nursepotter05 RN

nursepotter05 has 4 years experience as a RN and specializes in er, pediatric er.

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1. How do you know if you are ER material?

   nursepotter05 replied to RN <><'s topic in General Nursing

   I went sraight out of nursing school into Pediatric Emergency @ a major Children's hospital. I did go through a nurse residency program. I always knew i wanted to do pediatrics, and after teching in the peds er, I knew it was what I wanted to do. It ...

2. Changing Careers to Nursing. Advice needed

   nursepotter05 replied to amoslieber's topic in General Nursing

   I live in Tennessee and there are stilll jobs, even for new grads. However, I can see the difference in the number of positions now as compared to when i graduated in 2005.

3. Pay Raises

   nursepotter05 replied to Riley3's topic in General Nursing

   My hospital usually gives a 3% raise and cut it to 2%. Haven't seen next years benefits, but i figure the insurance is going up with probably less coverage to go with it. however, they serve filet minion @ the monthly board meetings! Go figure!

4. Changing Careers to Nursing. Advice needed

   nursepotter05 replied to amoslieber's topic in General Nursing

   It amazes me how someone can post a simple question, and others can be so judgmental and just plain rude!Good Lord!:angryfire. Also, I know the job market isn't good in some regions, but i would bet it is much better than most careers during this res...

5. advice on giving flu shot

   nursepotter05 replied to angelkim63's topic in General Nursing

   I highly doubt that an injection given in the deltoid muscle is going to cause probelms with the pt's leg, even if it is the same side! The pt is 22 years old, unless mom has power of attorney or pt is not competent to make her own decisions, the pt'...

6. Would you have given the meds??

   nursepotter05 replied to **LaurelRN's topic in General Nursing

   I think your doctor was way all out of line. If pt's bg was 127, i see no reason to hold oral hypoglycemics. I would have probably held the insulin, but not the oral meds.

7. The best nursing job ever!!

   nursepotter05 replied to MELY13's topic in General Nursing

   I did pediatric emergency @ Vanderbilt Children's Hospital. I loved it there. I quit last year because i had to drive over an hour to get there and i had a new baby. went to hospital closer to home, not doing pediatrics. I miss it terribly.

8. malpractice insurance

   nursepotter05 replied to rawrn's topic in General Nursing

   i have heard both sides of this debate. I do not carry my own insurance. My belief is that the lawyer will look for the deepest pockets, the hospital, doctor,ect. I have been told by someone in the legal profession that the lawyer will find out who h...

9. Not properly trained for ER?????

   nursepotter05 replied to bassadict69's topic in Emergency

   I did a level 1 pediatric er straight out of school. I did go through a residency program. I have a bachelor's degree, but as far a nursing training, I don't see that a new grad with a bachelor's degree would be any more prepared for the er/icu than ...

10. Plan to transfer from tele to er

    nursepotter05 replied to pandaboi's topic in Emergency

    I graduated in 2005, i have worked er my entire nursing career and was a patient care tech in the er before that. I love it. I don't get attached to patients or their families because they don't stay in the er long. I worked pediatric er for 4 years,...

11. Where have all the LPN's gone?

    nursepotter05 replied to rayk1021's topic in General Nursing

    i work in a small town @ a critical access hospital (

12. I think I failed, and I'm panicking...

    nursepotter05 replied to Cristiann's topic in General Nursing

    Honey, I don't know of one single person who honestly believed that they passed after taking the NCLEX, no matter how many questions they got. calm down and wait for your results. You might be surprised! Good luck!

13. Could high BP/Pulse during physical keep me from getting job?

    nursepotter05 replied to 09NewGrad's topic in General Nursing

    My physical @ both jobs i have worked as a nurse did not consist of any vitals being taken. it was a questionaire @ both places!

14. Using Ampules w/o filter needles

    nursepotter05 replied to ilovenursing2009's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a facility that provides filter needles, and i use them when pulling from glass ampules. Before working @ this hospital, I worked for a major children's hospital emergency department and they did not provide filter needles, so i never used ...

15. Vanderbilt's Nurse Residency Program

    nursepotter05 replied to LeLeeFNP's topic in Tennessee

    I did the Pediatric Nurse Residency @ Vanderbilt Children's in 2005. It was very competative. There were over 150 applicants, they took 50 something I think. I don't know how competative the adult hospital's program is because children's was the on...