bradons

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1. Why working as an ED nurse so competitive?

   bradons replied to DCA's topic in Emergency

   Maternity in one room (in active labor), 2 ortho's with open #'s AND a stemi all at once with 2 nurses and 1 doc with new patients coming in every 8-10 minutes. No triage nurse...no maternity department. Ortho 5 hrs away. Mat 2 hrs away. Cardio 5...

2. Why working as an ED nurse so competitive?

   bradons replied to DCA's topic in Emergency

   My personal opinion is that people watch to many TV shows and don't actually know what ER is all about. Working rural ER is a totally different animal compared to a big city ER. Big city would be a cake walk.

3. Valuable life lessons from an ER nurse....

   bradons replied to Momma1RN's topic in Emergency

   Don't do meth!

4. Wage difference between working in nursing agency vs staff nurse in Ontario

   bradons replied to vthehack's topic in Canada

   Just west of Ontario most agency nurses make 10 more an hour. But remember majority don't have benefits.

5. Video RN screaming, dragged into police car d/t refused blood draw on unconscious patient!

   bradons replied to SummitRN's topic in General Nursing

   Good on the nurse for standing her ground. Shame on this "police officer" for doing what he did. He should be fired, charged and given a sentence like any Joe off the street. He is not above the law but in todays weak world he will get a slap on th...

6. Seriously?!?! You gotta be kidding me!

   bradons replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Nursing

   "I have a wedding to go to. I want to feel better" Yea the waiting room is over there.

7. Got in trouble inserted 16f instead of 18 f

   bradons replied to Kadidi's topic in General Nursing

   Your docs order the size? Half the time here they just say put a foley in and walk away. They could care less about sizes.

8. Educating patients on ER use

   bradons replied to anh06005's topic in Education

   I give up educating patients on proper Er use. No point in wasting my breath. I do however get stern and quiet "pissed" off when we have an actual emergency and the abusers of the department keep asking how long the wait is.

9. The future of nursing. Everybody is impacted. Big discussion in SK.

   bradons replied to magnoliya's topic in Canada

   Health Care in Canada is simple. Patients don't matter. Nurses are replaceable. Managers save lives. Its all about the money.

10. 2016 Salary thread

    bradons replied to kbrn2002's topic in General Nursing

    Manitoba, Canada $40.83 base .83 for degree differentials are around 2 an hour RNBN Er Union

11. Every Mom, Dad, Sis, Uncle Believes They Know Better Than The Nurse...

    bradons replied to Joe V's topic in Humor

    Just ask them nicely to take the pt home with them if they are more educated then the healthcare professionals looking after the family member.

12. Drug seekers

    bradons replied to russianbear's topic in General Nursing

    Drug seekers are entertaining to say the least. Especially when the physicians give them naproxen.

13. Other departments trying to skip on work with RN's "blessing", aka lazy people wanting som

    bradons replied to ixchel's topic in Relations

    Our OR, Public Health, acute floor likes to dump as much as possible on the ER. Then one day we spoke up. And now its getting a bit better.

14. Nursing Debt and Salary in Canada

    bradons replied to JMAC17's topic in Canada

    Your sister is grossing well over 100k to net 75. Trust me as I netted over 80 last year and I live in a VERY high taxed province.

15. How did your employer recognize Nurse's Day?

    bradons replied to allevi's topic in Relations

    Nothing. So on my nights I bought everyone in ER and med/surg coffee. Said happy nurses week.