tami101481rn

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1. I am a new grad and hired with 2 nursing agencies

   tami101481rn replied to elomi18's topic in General Nursing

   That is what I was thinking as well.

2. I am a new grad and hired with 2 nursing agencies

   tami101481rn replied to elomi18's topic in General Nursing

   I am not trying to be ugly with my following comment so please don't take it that way. As a new nurse, you lack the experience to be an agency nurse. Even if you made the best grades in your class and studied all of the time, there are things that yo...

3. Allowing Corpsman to Become Nurses

   tami101481rn replied to Asystole RN's topic in Government

   I truly believe this is one of the worst comments I have ever heard the president make. So this guy was out treating wounded soliders, thats great and all but can he explain the.process of the wounds on the solider, or can he prioritize, and what abo...

4. Was I at fault? the nurse embarrassed me in front of others.

   tami101481rn replied to crunchytaco's topic in Relations

   I didnt know that getting a bed pan for a patient or answering a call light was below my abilities as a nurse. I will have to keep that in mind. What she did was completely uncalled for. Can you go to the floor manager for something like this? She wa...

5. 5 things you wish you knew as a new nurse

   tami101481rn replied to Bugs20091's topic in New Nurse

   Dont judge others for the way they do their job. I get this all the time from new nurses, well if you did it this way itd be better attitude is not one to have. Remember everyone has their own style, and you will develop your own. Qnd always remember...

6. Fired for expressing concerns about patient safety and care!

   tami101481rn replied to hkrntobe's topic in Safety

   Patients attacking each other and nurses is part of psych nursing unfortunately. Its part of ER too, I get kicked, slapped, spit on, hit all the time. Its a hostile enviroment in both, and you really have to roll with the punches, no pun intended. If...

7. Recieving a patient from ER

   tami101481rn replied to jkr2020788's topic in Emergency

   We have a system that works well. While yes, we do have two seperate charting systems, we in the ER are responsible for checking admitting orders and are responsible for carrying out stat ornow orders. With that being said though, I am not going to d...

8. What are my chances of impaling my foot with sharp things?

   tami101481rn replied to Catzilla's topic in Uniform/Gear

   I think that really depends on what area you work in. I wouldnt by any means suggest those shoes in an ER. You run the risk of getting your feet run over by moving EMS stretchers, things getting dropped during traumas and codes, and getting nasty stu...

9. New grad touble getting a job---good alternative to hosptial to start?

   tami101481rn replied to tua42321's topic in Job Hunt

   Look into a hosputal that has a new grad residency program. I went through on and its probably the best thing I did for my career.

10. Just a question to understand the ER better

    tami101481rn replied to sheilahdee's topic in Emergency

    I have to disagree with all of you saying 15 minutes is not a long wait time. If EMS brought in a patient from a dialysis clinic with these symptoms, he would be high priority. Dialysis can cause to quick of a shift in electrolyte imbalances, namely ...