Nitfree

Nitfree

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About Nitfree

Nitfree has 35+ years experience and specializes in emergency room.


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  1. Finished my MSN this morning - ask me anything!

    I am currently in the RN to BSN program at WGU. I've completed 2 classes in 8 weeks. I've been reading a lot about the difficulties of community health. And that the hours required are outrageous. I feel like quitting and transferring now before I am...
  2. I agree. I have been an RN for 6 years. I didn't want a BSN until recently,because I am 63 and felt like enough was enough. However, I've been in a BSN program for 2 months now and can honestly say I have learned a lot that I didn't know. My genetics...
  3. Peer review evaluations

    I plan on throwing the reviews away when I get them. I refuse to take part. Rarely can something good come out of this. I'm just too old, and I have too many other options should it become necessary to keep my job.
  4. Peer review evaluations

    In ED you have to trust each others decisions. I appreciate the comments . It helps me to my move on
  5. Peer review evaluations

    I just had my first ever peer review. Thought I had the best job ever but now I discovered that several of my coworkers don't trust my decision making. I've worked other jobs and always got high reviews and offers to come back. Believe me, these rev...
  6. suggestions for material to review please

    P.S. Remember ICU and OR are controlled environments. In ED you have less control because you don't know what kind of thing you'll be dealing with until after the enter the door. Give yourself one full year to decide if you really like this type of...
  7. suggestions for material to review please

    Some of the most common things that I encounter on a daily basis are abdominal pain, chest pain, respiratory difficulties, appendicitis, muscular skeletel complains. Brush up on the hospital's protocols for each. Try to master your skill and knowled...
  8. What is the "best" stethoscope for the ED?

    Littman Cardio III. Heavy but well worth it.
  9. Thanks to "Nurseonamotorcycle" for the info on running the bolus as a secondary line. That's so cool. I plan on doing that from now on.
  10. Newsflash: Med/Surg RN's have the toughest job

    I've been enjoying reading the posts. Hats off to Guttercat who stated things so perfectly! I tried hard to get a "specialty" unit after school, especially ER which I loved, but I kept finding myself in Med Surg. I put in for a transfer and was gran...
  11. ED Resources for Psych Patients

    Thanks, I did find that link by accident and think I have made a good presentation using keypoints from that site.
  12. ED Resources for Psych Patients

    I am a nursing student in need of a presentation topic for the ED where I am doing my preceptorship. I plan to go into psych nursing and your post intrigued me. Could you please point me in the right direction to learn more about handling the psych...
  13. How was the OB/Maternal Newborn ATI?

    I found the the ATI tests have most of the info in their books, but alot of the info from the DVD's. Unfortunately, found this out just one month before graduation. If you have an ATI exam, then only study ATI literature. At least that's what I've...
  14. NLN Nursing Acceleration Challenge Exam

    I am taking the NLN for the second time...actually third. I was given the wrong test the first time and had to come back and repeat it a couple of days later when personnel discovered the error. I scored low on the NLN acceleration but high on the ...
  15. I am a student at SFCC doing the LPN to RN transition program. It is extremely competitive and often unorganized. I applied already to get into the program and 75 others were ahead of me. They have also a night program for those who have to work bu...