ERKev

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1. Charge pay

   ERKev replied to kastas's topic in General Nursing

   I have been working agency since June, but before that I was getting $1.50/hr at my full time job in ER when in charge. This was in Detroit at St John NE Comm Hosp, since then closed. Hope it helps!...

2. What's your craziest story of the ER

   ERKev replied to debo_lpnER's topic in Emergency

   As a new grad in the ED, I was doing an intitial assessment on a gentleman that had c/o a possible broken great toe at around 3am. His girlfriend, a little person (about 3'10") attentively and...

3. What's your craziest story of the ER

   ERKev replied to debo_lpnER's topic in Emergency

   Hey! I sport some rather intricate and colorful tattoos from my forearms to my shoulders! ...And I have ALL my teeth!

4. pain in the ed

   ERKev replied to MAGIK GIRL's topic in Pain Management

   You may rest assured that I would NEVER label you that way. After many years of emergency nursing, I have a BIG problem with pain patients being undermedicated and poorly treated. I have had many a...

5. pain in the ed

   ERKev replied to MAGIK GIRL's topic in Pain Management

   Thank you, MAGIK GIRL... As I said before in this thread, I am very impressed by all the posts here! I makes me proud of our profession! Even though some posts seem a little condescending, the...

6. pain in the ed

   ERKev replied to MAGIK GIRL's topic in Pain Management

   Also, Folks.... This thread's title says a lot: "pain in the ed" We're not talking about anyplace else in this thread. I think, perhaps to a degree, this is why this discussion may become heated...

7. pain in the ed

   ERKev replied to MAGIK GIRL's topic in Pain Management

   Yes... This has gotten quite heated. And I think it's important for all to understand that our areas of practice differ, so our experiences differ. I, myself, work in a number or Detroit area EDs....

8. pain in the ed

   ERKev replied to MAGIK GIRL's topic in Pain Management

   I can completely relate, teeituptom! Though my hair's not turning gray, it IS falling out! This is a great forum, though. No where else can we compare notes and frustrations. And, while we seem...

9. pain in the ed

   ERKev replied to MAGIK GIRL's topic in Pain Management

   When I was a new grad in the ED, we used to keep a card file of our frequent fliers and share them with some of the other local EDs. Can't do that any longer though. It was nice! Just look up the...

10. pain in the ed

    ERKev replied to MAGIK GIRL's topic in Pain Management

    I agree with you, hogan4736... Many times at triage, I have been able to deter them, either by warning them of the rediculously long wait of "up to 6 or 8 hours" (when in reality it would be maybe 30...

11. The tortoise or the hare? How do your docs rate?

    ERKev replied to SouthernERNurse's topic in Emergency

    As I've said before, I work agency, but strictly ER. Lately I've been working in a Detroit teaching Hospital (which shall remain nameless). They are the absolute slowest I have EVER worked with!...

12. Wy Can't We Nurture Ourselves?

    ERKev replied to VickyRN's topic in General Nursing

    :roll I totally agree with you about standing up to management! However, there IS a lot of cronyism and clickey behaviour in nursing. Often to the point where the work environment is nearly...

13. Wy Can't We Nurture Ourselves?

    ERKev replied to VickyRN's topic in General Nursing

    VickyRN, this is a topic I'm SURE will open a can of worms! I agree TOTALLY. I have seen this (and been victim to it) many times, in fact I brought out an issue on one of the discussion boards here...

14. pain in the ed

    ERKev replied to MAGIK GIRL's topic in Pain Management

    Gwenith! We need nurses like you in Detroit! My posts, while I have "taken to task", somewhat, the advanced practice folks, it is solely because they seem to forget that others have valid...

15. pain in the ed

    ERKev replied to MAGIK GIRL's topic in Pain Management

    You noticed!?!?! Funny that the more one is educated (book wise or experentially), the less tolerant one becomes of other's opinions. I'm an agency nurse and the facility I've been working in...