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I'd be lost without my fellow RNs in the ER! How are you doing in alone! maybe in 10 years I could handle that but I'm not sure I'd want to - it's very stressful just getting your ER rhythm down -...

My top tips (and although I am a couple years into being an ER RN I still think of myself as a newbie!) 1. Follow directions. 2. Move fast, but don't panic. 3. Be humble, and appreciative. 4....

Ha ha ha I wish I could just hold on to my stable admitted patients! As soon as my Pt is admitted they are out in the hallway and that room is refilled with the next new Pt. If the admitted Pt...

Great suggestions! I had a similar experience of having all me prepared questions already answered in an interview - so when she asked me do you have any questions I said "Well I have to admit you...

I say just take the best job you can get. ERs will always be here - going and getting 2 yrs experience anywhere else will give you that experience they are asking for. I started as a new grad in...

Wow I don't really see how rapidly "reading" a question and responding rapidly "in writing" at all corresponds with a capacity for the kind of quick-thinking you need in the ER. Nursing, especially...

Commodores "Nightshift" and Chic "Good Times" Singing these always makes me giggle inside - esp. "Good Times" when the sh*t is really hitting the fan! Whatever gets you through the night! (wait,...

Don't beat yourself up! Prepare yourself for many more "fails" in nursing! Humble yourself - as previous posters said it's better to legitimately fail than be passed ahead and potentially hurt...

Bravo. I think it's part of the larger societal flipness and "gotcha" attitude that I see all around me everywhere now. It's the prevalent form of humor and and popularity on the television which...

Eeeeew what a bummer. I hate that rush feeling of fear when you realize you forgot something so important. As soon as an LP is ordered in our ER that Pt is on droplet isolation and it is my (or...

I haven't worked in CDU but work closely with those nurses (I am in the ER). I would say one thing to be sure of is when follow up tests are due- like repeat cardiac enzymes...if the first set was...

Thank you for this story and reminder of how hard HIPAA can bite you! I work in the ER and I had the grandfather of one of my son's best friends as a patient one night. He knows me, knows my son,...

"Pursuit of happiness" is not a right guaranteed by the Constitution. It is mentioned in the Declaration of Independence. The 5th amendment to the Constitution (part of The Bill of Rights - 1st...

It does not say that in our Constitution. That is only found in The Declaration of Independence! Not tryin' to play "gotcha!" But they are two different very important docs created for 2...

Yeah that's really the nugget right there. By using a syringe flush I can get a better feel for patency and I have the option of pulling back and checking for blood return which helps to verify the...

It;s not like there is a "right" or "wrong" answer. What are your strengths? You don't have to be super nurse - just competent and safe! Good prioritizer. Unafraid to advocate for patient. Good...

Functioning independently is an asset in the ER so I would highlight it. ER is a cool combo of being able to manage stress, both your own and the patient's, and work quickly and independently while...

I was hired into the ED a year ago - I remember mostly questions were the obvious interview questions - but the ones specific to the ED seemed to be about escalation - if I felt a Pt wasn't getting...

Hi brenay-- Just sounds like you have to give the essay another revision and combine the 2 ideas. Don't just toss out the personal bits - the personal bits are what make an essay stand out. But...

No smiley face! Ever! :spin: Excellent letter - it's really the gesture of the letter and not the content so much (as long as all grammar and spelling are correct that is) that the hiring manager...

had a full load of 5 pts in rooms and 3 in my hallways and was also responsible for the trauma bay in my area which had been blessedly empty for an hour or more when we got a notification of gsw to...

I used to need the home field advantage for proper elimination. It definitely led to some constipation problems! It must've been a shame thing - from potty training years, who knows! In...

LOL did the exact same thing first time drawing from a carpuject - I injected the amount of air in Mls that I was planning to draw - right???!! Blasted morphine all over the med cart and the wall -...

Don't beat yourself up! Seriously - i feel like the big dragon of the first year after licensure is negative self talk. The little train that "shoulda, woulda, coulda!" Yes, you "should have"...

Opossum- can totally relate!! Except, my fellow RNs in the ER are great and very helpful. I KNOW I am a weight around my preceptor's neck, and they do not change the acuity of Pts for her - I am...