SillyStudent ASN, RN

ER/ICU, CCL, EP

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About SillyStudent

SillyStudent has 8 years experience as a ASN, RN and specializes in ER/ICU, CCL, EP.


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  1. SillyStudent

    Impaired Colleague

    I work in a procedural area that administers moderate sedation. One of my coworkers is extremely unhealthy, takes many medications, and falls asleep at work constantly. Like....ALL THE TIME. Like while she is sedating a patient. While she is char...
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    Hostile work environment

    I got this new job.... Fabulous schedule, good pay, ridiculously awesome benefits, and no weekends, holidays or call. I hate it. HATE it. It's a tiny and very dysfunctional department. The people who work there are entrenched. We are talking 10 plus ...
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    Cath lab newbie

    You were very helpful! I finally start the job this Monday. Hopefully, it will be a good fit!
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    Violence in the ER

    I told my employer last year that I had a New Years resolution. Any patient that assaulted me while drunk/on drugs was going To see a cop. My manager understood, though she didn't appear to like it.
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    When to offer prayer.

    I am not a future nurse. I just never changed my name. . I am still silly, and I will always be a student. 6 years ER/ ICU We actually have a hospital system here that asks if we are willing to pray with the patients as an application question. Somet...
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    When to offer prayer.

    I am a Catholic nurse, working in a Catholic hospital. I have generally kept my faith quiet with my patients, as we treat those of all faiths and I have no desire to offend anyone. However, my faith is very active in the background. When someone ask...
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    Violence in the ER

    If the patient is not actively hallucinating or demented, I call the cops. ESPECIALLY if they are drunk.
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    Cath lab newbie

    I have been doing ER/ICU for 6 years, and was just hired for a cath lab position. I will start in their pre/post op area and eventually train for the actual lab. I have experience with sheath pulls. IABP, vasopressors, and all the normal CCU/MICU dut...
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    Best way to get to cath lab?

    It took me almost 6 years of combined ER/ICU experience to get to Cath lab. I was notified yesterday that I got the job. Most of the people there have a lot of experience. I was shocked that they hired me. Any ICU experience counts. I have never ...
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    Family Members/Patients Who Write Down Your Name

    If someone asks for my last name I state that the information is private for my safety and politely tell them my employee number.
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    ED computer systems

    We use EPIC housewide. I hated medhost. we see upwards of 50000 patients a year.
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    Fired!

    LandD, I have a job on my résumé that I walked out of with no notice. The ICU was so dangerous in this hospital that I was afraid for my license. When my prospective employers call there, they say I am ineligible for rehire. (This looks like I got ...
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    Chf and fluid boluses

    Better wet than dead.
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    Why do nurses constantly say they don't hire ASN?

    I was just offered a permanent charge position over 2 BSN applicants. I would like to get my BSN someday, but I am not stressed about it.
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    Will ER nurses help me answer a few questions, please??

    Don't get me wrong, I loved the unit. However, ED nursing is pretty diverse. My patient load could consist of a finger laceration, a headache and an indigestion or a degloving, a head bleed and an MI. I love the puzzle. We have absolutely no idea wha...