I just recently quit a job after 2 months, it was not a good fit for me. This is what orientation entails, your employer puts you on 90 day probation and if they think you're a good fit they will lift the probation and you become an entitled member o...
ge104042 replied to sapphire18's topic in Emergency
Boring as opposed to what? hourly I&O, Q 15 min V/S, Vasoactive drug titration? on occasion code a patient? As a former ICU nurse I realized that ICU was to a certain extent was a controled environment, we had standing orders for almost everythin...
ge104042 replied to SnowBlonde's topic in Emergency
Look at "CheckMate" it comes in a pocket version, mine comes in an Iphone app. How verse are you in your Pharmacology? When I started in the ED, I anticipated what drugs I'm going to use in certain patient according to their presentation. i.e. EMS ca...
ge104042 replied to squatmunkie_RN's topic in General Nursing
As long as you are practicing w/i your scope, you're employer coverage is plenty to protect you. Gettting your private insurance is like a big yellow sign "here's Waldo come sue me". I've privately asked our Risk Manager and she agrees that getting y...