concededrn

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1. Tolerance wearing thin in Triage,Help!

   concededrn replied to concededrn's topic in Emergency

   Yeah. One of the chrge nurses I work with , when she comes in at 1900, she gives me 15 min of freedom from triage. I already worked 9 hrs in triage. I appreciate that greatly! One thing I have noticed that there are two types that complain alot...

2. Tolerance wearing thin in Triage,Help!

   concededrn replied to concededrn's topic in Emergency

   racial comments. I don't really get the comments but I do get looks. No one wants a spanish person telling them they are not that sick to comeback. "our beds are full, the hallbeds are full, if an empty bed opens up it's you're! Til then you have...

3. Tolerance wearing thin in Triage,Help!

   concededrn posted a topic in Emergency

   Ok, this will be my first official rant. It maybe a common on, but here is mine. Any input would be greatly appreciated. I do triage about 75% of the time since taking the 10am-10pm position a few months ago. Since we are in "peak season" I am fi...

4. racist comment

   concededrn replied to XXl-cool's topic in Relations

   Very well put. I am of spanish and italian decent. I get some comments and looks from time to time. Funny how people determine 'intelligence' by the color of someone's skin. You can see it on their faces. It's more the body language than anythingelse...

5. Is this all there is?

   concededrn replied to nurseby07's topic in New Nurse

   Lol. We all have been there. Like the other person wrote. I work in the er and love it. It is my niche! You need to see if there is another unit you can transfer to. DO NOT FEEL DEFEATED. You are not at a loss. That is med surg nursing!!!!!!!!!!...

6. Panic is setting in...

   concededrn replied to Becca608's topic in New Nurse

   Panic? That's NORMAL. Everyone goes through it. I've been in nursing (RN) 11 yrs this may. I can remember my days. I took the test. It ended at 75 questions. Turns out it ended b/c 75 was the minimum if you get all the questions right. I persona...

7. zofran question

   concededrn replied to Nurse Lulu's topic in Medications

   that's exactly what I was going to say. I did chemo for 6 months when I first graduated.