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Great article. Fits me down to a T. Scrubber RN, I'm glad I don't work with you. You seem to have a rather mean spirit. I know way more nurses like CP than like you. Thank God.

I've been a nurse for ten years. I still love it. It can be very hard, but it is very rewarding. You will meet all kinds.

at what step in the procedure do you flush?

Tait, You are so right. Thanks for sharing. Another important point about the "written" word is to be careful what you write, and how, because people are reading it and not able to see your face,...

I too have noticed there seems to be a preponderance of lefties in medicine. In other jobs I've had I was often the only lefty. It's nice to not be the only one anymore.

I have also seen all of the above behaviors and more. Fortunately the place I work at now not so much. Some places are just totally disfunctional. I love that you said you think about your job on...

I love my 12s. I only have to go to work 12 days a month.

All of the above are great insights. I am amazed that you have stayed in the unit for 3 years with all this going on. I was bullied bad in my first ER job too. What I did was as new hires came in...

A couple of these really made me giggle. A couple not so much.

Also wanted to add that I know many nurses that have their NP and do bedside nursing, and/or both.

I agree with the above poster. Just tell people that you had the rather rare chance to continue on in your studies before securing work and you decided to go for it all the way. Now that your...

As a nurse I would never work outside my scope of practice. Let's use the intubation as an example. As an ER RN I have seen many pts intubated. I have intubated many maniquins in practice. ...

God bless you

I don't like any of them. Not everything has to change all the time....

That is not a good contract. First of all if you are an RN you making less than 20$ an hour is a red flag to the IRS. Also, that rate will bring down your workers comp bennies should you need them,...

Words of wisdom indeed. Have been doing this for a long time and it has worked very well for me.

The best thing to do is to go talk with nursing counselors at nursing schools you are interested in attending. And then perhaps check with the Board of Nursing in your state. You could also check...

I have worked in many ERs and in almost all of them we draw from the IV start. In drawing thousands of labs this way I have had maybe 10 come back hemolyzed. You do have to be careful about how...

Should add that I know a few CNAs and a few paramedics who are docs and awesome too.

Over the last 10 years I have worked with about 6-7 MDs/DOs that were RNs first. Everyone of them was the coolest ever. One was insane (but a good doc and good person). The ones I had contact with...

Have you considered transferring to ICU. Only 2 patients and usually a lot more time with them to do a good job.

Well done and thanks for sharing. You light the way for others.

What a great role model. RIP and thanks for all you have done for the nursing ranks.

My vote goes to 12 hour nights. Love 4 days a week off. Nights are usually much quieter than days in the ICU. No docs, fewer family members, fewer discharges. It's not that I'm lazy. It's just...

Good article. My ER docs have been saying this for years.