terhay

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1. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

   terhay replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Humor

   I had a sweet 88 yo woman in ER with a 3rd degree heart block. I had to tell her we were admitting her for a pacemaker insertion. She was terribly upset! She said, "But I HAVE TO see my husband! I go to the nursing hoime every single day to visit...

2. I don't know if nursing is for me anymore...

   terhay replied to Heymickey's topic in General Nursing

   I know how you feel. I have been a nurse for 30 yrs and often wonder what I am doing in this field! For one thing, when I have gone through this in the past, I have dropped some hours, even if it is only a shift per pay period. It also makes a dif...

3. changing to ER nursing? give me the low down.

   terhay replied to ap_rn's topic in Emergency

   Hi AP, Nene said it well. However...it can be a very stressful job! You can be up to your butt in alligators in an uncontrolled situation, and get several ambulances right on top of everything else, because your co-workers also are probably just a...