MidMaineNursingGuy

MidMaineNursingGuy has 1 years experience and specializes in Emergency.

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1. New Nurse feeling overwhelmed!

   MidMaineNursingGuy replied to Diva Nurse Dani's topic in General Nursing

   I'm coming up on 15 months in the ED, somedays are great and I feel like I'm walking on cloud. Other days I have all I can do to remember how to sign my name to a triage sheet. Fortunately the cloud walking days are getting more frequent. My advice...

2. August...

   MidMaineNursingGuy replied to rninme's topic in Maine

   Hey chatsdale...think your electric is bad should try our oil this winter. Tempted to start sawing my house down for heat:angryfire . In the words of David Bryne and the Talking Heads i'll be "Burning down the House".

3. Nurses with ADD/ADHD?

   MidMaineNursingGuy replied to Metron's topic in Stress 101

   Just a quickie on this...disease is disease and anyone can have one, how we manage our lives determines our success or failures at whatever we are doing.

4. Next step, CEN or BSN

   MidMaineNursingGuy posted a topic in Maine

   Looking to continue my nursing education. Currently work in a small ED where my ADN suits me well. My goal as a nurse has always been to continue with learning and eventually move on to a bigger ED where I'll be able to get my daily epi/nor-epi rel...

5. August...

   MidMaineNursingGuy replied to rninme's topic in Maine

   Thanks for reminding me of the things I missed this summer because of having to do my part to fill to open shifts, (can you sense the disgruntlement). Really can't complain, August seems to be a little slower in the ED so I'm enjoying what's left b...

6. Removing Foley. Inhale or exhale?

   MidMaineNursingGuy replied to Woman_in_love's topic in General Nursing

   Deep breath and blow, scream is you need to but only because the procedure is freaking you out.

7. From Maine

   MidMaineNursingGuy replied to acadia's topic in Maine

   Hey all "Mainah" here too. Glad to see the rest.

8. Polling our male nurses: What area of nursing are you currently in right now?

   MidMaineNursingGuy replied to Thunderwolf's topic in Men

   Went into the ED right out of school, sort of goes with the Army side. Hoping to continue with Critical Care or Or. Really found Med/Surg dull during school.

9. propofol

   MidMaineNursingGuy replied to popbob's topic in Emergency

   I've seen one of our CRNA's push it like it was a flush, (with a succ chaser). Generally though in our ED it's the follow up to Versed after an intubation.