EmergencyRNBSN

EmergencyRNBSN has 3 years experience and specializes in Emergency.

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1. Heavily considering change to Day shift

   EmergencyRNBSN replied to rearviewmirror's topic in Emergency

   Everything that people worry about when switching from nights to days typically is not true. For instance I rarely see my manager, I rarely see hospital administration, etc. I made the switch just fine and so do lots of others. The one thing that I n...

2. New grad. Torn between two..ER or med/surg?

   EmergencyRNBSN replied to Nurseresrey's topic in Emergency

   I started out in ER as well and all the advice has been good thus far. All depends on what you get out of orientation and whether or not you have a good preceptor, IMO. You are taught what you need to know at the end of the day. While yes, med surge ...

3. Overflow in the er

   EmergencyRNBSN replied to medic978's topic in Emergency

   I second the question of is that a normal day? Is it lower acuity patient's where the LOS is really low? You can't even get labs/CTs to result on 300 patients in a 39 bed ER, let alone 400. That sounds terrible. I'd walk out of that place on my first...

4. Hospital Marketing FAIL

   EmergencyRNBSN replied to tom's topic in Emergency

   When I am sitting out at triage I always want to tell people, "congratulations you are going to sit out in the waiting room for a few hours, I have determined that you stand a 0.5% chance of having a life threatening emergency and you should instead ...

5. Foreign RN preparing for work in the ED

   EmergencyRNBSN replied to iamnomad's topic in Emergency

   I don't think that is necessarily true. The job does not carry over very well to other specialties at all unless you are thinking of ICU experience or critical care transport, etc. I don't know very many people that last long in emergency nursing who...

6. How long did it take you to master inserting an IV?

   EmergencyRNBSN replied to RunawayN's topic in Emergency

   It took me probably 6 months to get 80% of my patients without asking for help. 1.5 years to become so annoyed with myself that it physically hurt my ego to have to ask for help. Now at 2.5 years, I'm the guy that gets sent up to inpatient floors to ...

7. new graduate nurse taking TNCC ?

   EmergencyRNBSN replied to Pusheen's topic in Emergency

   In my opinion there is no point to having a CEN without any actual ER nursing experience. But heck you don't have to impress me to get a job anyway. TNCC, however, is not a bad idea to have. Once you get hired though most places will pay for you to o...

8. Med error- manager told everyone at meeting and made me explain

   EmergencyRNBSN replied to veronica123's topic in Stress 101

   This is a terrible approach by your manager. It completely discourages staff to feel comfortable admitting medication errors that may happen in the future. I would definitely suggest talking to your manager about it and saying that you felt disrespe...

9. I desperately need some advice

   EmergencyRNBSN replied to Sensibility's topic in Career Support

   This is all just further proof that where you get hired on for your first job is the biggest thing in the absolute world. I gave in my 1st month a med a wrong route (nothing serious, just gave IV something ordered IM, thank god it wasn't a big and b...

10. Need some input about ED charting - Allscripts

    EmergencyRNBSN replied to Computerdude's topic in General Nursing

    EPIC ASAP is what I use in the ER. I personally don't like it. But that could be that I am just getting the hang of it still. It just seems a little bulky for ER. I have had experience with emergisoft and liked that a little better, but who knows.

11. Survey: How old were you when you entered the nursing profession?

    EmergencyRNBSN replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Just started a month ago with my BSN at 22. Loving my ER job at the moment. Terrified beyond belief..but day by day I'm getting the hang of it.

12. Need help choosing the right unit to work!!!

    EmergencyRNBSN replied to formovies4's topic in Men

    All I comprehended was you want low stress and then said you were thinking about PACU or triage (which is ER). What exactly do you consider to be stressful if those are low stress? Haha I think you are right in asking the question of where you would ...

13. Tired of bedside nursing

    EmergencyRNBSN replied to youngebloodrn's topic in Men

    Work ER? Work Psych? Work outpatient? Work OR? I don't know how anyone in their right mind could survive a year, let alone 13 of floor med surge nursing. But to each their own. They are great at their jobs and I sure as heck need them everyday.

14. What were the gender ratios in your nursing classes?

    EmergencyRNBSN replied to edwindelahiggins's topic in Men

    There was about 60 people in my BSN program and 7 of us were guys. Do not, I repeat do not, try to sleep with people in your classes lol. They end up more like sisters at the end of it, honestly. I wouldn't trade some of them for the world (some).

15. Should I become a nurse ?

    EmergencyRNBSN replied to Arvin Vo's topic in Men

    I just started working with a guy who spent 5 years as a sniper in the Marine corps. And he wears that RN badge just like I do. I want someone to tell him he isn't a 'man'. I've always had a comeback ready for people who are quick to judge the occupa...