lumberjackAZRN

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1. Does it get "easier"?

   lumberjackAZRN replied to Momma1RN's topic in Emergency

   Totally gets easier! The pace will never change, but you will find yourself not being so frazzled all the time and not always needing to "catch up". I too work in a very busy ER non-trauma where I started as a new grad. I think starting in a ER as a ...

2. ED Unit Based Council

   lumberjackAZRN posted a topic in Emergency

   Hi everyone! I know this thread has a lot of union information, but I am wondering if anyone has information or ideas on how to raise money for a unit based council? I work in an ED (the busiest in the state) and some nurses and I are considering sta...

3. Nursing Morale

   lumberjackAZRN posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi All, I am a nurse in a very busy ER with what seems (no exact numbers) to be a high turnover rate. For the loyal and commited nurses (and PCTs) that stick around, morale hangs a bit low. Patient ratios are reasonable- 1:4 or 1:2 for critical patie...

4. How Does Your ED Flow? Need Suggestions

   lumberjackAZRN replied to All4NursingRN's topic in Emergency

   The ED I workin sees on average 200 patient's a day. We are an adult ED with a total of 38 beds, 4 of which are our "critical beds" and 3 are express track beds (for acuity levels 4&5). We have a psych annex which is operated by an outside compan...

5. Offered my first job as a nurse... advice?

   lumberjackAZRN replied to lumberjackAZRN's topic in Job Hunt

   It is nice to have a little reminder that others are in the same boat! Good luck to you!!

6. Offered my first job as a nurse... advice?

   lumberjackAZRN replied to lumberjackAZRN's topic in Job Hunt

   Thank you!! It sounds like a position where I am going to learn a ton and that is all I can ask for as a new graduate. Time to put this license to use! If I am formally offered the position I will be all over it like a rash lol. Also 30-40 patients h...

7. Offered my first job as a nurse... advice?

   lumberjackAZRN posted a topic in Job Hunt

   Hi Everyone!! So I graduated in December and have been hitting the job hunt hard, especially since I passed the NCLEX. Initially, I was only applying to hospitals as it has been my ideal environment to work in... then after my first interview and rej...

8. Nursing evidence base practice topic help

   lumberjackAZRN posted a topic in Student Assist

   Hi, I am a nursing student and our assignment is to come up with a evidence based practice topic, formulate a PICO question, and later write a paper on the research we find. My problem is, I CANNOT THINK OF A TOPIC! We are completing our preceptors...