speedynurse

speedynurse ADN, BSN, RN, EMT-P

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  1. New grad RN; getting a job out of state with less than 6 months experience

    speedynurse replied to pandabearlover's topic in General Nursing

    People have to move sometimes and the units you apply for should understand. 1. Find out what your priorities are as others have mentioned. I would not be worried about NP school this early...

  2. Being written up

    speedynurse replied to Springdaisy04's topic in General Nursing

    It was probably being investigated which is why it took awhile to be written up. There are always a lot of factors when a family or patient reports something. This is especially true if things...

  3. If you could go to school for anything....

    speedynurse replied to Lunah's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe a post MSN certificate in emergency management or emergency preparedness....since your background is

  4. Is it appropriate to "show off" that you are a Nurse on social media?

    speedynurse replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    I guess my thought process is to each their own....if they are proud of their profession, then that’s OK. I don’t do any social media. I prefer actual conversations. However, everyone is...

  5. New grad first job as Clinic RN?

    speedynurse replied to GOAL2BRN's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly, having a nursing job with good hours and without pulling overtime and weekends and holidays when you are raising your children is a nice deal! I have always worked in hospitals but like...

  6. Did I handle this litigious patient correctly? How do I cope.

    speedynurse replied to LPNwithBIGdreams's topic in General Specialties

    Sometimes people are so unhappy and miserable with their own life that they will do anything to make others miserable. I don’t have any advice for you but I really don’t think a patient can sue a...

  7. Blood draws vs. phlebotomists?

    speedynurse replied to nursing9462's topic in General Nursing

    In my ED experience, nurses and techs do all the blood draws and IV starts. Techs can’t draw from central lines or access ports though. Floor units were different - phlebotomists did most blood...

  8. Would you rather?

    speedynurse replied to beeker's topic in General Nursing

    I don’t regret my critical care nursing background at all. I had a great team, learned a ton, and was able to learn multiple roles in the ER. It’s helped me so much with applying to other jobs....

  9. Dayshift Only

    speedynurse replied to MamaBear15's topic in General Nursing

    Day shifts are generally harder to find then rotating or night shifts but they are possible to find! I understand that.....I did nights for years and adjusted but this second go around turned me into...

  10. Psych RN wants to move to OR, Oncology or ER

    speedynurse replied to FloatDaddy's topic in General Nursing

    In all honesty, the ED is hard for nurses that are proficient in bedside nursing or critical care nursing skills. A med surg/oncology floor would likely be the best to brush up on skills for about a...

  11. Definitions Please

    speedynurse replied to Kymmlin's topic in Emergency

    Some emergency departments are trauma centers and some aren’t. However, it doesn’t mean that you won’t get traumas. I have never worked at a trauma center but traumas do end up at these ERs from...

  12. New Nurse Feeling Miserable and Defeated...

    speedynurse replied to callmetallcake's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I really would try to stay a year on med-surg. It’s OK if you want to do L&D or mother/baby, etc. What you are feeling is just being a new grad....also please know that it’s OK to still not...

  13. Feeling lost in my nursing career

    speedynurse replied to BButterfly1993's topic in General Nursing

    Don’t even feel guilty over having to adjust your job/transfer jobs/etc to do what’s best for your life and your family. I had to make a similar decision lately and a lot of my team acted...

  14. Is it worth it?

    speedynurse replied to LibraNurse27's topic in General Nursing

    One thing I do want to mention is that a lot of times a manager may offer nights with the possibility of days.....but will never move you to days. That happened at my last job in the ER.....I waited...

  15. Next Career Steps...undecided

    speedynurse replied to sbwpaso's topic in General Nursing

    I think it just depends at what you want or are looking for. Do you WANT a challenge like the ICU? Or would you rather have no holidays or better working hours like in a same day surgery center? You...

  16. Want a new career

    speedynurse replied to lidea's topic in General Nursing

    I felt like that the last year as an ER nurse but I also had a LOT going on in my personal life. I think nursing has just changed a lot and if you are dealing with stressors in your personal life...

  17. Do you have a charge nurses who are afraid of that one RN

    speedynurse replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    I have had managers afraid of that “one RN”

  18. Working short

    speedynurse replied to martymoose's topic in General Nursing

    I have had 4 to 5 very critical ICU patients at once.....it’s not safe but it happens when a hospital system doesn’t care about sentinel events. Our med surg floor takes 7 patients at all...

  19. Difficulty In Switching Specialties

    speedynurse replied to ali412's topic in General Nursing

    I also am surprised at how you feel bored with the job. I never particularly liked taking care of hold patients in the ER but I was never ever bored. I stayed busy and was often even behind. Also,...

  20. Working short

    speedynurse replied to martymoose's topic in General Nursing

    I feel like a lot of things have changed since covid. I know the emergency departments I worked at cut the staffing and then never filled the positions again even once things picked up. Same as the...

  21. Has anybody else switched from an RN job to a CNA job?

    speedynurse replied to hazyblue's topic in General Nursing

    Have you thought of just changing to another nursing speciality? I know for about a year I thought at one point that I hated nursing....now I am in a different speciality and actually really love and...

  22. Can’t find RN work!

    speedynurse replied to JtSD619's topic in General Nursing

    The job market still isn’t fantastic right now. When I was a new grad, I slid into an ER position because I had worked as an ED tech in that department and had a good relationship with the team who...

  23. ICU to surgery center

    speedynurse replied to Nurseynurse1116's topic in Critical Care

    So I don’t know how helpful my opinion will be but I can definitely empathize with you moving from critical care nursing to the surgical side. I made a similar change....from ER nursing to...

  24. What's up with the RN vs Paramedic hate?

    speedynurse replied to ErikWeeWoo's topic in General Nursing

    I have seen this some but generally it’s the personnel that are highly critical of many fields not just ER nurses or paramedics. I still hold my paramedic certification but work as an RN. The...

  25. Career Existential Crisis

    speedynurse replied to Kiri's topic in Operating Room

    If you enjoy your job, don’t leave!! I was in emergencies for over a decade....first a paramedic then an ER nurse. Yes, I had a lot of skills in both of these areas from titrating vasopressors to...