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  1. Critical care experience before ER?

    mom23RN replied to supernova004's topic in Emergency

    I went right into ER as a new grad. I'm sure it would have been nice to have some sort of expeirence period... but I didn't want to work anywhere else. I have to disagree that having some sort of...

  2. ER- violent patients

    mom23RN replied to ERERER's topic in Emergency

    Leathers!!!!! That'll de-escalate

  3. nursing a calling?

    mom23RN replied to hTx87's topic in General Nursing

    I guess you could say it's a "calling" for some. I went into nursing because I wanted a job with flexibility that could support my family should something happen to my dh. I wanted something I could...

  4. Near miss, should I be blamed?

    mom23RN replied to Tony35NYC's topic in General Nursing

    I, too, read your entire post and I just sat with my mouth getting wider and wider. :angryfire That is horrible staffing, horrible assignments, that is a nightmare waiting to happen. I think that you...

  5. Would you consider a home birth?

    mom23RN replied to 2curlygirls's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    The only problem with that being variables in the studies. Studies can really "prove" anything they're trying to prove depending on the individuals in the study and all sorts of variables. Did the...

  6. When do you plan to retire?

    mom23RN replied to Drysolong's topic in General Nursing

    now that sounds

  7. When do you plan to retire?

    mom23RN replied to Drysolong's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know if I'll ever go back. Only really worked ER for five years before "retiring" to stay home with my babies. I did want to give you a little bit of a "whooppeeee" though. My mom didn't...

  8. Cna Course in Oakland County Area?

    mom23RN replied to caprice's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I also wanted to recommend getting the job first. Most of the LTC facitilites and hospitals in our area (base of the thumb) will pay you to take the training!!! Can't get better than that!! Good...

  9. Would you consider a home birth?

    mom23RN replied to 2curlygirls's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    It would be nice to be "blisfully ignorant" again. You know... those days when you really didn't know that babies die. But those who have never experienced it or been close to it really don't...

  10. Would you consider a home birth?

    mom23RN replied to 2curlygirls's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Not a NICU nurse but I worked ER and had a baby born with a congenital heart defect. Well, being one who has had a baby born with a heart defect... NO I would never deliver at home. There are plenty...

  11. deposiition

    mom23RN replied to toney's topic in General Nursing

    My experinece was similar to Dalzacs. It was about 5 years after the incident. I was an ER nurse and had discharged the patient. So of course my initials were on it. I had to delay the deposition...

  12. Area/speciality with most "knowledge"

    mom23RN replied to moonischasingme1's topic in General Nursing

    I would think personally it would be ER. You can see geriatric, peds, sports injuries, heart defects, specialty diseases, lots of codes. The range is amazing. You literally could see almost every...

  13. Question about enemas...

    mom23RN replied to jnette's topic in General Nursing

    OMG!!!!! I'm laughing my butt off!!!! We used to give those in our ER ALL THE TIME!!!!!!! I had completely forgotten about

  14. Breast Tissue in Toddler?

    mom23RN replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    I thought this was a great article on it. http://life.familyeducation.com/baby/growth-and-development/42319.html But I would also second a trip to the pedi just for a

  15. Is this an allergic reaction or just a bad side effect?

    mom23RN replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not so much concerned with what to "call it" technically. Whatever it was you had an adverse reaction and if my patient said he had a reaction like that I would just make sure he didn't get it...

  16. how long is your commute?

    mom23RN replied to The Bell Jar's topic in General Nursing

    When I was working in the hospital it was 25 minutes/35 miles. Now that I'm at home it's as long as it takes to sit my bum at the

  17. If YOUR patient codes????

    mom23RN replied to GiantHeart21's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in ER so we didn't get the code

  18. Help! Early burnout!

    mom23RN replied to paulamac's topic in General Nursing

    I say try something else. At least when I was in ER we didn't have to clean up a lot of poo. That was one of my requirements. I mean occasionally, but not on any sort of a regular basis. If you...

  19. How to call a code?

    mom23RN replied to EyesForward's topic in General Nursing

    All of our rooms have code buttons right next to the bed. You just push

  20. Floors VS ER

    mom23RN replied to FLoridarnl's topic in Emergency

    OMG!!!! That is

  21. Floors VS ER

    mom23RN replied to FLoridarnl's topic in Emergency

    We always had that problem. There was some reason as to why they couldn't take that pt. at that moment. Clean bed, staff on break, shift change, etc. Well.... we had to clean our own beds, we hardly...

  22. how much experience did you have before becoming an ER nurse?

    mom23RN replied to liljsmom02's topic in Emergency

    I went straight into ER as a new grad. Not much of an orintation either.

  23. Patient leaving AMA

    mom23RN replied to veegeern's topic in General Nursing

    As far as I know there are several that won't pay if they sign out. Wouldn't you rather be informed and spend a few extra hours in the ER instead of getting a $5000 bill you have to pay out of your...

  24. Near Term Case Study

    mom23RN replied to darynash's topic in General Nursing

    I don't have a story, but you may want to look at this thread in another forum.

  25. ICU Holds in the ER

    mom23RN replied to ERERER's topic in Emergency

    My old ER has floats whose job is to come down and take on the patients like they would if they were in the