shmedium

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1. Resources (books) for new grad in ED?

   shmedium replied to frequentFLyER's topic in Emergency

   I second this book. Also, "Fast Facts for the ER nurse" is very good. Medical texts like Tintinalli's is awesome as well.

2. Fired for following orders

   shmedium replied to shmedium's topic in Technicians

   Based on the way this hospital is, no, I did not know I had no business doing this.

3. Fired for following orders

   shmedium replied to shmedium's topic in Technicians

   i understand the logic as to why this task is beyond the scope of practice, however, my former employer never once provided me a copy of a job description. We routinely are expected to perform tasks for which we never formerly were evaluated on our l...

4. Fired for following orders

   shmedium posted a topic in Technicians

   I was recently fired from my job as a PCT. A nurse asked me if I could perform a particular task. I told her I wasn't sure, I called the supervisor and asked if I am permitted to do this. She asked if I had been taught it in nursing school. I indicat...

5. backstabbing

   shmedium posted a topic in Relations

   I'm a male patient care assistant in a hospital. I've worked there for 10 months. Recently I've noticed some backstabbing from some surprising sources. The other day my boss called me into the office and had me sign a paper she had typed up with some...

6. Failed my first test

   shmedium replied to shmedium's topic in General Students

   Thank you for your support. As far as having a good emotional release, I meditate regularly. Monday I will be able to review the exam and see what I missed. That should help me implement a plan. I use a lot ofself testing to study. The tests on the C...

7. Failed my first test

   shmedium posted a topic in General Students

   I got a 77% and the lowest passing grade is 78%. I'm pretty bummed by this cuz I really want to be a good nurse.