erichRN

erichRN specializes in geriatrics, telemetry, ICU, admin.

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1. The Real Brian Short - Words from a Friend

   erichRN replied to allnurses Admin Team's topic in General Nursing

   Sorry, just missing too many too fast. Very hard.

2. The Real Brian Short - Words from a Friend

   erichRN replied to allnurses Admin Team's topic in General Nursing

   I am a Vietnam Vet and a recent ('01, 14 years ago) grad. Pretty familiar with suicide. It's almost never rational. Recently (I guess almost 3 years ago now), a good friend in the end stages of esophageal CA took his life. Maybe I can see that. But i...

3. Thank you, Joy Behar!

   erichRN replied to ixchel's topic in Humor

   Way wrong at way too many levels- have to let it go.

4. Life, Death, and Other Matters of Consequence: Part I

   erichRN replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

   Very cool!!!

5. Burn out in the ER

   erichRN replied to traumaRUs's topic in Emergency

   I work on a laid back (relatively) tele unit. It's about all I can handle at the moment. If I am forced (you heard right) to float to ER, I just do what I can do and get help for the rest.

6. Nurse Educator Chronicles: Male Student Nurse on the OB Floor

   erichRN replied to VickyRN's topic in Educators

   I enjoy OB very much. Not only for helping new life into the world and the basic nursing aspect of helping patients, but because so much of what we do in OB could be done differently with much better outcomes. But for me, the door is closed and I jus...

7. Error and Attitude

   erichRN replied to iluvicu's topic in General Nursing

   The quality of nursing care is directly related to job satisfaction, which, in large part, is dependent on relationships with coworkers. If administration really cared about the quality of nursing care they provide, they would have several avenues f...

8. Clinic patients picket hospital

   erichRN replied to Rohan's topic in Montana

   As is the case most of the time, the bottom line is money. Obviously, the NP care is far better from the perspective of the patients; I haven't ever seen any positive picketing for any MD (some negative, though).

9. Becoming a Nurse the Hard Way

   erichRN replied to twistedpupchaser's topic in General Nursing

   Cool. I can identify!!!!

10. Average number of patients for RNs in Montana?

    erichRN replied to vicky3269's topic in Montana

    I have taken care of 12 in a med surg unit on the night shift. Interesting and the shift goes by fast. I'm in CA now on a DOU floor with 1:4 day and night. Pretty cool.

11. A Sunday night shift in a NICU in south Brazil

    erichRN replied to caminb's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you; you are incredible.

12. New Zealand!!Great place to work or not?

    erichRN replied to mjrage21's topic in International

    My understanding is the salary is far lower in NZ than in Australia; many NZ nurses work over there. If you have no specific draw to NZ, you would be better off working in Australia.

13. Night shift woes

    erichRN replied to MamaT's topic in General Nursing

    MamaT, Just looking at the calendar-- I'll be 56 in a couple of weeks. Also went back to nights a couple of months ago. It's really in how you take care of yourself physically. Although I know you were mainly venting, it is very important to take ...

14. In Bed with Dying Patient

    erichRN replied to interleukin's topic in General Nursing

    It's good that so many are "thinking outside the box." Although I was not the patient's nurse and was functioning as the chaplain, I was in a situation in which the daughter of a patient who had just died was totally overcome with grief (partly due t...

15. Signed up for Med-Surg but feel like I am in ICU!!!!

    erichRN replied to ExTechie's topic in General Nursing

    Hi! As I have said, if you don't enjoy doing what you are doing, find a nursing slot that you enjoy. And as has already been said, this place is dangerous-- get out.