ED Nurse, RN

ED Nurse, RN

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  1. Verbal Hand-off Reports - Are they no longer necessary?

    ED Nurse, RN replied to yr.pedsnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I honestly have no idea what point you are trying to make, or what you are trying to say in this post. Maybe proofread and give specific examples of the point you are trying to bring to light. "Oh...

  2. Verbal Hand-off Reports - Are they no longer necessary?

    ED Nurse, RN replied to yr.pedsnurse's topic in General Nursing

    What point are you trying to make exactly? I responded to a pp who said that we should be telling pt's and family how dangerous these practices are and yada, yada, yada- I pointed out that 1) it is...

  3. Verbal Hand-off Reports - Are they no longer necessary?

    ED Nurse, RN replied to yr.pedsnurse's topic in General Nursing

    But its policy- breaking policy wil get you fired. Please don't insinuate that what I'm doing is not safe- like I said, in the years we've done it there has NEVER been compromising to a pt or the...

  4. Vein Illuminator

    ED Nurse, RN replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    I don't personally like those- I prefer using ultrasound. Takes some time to learn and get used to, but makes a world of

  5. Verbal Hand-off Reports - Are they no longer necessary?

    ED Nurse, RN replied to yr.pedsnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I would not suggest doing this unless you want to get fired. Unless you have research, studies, and numbers to back up the "bad things" are occurring due to these policies, then you are simply...

  6. UPenn MSN 2016

    ED Nurse, RN replied to PMH:awesome's topic in School, College Programs

    I received an email today that said my application has been moved to the summer 2016 term to keep it active for review. Anyone else been told this? Has anyone been given a decision

  7. Verbal Hand-off Reports - Are they no longer necessary?

    ED Nurse, RN replied to yr.pedsnurse's topic in General Nursing

    We also no longer give report to the floors- there was too much arguing, stalling on taking the pt, causing backlog in our end. The pts admitted to the floors are stable- we out an sbar in the...

  8. non see through white scrub tops

    ED Nurse, RN replied to lablonde14's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Wear a tank top under your scrub top. I wear grey's

  9. Air Force COT May 2016

    ED Nurse, RN replied to linds28's topic in Government, Military

    Like previous poster stated, the AF requires a year long fellowship for ED or ICU and you MUST complete two years before even being considered- it's very competitive. I agree again with PP- I would...

  10. WHAT TO DO...Nurse is refusing to give PRN medication

    ED Nurse, RN replied to purplenurse1's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Write an incident report each time the pt states they have not received the prn medications- include date, time, reason the nurse told the pt they could not have the

  11. Student Loan Debt

    ED Nurse, RN replied to KeepItRealRN's topic in General Students

    It actually only wipes out 1/4-1/3 of one paycheck a month- biweekly paycheck. I also outright own two vehicles and have a mortgage on a nice home. I have no debt other than my student loans and...

  12. Please Help, I'm new & made a huge med error, I'm devastated.

    ED Nurse, RN replied to MasonDixieChic's topic in Patient Medications

    Stupid question, but I'm an ER nurse and have never hung a lasix gtt- is this routinely done? What is the advantage of a lasix gtt vs IVP every few hours? Is it titratable? What situations do you...

  13. Student Loan Debt

    ED Nurse, RN replied to KeepItRealRN's topic in General Students

    Yes, the United States Air Force nurse corps- I was specifically told the school I attended made my application stand out- and when only 68 of 300 applicants are accepted into the AF as a new nurse,...

  14. Student Loan Debt

    ED Nurse, RN replied to KeepItRealRN's topic in General Students

    I am 100 grand in debt- well I've paid it down a bit. I went to a private, not for profit, catholic university, division 1 school, in a large city. I entered a BSN program directly out of high...

  15. Nursing text books

    ED Nurse, RN replied to tymk7's topic in General Nursing

    This is a large and very broad topic covering essentially every aspect of nursing. If you can narrow down a specific area, topic, and focus, you will get more people willing to answer. Even just...

  16. How to 'Sell Oneself' to a New Specialty

    ED Nurse, RN replied to nynursey_'s topic in General Nursing

    You need to tie your current experience into how it will benefit you working in the position you wish to

  17. Average salary for experienced BSN in Atlanta, GA?

    ED Nurse, RN replied to DesertSky's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know the salary in Atlanta, but you can do a google search and come up with a range; however, don't expect too much more than a new nurse out of school, bc two years in the grand scheme of...

  18. Cross fingers and toes please!

    ED Nurse, RN replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in Emergency

    How did it

  19. Reserve RN questions

    ED Nurse, RN replied to ntvastation's topic in Government, Military

    I meant it as in, you can't commit to a full time job, but you can commit to possibly deploy for months at a time? That does not make logical sense if you have other commitments you can't

  20. To Leave or Not To Leave...

    ED Nurse, RN replied to gemmi999's topic in General Nursing

    If you want to stay ER, don't transfer out. Look at other positions and start interviewing, but don't quit your current job. I know how stressful it must be- find others you can confide it. Try to...

  21. Do I need to report to BON?

    ED Nurse, RN replied to NerdyRN26's topic in General Nursing

    If not considered a reportable condition, why report it? But reportable is dependent upon what you think is reportable vs what your state thinks is

  22. Returning to work after tbi

    ED Nurse, RN replied to Maxxsgma's topic in General Nursing

    Your MD is the one who sets limitations, you need to speak with them and then contact your employee health. I know in my dept you cannot work with any limitations or be on "light duty." Good

  23. Pregnant during third semester and deliver in Summer

    ED Nurse, RN replied to WSimsUTC17's topic in General Nursing

    I too, do not understand what having a DVT and PE previously have to do with getting pregnant before 25? If you're on blood thinners then have a conversation with your OB- but regardless, I've never...

  24. Should I become a nurse

    ED Nurse, RN replied to atorenherrinton's topic in Nursing Career

    Nursing is not a career you decide on on a whim from a friend- is this friend medical? To answer your questions you can just spend some time looking around this site and reading threads. Strangers...

  25. Reserve RN questions

    ED Nurse, RN replied to ntvastation's topic in Government, Military

    If you aren't able to commit to a full time job, I would not join the reserves. What happens if you get deployed and are gone for 6+ months. We live in a very unpredictable works currently, and...