ashleyjean3

ashleyjean3

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  1. Ring Cutters

    ashleyjean3 posted a topic in Emergency

    We are looking at getting new ring cutters as the ones we have are awful! What does your ED

  2. WSSU FNP Program

    ashleyjean3 replied to CarolinaGirl'99's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Ok. My email is

  3. WSSU FNP Program

    ashleyjean3 replied to CarolinaGirl'99's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    I believe that class will be 1 or 2 days a week with clinical starting in the second semester for 2-3 days a week. I think we will learn alot at orientation in a few weeks. Do you want to meet up...

  4. WSSU FNP Program

    ashleyjean3 replied to CarolinaGirl'99's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    I was accepted too...would love to network with you guys before we start! my email is

  5. Help Please!!

    ashleyjean3 posted a topic in Emergency

    At my ED we are trying to implement a new policy where the ICU nurse comes to the ED to transport their patients to floor and recieve bedside report. Our tech aids in transport. I am currious to the...

  6. Have they gotten rid of Respiratory Therapists where you work, also?

    ashleyjean3 replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I work in the emergency deparment and we do not use RT. We give our own neb treatments, collect ABG's, etc. the only thing we use RT for is to bring us down bipaps and collect

  7. Power port/mediport

    ashleyjean3 replied to Christy1019's topic in Emergency

    When in question if the patient has a chest xray, the port will say on it if it is power point (shows up on xray). At least the ones our facility uses

  8. ECPI?????????? Please Comment???

    ashleyjean3 replied to henryswife's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Cleveland Community also has an LPN program. It is only 45 minutes outside of charlotte. I would much rather drive that far then pay out the butt for the same

  9. Last Name on ID Badges

    ashleyjean3 replied to phillyrn10's topic in Emergency

    Our badges have our first name and last initial on them when issued. almost everyone, including me, covered our last initial with a sticker or

  10. Bicillin injections

    ashleyjean3 replied to lene1000's topic in Patient Medications

    i do not push out air

  11. ED Admissions

    ashleyjean3 posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    At my ED we are trying to implement a new policy where the ICU nurse comes to the ED to transport their patients to floor and recieve bedside report. Our tech aids in transport. I am currious to the...

  12. pediatric vital signs

    ashleyjean3 replied to dan_dfc's topic in Emergency

    we get BP on kids 3 and

  13. Public Service Announcement

    ashleyjean3 replied to ThrowEdNurse's topic in Emergency

    amen!

  14. Help Please!!

    ashleyjean3 replied to ashleyjean3's topic in Emergency

    It is called the "pull" system and it is supposed to improve patient flow. The ICU has been receptive so

  15. Advice on Charlotte, NC

    ashleyjean3 replied to zink333's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    NO presby is an ASN. I think Mercy is the only diploma program left in the

  16. Advice on Charlotte, NC

    ashleyjean3 replied to zink333's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Presbyterian also has the repayment program as well as Carolinas. Mercy is a diploma

  17. template? matrix? How do you staff your ER?

    ashleyjean3 replied to scrmblr's topic in Emergency

    We staff our 36 bed trauma center with: 5 nurses at 7a 2 nurses at 9a 2 nurses at 11a 1 nurse at 1p 1 nurse at 3p 1 nurse at 5p 5 nurses at

  18. How many of us work on RN only units?

    ashleyjean3 replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    Our Emergency Department is RNs only. Our techs are all EMT intermediates or

  19. What you get for nurses week

    ashleyjean3 replied to chevyv's topic in General Nursing

    We got lunch boxes and a nice t shirt. they also had a diffrent activity each day. we had breakfast one day, rovoing massage therapist on tuesday, a BIG lunch wed, thur they gave us movie passes, and...

  20. Dress Codes for the ER

    ashleyjean3 replied to nursebrandie28's topic in Emergency

    We wear white and black in our ER. I think your just being difficult. Suck it up and wear the

  21. What would you say?

    ashleyjean3 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have to speak to a local high school group about becoming a nurse. I need to include like what to do to get into college, what nursing school is like, and what nursing is like? What would you tell...

  22. Pay issues

    ashleyjean3 replied to Ramrodthegreat's topic in General Nursing

    uh, no. i mean a 4 year degree. see: http://hsc.unm.edu/som/emsacad/alspage.shtml not many places offer the bs in paramedic. i know that none of our ems medics have a 4 year degree and i would bet...

  23. Calling Docs by their first name...

    ashleyjean3 replied to zamboni's topic in General Nursing

    now that I think about it in our ER we call the physician assistants and nurse practioners by their first name but we call the doctors Dr so and

  24. ER Nurses Week-What's everyone doing?

    ashleyjean3 replied to ERnewbieRN's topic in Emergency

    we got really nice shirts and

  25. Dnp

    ashleyjean3 posted a topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Hey I am wondering if anyone can give me information on a DNP....I am looking into a program but am not really sure what I can do with my