russ11

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1. Eight or Twelve Hour Shifts

   russ11 replied to outcomesfirst's topic in General Nursing

   I will be very interested to see the results...I have been a nurse for 27 years...was part-time 3 eights...last month our ER went to mandatory 12 hour shifts because they say it we are way over budget. There were only eight people in a >100 person...

2. How to get to work in a snowstorm?

   russ11 replied to AfloydRN's topic in General Nursing

   I have been a nurse for 27 years...I have never not been able to get to work because of weather. I rarely call in for any reason. In the last 17 years have only been out only 5 days usually with sick kids. That said here are a few of my experiences...

3. What was the WORST thing a patient has been brought to ER for?

   russ11 replied to SteveNNP's topic in Emergency

   18 month old raped by bf...had a tear from her vagina to her rectum that her mother had sewn up with a needle and thread at home... bilateral above knee amputations while pushing stalled car off road ...happened twice this year 12 month baby drowned ...

4. Good Bye to Nursing for me...

   russ11 replied to healer27's topic in General Nursing

   my new years resolution many years ago was that i was no longer going to put up with anyone being nasty to me or my co-workers...doctors, other co-workers, patients...i'm not talking about people being snappy during stressful situations i'm referring...

5. How long is the wait???

   russ11 replied to scrmblr's topic in Emergency

   in our er you are almost never waiting on the nurse. most people are triaged by a nurse with in 20 minutes even during the busiest times. then you wait for a room to open up. when a room is available you are taken to the room by your primary nurse ...

6. Do You take your patients out for smoke breaks?

   russ11 replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

   I do not. Now I work in an ER in a smoke free facility. But I didn't take them out to smoke even before the ban. It is a huge liability/safety issue for staff and patients. We have had staff members assaulted in our department by MH and other patie...

7. Er Charge Nurses

   russ11 replied to neneRN's topic in Emergency

   Yes...if CN phone is busy the Trauma nurse or SS can place patients.

8. How long is the wait???

   russ11 replied to scrmblr's topic in Emergency

   We are computerized and everyone has a timer that started when they signed in to the ER so when I am in triage I usually look at the timers and will say "if we don't have another life threatening emergency come in the next person that will be taken t...

9. Er Charge Nurses

   russ11 replied to neneRN's topic in Emergency

   Every staff person in all our departments carry a phone... doctor, nurse, tech, patient rep, translater, admissions staff because our department is huge and busiest in the state. We have a monitor tech who takes all EMS calls, watches the monitors ...