Medic/Nurse

Medic/Nurse BSN, RN

Flight, ER, Transport, ICU/Critical Care

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  1. The happy policy

    Medic/Nurse replied to Tepidorchid's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Wow. Wow. Wow. Thank GOD they came up with a policy - now I know that HAPPY will just HAPPEN - ALWAYS! Just when you think you have encountered every BONEHEAD piece of administrative garbage ever...

  2. First day as an RN tomorrow...sick to my stomach

    Medic/Nurse replied to Peerless's topic in General Nursing

    so - how do you eat an elephant??? one bite at a time! really - it will be okay. everyone has been there and, if honest, were terrified too. i'd be more worried, if you were not a bit worried....

  3. Quick question

    Medic/Nurse replied to cardiac.cure03's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    Hello there cardiac.cure03 - Great question! I was catching up on the other postings and you just answered your previous question. The question you just asked may very well go to the point of the...

  4. Just need to vent...

    Medic/Nurse replied to chasingmydreams's topic in General Nursing

    so sorry for your loss. it seems that you have dealt with both heartbreaking loss and heartless louse. i am giving you a "gift" from 20 years of hard earned experience. please consider carefully,...

  5. Plastic Surgery

    Medic/Nurse replied to maxienurse's topic in Aesthetics

    It sure has grown - what used to be for an elite few - has filtered to the masses. Personally, I have a little botox a few times a year in my "11"'s (between my eyes) and through my forehead, crow's...

  6. Code Blue Teams for Medical Office

    Medic/Nurse replied to Sierramnq's topic in General Nursing

    :hpygrp: :hpygrp: :hpygrp: :hpygrp: :hpygrp: :hpygrp: :hpygrp: :hpygrp: :hpygrp: :hpygrp: :hpygrp: :hpygrp: :hpygrp: :hpygrp: "Hey everybody, there is a code BLUE in exam room 3 - attention...

  7. What is your favorite specialty and why?

    Medic/Nurse replied to adoglover's topic in General Nursing

    Flight - rotorwing rocks! You gotta know your stuff - be able to be flexible and adapt to any number of situations. It's just you and your paramedic partner -- and pilot - someone has to drive.......

  8. To Stop or Not

    Medic/Nurse replied to littlewingrn's topic in General Nursing

    This has been discussed on here MANY, MANY times. Stopping and assisting is a PERSONAL decision. If you are thinking that the biggest "problem" you will have is liability IF you DO NOT STOP (so,...

  9. Nursing now vs. then

    Medic/Nurse replied to SweetheartRN's topic in General Nursing

    xtxrn - wow, just wow. I am humbled by you - seriously, irrevocably humbled and amazed. Kudos is not even close to what you deserve for endurance alone. I add you to my prayers. :angel: Ruby Vee -...

  10. med-surg..the "trailer trash" area of nursing??

    Medic/Nurse replied to nightengalegoddess's topic in Medical-Surgical

    First - there is NO REASON that any nurse should treat another like TRAILER TRASH - or inferior or "less than" - those that treat others are guilty of "lateral violence" - simple enough. While there...

  11. New job - how to tell them I'm pregnant?

    Medic/Nurse replied to Nire83's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Are you expecting be accommodated in some way for the new spot? Otherwise, I do not see an issue as long as you can do your job. If you cannot perform the functions of the new job (or any job) then...

  12. The College Network? Any GOOD thoughts?

    Medic/Nurse replied to wishinguponastarLPN's topic in General Students

    I'm guessing that your friend must be taking out some type of loan and PAYING TCN. Even though she is not "paying" EC directly does not mean it is happening FREE. I think that student loans are...

  13. ER nurses, let me pick your brains...

    Medic/Nurse replied to carolmaccas66's topic in Emergency

    What we KNOW about pneumos? Can occur spontaneously or as a result of disease or trauma? Can be simple (air in pleural space) or open (air in from respiration and from open injury from chest wall) or...

  14. sometimes this job breaks my heart.

    Medic/Nurse replied to nola1202's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Self care at home "young 80"s" female - buried 2 husbands - tough ole gal. Devoted to her family, all of them and there were lots and lots. Doesn't want to "bother anybody" - has feverish feeling x...

  15. Lost my voice!!!!

    Medic/Nurse replied to MeTheRN's topic in General Nursing

    Not wanting to give medical advice and run afoul of TOS - but, if ever there was a time for a MD intervention - now may be it. one word - use it as you see fit. Decadron :clpty: Good

  16. Family members that follow you

    Medic/Nurse replied to prettyinblu's topic in General Nursing

    I had a patient's mother (patient was in his early 30's and had no deficit that made parents necessary - mom had been a CNA and thought she'd help "him" with the ED visit - acute on chronic low back...

  17. Unsafe Staffing

    Medic/Nurse replied to **LaurelRN's topic in General Nursing

    CRYING is my sign of the END GAME. When I finally get pushed to crying - a change is gonna come. You know what you need to do - you deserve better. Go get it. Congrats on the CCRN - now get out...

  18. Intubation without RSI meds??

    Medic/Nurse replied to BeachyRNn08's topic in Emergency

    It sounds like there was not an immediate and emergent need and perhaps there was "time" for some pharmacological interventions. I can understand your reaction and frustration. I have intubated...

  19. What!?!?!?!

    Medic/Nurse replied to tmartin83's topic in General Nursing

    op - i would try not to let this take too much more of your time or energy. i get it - is was a process error. no patient was harmed in anyway. keep that in mind. i am concerned for you in a way. you...

  20. We will NEVER treat any patient better....

    Medic/Nurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    than we treat each other. We will NEVER treat our patients BETTER than we treat each other. Likewise, we will NEVER be able to treat our patients better than management treats us. Just something to...

  21. Difficult access: Would you go for EJ or pedal?

    Medic/Nurse replied to Murse901's topic in Emergency

    EJ. I do not know why that site seems so objectionable to so many. It is a peripheral vein. Period. I think you had the right idea and it appears that the charge nurse may have had some "knowledge...

  22. No creativity in nursing? Hah!

    Medic/Nurse replied to nurseprnRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think nurses are very resourceful! Most situations and facilities unwittingly demand it. Some days I think I can rival MacGyver - just give me duct tape, a gerber tool and some motivation! You...

  23. Should I stop to help?

    Medic/Nurse replied to Art_Vandelay's topic in General Nursing

    No. No. No. May be innocent act or may (more likely) be a situation you are not equipped to handle safely. (Unless you have back-up. Maybe a taser or gun and the know how to use both. Blow dart...

  24. New to ER and getting CEN?

    Medic/Nurse replied to bbie17's topic in Emergency

    I took and passed in September after passing NCLEX in April of that year. I had been a medic for 9 years and had taken ENPC and TNCC. I had been an ACLS and PALS instructor for years. I had been...

  25. Which nursing organization should I join?

    Medic/Nurse replied to Irock's topic in General Nursing

    AACN. Join, get involved and take advantage of the benefits of membership. Excellent investment - IMHO. Good Luck!