utadahikaru

utadahikaru has 20 years experience.

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1. Training to look impressionable for ED?

   utadahikaru replied to ERLaw14's topic in Emergency

   It all sounds like over kill to me, but whatever... I have yet to know of an ER that doesn't need nurses. Sounds to me like you are trying to build up your resume to make it appear as if you have way more experience than you do. I don't really see...

2. Help! I start tomorrow!

   utadahikaru replied to zakry's topic in Emergency

   If everything goes as expected, about 2-3 months from now you will be making your next post, something like "help I don't know what to do!" Then about 6-8 months you'll start to feel like you can get through most days with little or no help. Good...

3. BSN or CEN?

   utadahikaru replied to montecarlo64's topic in Emergency

   Don't go into debt. It's sooo not worth it. Save your 10k first, then decide if you want to spend it on a BSN or something else.

4. new RN, first job, having tough time, need advice

   utadahikaru replied to BrooklynRN11201's topic in Emergency

   There's only one way to handle patients who are extremely rude or suffer from FMPS (Fluff My Pillow Syndrome): Get in and out of the patients room as fast as possible, engage in conversation with them as little as possible. If that doesn't do it for...

5. Radiation danger, repeated CTs by frequent flyers

   utadahikaru replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

   I read this quote from the Scientific American Journal, "a single CT scan subjects the human body to between 150 and 1,100 times the radiation of a conventional x-ray, or around a year's worth of exposure to radiation from both natural and artifici...

6. How long do you stay at a job you hate?

   utadahikaru replied to godbless-yute's topic in Emergency

   In my experience, every ER is different. It's very difficult to compare one to another strictly in terms of patient ratio because so many other factors come into play, such as what software is being used, how critical the patients are, how much supp...

7. A huge hurdle

   utadahikaru posted a topic in Informatics

   Hi everyone, I'm trying to get into informatics. Can someone tell me if I've got a snowball's chance in hell, or how much more exp/education I'll need to get my foot in the door. Currently: - I have a BSN RN with 6 months experience working in the E...

8. First Dive

   utadahikaru posted a topic in Wound

   How can I get into Hyperbaric nursing? I've got 6 months nursing experience in the ER and I hate it I'm not a very speedy person, but I'm very thorough. So, Hyperbaric nursing sounds like a really great job for me.

9. The best laid plans...

   utadahikaru posted a topic in Emergency

   Hello all, my plans are crumbling and I'm looking for some solid suggestions on what steps to take next. I've been working in the ER for six months and I'm completely miserable. Basically, I feel like the ER expects too much from nurses. I feel v...

10. Help! I start tomorrow!

    utadahikaru replied to zakry's topic in Emergency

    Good Luck, hopefully your ER orientation will be at least 6 weeks, so don't freak out.

11. Is anyone in the nursing program at Lamar University?

    utadahikaru replied to ninixtran92's topic in Texas

    I went through the Lamar BSN program and absolutely hated every minute of my time spent there. The faculty is composed of some real characters (think of that Netflix TV show "Orange is the new Black"), most of them are not very pleasant. However,...

12. Lets help each other out. Who is hiring New grads: RN or LVN

    utadahikaru replied to DixieGrace's topic in Texas

    If you want a new grad job, look in the cities with less than 100,000 people. Rural hospitals always hire new grads.

13. Corpus Christi Spohn interview

    utadahikaru replied to kerijak6's topic in Texas

    Uhmm I'm in Texas, and don't know much about Corpus Christi SPohn, but I can tell you that with 3-4 years experience, you can find lots of jobs in Texas. Corpus Christi isn't the best area, IMO, but not the worst either. If you plan to come for an...

14. Lifestyle Discrimination

    utadahikaru replied to utadahikaru's topic in Activism

    While I think all of you make good points, the case I am making is simply this. Technology is being exploited to discriminate against the legal activities of citizens in their off work time. In this case, its medical technology. And those of you w...

15. New nurse feeling incompetent

    utadahikaru replied to Lola RN's topic in New Nurse

    Lola if you ever believe anything, believe this. There is always time to look up a med before you give it. (unless you are pulling it out of the crash cart) Buy a tiny pharmacopia pocket book, keep it with you, hi-light drugs and important info like...