neurorn6

neurorn6

ER, ICU, Neuro, Ortho, Med/Surg, Travele

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About neurorn6

neurorn6 has 11 years experience and specializes in ER, ICU, Neuro, Ortho, Med/Surg, Travele.


Married 26 yrs, 2 college kids, born in VA, lived in Southern NJ for 22 years then moved to CO. We now live in KY. Work agency in CO and loved it. Now starting a new chapter with travel nursing.

Latest Activity

  1. New TV Show- Nurse Nation on MTV

    I absolutely refuse to watch this piece of trash. I did see the trailer, and that was enough for me. I want to know what company hired them, so I can avoid them like the plague. Traveling is hard enough without having to overcome the picture that the...
  2. Is it me? What happened to nursing?

    I remember a time when nurses were fighting to become recognized as a profession. They were shouting from the roof tops about how important we were to healthcare. Now we are forced by administration, politicians and the media back into the role of gl...
  3. something really freaked me out

    Stand up, pull up your big girl panties, and instruction one of the tech's to go check the day room. If need be, just ask someone to go with you. This is what we do, we instruct, teach and help not only our patients but our co workers. It gets easier...
  4. I tell every new nurse and even a few more experienced nurses that it is a must have along with your license. Don't ever trust your employer to cover you. You need someone in your corner to help you.
  5. NNU...Where do I sign!?

    I really believe nurses need a national union. We have nursing standards that we have to meet, why not a national union for all. If we don't do something then we are just laborers, not professionals.
  6. If you a true non believer then you should stand by your convictions, just as this faith based organization. Even though you are offering your medical skills, you are representing this religious organizations and they may feel that Faith is an import...
  7. New health care laws and our jobs.

    It all comes down to money. Businesses can easily start to hire part time employees only and therefore not have to provide any form of insurance (this includes nursing homes and hospitals). I have been around long enough to know that nursing is not r...
  8. Do you think psychiatric care is inadequate in the US?

    Once upon a time I start my career working in a state mental instituation. In fact, I was working there in the late 70's when it became popular to "deinstitutionalize" these patients. The hospital was clean, our patients wore clean clothes (their own...
  9. The Slow Code: Justified?

    Slow codes used to be come place in hospitals. Physicians would write or verbals tell us to do a slow code. Usually due to the patient's condition and the family's inability to come to terms with the finality of the patient. Then about 15 years ago, ...
  10. Be kind to nurses... we choose the size of your IV

    Ok, everyone lighten up. This is a site for nurses. So what if we have a dark sense of humor? It sure helps when you have a dying infant in your arms, or a patient bleeding out, or you are choking on your own bile from the smell of a burn patient. Wi...
  11. 12 hour shifts...dangerous?

    I have worked both 8, 12 and 16 hour shifts. Currently, I work 6 12 hour shifts and have 8 days off. It isn't easy but you do what you have to do. While we are entitled to a 30 minute lunch break, often it doesn't happen. It is all part of nursing.
  12. Be kind to nurses... we choose the size of your IV

    I have a feeling that only a few of us, who have few years under our belts will really appreciate this. Sometimes you have to find humor in weird places. If you don't you will lose it. The stress we live under takes it's toll. My husband refuses to h...
  13. In answer to your remark about being able to pay rent or pay for medications. The answer is yes! Some of us have gone hungry (and I mean for more than a few hours) so our children could eat. Yes, some of us have gone without insurance, but made sure ...
  14. New Grad. Want to work in the ICU

    I have to be honest, I am old school and believe that no new grad should be in any specialty unit, such as ICU. You need to spend time on med/surg getting your feet wet. ICU and ER nurses (any specialty nurse) for the most part have strong personalit...
  15. New Nurse....Having a tough time!

    Welcome to the wonderful world of nursing. Congratulations, you survived a night from hell. We have all had them. The time you learn on med/surg will teach you a multiude of skills which will help you grow as a nurse. Just remember, speak up for your...