RN TiggerGirll ER

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1. A message to new grads: NEVER....

   RN TiggerGirll ER replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

   Always: - do your own assessment, don't count on someone elses. Things can change or be missed by previous shift -check your equipment. make sure your suction is ready, your ambu bag and resuss. stuff is available. It never fails that the one room th...

2. Bradenton/Sarasota Nurses

   RN TiggerGirll ER replied to michelle95's topic in Florida

   Well, FLERNURSE, I disagree with you about Manatee. I have worked in the ER for 12 years there and love it. Their full time pay with benifits is more that what I was offered at the hospitals in Sarasota! As far as being understaffed- this is the case...

3. Helpful Resources for new ER tech

   RN TiggerGirll ER replied to hollywolly81's topic in Emergency

   There is also a book the ENA has for Emergency Room Tech. http://www.ena.org, that may help.

4. Fibromyalgia

   RN TiggerGirll ER replied to veetach's topic in Emergency

   This sums it up. This is an Emergency Nursing forum. The majority of patients who come to the ER from FM pain are a crock of doo. They are drug seeking. I agree that this dx seems like a catch all and for us ER nurses- the overflow that we see are us...