Armygirl7

Armygirl7 specializes in ED.

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   New grad job before SANE

   Armygirl7 replied to Hem0043's topic in Forensic

   Hey- I see this is kind of old - but just because your facility "prefers" candidates from a certain specialty doesn't mean they will reject you. Get a year or two of some kind of nursing experience that matters to you and then ask if it's just a...
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   Nursing Student Advice

   Armygirl7 replied to Reya's topic in General Nursing

   Feeling overwhelmed in Nursing School is par for the course. Remember, Radonda's case is getting a lot of attention because it is an outlier in a lot ways, both her unsafe choices and the severity of the outcome, and the severity of the charges....
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   Are Big City Hospitals Really Getting Hit With COVID-19 Pts?

   Armygirl7 replied to EPS's topic in COVID

   Completely freaking slammed. ER Nurse (and also surge Rapid Response Team Nurse)here in Queens, NY reporting first hand that this has been an overwhelming and horrible tide of suffering and death in our hospitals. Our hospital had to expand into e...
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   ER BOOKS???

   Armygirl7 replied to Kitkat222's topic in Emergency

   Ditto Sheehy's! I used (and still use) Sheehy's Manual of Emergency Care and Sheehy's Emergency Nursing: Principles and Practice. Two big helpful books!
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   Staff Interview

   Armygirl7 replied to lexi91114's topic in Emergency

   Wow I have never heard of such a thing! I've only met our new managers and assistant managers when they are interviewing with the director or current manager and getting a tour; and then voila they are the manager. Unless I've just never been invite...
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   CEN

   Armygirl7 replied to sockov's topic in Emergency

   I used the BCEN prep/practice book; I gave myself about 8 or 9 weeks to study. I committed to doing questions (goal of 10-20) every day, some days after getting home from the ER it was like 1 or 2 questions LOL!! But I did consistently do questions a...
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   Feel like I'm not learning how to be a nurse

   Armygirl7 replied to NurseNurseNurseNurse's topic in General Students

   Absolutely normal to feel that way! I remember my first semester of nursing school I was like, "What? This is nursing? I don't get it!" I agree with Neo Soldier - you really learn how to "be a nurse" after you pass the NCLEX and get a job and prac...
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   An ED Nurse in the Making

   Armygirl7 replied to hannahsannah's topic in Emergency

   I've been in the ER going on 7 years. I started in a new grad program, it was awesome, and very challenging, to go from student to ER nurse! One thing I had to realize quickly was that I was no longer a student! Even though we spent a great deal of ...
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   Working with MLPs in the ER

   Armygirl7 replied to DayDreamin ER CRNP's topic in Emergency

   "...then walk out an put in an order for a throat swab. BTW, the swabs have always been right next to the tongue depressors." OMG this kind of stuff drives me bonkers in Fast Track - because we have SO many patients to see quickly and so few nurses. ...
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    ED interview advice

    Armygirl7 replied to silkysteph's topic in Emergency

    silkysteph, Don't get to hung up on having all the exact "right answers." If you are a brand new ER nurse you're not expected to know how to be an ER nurse! But what managers and educators want to see is capacity for thinking on your feet, for priori...
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    friction with a provider

    Armygirl7 replied to eyeshadow&epi's topic in Emergency

    Yeah this! An ice breaker I have used many times with MDs where I feel like there is an unexplained tension or hostility or with grumpy pts too where things are going poorly - I just say "Hey, Dr. Zhivago, I sometimes wonder if you and I got off on ...
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    Did you learn how to study during prerequisites?

    Armygirl7 replied to Skippy97's topic in General Nursing

    I am an ants in my pants kind of student, a leg-shaker...it is very hard for me to keep still in class. I did a lot of drawing during lectures, I had a fun set of colorful ink pens, and I would change the color every 15 minutes or so...my notes were...
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    Feel stupid

    Armygirl7 replied to Cat365's topic in Emergency

    Hey Cat365! Welcome to the joys of ER nursing! I also started in the ER as a new grad and I gave some cringe-worthy reports at first for sure. All the advice the previous posters gave you is right on. The floor nurse can look up a Potassium level, o...
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    Injection Gone Wrong: Part 1

    Armygirl7 replied to Brenda F. Johnson's topic in General Nursing

    SIRVA!! Shoulder injury related to vaccine administration. IM injection given too high and with too great depth, the vaccine goes into the subacromial or subdeltoid bursa. It can cause significant injury. Treated a pt with this problem last year. ...
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    Washing scrubs?

    Armygirl7 replied to dd131's topic in General Nursing

    God Bless You! LOL! I went to nursing school with a nurse who ironed her uniform, I felt like super-schlub next to her! She could also achieve 100% perfect hospital corners on her bed sheets...also not my forte, but I admire it!