EdieRN

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1. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

   EdieRN replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

   I love all of these stories. I have to think of some of my own to tell.

2. Real life in the ER vs. what we're taught in nursing school

   EdieRN replied to vampireslayer's topic in Emergency

3. ER Nurses Treated Different in my Hospital!

   EdieRN replied to Jen2's topic in Emergency

   At my hospital, we usually don't get a location for a patient until just before shift change. We hold admissions for up to 6 hours because our nursing supervisor is placing cath lab patients, open heart cases, direct admissions, and any other patien...

4. GN who fails boards and is still on orientation with RN

   EdieRN replied to EdieRN's topic in Safety

   Again, I was asking about allowing someone who does not have a graduate license to start iv's and assess patients. He is technically considered a nursing aide until he does pass. Our department has never had someone fail their boards before so this...

5. GN who fails boards and is still on orientation with RN

   EdieRN replied to EdieRN's topic in Safety

   I guess I should have made what we are upset about a little more clear. It is not that he failed his boards, it is because we are being asked to sign off for the iv's and assessment. I was wondering if anyone else had this happen.

6. GN who fails boards and is still on orientation with RN

   EdieRN posted a topic in Safety

   I was curious if anyone here has worked with a GN that failed their nursing boards and is still on a nursing orientation. I work in a Emergency Dept that hired 6 GN's this past year. One of them failed his boards and is technically considered nurse...