CraigB-RN

CraigB-RN MSN, RN

Critical Care, Emergency, Education, Informatics

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  1. Does Level of Trauma Center matter?

    CraigB-RN replied to NurseMedic28's topic in Emergency

    It's not so much the level but the acuity and volume of patients. A level 2 community hospital can see sicker patients than a level 1 academic

  2. ED to Informatics ... nervous!

    CraigB-RN replied to Lunah's topic in Emergency

    Why the heck going for another MSN? If your going back go for Doctorate of some

  3. VA Hiring Process

    CraigB-RN replied to wife&mommyRN's topic in Government, Military

    Congratulations

  4. Hospital Nurse Educator Salary

    CraigB-RN replied to JaxJax5423's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    That is why I took hospital based nurse educator position in place instead of faculty position. With seniority and everything that kind of salary isn't common, but it's not unheard

  5. O2 for Unresponsive Pt

    CraigB-RN replied to myhoagie02's topic in Emergency

    Wasn't trying to slam you. Sorry if it came across that way. Was just a comment about painting a picture. Cheap example is an athlete. RR of 12 and HR of 45 is probably WNL for Lance Armstrong....

  6. Blood Collection Variables are a Risk to Patients

    CraigB-RN replied to Nerd eNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Here are a couple of published studies. Most errors are miss labeling, Hemolysis and contamination of blood cultures. You don't see much published because this is mostly an internal QI and Risk...

  7. O2 for Unresponsive Pt

    CraigB-RN replied to myhoagie02's topic in Emergency

    Just an aside. It's helpful to have actually vital signs when having these discussions. VS WNL is a null statement that doesn't really tell anyone anything and medical legally not worth the ink used...

  8. O2 for Unresponsive Pt

    CraigB-RN replied to myhoagie02's topic in Emergency

    The Pt probably did not need supplemental O2. What you didn't say was if the EMS unit had ETCO2. Oxygen isn't a panacea. It's actually a caustic medication, that should never be given...

  9. do i have what it takes?

    CraigB-RN replied to tabitha1979's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    Go for it. Check out the job posting and make sure you know the requirements. The mandatory vs nice to have things. Put your best foot forward and put in that application. The requirements are...

  10. Central line insertion

    CraigB-RN replied to pet2012's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Would have been a good idea to have another person in the room, but not a necessity. Having another person who can get things when needed, or help if things go wrong would be very beneficial. It's...

  11. Do you disclose AN to coworkers

    CraigB-RN replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    I don't hide who I am. People know my twitter name, my blog, and although I don't advertise, my user name here is pretty easy to figure out. I don't post anything that I wouldn't say publicly I the...

  12. VA Clinical Ladder

    CraigB-RN replied to PMFB-RN's topic in Government, Military

    You'll find that in many facilities both civilian and VA, just doing your job well isn't a criteria for a clinical ladder. For each level there is well spelled out criteria. Where the system fails...

  13. Post ops coming back to ED as "holding" patients

    CraigB-RN replied to anursedad's topic in Emergency

    What mostly likely is happening is that somewhere in the background someone is carving up the ED and the square footage of the bed space becomes an inpatient or other type of space, but no longer an...

  14. VA RN grading and pay. Was there a mistake?

    CraigB-RN replied to Healthygina's topic in Government, Military

    As soon as you get there, look around and find out who really understands the system. Make friends with them! Like any bureaucracy it is big and complicated. But manageable. Keep a notebook or log...

  15. New to ER

    CraigB-RN replied to eacu's topic in Emergency

    Welcome to the world of emergency medicine. Good references, either online or in paper are necessary, but like the previous poster suggested. Just relax for now.. You want to have a plan and a goal...

  16. Is LinkedIn Necessary?

    CraigB-RN replied to bete-noire's topic in General Nursing

    The whole social media environment is changing. It has become useful for both clinical education, networking etc. Like all tools you get out of it what you put into it. In todays market, using...

  17. CEN

    CraigB-RN replied to ScudderRN31's topic in Emergency

    Check with your local ENA chapter. They may have things

  18. NP or PA

    CraigB-RN replied to Bteti20's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    One other thing to think about is PA school is full time. 2 years. NP school is usually partime 2-3 years. You also have to decide on MSN or DNP for NP and choose a specialty. There are...

  19. Under investigation with no word from the BON?

    CraigB-RN replied to ebslawrl's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Gt to the BON site and verify you your license. Most BON have information on status, i.e under investigation etc. They next thing you can do is to download the board meeting minutes and do a search...

  20. Under investigation with no word from the BON?

    CraigB-RN replied to ebslawrl's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    1st of all Nursys isn't the place to look. Go directly to the BON, check your licensee etc. 16 months is a long time to not have heard something. Even for the most inefficient BON. If your license...

  21. VA RN grading and pay. Was there a mistake?

    CraigB-RN replied to Healthygina's topic in Government, Military

    Yeah. That is probably about right. since 2009 and then BSN in 2015. 1st thing is the VA never makes mistakes. :) Step raises do happen. My time as a CNO and Clinical Educator at a 1000 bed...

  22. Best ways to teach pharm?

    CraigB-RN replied to walkingdeadhead's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Pharm is one of those topics with a mix of pure rote memorization and then concepts based on classification. I tend to start with the classification, and present in the structure of nursing dx. (yes I...

  23. Administering Tylenol to a friend

    CraigB-RN replied to Em31200's topic in General Nursing

    I bet if you went an actually looked at the nurse practice act it states that the act isn't there to prohibit care of family. In the 13 states I've had license they all had some type of statement...

  24. Annual Competency Fair Suggestions

    CraigB-RN replied to kristinc312's topic in Nurse Management

    Take a serious look at what your evaluating in each area. Knowledge level stuff can be done by posters, etc. Are you doing simple skills verification or teaching as well. Depending on your answer,...

  25. Certifications Clarification

    CraigB-RN replied to pkays22's topic in Emergency

    ECRN? Is that the IL emergency communication nurse certification? Pixi just about covered it all. Take the classes when you can, and definitely try to get your employer to pay for them. They might...