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  1. Never Good Enough

    I have been feeling the same, "never good enough" hits the nail on the head. I don't think it's wrong to become frustrated when you feel like you give it your all and you never get any positive feedback. I've been a nurse for 5 years and I wouldn't h...
  2. ER Warm Fuzzies

    Well, I don't quite agree with that but if you feel that way it's your choice. I have enough time to once in a while notice and appreciate nice things even in such a high-stress, fast-paced environment. I've come way to close to burn out otherwise.
  3. Toradol/ketorolac for major trauma pts

    I generally don't find Toradol ordered in major trauma, at least in the ED. We usually give small doses of Fentanyl in the initial trauma assessment since it is short-acting, less risk of hypotension, potent enough to provide some pain relief while w...
  4. ER Warm Fuzzies

    So I'm just coming out of my lurking shell, sorry if there's been a similar thread. Just wanted to see if anyone had a really sweet ER story to share. When I say sweet, I mean did someone in the ER (patient, visitor, fellow nurse, physician, staff) d...
  5. Have you ever felt defeated?

    I've been lurking for a while on these boards but felt the need to de-lurk to reply to your post. I have been spirituality-confused as well due to many reasons (mostly personal issues, nothing major just some unwanted life changes). I have an RN job ...
  6. Chief complaints that made you laugh?

    I always enjoy random symptoms thrown together into one complaint: "Dizziness, tooth pain, hearing voices" "Chest pain/UTI" "Suture removal/H1N1"
  7. Patient allergies and dislikes

    i had a pt the other day who listed an allergy to caffiene, reaction: jittery. i also had a pt. that wrote she was allergic to "tacos." um ok....
  8. Using words like honey, sweety a no-no?

    I think a lot of this comes down to age. It's does seem a lot different when a younger person calls an older person sweety/honey/etc, rather than vice versa...younger to older can tend to sound demeaning in my opinion. I am in my 20s, and more often ...
  9. Pts admitted from ER

    If a pt. is on any sort of cardiac monitoring, they must be transported to the floor with an RN and an additional person (usually an EMT.) It's really annoying because it pulls the nurse off the floor for at least 10 minutes, up to 20 (depending on w...
  10. I work in a Level I Trauma Center/ER. Code Blue and Code Yellow refer specifically to trauma. It confuses some people, esp. new grads, when a CPR in progress or a patient codes in a room, they will call it a Code Blue...we just call it "pt. coding" o...
  11. Any former law students?

    I actually remember one of my professors talking about how she knows a few nurses who are now currently pursuing their masters in nursing, who previously have a BSN and a JD (I know, that's a ton of education haha). Anyways, she said that they make a...
  12. Any former law students?

    I'm not a former law student but I was seriously considering law school (took the LSAT) and worked in a law firm for a while to get experience. At the time I was doing this, I had never considered nursing. Long story short, I hated the whole law fi...
  13. *Microbiology-Summer 2006*

    This comes a little late in the thread, but thanks to all who provided links to Microbiology website! I am in Microbiology and I just can't take studying in the book anymore, it's too dense and I can't concentrate. For some reason, I learn much bet...
  14. I'm so nervous!!

    I tend to laugh a lot when I get nervous. I am starting nursing school in the fall, and I am hoping I get over this manuerism for when having to perform under evaluation...it would probably be viewed as weird and inappropriate! Anyone else do this ...
  15. Leaving the Profession!

    I feel the same way as you. I am starting nursing school soon, and I browse these boards a lot and I am usually comforted and excited by some of the posts I see about nurses with good experiences, passion for their jobs, and a positive outlook. When ...