torie RN, NRP, CEN

torie RN, NRP, CEN has 3 years experience and specializes in emergency/ED.

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1. Will my EMT experience help get a job as an ER-Nurse?

   torie RN, NRP, CEN replied to Socal_EMT's topic in Emergency

   Yes, I am a paramedic. And since you want to bash my CEN certification, I am also a critical care transport/flight RN with one of the most prestigious programs in the country. I got the job after 3...

2. Sepsis in your facility/ED

   torie RN, NRP, CEN replied to Lev's topic in Emergency

   We call our sepsis protocols in triage a "Code Purple". We overhead page it in the ER so phlebotomy and an ED MD knows to come to triage or the exam room the patient is brought to to evaluate the...

3. Will my EMT experience help get a job as an ER-Nurse?

   torie RN, NRP, CEN replied to Socal_EMT's topic in Emergency

   So California RNs, within the nursing scope of practice, can do surgical crics, administer RSI medications, intubate patients, make the decision to synchronized cardiovert or transcutaneous pace...

4. Ex Employers giving bad references

   torie RN, NRP, CEN replied to Jen4nursing's topic in General Nursing

   I know the large hospital corporation that I work for can only tell anyone calling for a reference if you are eligible for

5. Was I told wrong information?

   torie RN, NRP, CEN replied to LeahJess's topic in Emergency

   As a RN and a paramedic, I think I can clarify a few things. I was a paramedic before I was a RN. In the Commonwealth of Virginia, there are RN-to-paramedic bridge programs. Not a whole lot of them...

6. Studying for CEN

   torie RN, NRP, CEN replied to dee789's topic in Emergency

   I just passed my CEN on July 26th. I used the MED-ED Jeff Solheim's CEN review (worth the $170 since they'll pay you back your money if you fail) and the CEN review book (the one published in 2009)....

7. Interview at Duke

   torie RN, NRP, CEN replied to Daisy90's topic in North Carolina Nursing

   Did anyone else receive the email from HR for the Skill Survey references post-interview or