflybee's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Well I was an LPN before I became an RN about ((3) sorry im not the typist) years ago. I also teach LPN, aide, and drug calculations classes, to be specific math for health occupations at our...

  19. Hi everyone, Im New

    rgroyer1RNBSN posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    Hi everyone, my name is Rodney, I went to LPN school three long years ago. I have since got my BSN. The problem is all Ive had to do with the LPN was work in the longterm care facility(another fancey...

  20. Is Indiana RN allowed to give Ketamine for procedural sedation ??

    rgroyer1RNBSN replied to samaritan's topic in Emergency

    I dont know about Indiana but I live in MO St.Louis, And we are allowed to. and genrally are RSI Protocol usually is the following: Vancuronium(Pavillion) or sucs Morphine or Meperidine Etomidate...