tomrnff

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1. In praise of men in nursing

   tomrnff replied to adrienurse's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for the kind words. They could not have come at a better time. I am working on my 13th year of ER nursing. I recently changed from adult to pediatric ER. I have found myself questioning my ability to continue much longer. After reading the su...

2. Pediatrics/which area to pick?

   tomrnff replied to kcasey's topic in General Nursing

   I just moved from Ohio to Florida. While in Ohio I was in an adult ER for over 10 years. I started burning out on adults a while back. When I moved to Florida, I had the choice of adult/community ER again, Flight, or peds ER. I took the Peds ER and I...

3. Cen

   tomrnff replied to sgavette's topic in Emergency

   I agree that the CEN exam seemed to be harder than boards. What I didn't prepare for were all of the questions regarding discharge teaching, etc. I guess I expected more trauma and cardiac. I found that when I was preparing, it was better to stick w...

4. I have a question

   tomrnff replied to teeituptom's topic in Emergency

   You know, I have often shared the same frustration. However, I finally came to the realization that you can't impress other nurses, as if you are 'invading their space'. I have been an RN for 12 years...11 years of which have been in the trenches. ...