ER06

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1. Leaving before contract is up? Seeking advice

   ER06 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I just signed another 2 year contract at current job which I love. It is breakable at 6 month increments. I also am in school on-line(rn to bsn); I signed a 1 yr contract for tuition re-imbursement for that but so far will only owe 600 bucks back if ...

2. Taking admission orders over the phone.

   ER06 replied to YippiNurse's topic in Emergency

   Oh, yeah thats right duh, orders over the telephone ARE telephone orders. Wow guess my 3.98 GPA wasn't workin' there, huh. See this is typical in the nursing profession, I write in to share the frustration of something and some smart ass has to try t...

3. stupid question 1075 - b

   ER06 replied to bigreddog1934's topic in Emergency

   Well first off, what do you mean you got "scolded" no one should be talking to you that way. I'm really getting burned out by the unprofessional way some of our fellow nurses treat each other. There is just no excuse, I don't care what is happening; ...

4. Taking admission orders over the phone.

   ER06 replied to YippiNurse's topic in Emergency

   Well tonight I took verbal orders over the phone and this not supposed to happen now with our new system, EPIC. AND, the Doc was quite rude. Our hospital gave all the docs I guess these 'palm pilots" so they can enter orders from wherever they are. ...

5. Taking admission orders over the phone.

   ER06 replied to YippiNurse's topic in Emergency

   Yeah, that sounds about right. I currently work in two different ERs, both have computer systems but only one computer system has the ability to enter the orders 'online'. The other still uses paper orders. I worked at a level 2 and they could care l...

6. Tough time with senior co-worker

   ER06 replied to Dempather's topic in Emergency

   Wow, that sounds like one of the ER's I used to work in. Every place you work is going to have the same types of people, but with different faces and names; you know the bully nurses, the nice nurses, the ones you can count on in a pinch and those yo...

7. Why no nursing love from Grey's?

   ER06 replied to thisgirlsanurse's topic in General Nursing

   We talked about the negative portrayel of nurses one night at work example ER and Greys. I believe one of my fellow nurses had heard that the American Nursing Association had spoken out about these shows and their negative and innaccurate account of ...

8. The sugar that just kept dropping...

   ER06 replied to NewWayofLife's topic in General Nursing

   I heard of a pt doing this in our ED. It turned out he had a "superbug" and was also septic, hypoxic. Had pneumonia in three lobes, major consolidation in these areas. He wasn't even diabetic, but his glucose would drop below 50 several times. The 's...

9. Update: Dress Codes for the ER

   ER06 replied to nursebrandie28's topic in Emergency

   Awsome!

10. I "got the talk" at the end of my shift today sorry long

    ER06 replied to ER06's topic in Emergency

    Dear Alkaleidi, Thank-you for your reply. This current ER that I work in has a ratio of 4:1 and they don't give a rats ass what they give you. I could have all 4 sick sick pt's in which I usually do. And I'm talking real sick like head bleeds, cva's,...

11. I "got the talk" at the end of my shift today sorry long

    ER06 replied to ER06's topic in Emergency

    well, I talked in passing with my Manager, she was on the way to a meeting and said she would get back to me later, but she didn't have time so she sent another assistant manager and we talked about what happened. She said she would check on it but t...

12. I "got the talk" at the end of my shift today sorry long

    ER06 posted a topic in Emergency

    My charge nurse took me asside after my shift tonight to talk about "what happened' on my shift. I have been in this new er position just one week shy of being able to transfer somewhere else within the organization. I had a horrible night from the g...

13. stress from new er job

    ER06 posted a topic in Emergency

    I took a new er job (kept my old er job for just one-two days a week) and I have been at the new job for about 5 mths now. It is more money; I took a sign on bonus and the hours I can live with but the STRESS! It is the second busiest ER in our city ...

14. ummm....no preceptor??????!!!

    ER06 replied to RS0302's topic in New Nurse

    Dear Fellow New Grad, No this is not how it goes. You should have a preceptor. I did for almost twelve weeks and before that I was in a critical care internship for three months. It sounds like they are trying to "break you in" the hard way hoping yo...

15. malpractice insurance

    ER06 replied to LTCNursemidwest's topic in General Nursing

    I did have NSO and do need to pick it up again, thank-you for the reminder!!! At my hospital, the nurse risk manager/attorney told us in orientation that if we have insurance then the pt will go after us too in addition to the hospital. She was sidin...