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Oh yeah and sometimes I just pop the top off the tube and let the blood just flow into the tube with no suction at all. I do this if I'm in a vein but can't get the catheter to advance but it has...

In my opinion it depends on who is working in the lab as far as how many times we get the call that the blood is hemolyzed. So lets say they do call and say it is. We go back in stick the patient...

Sounds to me like you should have had a better orientation. When you hear the words "nurses eat their young" consider this an example. The solumedrol... that extra dose probably helped your patient!...

Oh hell no!

You may find that AA has sponsors with longer time in the program without relapsing. Here there is a huge drug problem and therefore huge NA meetings. Lots of kids buying from each other etc. I was...

"I have no idea how that got in there!" Mr. Smith there seems to be a long serpentine necklace in your bladder.

I dressed nice. Went well. Thanks :)

Why are you taking TNCC? Take ACLS instead something that you can use on the patients you take care of now. I guess TNCC could apply for falls in a long term care facility. OK that's my two cents...

I could have sworn I posted this last night but if I did I can't find it now. Not currently working as a nurse but I have an interview today. Should I wear scrubs to help the manager see me as a...

I feel your pain. I too am 52. Nurse for 25 years. ED is my specialty. I haven't worked as a nurse in 7 months but I have an interview tomorrow afternoon for an ED position. It really makes me wanna...

I'm an RN and I have an RN job interview. Is it better to wear dress up clothing or would could I help my potential boss see me as a nurse by wearing nursing garb? Although it might be weird since he...

I'd say the pain in the chest area and the fresh surgery patient that is having sob would tie. You have a potential MI vs potential PE... OK now I see where the surgery patient has a nurse with him....

Try to do your preceptership in the ED where you wanna work. If your precepter likes you he/she may pass that on to the boss. There are so many newbies wanting to work ER that some institutions...

I did some travel nursing in California back in '03. Small hospital, 69 beds but had a 15 bed ER. We saw anything and everything and had the local airmed company on speed dial. I'm working when I...

So many things can show up in a persons mind in regard to respect. Let's just say Jo is not a nurse. Jo works at the grocery as a cashier. Is Jo's life threatened because someone forgot to mark the...

There are a whole lot of jobs that pay a whole lot less than a 2 yr RN degree. The education to $$ comparison wins but happiness outweighs the $$ I think. Would I be a nurse again? Probably not....

You just described me! You are doing what you have to do. I live in the deep south but I don't have the characteristic drawl, I do when I'm at work. Believe it or not people here don't like...

Earlier this year I did something stupid. After a 13 hour shift and taking sleepy meds I was on a socail network site and I mentioned a doctor's name instead of an initial. My boss saw it and fired...

I have to agree with the others, find a place more deserving of your effort and your skills.

Just remember, no one (prospective hirers) cares what grade you made in nursing school. They'll only care that you passed your state boards. I've been a nurse for 25 years so our styles of learning...

It's even worse when you make suggestions to your unit manager and they are implemented and you never get a thank you, great idea or nuthin'.

Good! You forgot everything they taught you in nursing school! What they taught you really has nothing to do with what you do in the ER. I am not sure which is better or worse, someone with...

No affair here. 14 can't consent. That's abuse!

Identical to yours. I started in the ER 23 years ago. My big job was making sure everything was restocked. This was WAY before PYXIS. We used to do minor procedures like mole removal too so we had...

I work in the ER. Had two little girls show up in the ambulance bay, I opened the door for them to see what they needed. The taller one said, "my water broke." She opened her coat to show me her big...