Livingdeadnurse

Livingdeadnurse has 9 years experience and specializes in ER.

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1. What are the top 5 medications YOU administer daily?

   Livingdeadnurse replied to northmississippi's topic in Medications

   Dilaudid, zofran, toradol, Zithromax and rocephin.

2. What most nurses actually do.

   Livingdeadnurse posted a topic in Rock

   I have come to the conclusion that too many people are becoming nurses for the wrong reason. They think it's easy and you will make a lot of money. Now don't get me wrong they make more than working at Wal-Mart. However I really get tired of heari...

3. Are state benefits really all it's cracked up to be?

   Livingdeadnurse replied to Livingdeadnurse's topic in Career Support

   Burnt out in the ER. They are pushing so much more for so much less. Less staff, less money, unsafe conditions. All the other facilities get critical care time but us. Yet we have more patient flow and still have high acuity patients. They also h...

4. Are state benefits really all it's cracked up to be?

   Livingdeadnurse replied to Livingdeadnurse's topic in Career Support

   Thanks everyone for the info. My HR thinks they can sway my decision. They are suppose to get back with me tomorrow. But with all those state benefits I don't think they will be able to compete.

5. Are state benefits really all it's cracked up to be?

   Livingdeadnurse posted a topic in Career Support

   So I currently work in an privately owned hospital in the ER. I was offered a state job at the local mental health institution in virginia. Everyone keeps say omg state benefits are great. Anyone know more specifics on why?

6. **POLL** New 1st Year RN Salary

   Livingdeadnurse replied to Bell13's topic in New Nurse

   Wow I wanna cry now. Virginia LPN 15.00 hour- 4 yrs new grad RN + LPN experience 18.40 nights $3.45 more Total now with all nurse experience 9 yrs 19.22 plus 3.45 hour nights And they are mad that we complain about our pay. We don't even get criti...

7. Do I change jobs? ER or Psych?

   Livingdeadnurse replied to Livingdeadnurse's topic in Career Support

   Same company own almost all the local hospitals. Same issues

8. Need advice on new job opportunities

   Livingdeadnurse replied to Livingdeadnurse's topic in Virginia

   Yes i can

9. Need advice on new job opportunities

   Livingdeadnurse replied to Livingdeadnurse's topic in Virginia

   Not everything sounds greater. I did turn down a couple of job offers.

10. Need advice on new job opportunities

    Livingdeadnurse replied to Livingdeadnurse's topic in Virginia

    I do like psych patients. Not so much burnt out on ER life as much as what they keep adding to our job requirements. For the first time in a long time I am scared of losing my license due to unsafe working conditions. I dread going into work most ...

11. Why did you choose to become a psych nurse?

    Livingdeadnurse replied to tylerspeedster's topic in Psychiatric

    I was thinking about doing that but my job is 12s and this new one is 8's. I would be second shift working in the admission ward. I like staying busy. I would be taking care of the most of the same patients I sent here from my current job in the ...

12. Why did you choose to become a psych nurse?

    Livingdeadnurse replied to tylerspeedster's topic in Psychiatric

    May I ask what kind of psych nurse? Hospital? Institution? I was offered a job to switch from ER to psych but don't know enough to know what I am getting into.

13. Please stop! Little things that are just bad practice.

    Livingdeadnurse replied to JBudd's topic in Professionalism

    1. Not putting supplies back where it goes. 2. Leaving pill papers in the patients room. Throw it away already. 3. Date the dag gone Bp cuffs. 4. people who post on FB the night before they work about how sick they are all day. Then call in the nex...

14. Do I change jobs? ER or Psych?

    Livingdeadnurse posted a topic in Career Support

    So I have been an ER nurse almost 5 years. I love being an ER nurse but I am burnt out. Vacation didn't help. If I could be just an ER nurse I would stay here forever. However corporate keeps making things worse with budget cuts. Meaning we work...

15. ER nurses not calling report anymore...

    Livingdeadnurse replied to plinytheRN's topic in Safety

    I luck out. My facility calls report. There are a few irritating staff on either ends but in majority we work as a team