ERnurz

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1. Students who get As are bad bedside nurses

   ERnurz replied to konstantine's topic in General Students

   I have read through this post and want to give a reason I have also heard and believe that "A" students don't make good nurses. Now, before I give you the examples, not ALL "A" students make bad nurses, only the ones I have dealt with... I went to s...

2. Workplace Bullying

   ERnurz posted a topic in Relations

   I have an issue with a coworker that I would like to share with the rest of you and hope that my venting with make me feel better. I work with a very well educated and experienced nurse. She has her own demons that she has not ever dealt with and s...

3. Straight out of school and going into the ER

   ERnurz replied to rowdysmomma's topic in Emergency

   I am actually quite surprised that your ER would take new grads. I know of none in our area that will let any nurse work in the ER without 1 year of clinical experience under their belt. Even if a new grad gets floated to the ER, they are assigned ...

4. Experience...How much is enough?

   ERnurz replied to vinstafa's topic in Travel

   I've been in an ED for two years and I'm not ready to travel to any other hospital's ED to work! I cannot image someone thinking 5 months will cover "all you need to know about an ER" and I hope that I never have to work with someone who thinks they...

5. 8 hr vs 12 hr shift

   ERnurz replied to Hoosier_RN's topic in LTC Directors

   The facility I work in has everyone doing 12s; every other weekend and two days during the week. There are several schools located nearby pumping out new RNs every May, so there aren't too many units short of nurses. When a call in happens, we have...

6. Pedi ER RN advice

   ERnurz replied to Gina_Marie's topic in Emergency

   Good Luck to you!! It is a wild ride working with peds in an ER. I've only been doing it two years, but my one recommendation is to trust your instincts. Young parents bring their infants to the ER because they have no idea how to take care of the...

7. I want to be a bedside nurse, but...

   ERnurz replied to Aurora77's topic in General Nursing

   As you can see, I have just today joined this site. I am looking for a place to keep up with what is going on in the nursing world outside my own, but I see the bubble has encompassed the country and the grass isn't any greener where you are. I lef...