robinbird

robinbird has 9 years experience and specializes in Emergency Nursing, Cardiology.

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1. Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

   robinbird replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

   This nurse eloquently said everything that I could not put into words for the past few years. I recently quit my job after 10 years because of the working conditions and the absolute insanity that had been occurring. I became a travel nurse where I...

2. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

   robinbird replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

   This happened about 8 years ago and was told to me by the nurse who experienced it. A elderly patient was receiving palliative care on our cardiology floor and was expected to die anytime. To make her more comfortable her family brought her her favo...

3. ER Personalities

   robinbird replied to RN1298's topic in Emergency

   I would say outgoing, flexible, caring, realistic, forgiving, thick-skinned, a good sense of humor and confident. I have been working in the ER for a year now and I have discovered that the people I work with are quick to welcome new people, loya...

4. Externships worth it in long run?

   robinbird replied to akmt's topic in General Nursing

   I did an externship during my last year of nursing school (as a CNA-II). I got to work all over the hospital. This gave me the opportunity to see the areas I wanted to work in, but more importantly the areas I DIDN'T want to work in. I was hired at...

5. CEN, ENA, TNCC

   robinbird replied to yankee nurse09's topic in Emergency

   I just took TNCC (Trauma Nurse Core Course) after working in the ED for 9 months. I bought the book for the course 6 weeks before the course and read most of it. The course was 2 days long, which focused trauma assessment and system by system revie...

6. Nurses do you love or hate your job?

   robinbird replied to angelcarmichael's topic in General Nursing

   Love/hate. There's plenty of things I love about it so it makes the things I hate bearable.

7. Putting a mask on a spitter

   robinbird replied to NotFlo's topic in General Nursing

   I had a patient in behavioral restraints in the ER who was a spitter. After the first loogie-launch he was placed in a mask whenever we were in the room.

8. Is it too late for me?

   robinbird replied to kalinka's topic in General Nursing

   I graduated nursing school when I was 37. I started when I was 34, which was the mean age of my associate degree nursing class. Many of us were second career nurses. Some of us stayed home with kids then went to nursing school. I've found that my...

9. takotsubo

   robinbird replied to caeRn's topic in Emergency

   When I worked in the cardiac stepdown unit I had a male patient who was diagnosed with Takotsubo, no medical history, clean coronary arteries and and EF of 30%. He traced his Takotsubo to a very stressful work situation. Our daughters went to sch...

10. Rejection is tough

    robinbird replied to mswim's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes things work out for the best. When I graduated from nursing school in 2006 my dream job was working in the ER. I applied and didn't even make it to the second interview. I took a job as a telemetry nurse on a cardiac floor (my second pic...

11. Major Vent

    robinbird replied to LouisVRN's topic in Safety

    My mother-in-law came over from Latvia when she was 14. Not only did she learn English fluently, you can't even tell she's wasn't born here. She graduated from college and is adamant that immigrants learn to speak the language like she did. When ...

12. Best ER Nurse quotes

    robinbird replied to JennyAS's topic in Emergency

    First time I assisted with rapid sequence intubation. My adrenaline was flowing. I drew up all the meds, finished giving etomidate and was about to give the succinylcholine. I said, "I've always wanted to give succs!" Everyone paused, the room got...

13. when crazy family member is also a nurse

    robinbird replied to rnto?'s topic in Relations

    Know-it-all (and crazy) family members have all different professions, unfortunately some are nurses. You can add to what the person says by saying, "I've found..., I've learned..., In my experience..." without actually saying they are wrong.

14. Do you identify yourself as a nurse when you or your family are a patient?

    robinbird replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    In that situation I AM NOT A NURSE. I want things explained to me as if I know nothing. I don't want special treatment or anyone to feel uncomfortable because they may feel I'm judging them. (Because, I admit that I feel uncomfortable when I'm takin...

15. Trying in vain to get in a vein

    robinbird replied to robinbird's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks to all who replied. I can't wait to try your suggestions. I'll let you know how it goes. Robin