T14WFLY

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  1. MEAN GIRLS (or GUYS)

    Thanks for sharing. I know people like this too! I always go out of my way to make sure my rooms are stocked and my patients are clean and well taken care of, but it never fails that I follow the lazy people. Very frustrating!
  2. How to stand out

    Thanks for all the tips! I got it!!!!
  3. Job Stress: Floor vs ED

    ER can be stressful because you never know what you're going to get. You take care of multiple patients throughout the day ranging from minor to critical. One minute you can be bored bandaging up cuts and scrapes and the next minute a full arrest r...
  4. How to stand out

    I appreciate your advice. You had some great tips. Now to conquer those behavior based interview questions. There is no way to prepare for that. ***Sigh***
  5. MEAN GIRLS (or GUYS)

    There was a new guy who started a couple of months ago and the girl who precepted him would always say things like "oh God, he's here today", "He doesn't know anything" "Why do they always give me the idiots to train". Now that he's off orientation...
  6. MEAN GIRLS (or GUYS)

    I'm just trying to get people to give examples of how we all go through it. I'm not celebrating it! If we can't brush them off or laugh about it then the Mean Girls win. No offense intended at all by this thread.
  7. MEAN GIRLS (or GUYS)

    JUST FOR FUN!!!! I just watched the movie MEAN GIRLS and it reminded me of some of my co-workers. Does anyone have any MEAN GIRLS (or Guys) stories to tell about your workplace??????? And just when we all thought high school was over.... we grow u...
  8. How to stand out

    Wow! 61 views and no reply. Ouch! A little advice would be appreciated from some of the experienced flight nurses/medics out there.
  9. How to stand out

    What makes you stand out during that intense flight nursing interview from all of the other Type A, over-achieving adrenaline junkies? I've got all of the requirements, but how do I shine apart from the rest of them?
  10. First code situation...any suggestions?

    She is a prime candidate for a pulmonary embolus. Sounds like you did everything right on your part.
  11. Going from ER to ICU

    "ICU nurses have a difficult time with the chaos of the ED and don't like that there is so much movement of the patient from one place to another, like wise there are the true adrenaline junkies of the ED that cannot appreiciate the necessity of the ...
  12. New Grad in ICU struggling

    I've been a nurse for 7 years (five in ER) and I just switched to ICU and they are giving me 8-12 weeks of orientation. I am also doing ECCO modules. It takes a seasoned nurse time to learn all of the drips and the bells and whistles of ICU. Be pa...
  13. Going from ER to ICU

    Thanks for your honesty. I can see what your saying. My first week I did a lot of standing and sitting. In the ER, I was on the move constantly. It's like going from ADHD world to OCD world. I'm still trying to get more detail oriented. It's a ...
  14. Going from ER to ICU

    Thanks for your input!
  15. CEN- Is is worth it?

    I may go for CCRN. Probably not for another year or so though;)