EDRNCCmom

EDRNCCmom MSN, RN

Emergency Department

MSN, RN, CEN, CPEN

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About EDRNCCmom

EDRNCCmom is a MSN, RN and specializes in Emergency Department.


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  1. ED Educator

    I recently accepted a position as the educator in the ED in which I have worked since 2013. Looking for suggestions as to what other ED educators do that ED nurses like and what they don't do that ED...
  2. Need Help Memorizing Pressors?

    I really enjoyed this video! Very informative, yet very easy to understand. Please make
  3. Chest Pain Protocols in triage

    Your ED sounds just like the one I work in! We do the same thing - EKG - wait if non ischemic and lab work sent. We try to get chest pain patients back as soon as we can but sometimes they have to...
  4. Transporting Patients from ER to Floor. Your Process?

  5. Transporting Patients from ER to Floor. Your Process?

    We have employees who job is solely to work as transporters. RNs take any patients to the unit. RNs also take patients who are on any iv drip that can affect BP or heart rate or has blood infusing....
  6. ENA GENE course worth it or no?

    Thanks for the reply, LouRN92! I was starting to think no one on allnurses had taken
  7. ENA GENE course worth it or no?

    So my title basically states what I'm wondering? Is ENA's GENE course worth taking? I work in an ED that sees a large population of elderly and I would love to better understand how to care for the...
  8. Do things get better?

    My advice to you is to communicate with your preceptor. I currently am precepting a new graduate nurse. Communication is the key. The current new graduate that is with me is very quiet and it can be...
  9. New Grad in the ER

    I just got home after a 12 hour shift in the ED. The last four hours I was in triage without a tech. And the patients kept coming. I had on lady sign in for "tripped over a toy." When looking over the...
  10. Am I right to be angry?

    I agree with this train of thought. In the ED I work in, discharge instructions are catered towards diagnosis. If you come in for abdominal pain which turns out benign, you get a basic handout on...
  11. Reason for IV fluids

    I agree with your thought line. Certain patients warrant a line even if no medications are ordered. I have had too many patients who come in looking stable but quickly crump. Especially those young...
  12. A Headache is not an emergency

    Let me just say that I have been following this thread and it has came to my mind as I work. Just yesterday, I had a patient come in via ambulance for a headache . . . she was a patient who truly...
  13. Triage Protocols

    In the ED I work in there are multiple triage protocols .... Chest pain, Abdominal pain, Sepsis, lady partsl Bleed, UTI, X-rays for injured extremities, stroke to name a few! Medication protocols -...
  14. CEN 2016!

    Congratulations!! 🤗What an accomplishment! I agree that the ENA book is helpful! I did all of the review test in it prior to successfully passing my CEN in
  15. Precepting New Grads

    Thanks everyone for the great advice! I remember the scared feeling of being a new grad and I want the newbies to feel supported and helped. I'm seeing a trend in the post regarding skills - I will...