eriksoln BSN, RN

eriksoln has 15 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in M/S, Travel Nursing, Pulmonary.

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   Float ICU RN to Med-Surg?

   eriksoln replied to mturner88's topic in Safety

   Funny. A friend of mine went from school to ICU, sited patient ratio and "more respect from management" for it. He lasted about 7 months and is out of nursing now. Last I hear, he became a counselor at a youth group home. The thing about crash car...
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   Float ICU RN to Med-Surg?

   eriksoln replied to mturner88's topic in Safety

   I remember one of my clinical instructors talking about how the old idea of nurses who could go anywhere and do everything is slipping away. More acute patients, more technical equipment, deeper/more complex rules and policies, more complex treatmen...
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   Float ICU RN to Med-Surg?

   eriksoln replied to mturner88's topic in Safety

   It wasn't an unsafe assignment though.........it just wansn't comfortable for you. There is an ocean of difference between "unsafe" and "comfort". Your complaints fell into the "I am not comfortable" zone, not the unsafe zone. What were they askin...
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   Float ICU RN to Med-Surg?

   eriksoln replied to mturner88's topic in Safety

   That, in effect, is the decision you have to make. If you feel it is unsafe.............you must make the call and stand your ground. Hospital supervisors and admin. are not going to watch out for your license for you, and if something happens, the...
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   Float ICU RN to Med-Surg?

   eriksoln replied to mturner88's topic in Safety

   These actually are GOOD night shift M/S numbers. Many facilities will have you take 12. Not a few............many. My facility goes up to 8, with the option of stretching it to 10 in the case of emergencies (happens, eh, about 5 times a month). A...
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   Float ICU RN to Med-Surg?

   eriksoln replied to mturner88's topic in Safety

   Well. You said "cancelled my contract" which leads me to believe you are a travel nurse. Truth is, as a travel nurse, you have to go "above and beyond" on a daily basis. I could tell you some stories from my days in the business that would make you...
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   Bedside report/hand off

   eriksoln replied to winter_green's topic in Safety

   Had to do it at a place I travel nursed at. Some days, you LOVE it, others you HATE it. The thing that decides which it will be that day: Who you are taking over for. If you are taking over for chicken little who never stops running around in circ...
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   Borders Books Liquidation Sale - Nursing Book Stock Up

   eriksoln replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

   Better that than the song that came to my mind.
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   Borders Books Liquidation Sale - Nursing Book Stock Up

   eriksoln replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

   Elthia. I glanced at your screen name, thought it said "Elvira" and now I have this song stuck in my head: Hmmm, wonder if that CD is on sale at Borders.
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    Time to call a duck a duck?

    eriksoln replied to eriksoln's topic in Professionalism

    Its 20% this and 80%...........I've always thought they looked silly. Just do. Can't define why I think Vanilla tastes better than chocolate. I've always thought lab coats were silly though.
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    Would You Marry or Date a Patient or An Ex-Patient of Yours

    eriksoln replied to Yiggs's topic in General Nursing

    I worked at Tacoma General for 7 months, lived in "University Place" while there. Then I worked at Virginia Mason for 2 months, living directly in downtown Seattle. I'm guessing I want to go out there after I get my BSN.
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    Would You Marry or Date a Patient or An Ex-Patient of Yours

    eriksoln replied to Yiggs's topic in General Nursing

    Ah. I know how you feel. I miss WA. I was only there 10 months but never wanted to leave. I still think some day I will go back.
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    Borders Books Liquidation Sale - Nursing Book Stock Up

    eriksoln replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    A home video rental place near me went out of business (to this day wondering why, they were so busy) and they hired an outside company to do their liquidation. There were little discounts here and there to be found at first, but nothing to excitin...
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    Would You Marry or Date a Patient or An Ex-Patient of Yours

    eriksoln replied to Yiggs's topic in General Nursing

    aaaahhhhh X-TX-RN OK What part of Texas? I drove through the northern part of it once, coming back to PA.
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    Would You Marry or Date a Patient or An Ex-Patient of Yours

    eriksoln replied to Yiggs's topic in General Nursing

    I can't figure out x-t-x though. I thought it meant "RN Extern"......then I saw your experience.