EDRNCCmom MSN, RN

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

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1. ED Educator

   EDRNCCmom posted a topic in Emergency

   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 nurses wish they would do. I'm having difficulty f...

2. Need Help Memorizing Pressors?

   EDRNCCmom replied to Lauren RN's topic in General Nursing

   I really enjoyed this video! Very informative, yet very easy to understand. Please make more!

3. Chest Pain Protocols in triage

   EDRNCCmom replied to MidnightSun1's topic in Emergency

   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 wait too if they are stable.

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

   EDRNCCmom replied to melmacrn's topic in Emergency

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

   EDRNCCmom replied to melmacrn's topic in Emergency

   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. Security accompanies the transporter to BHU. This pr...

6. ENA GENE course worth it or no?

   EDRNCCmom replied to EDRNCCmom's topic in Emergency

   Thanks for the reply, LouRN92! I was starting to think no one on allnurses had taken GENE!!

7. ENA GENE course worth it or no?

   EDRNCCmom posted a topic in Emergency

   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 elderly in such a fast paced, noisy environment. For...

8. Do things get better?

   EDRNCCmom replied to champagneferret's topic in Emergency

   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 hard for me to know what she is feeling or thinking...

9. New Grad in the ER

   EDRNCCmom replied to Sarama's topic in Emergency

   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 triage slips, I called back a older patient with ...

10. Am I right to be angry?

    EDRNCCmom replied to Knytstar's topic in General Nursing

    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 abdominal pain. I have noticed that my family doctors...

11. Reason for IV fluids

    EDRNCCmom replied to Matt8700's topic in Emergency

    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 patients (40-50 years) old who come in with syncope....

12. A Headache is not an emergency

    EDRNCCmom replied to Patient4life's topic in 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 deserved to call an ambulance to get to the ED. She ha...

13. Triage Protocols

    EDRNCCmom replied to ERRN4's topic in Emergency

    In the ED I work in there are multiple triage protocols .... Chest pain, Abdominal pain, Sepsis, Vaginal Bleed, UTI, X-rays for injured extremities, stroke to name a few! Medication protocols - Tylenol or Motrin for fevers, Zofran, and LET. Our docto...

14. CEN 2016!

    EDRNCCmom replied to Lev's topic in Emergency

    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 November.

15. Precepting New Grads

    EDRNCCmom replied to EDRNCCmom's topic in Emergency

    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 try to be especially mindful to allow as much hands ...