ER Tigger Girl

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1. new in staff development

   ER Tigger Girl replied to salmi's topic in Educators

   Could you send me some of your ideas? Especially the 2 week orientation setup you have. We are currently rewriting the job description for an ER tech and I need some input and an orientation plan. I don't want to bore them but I also want to get the ...

2. Union

   ER Tigger Girl posted a topic in Activism

   I am interested in hearing how unions work. I have heard many different opinions about them and would like to know the pro's and cons. Also how did your union get started? There has been a lot of talk down south about starting a union but everyone is...

3. Your last day in the ER

   ER Tigger Girl replied to teeituptom's topic in Emergency

   THANK YOU!! Best one I have heard in a while. I love it when they are sipping on their soda, eating their chips and smiling and saying their pain is a 10/10. I know that you can't "judge" but there are those that out and out lie!!!!

4. Blister packed meds

   ER Tigger Girl replied to moochee's topic in Camp

   It's called Medication on TIme (MOT), we use it at our camp and it's a lifesaver. The first year was difficult because the parents were SO non complient and sent meds in bottles and we had to send them back. Basicly you find a pharmacy that uses the ...

5. Hi, I'd really like to be a camp nurse

   ER Tigger Girl replied to Diprivan/Vented's topic in Camp

   also http://www.campnurse.com Camp group is great to work for!! Very accomidating if you have children you want to bring and competative salaries.

6. Quick Question...

   ER Tigger Girl replied to Hooligan's topic in Camp

   I also take a leave of absence. There are some hospitals that have 9 month contracts and some that have a summer program LOA. In florida this is our slow season so a lot of the hospitals are more than happy to grant the LOA and the nurses are happy b...

7. Anyone from SARASOTA?

   ER Tigger Girl replied to paula77720's topic in Florida

   As the previous nurse said there are a lot of hospitals in the area. I have to respond to the other post- I personally work at MMH and love it- I actually have worked at 2 other hospitals that were mentioned also and commute to MMH- [ and no, I do...

8. Standby: VENTING

   ER Tigger Girl replied to FlyingED's topic in Emergency

   Just an interesting observation= on the MAIN page for the bulletin boards it lists Critical Care and ER is not in there but under "speciality". Guess everyone has thier own idea of what critial care is. If ER isn't one of them I don't know what is! W...

9. New Grads in the ED (?)

   ER Tigger Girl replied to Evelyn2003's topic in Emergency

   As a new grad hired in the ED 8 years ago I am glad that my director wasn't as closed minded as some of you. You can't make judgements across the board, it all depends on the individual nurse and the orientation program set up in the ED. I worked my ...

10. Come backs...

    ER Tigger Girl posted a topic in Emergency

    Okay, looking for some new come back lines or some input as to a way to say certian things in a way that I am not being nasty but getting my point across: 1. Pt. talking on the phone while I am trying to triage, assess, or discharge. 2. To many patie...

11. What's your craziest story of the ER

    ER Tigger Girl replied to debo_lpnER's topic in Emergency

    Skybirdrising- not a lot of people can work in an ER and handle it- the stress, the things we see, the things we do- everyone has a right to vent and everyone has their own way of dealing with it. We are there for our patients- we prove that day afte...

12. Now Ive heard it all!!!

    ER Tigger Girl replied to NYCRN16's topic in Emergency

    I can understand the frustration of the delay tatic's! I can only speak from the ER side. Our facility does faxed reporting which we went to because of the nurses upstairs never being available to take report or sitting on hold for 10 min at a time- ...

13. Things I've learned from my ER patients...

    ER Tigger Girl replied to SouthernERNurse's topic in Emergency

    a risen= a boil (usually in a place you don't want to see) stomak=stomach When someone yells "watch out" duck or run immediatly If you hear "Oh No" from another nurse- run in and help! The hospital food is the best in the world and someone should ope...

14. Things I've learned from my ER patients...

    ER Tigger Girl replied to SouthernERNurse's topic in Emergency

    a risen= a boil (usually in a place you don't want to see) stomak=stomach When someone yells "watch out" duck or run immediatly If you hear "Oh No" from another nurse- run in and help! The hospital food is the best in the world and someone should ope...

15. Freeked Out In A Law Suit

    ER Tigger Girl replied to CMORELOCK45's topic in Emergency

    so what happened???