ERNurse752

ERNurse752 RN

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  1. Anyone else hate their clinicals?

    ERNurse752 replied to moonbunnie's topic in General Nursing

    I hated, hated, hated clinicals too. I did like my OB clinical a lot, and Peds was ok. I worked as a student nurse on a CICU at the time, and liked it for the most part. My dream in school was always...

  2. Is ADN the right choice?

    ERNurse752 replied to elleon's topic in General Nursing

    Try job shadowing a few nurses, including psych nurses if possible. That'll give you a first-hand view of what it's like. All specialities, hospitals, and people are so different, it makes it hard to...

  3. What's you highest...?

    ERNurse752 replied to talaxandra's topic in General Nursing

    Wow...and I thought my guy who came in walking and talking with a BAC of 776 was

  4. CPR after rigor mortis

    ERNurse752 replied to HealinghandsRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We don't start CPR on someone when rigor has already set in, since there's no point in trying bring someone back to life who's already been dead for that long. What happened that you're asking? I'm...

  5. What's you highest...?

    ERNurse752 replied to talaxandra's topic in General Nursing

    d-aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-n-g!!!!!!!!!!!! how'd things end

  6. New BSN grads regret starting NP school?

    ERNurse752 replied to GirloftheSun's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Premeds with no experience who go to med school also get a very intensive residency after med school, which most NP programs don't. So just something to consider. But, 2 years post grad seems to be a...

  7. Treated badly in ER of hospital I work at!

    ERNurse752 replied to missmolly's topic in General Nursing

    It is just plain embarassing to hear about how badly some people have been treated. Yikes. :imbar

  8. Visitor Assaults ER RN

    ERNurse752 replied to PalmettoRN's topic in Emergency

    It is also a felony in Indiana. Go get 'em!!!!! We put up with enough, we can't have people expecting to beat on us and get away with it. If the hospital isn't backing you up and you're proceeding, it...

  9. need advice

    ERNurse752 replied to bryandamatrix's topic in General Nursing

    Call the hospitals directly, or look for the hospitals' websites. For most tech jobs, you don't need anything but a high school diploma or GED. You will also be attractive to them b/c you're in...

  10. Youngest labor patient?

    ERNurse752 replied to RNLaborNurse4U's topic in Ob/Gyn

    What a family tradition...

  11. Which route should I go?

    ERNurse752 replied to Linzie984's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, that's a long wait! I don't know anything specific about Colorado, but you can check with the schools to see if they have LPN programs, and LPN to RN programs (a specific program LPNs can take to...

  12. need advice

    ERNurse752 replied to bryandamatrix's topic in General Nursing

    See if you can get a job in a hospital. You don't necessarily have to become a CNA to do that. You could see if you could shadow a nurse to get an idea of what areas you may have an interest in. I...

  13. Got any funny acronyms at your ER???

    ERNurse752 replied to RNin92's topic in Emergency

    We do it if it sounds pretty darn likely we'll need it. It's actually turned into sort of a good luck charm for the pt - if we put it down, they'll get a perfusing rhythm back to spite

  14. Where do you keep your stethescope?

    ERNurse752 replied to Still Riding's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I got mine at a scrub shop, and have seen them in other uniform-type places. Only cost a few bucks. I should probably use mine more often and try to get used to

  15. Where do you keep your stethescope?

    ERNurse752 replied to Still Riding's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I hate wearing mine around my neck also. Heavy, plus it irritates the skin on my neck. I bought one of those belt clip things you can hang your stethescope on, which is still a little awkward. Haven't...

  16. Clients?

    ERNurse752 replied to NeuroNP's topic in General Nursing

    "Clients" was big when I was in school. I don't hear it in the real world though. Never liked it...I'm an old-school "patients"

  17. question about clinicals in nursing schools...

    ERNurse752 replied to maxcat's topic in General Nursing

    What happened if you didn't let someone give you a bedbath? Did you have to be, like, totally exposed for that? 'Cause ain't no way I'd ever let someone do that

  18. Shocked and angry. Need new job.

    ERNurse752 replied to jrring1019's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am shocked that anyone could possibly think the bariatric surgery pts are going to go home in 24 hours. What kind of crack are they smoking???? I have a friend who works PACU in a hospital who...

  19. Where are the docs??

    ERNurse752 replied to jrring1019's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm not in OB, but I really doubt any ER doc would leave the ER to go deliver a baby. They have enough going on in the ER to worry about, plus the liability would be insane. I'm not sure what type of...

  20. question about clinicals in nursing schools...

    ERNurse752 replied to maxcat's topic in General Nursing

    We didn't do any of that stuff on each other, not even drawing blood or IVs. We had dummies for everything. No way in hades I'd ever let someone do an NG or foley on me just for practice. That would...

  21. Top 10 ER Visits

    ERNurse752 replied to malusport's topic in Emergency

    1. Chest pain 2. Shortness of breath 3. Abdominal pain 4. Assault 5. Lacerations 6. Drunk 7. STDs 8. Toothache 9. Cold s/s 10. Total BS (wait...maybe this one should be

  22. Are ER nurses prone to getting sick more often than other specialities?

    ERNurse752 replied to malusport's topic in Emergency

    I see a lot of people who get sick more often the first year, then it tapers off after that. Of course, I always fear the wave of N/V/D that comes in every year, b/c I always seem to catch that. I'm...

  23. Quick Question From Student Regarding Hemovac

    ERNurse752 replied to mariedoreen's topic in General Nursing

    A hemovac is considered a drain. A ct is a chest tube. It can also be a cat scan. A jackson pratt (j/p) is another type of drain. Man, I don't miss clinicals, care plans, etc. hehe *edited to...

  24. Challenging Hospital Dress Code

    ERNurse752 replied to jaycieRN's topic in General Nursing

    If they're going to require certain scrubs from a certain company, they should pay. You have to match the bedspreads? How demeaning and embarassing is that? Yikes, that stinks. Seems kind of dumb to...

  25. Got any funny acronyms at your ER???

    ERNurse752 replied to RNin92's topic in Emergency

    RBS = real bad