CX_EDRN

CX_EDRN

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  1. ER nurses- what do they do for your staff education?

    CX_EDRN replied to alreinsch's topic in Emergency

    We have monthly staff meetings which include CE, usually a dr in a specialized field will hold a 1 hr class on varying topics. Then we have an annual competency fair, our required certs and a ton of...

  2. TNCC?

    CX_EDRN replied to m0lasses's topic in Emergency

    I was in the same position you are in and I did take TNCC prior to going to the ED. I don't really feel like it was that big of a factor in the hiring process nor did it help all that much during the...

  3. Precepting Med-Surg Nurse to ED

    CX_EDRN replied to Lev's topic in Emergency

    Oh, and I forgot to add that I was expected to go through our trauma lockers repeatedly until I had memorized where most of the equipment lived. It was not uncommon for a charge to walk up to me...

  4. Precepting Med-Surg Nurse to ED

    CX_EDRN replied to Lev's topic in Emergency

    I think the first shift or so is just a general orientation- this is where this, this is what we do when x happens. Big, generalized stuff. Then you can begin to see areas of strength/weakness. Ask...

  5. New Grad Starts in ED !!!!!! HELP !!!

    CX_EDRN replied to LouDogg's topic in Emergency

    Ask questions, a lot of them. Get in on critical situations, don't hang back when stuff that you know how to do needs to get done. Volunteer to run the I-Stat, hook the patient up to the monitor, get...

  6. Potential safety issue

    CX_EDRN replied to amzyRN's topic in Emergency

    No care is initiated in our lobby, but people are seen in triage and either wait in the triage chairs (if they are lined/labbed) or are sent back to the lobby until there is a

  7. Will taking TNCC help me transition easier to ER?

    CX_EDRN replied to Lizzie1968's topic in Emergency

    I took TNCC before I applied to my ED, but I don't think it was all that pivotal in a) getting the position or b) helping me in traumas. I was able to audit it a few months later (after being hired in...

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

    CX_EDRN replied to melmacrn's topic in Emergency

    Our techs do most of the transporting to the floors, unless they are monitored. Our ICU RNs come get their patients and the obs floor usually sends a tech to come get their patients from us. We have...