cousx2

cousx2 specializes in ER.

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1. New nurse very depressed--night shift?

   cousx2 replied to cousx2's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you for letting me know I am not alone in how I feel. The other night nurses I work with seem fine, so I feel like I am just being weak, but I see from everyone's posts that this can happen to...

2. New nurse very depressed--night shift?

   cousx2 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I have been a nurse a little over half a year. I started working night shifts in the ER (7p-7a) in mid December (I worked in the ER prior to that so I knew what I was getting into). Since then, I have...

3. Time Management Strategies

   cousx2 posted a topic in Emergency

   ok, so i'm a new nurse in the er. i am in my 5th week after finishing a 12 wk emergency nurse internship program which consisted of classroom time and clinicals. yesterday, my preceptor and i met...

4. Who does blood sugar checks where you work?

   cousx2 replied to ginger58's topic in General Nursing

   Usually PCTs, but RNs aren't above the job if no techs are

5. Suicidal patients who are discharged from the ER

   cousx2 replied to DoubleblessedRN's topic in Emergency

   as an undergrad, i volunteered for a suicide hotline and in our training, we were always taught that a person on the verge of suicide would have a plan--a method, a time, a place. i always wondered...

6. What do ER Nurses look for in a PCT?

   cousx2 replied to MrsGPR's topic in Emergency

   I don't think you would be seen as a poser if you brought in a stethoscope. I know most techs don't carry them, but it's a tool of the trade. There are many times when you need to take a manual...

7. Looooooong rant... Condescending nurse... advice please!

   cousx2 replied to alkaleidi's topic in Emergency

   I had to check to see your location to make sure you weren't working in my ED! Your experience is so similar to mine. I'm a new nurse in the ED too dealing with similar situations. I'm sorry I...

8. What do ER Nurses look for in a PCT?

   cousx2 replied to MrsGPR's topic in Emergency

   Thanks for saying that cmo421--you're right. I should clarify that I personally don't think you or any PCT is the lowest on the "totem pole" either, not in the least. What I should have written is...

9. What do ER Nurses look for in a PCT?

   cousx2 replied to MrsGPR's topic in Emergency

   I am a recent grad who was an ER PCT prior to becoming an ER nurse so I can understand where you're coming from. As a PCT, I truly didn't realize just how busy the nurses are even though I was a...

10. 8:1 ratio in the ED?

    cousx2 replied to TamrRN07's topic in Emergency

    I have to defend my old hometown. NYers aren't the only ones who complain down south about having to wait or having someone else going before them, not realizing that a stroke gets priority over a...

11. 8:1 ratio in the ED?

    cousx2 replied to TamrRN07's topic in Emergency

    Anyone from NYC who says the wait to get into an ER isn't 8 hours on a good night is a liar. My dad still lives in NYC, and I was born and raised there, and a 24 hour waiting room wait is not unheard...

12. Critical Care University

    cousx2 replied to arv's topic in Emergency

    the way my preceptor with 35 years of experience put it was: "med-surg floors make med-surg nurses. the er makes er nurses." i do not subscribe to the old school thinking that med-surg nursing is the...

13. Is it normal to panic?

    cousx2 replied to <3Nursing07's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The fact that you are nervous, while uncomfortable for you, is actually comforting to observers. If you were going into this after a few weeks or months of orientation 100% confident and sure of...

14. how would you know the kind of speciality in nursing you're meant for

    cousx2 replied to midoc_620's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I always knew I wanted to work in an ED. I get bored easily, I like the adrenaline, and I like seeing different things--ED suited me. HOWEVER.... I spent 120 hours in the ICU last semester of...

15. How many got only 75 questions?

    cousx2 replied to cindib's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Aprilequinox, I knew you passed as soon as I read your first post. Your experience sounded IDENTICAL to mine--the type of questions you got, the # of questions you got, even the having to go pee so...