PICURN

PICURN has 22 years experience and specializes in ER, ICU, PICU, ONC, FLIGHT.

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1. What is a good resource for learning Emergency Nursing?

   PICURN replied to Footballnut's topic in Emergency

   If you can find any of the old Laura Gasparis Von Frolio CEN review VHS tapes, she is awesome. Some of the information may be a little dated, but a lot of the fundamentals and the way she explains things is wonderful!

2. Criticized by the media...(long)

   PICURN replied to RN in pink's topic in Emergency

   I worked in those conditions 12 years ago. As an ER nurse, I had no idea how to care for floor holders. I would work 12 hour shifts that would turn into 15 without eating, drinking or bathroom breaks. I'd get home, throw my backpack on the floor a...

3. IHS and kids

   PICURN replied to metal_m0nk's topic in General Nursing

   I don't have kids but worked on the Navajo Rez in AZ. I can tell you there that the housing is fair, generally the nurses are pretty nice, but the biggest complaint was the school system. Many of the non-native staff home schooled their kids. It w...

4. Working for the Indian Health Service

   PICURN replied to Dempather's topic in General Nursing

   I worked contract with the Navajo/Hopi area. It can be pretty remote, but usually the staff was pretty cohesive. We joked that a beer run was 2 hours one way. Most of the people there were pretty nice. Sometimes you'd find some racism. Most of t...

5. Terrible visitors - Unsafe situation

   PICURN replied to abbaking's topic in Relations

   I agree that safety was an issue and things needed to be done, but there is a chain of command. Maybe the better route would have been to discuss the situation earlier with the charge nurse first and talk about a plan of action. If that didn't happ...

6. I've been bullied all my life, and it continues...

   PICURN replied to asdjkl's topic in Relations

   Many hospitals in the last several years have developed Codes of Conduct which every staff member including Physicians are required to sign. You should see if that is true for your facility. If it is, some places have real repercussions for violati...