mickeyrose912

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1. Medsurg nurse transition to ED

   mickeyrose912 replied to OCRN3's topic in Emergency

   I bet you will rock it! In My opinion a good nurse is honest with his or herself regarding what they know and don't know. You aren't expected to know everything. I worked M/S for a year and came to the ER. I was terrfied, hell sometimes there are sti...

2. Travel RN Compensation vs. Current non-travel Compensation

   mickeyrose912 replied to Rain_ray2000's topic in Travel

   I envy your current situation! I graduated with my BSN in 2014 from Boston, but there were barely any jobs at the time, so i relocated to Florida. I have been working as a nurse about 2.5 year with 1.5 of that being in the ER and I make $28 an hour....

3. TNCC and CEN

   mickeyrose912 replied to mickeyrose912's topic in Emergency

   Awesome! I am going to take TNCC and then read over Sheehy's mannual and watch some youtube videos. Any other suggestions? Is there a recommended site or book to do practice questions? for those of you that took the CEN what did you do to prepare/t...

4. TNCC and CEN

   mickeyrose912 posted a topic in Emergency

   Hello everyone! I am currently working in a local 28-bed ER and I plan on traveling after i get two years in the ER under my belt (currently 1 telemetry and 1 ER). I want to make myself more marketable and am preparing to have my TNCC and CEN by the ...

5. Er traveler/first time traveling

   mickeyrose912 replied to mickeyrose912's topic in Travel

   Thanks for the great tips so far!

6. ER to ER transition

   mickeyrose912 replied to mickeyrose912's topic in Emergency

   Thank you! I am really concerned about going from a local ER to a level 1 or 2 trauma center. I wonder if the acuity is higher or how things are different. I know a nurse that works at the Trauma Center up the street (as a 'regular' Er nurse) and he ...

7. ER to ER transition

   mickeyrose912 posted a topic in Emergency

   I am looking into taking my first Er travel assignment and would love some insight on what it is like to transition from ER to ER (as a traveler, or job change). I have been a nurse for 3 years (1 cardiac and 2 in ER) in a 28 bed local Er. The faci...

8. Er traveler/first time traveling

   mickeyrose912 posted a topic in Travel

   I am looking into travel ER nurse assignments and would love some insight from not Only ER nurses that have traveled, but general information about getting the first assignment and the transition process. I have been a nurse for 3 years (1 cardiac a...

9. New and issues with coworkers

   mickeyrose912 replied to mickeyrose912's topic in Emergency

   Thank you very much! I really appreciate your honesty. That made me feel much better. I am just going to continue keeping to myself and offering help to everyone else anytime that I can:) even if I am busy, if another nurse has a critical patient the...

10. New and issues with coworkers

    mickeyrose912 posted a topic in Emergency

    Hello :) I have been a nurse for about 15 months and worked in various departments (OR, Med-Surg and telemetry). I finally worked my way into the ER! I Just finished a 6 week orientation and have been on my own a few weeks. I have not felt stressed ...

11. Need advice: Nurse Bullying

    mickeyrose912 replied to mickeyrose912's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you everyone for your advice!

12. Need advice: Nurse Bullying

    mickeyrose912 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello :) I have been a nurse for about 10 months. I was working med-surg night shift and i fairly recently put in my transfer and started working telemetry days because it was run by the ER and i wanted to work my way up and get tele experience. I wa...

13. Please help!!!! Shift psychosis

    mickeyrose912 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello, I am in desperate need of advice from my fellow nurses. I need to freely talk about my thoughts and feelings with those that would be able to understand or relate. I am not seeking attention, i just really need help. I am a 24 year old nurse ...

14. Advice: Finding my niche. OR to ER

    mickeyrose912 posted a topic in Career Support

    I am a new nurse working in outpatient surgery. I am in a 6 month orientation from January to July. I am being cross trained in Preop, Postop, Blood Transfusions and possibly endoscopy. I have completed pre and post. Been doing transfusions for 2 wee...

15. Tips for a New RN who starts soon !:)

    mickeyrose912 replied to mickeyrose912's topic in New Nurse

    i am still trying to understand how things work. I was told that my unit is an out patient unit, but yet on the tour i was told that we prep patients for surgery and can take them after as inpatient if there is an overload. My unit takes care of fair...