motivated2nurse

motivated2nurse has 2 years experience and specializes in ED.

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1. What? Really?

   motivated2nurse posted a topic in Emergency

   Hi all, so Ive now been in the ER for almost 2.5 years now, LOVE IT, wouldnt trade a thing...........Now Im in charge a lot of the time and my coworkers have turned on me........They fuss, gripe, complain, and I want to say is shut up, grow some, an...

2. How long until you were pretty good at IV starts?

   motivated2nurse replied to sweetER's topic in Emergency

   im 2 years in and still have trouble with the hard sticks, hang in there

3. Did anyone hate nursing school?

   motivated2nurse replied to FNPhopeful's topic in New Nurse

   Believe it or not it will all be worth it in the end and a distant memory real soon!

4. I got a job ICU! New Grad. Need input to review and prepare.

   motivated2nurse replied to jcutler's topic in General Nursing

   Be patient with yourself and pray for a good preceptor!

5. Safety in todays hospital environments

   motivated2nurse posted a topic in Emergency

   After hearing the report about the doc at John Hopkins getting shot, I wondered how many nurses feel unsafe at work? I mean we treat the community and it's victims daily and with that comes all the baggage. Have you felt in danger of a patient, a si...

6. What's with the drug shortages?

   motivated2nurse replied to Scooty Puff Jr's topic in Emergency

   What if we ran out of Rocephin or any of the other STD drugs? I bet the drug companies wouldnt have a problem supplying the drugs when there teens get the BUG!

7. ER nurses are the best!

   motivated2nurse posted a topic in Emergency

   I just figured it out, ER nurses are hated among other nurses because we constantly send other units "work", we believe in the motto of treat and street or send up! We have doctors on site and can resolve issues with patient right there without ca...

8. Which came first, the $ or the ♥ ?

   motivated2nurse replied to linzjane88's topic in General Nursing

   I love the fact that i love my job and get paid plenty...............:)

9. SPIT AT....AGAIN!

   motivated2nurse replied to ThrowEdNurse's topic in Emergency

   Towel over the face with a strong tech, worked for me a couple of nights ago!

10. New Grad Blues in the ER...

    motivated2nurse replied to DreaRN80's topic in Emergency

    Ive been in the ER for 1 year now, it gets easier. But you have good and bad days. Feeling stupid is very common, I still feel that way at times. The thing to remember is..............Experience is the best teacher, making mistakes is part of the pro...

11. What's with the drug shortages?

    motivated2nurse replied to Scooty Puff Jr's topic in Emergency

    WOW, I thought it was just our facility that had the shortages, man this really must be serious. I really hate that we have to waste so much morphine, because we are out of 2mg and 4mg's also. I thought it was just us. It almost seem ridiculous that ...

12. I QUIT (long)

    motivated2nurse posted a topic in New Nurse

    Ive been a nurse for a full year this month..........Ive endured my first job in an ER and did very well, Last week I brought a situation to my manager that I was unsure about, thought the situation was resolved when I left her office, when I returne...

13. Have to work 2 more weeks after resignation -- need advice

    motivated2nurse replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    I left before my 2 weeks because the manager was quite rude, and I feared retaliation from management and the possible loss of my license if something were to happen. I know Im on a do not rehire list, but working out the rest of my shift would have ...

14. Started new job...how long til I'm comfortable?

    motivated2nurse replied to PAERRN20's topic in General Nursing

    Goodness grief, you must have adjusted to the er at one time, youll get used to this too...............

15. Charting every 2 hours?

    motivated2nurse replied to UMBstudent's topic in Emergency

    we are supposed to chart q2 hours however this is not always possible........