Nursemateo replied to WibbilyWobblyTimeyWimey's topic in Emergency
I started my career in a critical access hospital and was frequently on transports to tertiary centers. What state are you working in? In some areas, this is less common, and the structure regulations...
As a flight nurse I work in a more dangerous role than most nursing specialties. We have a policy on picking up shifts at other jobs but it's not even that crazy! We're required to have a minimum of...
Nursemateo replied to nursingcand's topic in General Nursing
This sums up my career choices well; if you love what you do, burnout won't be as quick. I've seen many coworkers come and go, either in our department or nursing as a whole. Typically, it's because...
Nursemateo replied to NurseL1998's topic in Emergency
You're describing my first-ever ER job! I worked in a rural critical access ER, and we had three beds in total. The lab and radiology departments were on call at night, and our provider was usually a...
Nursemateo replied to wheatbread's topic in Emergency
ED patient ratios here in CA are better overall but definitely ranges depending on where you are in the state and if the hospital is union or not. The average I've seen is 1:4. Some facilities are...
Nursemateo replied to 0121Mednurse's topic in General Nursing
As a practicing nurse I still review literature on a regular basis when faced with intricate questions of duty, law, and ethics. I found the article very helpful there are a lot of different factors...
Reading this whole thread makes me want to scream! This quote sums up the majority of these type issues seen in the ED. I wish we weren't over ratios and chronically understaffed, had great...
Nursemateo replied to Carmen12345's topic in Emergency
As a new nurse I had the advantage of having run codes in the field with only a second partner, this allows you to see how efficient a code can be. However, I remember being overwhelmed the first time...
Nursemateo replied to 0121Mednurse's topic in General Nursing
I'm inclined to agree with @klone this reads like a. copy and paste of an assignment. If it is I hope you will formulate your own opinion.
However, as an ED nurse I have been faced with this...
I was a CNA in long term care before I started nursing school and then I worked as a CNA/Tech on a Telemetry Unit and eventually as an ER Tech/EMT. I can tell you that any CNA experience is helpful in...
Nursemateo replied to alex_desiree97's topic in General Students
I say, keep at it. For two reasons: 1. You are in your 3rd semester meaning you're almost done! Nursing schools are notoriously hard to transfer between in the middle of the program. (Mostly due to...