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1. Transporting Patients from ER to Floor. Your Process?

   melmacrn replied to melmacrn's topic in Emergency

   How does the process of nurses from other floors coming down to get pts from ED work? Is there a timeframe that receiving nurse must come get the patient from ED? Any information you can give on this is appreciated. I am so grateful for all your rep...

2. Transporting Patients from ER to Floor. Your Process?

   melmacrn posted a topic in Emergency

   My hospital's current ER to floor admissions process involves the emergency department nurse taking the patient to their assigned room in PCU, ICU, medical-surgical or where ever the patient is admitted. This takes an emergency department off the flo...

3. Moving to Portland--3 years ED...discouraged

   melmacrn replied to melmacrn's topic in Oregon

   I'm so glad I posted this! I felt like everyone I talked to made moving to Portland sound like an awful idea (people from Portland). I think some want to keep Portland to themselves. Selfish. Lol. :-)

4. Moving to Portland--3 years ED...discouraged

   melmacrn posted a topic in Oregon

   Hello everyone, My family is planning to relocate to Portland at the end of the year. I'm getting discouraged looking at the job market! I started in the ER as a new grad and have been there going on 3 years. I'm ACLS, TNCC and PALS certified. I also...

5. Scared to faint

   melmacrn replied to padme007's topic in Emergency

   I've been an ER nurse for a little over two years (as a new grad). Before the ER, I fainted during an abdominal packing, an epidural, a wound scrub, an even before a cesarean section even started! I still faint if I'm poked with needles. Lol. It make...

6. Making the ED More Efficient

   melmacrn posted a topic in Emergency

   Our department is always looking for ways to improve, as I'm sure many departments are. For those working in busy emergency departments with 15 beds or less, what has your department successfully done to be more efficient? Pod system, strategic sched...

7. What day does 3rd shift start?

   melmacrn posted a topic in General Nursing

   I've never worked third shift, so this might seem like a really really dumb question. :-) I've been working first shift for the past month, but switch to the 7pm to 7am shift in a couple days. I'm scheduled November 4th (Monday) from 7p-7a. I assume ...

8. New Grad-First Day in the ER--Feeling Overwhelmed and Foolish

   melmacrn replied to melmacrn's topic in Emergency

   I've been taking plenty of the advice offered. :-) I found nurses I feel comfortable with, so that has helped tremendously. One of the nurses had me start an IV without assistance and then said "I'll be right back" while I was in the process of inser...

9. New Grad-First Day in the ER--Feeling Overwhelmed and Foolish

   melmacrn replied to melmacrn's topic in Emergency

   Good luck! I'm glad the post was able to help you out as well. :-)

10. New Grad-First Day in the ER--Feeling Overwhelmed and Foolish

    melmacrn replied to melmacrn's topic in Emergency

    I can't thank you all enough. I've been wiping away tears the entire time I've been reading your replies and wish I could hug every single one of you. I love the idea of keeping this post and going back to it in six months or so--just to see how far ...

11. New Grad-First Day in the ER--Feeling Overwhelmed and Foolish

    melmacrn posted a topic in Emergency

    I was so excited to start as a new grad in the ER. After three days of training (not ER directed, just hospital orientation) and taking two ECG/rhythms classes, I was introduced to the person I'd be with for floor orientation. I was so excited and fe...

12. Tips for a New ER Nurse

    melmacrn posted a topic in Emergency

    I passed NCLEX in August and I'll be starting my first job as an RN in the ER in a couple weeks. I did my 64 hour preceptor at the ER over the summer, so I have a good idea of the routines, documentations, etc. There was a lot of tips and tricks offe...

13. Second Interview--Did I Ruin My Chance?

    melmacrn replied to melmacrn's topic in Job Hunt

    My husband is looking for a job right now, so there was no way I could wait. I have a 4-year-old and his list to Santa grows more and more each day. :-)

14. Second Interview--Did I Ruin My Chance?

    melmacrn replied to melmacrn's topic in Job Hunt

    I got the job!!! I'm an ER nurse. :-)

15. Second Interview--Did I Ruin My Chance?

    melmacrn replied to melmacrn's topic in Job Hunt

    It is definitely stressful walking into an interview pregnant. Especially when I'm 23 weeks and look like I'm 8 months, lol. They were really chatty about the pregnancy, mainly talking about how they take good care of their pregnant nurses. My precep...