NurseyK

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1. Nursing student seeks help from experienced nurses: NP or MD?

   NurseyK replied to missyh7's topic in Career Support

   That's terriffic to hear, Level2Trauma. The programs I speak of are 2 of the more "prestigeous" ones here in NY. Adequate clinical time is the most important aspect of medical or nursing education, IMHO. You don't realize how much you can't learn ...

2. Nursing student seeks help from experienced nurses: NP or MD?

   NurseyK replied to missyh7's topic in Career Support

   After 8 yrs in ER/Trauma nursing, I left to go to medical school. It was "time" for me. I felt comfortable in my own skin and in my abilities to care for patients. I chose to go to a D.O. school (vs MD) because of the grief I received for being a ...

3. doctor disregarding triage decisions

   NurseyK replied to Nittlebug's topic in Emergency

   We had a Doc that liked to paw through the waiting room charts also. Anything with, "c/o CP" or "c/o SOB" got raced back and received an EKG before any of the staff knew what was happening. Her reasoning, "Well, it says the pt c/o is ____, which is...

4. Enpc/pals

   NurseyK replied to sgavette's topic in Emergency

   ENPC and PALS are both excellent courses and should BOTH be highly recommended to take to perform well in the ER. One ED I worked also required NALS -- another "must" IMHO. In 7 yrs, I've only used it twice, but I was thanking God that I had had it...

5. Cen

   NurseyK replied to sgavette's topic in Emergency

   I found the best prep to be the review books put out by ENA and Laura Gasparo (sp?). Her book was very difficult, but a good review. Make sure you have TNCC and ENPC under your belt - it makes life easier also. In the end, I found the best "resourc...

6. ER Certification Questions

   NurseyK replied to BrandyBSN's topic in Emergency

   I strongly echo the other replies to your quiery. The CEN is about experience - NOT booksmarts. Do your time, see all you can, soak it all in, take ACLS, PALS, NALS, ENPC, TNCC....then worry about your CEN a few years down the road. As a green nur...

7. What the.....?

   NurseyK replied to NurseyK's topic in Emergency

   First of all, background...we had a mass exodus of 10 FT experienced ER/Trauma Nurses from our ER about 8-10 mos ago with all but 6 senior nurses leaving. The 6 of us left BUSTED OUR HUMPS to orient these new people (a grand total of 6 newbies). We...

8. What the.....?

   NurseyK posted a topic in Emergency

   I just don't get it... Here you are: in Charge...with 3 inexperienced, dangerous, slow-as-sh nurses on a shift from he##, every pt you touch is an admit, every "bat phone" call a Trauma, no simple "ear ache" or "finger pain" in sight... ...your 3...

9. ER Doctors that are hard to work with!

   NurseyK replied to ERIsland's topic in Emergency

   We have one of these nut-jobs with us too. She believes that SHE is "in charge" (and, yes, to a certain extent she is) - but *not* of Nursing and Nursing Issues. She generally steps all over my (Charge Nurse) toes -- to the point when one day I act...

10. What the AHA thinks of the bill pending in Congress on mandatory OT

    NurseyK replied to rncountry's topic in General Nursing

    Natalie - I was only specifically responding to JT about working 20 hrs. Get off my back. All - Maybe I'm not making myself clear...our hospital is union. We HAVE to work 20 hrs if we are mandated. Refusal = termination. We are not "volunteering"...

11. What the AHA thinks of the bill pending in Congress on mandatory OT

    NurseyK replied to rncountry's topic in General Nursing

    Contrary to your belief, there is no "wasted effort" when it comes to fighting for restricted nursing hours. You and I will have to agree to disagree on this issue. (I'm leaving nursing, technically, one could argue, 'then why do I care anyway?') MY ...

12. What the AHA thinks of the bill pending in Congress on mandatory OT

    NurseyK replied to rncountry's topic in General Nursing

    JT - The bill I speak of is A2025/S1318...the precise bills of which you speak of that NYSNA does NOT support. This Bill actually began to put in words and motion SOMETHING that addressed nursing hours here in NY. NYSNA has not gotten on board with ...

13. What the AHA thinks of the bill pending in Congress on mandatory OT

    NurseyK replied to rncountry's topic in General Nursing

    I guess I must be reading your posts incorrectly? are you for or against mandatory OT? (key word here folks: MANDATORY) I have personally spearheaded a campaign here in NY re: Nursing OT. A pending bill passed the House and is now under review in...

14. Patient flow in the ER

    NurseyK replied to Sailnaway's topic in Emergency

    In our ER, the MEDICAL Director keeps getting a wild hair up his..ahem...and demands that all patients be "brought straight back to a bed", "no lines no waiting", "we don't want those pt complaints now." OK great...I'll pack the beds in with crap th...

15. HELPPPPPPPPPPPP

    NurseyK replied to Frustrated RN's topic in General Nursing

    What kind of pabulum-puking managerial bullsh#t is this? Document...yeah, right. Ya know what? The first poster is right; nursing is WRONG no matter what. I have spent time responding intelligently to absurd on pt complaints. The vast majority ...