Hagabel

Hagabel

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  1. I want to be a nurse with a 9-5 job w/ weekends and holidays off

    Hagabel replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    Look at outpatients clinics or possibly a practice nurse

  2. False accusations.

    Hagabel replied to Capp's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    What a nasty post. She is trying to do her best and it sounds like she prioritised correctly in an emergency...if some one has fractured legs during nasty fall hardly the time to respond to the other...

  3. Med Surg Nurses: How many patients do you care for?

    Hagabel replied to cheez1285's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I work in NZ and our ratio in ED is 1:4 or 1:1 if they are in resus or really sick. In the US I worked various ED's and it was normally 1:4 or occassionally 1:5. I cannot imagine working a floor and...

  4. Triage complaints- the good, the bad, and the shocking.

    Hagabel replied to canoehead's topic in Emergency

    Tonight: I have sunburnt feet...seriously.......... healthy person with red legs at 11pm at night in summer I hurt my foot.......pt has not had a shower in possibly months, drunk and feet so skanky I...

  5. I am struggling with patient families lately.

    Hagabel replied to jennilynn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I hear all you guys! I work in a very busy ED in NZ and we have no visiting hrs for obvious reasons. We only encourage 2 visitors and quickly ask more visitors to leave or swap out, unless ot is dying...

  6. Whats your biggest pet peeve working in the ED?

    Hagabel replied to Whts_Ur_Emergency?'s topic in Emergency

    Yes I agree, if you are going to post on a ED nursing board you probably want to know what you are talking about and have some experience, just to appear a little more credible. (nothing

  7. That Dreaded 3-11 Shift

    Hagabel replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    I actually like the 3-11 shift but only cos my my OH can pick up kids from after school care. I can drop them at school, get some errands done, walk dog and sleep if I want. Mind you I am only...

  8. So, who is working tomorrow?

    Hagabel replied to beeker's topic in General Nursing

    I am off over holidays this year but only because I went casual(prn) after 22 yrs of nursing and sick of doing a lot of holidays. I now enjoy staying home with the kids on the holidays whilst they are...

  9. US-trained nurse looking to migrate to Australia or New Zealand

    Hagabel replied to BSNSN's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    I trained in the UK, worked in the US for 20 yrs and have ben working in NZ for 18 mths in ER. I actually prefer working in NZ, (even though the pay is crap) but the staffing, way you get treated and...

  10. Would you work on your day off?

    Hagabel replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    At this job...noo way. I am casual and work what I want/can. In the past I have at a job I had been at for a long time but no. My days are my days

  11. Left Nursing After 3 Months and Couldn't Be Happier!

    Hagabel replied to sweetgeorgia's topic in First Year After Licensure

    [COLOR=#003366]gloryfied Have not read all the answers so sorry if this repetetive but have you looked for a day postition or one with better hours? practice nursing, clinic, urgent care etc? I was...

  12. Be nice to new nurses!

    Hagabel replied to historylovinglpn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Good for you finding something that makes you happy! And I want to reassure you that a lot of us out here (more seasoned nurses) are very nice to new nurses. As long as they ask questions before doing...

  13. I want to be a nurse with a 9-5 job w/ weekends and holidays off

    Hagabel replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    I just went casual after 22 years of nursing and suddenly got tired of weekends, holidays and nights! I work 3 days per week(8 hr shifts) and choose to work no holidays or weekends. I did work a Sat...

  14. New grad RN in the ED. Am I being hard on myself?

    Hagabel replied to phlebitis's topic in Emergency

    Sounds like you are doing fine esp if you have a great preceptor. Use the monitors but don't rely on them, look at your pts first, On our monitors the resp rate is typically unreliable and I never...

  15. Healthcare is NOT a basic human right.

    Hagabel replied to Asystole RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Exactly why I left the US! Here in NZ, socialised Health Care is a basic human right, as it should be

  16. Soon to be new grad wanting to work @ Harborview.

    Hagabel replied to pullingallnighter's topic in Washington Nursing

    I spent 9 yrs at Prov Everett and generally enjoyed it. I worked ICU and ED. It is not a long commute out of Seattle. Just a

  17. Nurse/Patient ratio in the ED?

    Hagabel replied to jlan79's topic in Emergency

    I am overseas and I normally have 4 pts in the main adult area. Resus is 1:1, consult(like fast track) is 6:1, kids ed 5:1, short stay (obs area) 5: 1 and up to 10:1 at night. (pts mainly sleeping...

  18. Soooo, I quit

    Hagabel replied to TX911's topic in General Nursing

    I did ICU for 13 years and the only time we ever had 3 pts was when they were about to be transferred to the floor and they were stable. The heart should have been a 1:1 for at least the first few hrs...

  19. Fast Track Nursing

    Hagabel replied to Ryan RN's topic in Emergency

    Fast Track is always a bit crazy in our dept and certainly not an easier assignment. 6 cubicles (no bedded pts allowed) and always a new pt in and out. Our pts wait in the w room, come in for...

  20. Would like a few answers from ER nurses

    Hagabel replied to missymiss's topic in Emergency

    Sorry you are feeling like this. Look at another field within nursing maybe...try PACU or even a clinic/outpts for a total change. I did 13 yrs of ICU and got fed up/bored so that is when I moved to...

  21. Would like a few answers from ER nurses

    Hagabel replied to missymiss's topic in Emergency

    Where does the mentality come in that it is ok to do a 12 hr shift with no break????? I agree that ED can be crazy, hectic and fast paced but you have to look out for yourself. I used to work...

  22. From USA to AU

    Hagabel replied to mika07's topic in Immigration Advice

    If you are looking for weather like Seattle you may want to try NZ..defintely more seasonal from what I understand (only just moved here) and less extremes of

  23. Will it get better???

    Hagabel replied to R!XTER's topic in Emergency

    OMG...you should have seen me, a nurse with 15 yrs experience inc 13 years ICU, my first few months in the ED. I was scared to death, not of the trauma pts or vents, or central lines but pelvic exams,...

  24. Great moments in bad judgement

    Hagabel replied to emtb2rn's topic in Emergency

    TV remotes and Gerbils also find their way up the butt

  25. Frequent Flyers

    Hagabel replied to RustyMedic's topic in Emergency

    Here in NZ where I work has well established management plans for a bunch of FF's. They are adhered to strictly and printed at triage by the triage nurse, inless they are here with other issues. The...