Jrhemming

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1. TNCC 7th Edition is a Soup Sandwich!

   Jrhemming replied to bodhisattvya's topic in Emergency

   Hey guys I just took tncc last month and it was really stressed to us that the course is a **** hits the fan your by yourself step by step approach to managing a trauma pt. obviously in most cases your going to have at least one other person with you...

2. Where do I belong?

   Jrhemming replied to Jrhemming's topic in Emergency

   Thanks to you that haven't passed judgement and have given very good insight. I feel the fire to get back at it this week and make the most of it.

3. Where do I belong?

   Jrhemming replied to Jrhemming's topic in Emergency

   Thanks so much for you reply very helpful

4. Where do I belong?

   Jrhemming replied to Jrhemming's topic in Emergency

   Well this has been therapeutic. I explain what I like and don't like about where I work to see if another area will be a better fit and I get eye rolls and told I'm doing it wrong because I don't like dealing with an er full of drug seekers and thing...

5. Where do I belong?

   Jrhemming replied to Jrhemming's topic in Emergency

   I'm referring to the people that don't need to be in the ER.

6. Where do I belong?

   Jrhemming replied to Jrhemming's topic in Emergency

   I'm about half way through orientation. I know I'm new and I do plan to stick it out where I'm at for at least a year I'm getting good experience

7. Where do I belong?

   Jrhemming posted a topic in Emergency

   Hey guys I am a new nurse and have been working in an ED for 2 months. From the time I started school I wanted to be in ED but now I'm here I'm second guessing things. Some days are great and I love it other days I want to just go home and quit. The ...

8. New Grad ER Nurse!

   Jrhemming replied to abbynormal43's topic in Emergency

   I too just graduated in December and got hired at a small ER. I have been on the floor for about two weeks. I will tell you your head will be spinning for awhile. Yesterday was the first day I didn't feel completely over whelmed. Learn your charting ...

9. career ladder to ER

   Jrhemming replied to Guest02/04/2016's topic in Emergency

   Just jump in. I just graduated in December had 2 interviews for ER's before I even graduated. Got hired the day after I got my license early this month. I'm sure it depends where you are but if you really want it go for it. I don't know a lot but I'm...

10. how would a nurse assess acute exacerbation of asthma?

    Jrhemming replied to CNS2b11's topic in General Nursing

    Of course you have to look at past medical history and current meds. Known allergies, what brought on symptoms, ect. That way when you get the m.d. Orders and they order something wrong you catch it. If you give or do something that harms the patient...

11. where do you learn blood draws

    Jrhemming replied to direw0lf's topic in General Students

    I had an excellent instructor for my final clinical that told me she would go along with me for any nursing skill I could find, but she wanted to know rationales and what the purpose was with the patients patho. Critical thinking is the most importan...

12. Can my school change prerequisite requirements?

    Jrhemming replied to km1427's topic in General Students

    I ran into the same situation got mad and just dropped out of school. Now 5 years later I'm finally graduated taking nclex soon. You will probably just have to jump through their hoops. Just do it and move on because it's so worth it in the end.

13. How much compassion is necessary to be a Great RN ??

    Jrhemming replied to trhumper's topic in Men

    I ran into a similar situation my first semester of clinicals. Got asked to help with a bed bath the pts stats started dropping half way through we got the nurse and the pt passed. The nurse and the other student I was with began crying. I had no fee...

14. 1st choice for a fresh grad?

    Jrhemming replied to Chan891's topic in Emergency

    I graduate in two weeks and ER was what I thought I wanted to do since I got accepted into nursing school. This semester I got to do days on ER and ICU to see what their day to day is like and I was hooked. I was like you before, not sure if I should...

15. Requesting No Students During Orientation

    Jrhemming replied to purplegal's topic in General Nursing

    I'm 3 weeks from graduation and every clinical that has had orienting nurses on the floor they always get dibs on any skills on the floor that need done.