gayle_the_RN

gayle_the_RN specializes in Oncolgy, telemety, Midwifery.

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1. Okay, why do ER nurses think they're so cool?

   gayle_the_RN posted a topic in General Nursing

   I get it, we on the floor don't see what you see- gunshots, knife cuts, fights, rape victims. But you chose that. Nursing is a wide, varied profession and ER is just a piece of it. So you work with firefighters, paramedics, police. Okay. But you're n...

2. Does the MD just say "Get the consent?"

   gayle_the_RN posted a topic in General Nursing

   When I was in nursing school it was drummed into my head that the MD explains the procedure and gets the consent; I am just there to witness. After nursing school, I have never seen that. The MD will mostly just write in his orders "Get consent" and ...

3. is the job available or not

   gayle_the_RN replied to esunada's topic in General Nursing

   Sounds like they get someone they like, maybe hire her, then the applicant finds out the pay or finds a better place to work, so they repost the ad.

4. Nursing Tattoo

   gayle_the_RN replied to jwilso19's topic in General Nursing

   Yeah. Wait till you're actually nursed for a while. Your excitement will drop significantly.

5. Reasons For Burn Out

   gayle_the_RN replied to CanadianWolverine's topic in General Nursing

   Massive amounts of paperwork, management thinking of new, extra jobs you can do, being given 2 admits back to back or at the same time because you had the discharges, MDs coming into the nursing lounge when you're on break because they want to know i...

6. Support Hose?

   gayle_the_RN replied to Brandieelynne's topic in General Nursing

   The guys on my medsurg unit use TED hose, full length, although they don't stay up and fall to the knees. Yes we talk about this. I also use hose. When I didn't, my legs were heavy and then started to hurt at night, and my feet, forget it, they were ...

7. Just lost my hearing in one ear- now what?

   gayle_the_RN posted a topic in General Nursing

   I'm older, went back to school, got my nursing degree. Been a nurse on a tele unit for about 3 years now. I woke up one morning and just like that, my hearing is almost completely gone from my left ear. Now, I wear a hearing aid, although I don't at ...