JessiekRN

JessiekRN has 5 years experience and specializes in Emergency.

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1. Is anyone using Cerner in their ER?

   JessiekRN replied to BrnEyedGirl's topic in Emergency

   We switched to Cerner from Edims last summer. I still dislike Cerner intensely. I find it to be anything but straightforward. It is awkward and disorganized. Not only non ER friendly but non nurse...

2. How Hard is it to Start in the ER?

   JessiekRN replied to madisenclaire's topic in Emergency

   I started out in med surg and am now over a year and a half in the ER. I didn't know exactly what I wanted when I graduated nursing school and was open to taking anything that would be a learning...

3. Didn't know where to put this, but help?

   JessiekRN replied to BeccaC623's topic in General Students

   Think about it this way- many nurses (and other individuals) come in contact with patients many, many times before they are even diagnosed with anything. I work in the ER where patients are seen...

4. Need a hug

   JessiekRN replied to beeker's topic in General Nursing

   Amen to that ktwlpn. This customer service nonsense is getting seriously out of hand- gd forbid we tell people the truth or what they need to hear. Gd forbid we offend anyone. Common sense has gone...

5. What are your pet peeves?

   JessiekRN replied to forgop's topic in Emergency

   "Am I going to be admitted?" As patient walks into the room. One of these days I'm going to just say exactly what I'm thinking. Which is. How the hell am I supposed to know? Why don't you tell me what...

6. Happy er nurses week

   JessiekRN replied to floridaRN38's topic in Emergency

   My ER managers were kind enough to show us nurses their appreciation by buying us.. I can't make this up.. A marker. And as they were handing us our sharpie pens, we were told it was so we "could keep...

7. From the floor to the ER

   JessiekRN replied to turnforthenurse's topic in Emergency

   I will admit- it was a pretty humbling experience! I've been in the ED for over a year now, after almost three and a half years on the floor. It was a tough experience to go from being a preceptor, to...

8. I apologize

   JessiekRN replied to uRNmyway's topic in Emergency

   Just think of it all as job

9. LOC or ABC first?

   JessiekRN replied to Caffeinated RN's topic in Emergency

   Airway is the priority. A patient's LOC will not kill them. So if to maintain airway patency you need to assess LOC to determine how to maintain patency, that's fine. But that's the sole reason LOC...

10. nurses don't know when they're orientating

    JessiekRN replied to proud nurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Thanks Ruby Vee. I thought I was the only one

11. Whats your biggest pet peeve working in the ED?

    JessiekRN replied to Whts_Ur_Emergency?'s topic in Emergency

    "When are they going to move her out of the hallway and into a room?" What I actually say: "let me speak with my charge nurse and see what I can do. I apologize we're very busy today. I know being in...

12. Whats your biggest pet peeve working in the ED?

    JessiekRN replied to Whts_Ur_Emergency?'s topic in Emergency

    "Are they going to be admitting her?" Ma'am you just got into your room. How about we do some blood work and figure out what's going on

13. What do you do first, besides "ABC"?

    JessiekRN replied to BSNbeauty's topic in Emergency

    Okay- I agree with you completely. You're right in the sense that prioritization is not clear cut and entirely dependent on the situation. But I think the OP is aware of that. Patient in respiratory...

14. What do you do first, besides "ABC"?

    JessiekRN replied to BSNbeauty's topic in Emergency

    Also I don't think the above poster was talking about hanging out doing nothing till the dr sees the patient to save herself some work. What I think you missed was that she said sometimes you simply...

15. What do you do first, besides "ABC"?

    JessiekRN replied to BSNbeauty's topic in Emergency

    Larry.. With all due respect here I wasn't talking about "delaying discharge".. In the sense that I don't let discharged patients sit around for hours so my rooms don't get filled. Rather, if we are...