joyful_wanderer

joyful_wanderer has 6 years experience and specializes in ER, PACU, ICU.

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1. Who can I report to?

   joyful_wanderer posted a topic in General Nursing

   Ok, so my hospital recently lost its manager and director for the ER. In the meantime we have some intermittent ones but things are just changing for the worse and the work environment is not safe. For instance someone from the management team decide...

2. Psych pts protocol

   joyful_wanderer replied to joyful_wanderer's topic in Emergency

   RNGummy I love the way your unit is set up! Ours seriously was an old supply closet that we emptied out and placed chairs in it. There are no doors and its down the back hallway of the ER. Its a horrible set up. Pts try to run all the time and they f...

3. Psych pts protocol

   joyful_wanderer replied to joyful_wanderer's topic in Emergency

   Phones cause so many issues!!!

4. Psych pts protocol

   joyful_wanderer posted a topic in Emergency

   So I realize this is a nation wide problem and I wasn't sure which specialty to ask this question under but my ER sees a LOT of psych pts. Mostly are honestly drunkacidal but the police bring them in on holds and then we have to keep them until they ...

5. Trauma Team Eval/Survey

   joyful_wanderer replied to joyful_wanderer's topic in Emergency

   We have them but there are no reviews and the trauma program manager has never worked in a ER or doing trauma. So far we have no requirements, or training for the trauma nurses. Its kinda watch one, do one. Its horrible. The last trauma I went to ass...

6. Tired of being angry

   joyful_wanderer replied to Rexie's topic in General Nursing

   Honestly, I started seeing a therapist. I was at a point where it was hard for me to even get out of my car to go into work. To those saying that you are not a judge, to leave it at work, just make money what they are forgetting is that you are a per...

7. Low GRE scores, dyslexic

   joyful_wanderer replied to joyful_wanderer's topic in SRNA

   So I took the GRE and did horrible. Verbal was 150 and Quantitative was 131. Yikes! But regardless I have actually been offered to interview at two schools so I guess they look at the whole picture and not just the numbers (-: Granted I haven't been ...

8. Trauma Team Eval/Survey

   joyful_wanderer posted a topic in Emergency

   Hey all, I was just wondering if anyone had some suggestions of questions I could ask for our trauma team evaluation. We are technically a level 2 trauma center but our trauma activations and resuscitations are kinda falling apart. We have had a lot ...

9. Low GRE scores, dyslexic

   joyful_wanderer replied to joyful_wanderer's topic in SRNA

   I feel that we are in the same boat. That section is probably my worst area. At least in school I had time to write my papers way in advance and spend time re-writing them. I'm really slow at it. So far I have actually improved on the Kaplan practice...

10. Low GRE scores, dyslexic

    joyful_wanderer replied to joyful_wanderer's topic in SRNA

    I've been doing the Kaplan review but have not had very promising scores :-| I guess I will find out if I get in or not with a low score.

11. Low GRE scores, dyslexic

    joyful_wanderer replied to joyful_wanderer's topic in SRNA

    Thanks! I have a test date scheduled. Just dreading it.

12. AACN CCRN self assessment exam

    joyful_wanderer replied to joyful_wanderer's topic in Critical

    To answer my own question. I took the CCRN and passed! I know the test is not graded on a percentage but I got 82% so pretty close to the practice test. The questions were pretty similar in format and difficulty.

13. Low GRE scores, dyslexic

    joyful_wanderer posted a topic in SRNA

    I was wondering as far as applying for CRNA programs if people got in with low GRE scores. I haven't taken it yet but test like this have always been my weakness! I know the schools look at the overall application but when it comes to core academics ...

14. AACN CCRN self assessment exam

    joyful_wanderer posted a topic in Critical

    Just wondering if anyone has taken the AACN CCRN SAE and the CCRN and how the two compare. I realize the SAE is only 60 questions in comparison to the 150 on the real exam but are the questions pretty comparable in difficulty? I did the SAE and passe...

15. Trauma team requirements

    joyful_wanderer posted a topic in Emergency

    Just wondering if other hospitals have requirements for their nurses to meet in order to be on or apart of the trauma "team"? I work at a level two trauma center right now and currently the only requirement is to have TNCC. The nursing memebers of th...