hella_RN

hella_RN

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  1. Help! I look young!

    It's also a sad day when the BSN that I worked so hard for is not valued because the patients that I care for have no confidence in me when they first meet me. But yes, I agree I should not let any comments from patients/staff affect me. Thank you.
  2. Help! I look young!

    Thank you. I will definitely try that. I think I slouch a lot too I've noticed so maybe I can try standing straight, might make me look a little taller :)
  3. Help! I look young!

    I actually don't use social media (fb, Instagram etc.) I rarely even use all nurses. And no I'm not fishing for compliments, just wanted to vent after a very busy and tough shift and the doctor screamed and humiliated me in front of the nurses statio...
  4. I miss trauma..sigh

    I went from a prestigious level 1 trauma center to a small ED, I had to relocate to a whole new city. My new job is not a trauma center so I deal with a lot of abdominal pains, headaches, chest pains, everything medical, lots of psych issues as well....
  5. Help! I look young!

    I guess I should be happy but I can't help but feel like looking younger than your age can be a disadvantage sometime. I've been a nurse for quite some time now and most people still ask me when I'm graduating. Patients and family members look at me ...
  6. IM Ketamine policy

    At OP, I will have to look at my hospital's policy for this and hopefully can have an answer for you
  7. IM Ketamine policy

    I have never given IM Ketamine but I have given it IV. Adverse effects include hypotension and respiratory depression so I personally would ask the provider if he/she would like it to be IV so that we have IV access just in case the patient become hy...
  8. NS ED Preceptorship

    Fast Facts for the ER nurse by Jennifer Buettner. I got it from Amazon and it was fairly inexpensive. The book is designed for new grads. Very easy to read, short and to the point. I found this book very helpful when I started in the ED. I recommend ...
  9. No teamwork in ED

    I thought my life was complete when I started a new job at a new ED which I thought was my dream hospital to work. Everyone is so nice but there is no teamwork! At my previous job, we had amazing teamwork. Every time we get new patients, we always ...
  10. Holding admitted patients in the ED

    I consider myself a compassionate nurse, I really do enjoy taking care or patients. I'm just having a hard time managing my time with the routine things on top on dealing with things that need to be done stat. And the charting system we have is a pai...
  11. Being an ER Nurse, is it worth it?

    I started in the ED as a new grad and I absolutely loved it. Everyone I worked with was so nice and helpful and they trained me the "ER way." I was the same as you, I was actually anxious of starting in the ED right away because I wanted to do Med-S...
  12. Holding admitted patients in the ED

    How do you feel about it? I just started at a new ED. I feel like I am not practicing ED nursing anymore since the patient is admitted. I feel like a Med Surg/Tele/ICU nurse. It can be a bit overwhelming since I am not used to drawing "routine labs" ...
  13. Immediate emergency ?

    Widespread bloodstream infection, sepsis, is an emergency. I have seen patients crash because they've become so hypotensive. They usually get a central line placed so that we can infuse dopamine or levophed to help their BP.
  14. New Nurse at a Level I Trauma Center

    Thank you for the replies! I worked today and I must say it was a much better day. I saw teamwork although it could be better. But I figured maybe I can be the "catalyst" to improve the teamwork :)
  15. New Nurse at a Level I Trauma Center

    Hello AN! I have recently accepted a position at a very busy Level I Trauma Center. I was so happy to have landed this job. I have a couple of years experience in ER nursing, this is where I started as a new grad, but it was not a trauma center but...