jeannet83

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  1. What's your craziest story of the ER

    Did I spell that right? Hey, have any of you run across this one? The other night I was in triage and I had a nicely dressed lady come in to ambulatory triage. I asked her what brought her here to the ER tonight. She whispered back something which...
  2. Where are you???

    Hi, everyone! Just checking in before getting some zzzz's. Had one of those rare nice days in the ER today. Not too crazy. Guess the rain kept everyone home. Happy Birthday to ER Nurse Tracy! Jeanne
  3. Neelyt, Congratulations on your decision to go into nursing. Sounds like the AF is going to pay your way so I think that is great! Good luck to you! I didn't know that there was a University of Texas in San Antonio. I have been looking at the Uni...
  4. No Call/No Show

    I guess that is the thing that blows my mind is that you always work extra shifts for them and now they don't give you the benefit of the doubt especially since this is the first time that this has happened to you. I have to admit that unless a new s...
  5. discouragement from RNs...

    Hi, CA-FNP! This nurse is telling you to go for your dreams, go for where your heart tells you to go and as others have said, if you feel a calling, then go for it. I have been a nurse for 20 years now and I know I will never change fields. There ...
  6. Reporting unethical behavoir

    Julie, I totally agree with Gwenith in that you should proceed very carefully. I was reading the other posts and without knowing the actual situation that you want to report, it's hard to recommend whether or not and to whom to report an ethical con...
  7. Reporting unethical behavoir

    Julie, In my opinion, I think alot has to do with how comfortable you are with your supervisor. I've been a nurse for a long time and have had many different supervisors. There are some that I would feel totally comfortable going to with an ethical...
  8. Nurse Doctorate degree

    I would just recommend that you look at what your long-term goal is in respect to the nurse doctorate degree. Are you going to teach academically or do research? Then this is a good degree for you to have. However, if you are looking to be an NP o...
  9. New grads in the ER

    Kerri, I wouldn't be so down on yourself. I think it is extremely hard for a new grad to start in the ER. The only way I'd recommend it is if the new grad had done an internship in the ED during school, was extremely active in EMS, had worked as a ...
  10. New grads in the ER

    Kerri, I wouldn't be so down on yourself. I think it is extremely hard for a new grad to start in the ER. The only way I'd recommend it is if the new grad had done an internship in the ED during school, was extremely active in EMS, had worked as a ...
  11. Breaking into Nursing Research

    Hi, everyone! I have also done pharmaceutical research coordinating at hospitals and universities in the past. I think we need to clarify that there are two different types of "nursing research". One type is to work as a research nurse or research c...
  12. Breaking into Nursing Research

    Hi, everyone! I have also done pharmaceutical research coordinating at hospitals and universities in the past. I think we need to clarify that there are two different types of "nursing research". One type is to work as a research nurse or research c...
  13. Clinical Decision Unit

    Karoline, amk brings up a good point. It will just have to be a question that you ask in your interview as to what type of acuity they are expecting to put in the CDU and what happens if a patient starts to turn sour. In our facility, we have strict...
  14. Clinical Decision Unit

    Karoline, amk brings up a good point. It will just have to be a question that you ask in your interview as to what type of acuity they are expecting to put in the CDU and what happens if a patient starts to turn sour. In our facility, we have strict...
  15. Clinical Decision Unit

    Hi, Karoline! Alot of larger ER's have Clinical Decision Units or CDU's. They are used for patients who are being admitted and are awaiting a bed to become availabe and/or for the 23 hour observation patient. It sounds like your CDU is really bein...