BeachyRNn08

BeachyRNn08

ER, Cardiac Tele/ICU Stepdown

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About BeachyRNn08

BeachyRNn08 specializes in ER, Cardiac Tele/ICU Stepdown.


Ditched cardiac stepdown for ER and loving it!

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  1. Travel nursing and relationships..How do you make it work?

    I agree with others, you're only young once and you have dreamed about this, do it. I am curious, this was a few months back did you end up doing it?
  2. Intubation without RSI meds??

    Yes, it was horrid!!! I felt so sorry for this poor man. The family consented to the intubation. I've never been in with this particular MD for an intubation, he seemed frazzled, even said to the family (who happened to somehow be let in during the...
  3. Intubation without RSI meds??

    I haven't been on here in forever, but I had to vent about this!!! Today I was involved with a rapid sequence intubation of a COPD'er whose CO2 was 136 (I know, impressive right??) The doctor rushes into the room, the patient is lethargic but alert...
  4. To the Experienced Nurse

    Katie5, I loved your post, good for you. I do not think you need to "lighten up", we all have bad days. Everyone needs to vent at times to keep their sanity. I love this website because it is a great place to find people who understand what you are...
  5. Help for this new grad in the ED??

    Hey Queens, Congrats on your first job in the ER! I too, have always wanted to work in the ER. I worked about a year in ICU-stepdown before I could finally get my foot in the ER door. I've been in the ER 7 months. Here's my advice to you, as a ne...
  6. Hospital Staffing Cutbacks Rant

    Below is a rant regarding "hiring freezes" and inappropriate nurse staffing proceed with caution! :angryfire All around me, I hear about new graduate nurses unable to find employment and about local hospitals having "hiring freezes"... HOWEVER, at m...
  7. Yeah I prob would have passed out right about where your bladder came out of your body... :) Glad you had a great nurse and you are okay!!
  8. Shaky Hands

    I'm glad to know I'm not alone, I've got shaky hands too, I'm just a nervous person that drinks a lot of caffeine, bad combo, haha. Somehow I manage to stabilize right before I stick for blood/IVs. Just gotta figure out what works for you. Medicat...
  9. accurate I&O's possible??

    When I worked on a cardiac floor it was difficult for me to keep up with my I & 0s 100% accurately. Sure, you can tell your patients that we are keeping up with "what goes in and what comes out" or however you want to explain it and many still d...
  10. I would never do L&D. I don't have any children of my own, and the thought of labor honestly scares me. I wouldn't be an effective nurse, as I would prob pass out assisting in a vag delivery!:eek:
  11. I've only been a nurse for a year 1/2, and it's been a stressful one to say the least.. several times I have questioned what the heck I was thinking becoming a nurse. The stress is hard to bear sometimes. But there's special moments that remind me o...
  12. Cardiac to ED

    Virgo, I'm in the exact same boat as you. I start orientation in the ER tomorrow (yay) after working on a cardiac floor. I'm nervous, scared, but most of all excited to get off the floor and make the move to the ER! I'm ready for a change of scene...
  13. Who reads your charting?

    Our Department "Educator" reads our charting, nit picks it apart for things like remembering to chart "prn pain med effectiveness" or charting that we are educating our patients. Fun!
  14. Don't give up yet! I felt the same way when I first started nursing. I started work on a cardiac intermediate care unit from h**l, and absolutely hated it in the beginning. I felt like I had worked my butt off for 4 years, for a job that I hated! ...
  15. R&R for your brain?

    A hot bubble bath and a glass of wine, or two.. :wink2:!