ernursen replied to Canadian Girl's topic in Emergency
What about advice nursing? I work in a fast paced clinic with some amazing RNs who act as advice nurses, many of whom are old (not age wise..you know what I mean) ER nurses. As for me...I am going back to ER. But when I graduate with my RN...advic...
ernursen replied to RNnTrainin''s topic in Uniform/Gear
ULTRASCOPE!!!!! It is sooo much better than a Littmann (in my opinion) and I am hard of hearing at times...lol (older age). Plus it has a LIFETIME warranty...seriously. Every couple of years, I order new tubing with earpieces for $7 to cover s/h a...
So true. I know when I am in the patient role, I want to be able to understand my providers and I want to feel confident that we are all on the same page. Words mean different things in different languages, so i feel it is a valid concern. It does...
Not to toot my own horn, or at least terribly bad, but I am a pretty damn good nurse. I have worked as an LPN for the last 6 years. My experience includes Med/Surg, Ortho, Urgent care, and for the most part ER!!!! I got involved in the ER rather q...
ernursen replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency
Got one to add: If you are going to fake a seizure...do it right....seriously at least pee in your pants and don't get caught casually lying down before you start convulsing. It's embarrassing...and to the kid that did it once on my career...it real...
I agree. Take it from someone who has been there......you do not want to be their change agent. For anyone, this role sucks and you end up being miserable. Grown folks don't usually change unless they want to. For a whole floor to change, you w...
ernursen replied to ashleyjean3's topic in Emergency
Sounds like you are very disgruntled. Seriously, come work with some of us in the ER. We are always looking for good help, but remember you will have to tend to more than 2 pts of all different acuity levels. Just because you get assigned to lower...
ernursen replied to ashleyjean3's topic in Emergency
Can't help but add my 2 cents. Change is hard for everyone and to top it all off, it has always seemed that nurses in specialty areas always seem the worse to budge and do things differently (myself included). We always seem to think our job is the...