by Nurse Susan | Mar 19, 2018 | Nursing tales, Study Guides
Are you thinking about becoming a Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN)? Want to know what to study and how to study? Ever since I passed the CEN, I have been getting asked what I did to study for the CEN. Before I answer this question, I want you all to know, I studied...
by Nurse Susan | Jan 3, 2018 | Signs and Symptoms
Chest pain is a diverse topic. Patients who present to the ER with chest pain could be having a life-threatening cardiac or respiratory condition. As a nurse, your job is to figure out: is the patient having a heart attack? An aortic aneurysm? A pulmonary embolism?...
by Nurse Susan | Nov 13, 2017 | Emergency Medications, Pharmacology
Besides being fun to say, Amiodarone is no joke. In the Emergency Setting, it is used for atrial and ventricular cardiac arrhythmia’s, you know the kind you press code blue for and pee your pants a little. It also has some not so awesome side effects that you...
by Nurse Susan | Jun 30, 2017 | Emergency Medications, Pharmacology
Epinephrine (AKA adrenaline) is a non-selective adrenergic agonist. What the heck does that even mean? Let’s break this down. Adrenergic: The part of our neurological system that uses adrenaline and noradrenaline as the neurotransmitter. It’s like the...
by Nurse Susan | Jun 30, 2017 | Uncategorized
Do you know how to recognize an emergency? Not like a ‘no toilet paper after a poop’ kind of emergency…But a life or death emergency? I’ve got news for you… As a nurse that is your J-O-B. Please don’t be ill prepared for these...
