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Sorry, in an earlier post someone mentioned joining military if I wanted to carry while working. Then went on to mention rifles and 203 grenade launchers. I have no need for that as the weapons I handled while on M1 tanks where 120 mm main gun and 5...

Spent 8 years on M1 tanks. No need to play with the little toys the hospital people would be carrying. I only carry now for self defense.

What are your hospitals policy when it comes to when someone is notified for call? I was on call from 7a7p on monday. Was at work Sunday and was not notified about being called in. Went to bed and turned off my phone because I didn't want to be distu...

Nobody stays late. I work in the emergency dept. We are divided into 4 sections with over 40 beds. We fill the the critical assignments first and close beds in the less critical areas or don't run fast track.

Thanks for all the replies. Not as upset as I was before. In the past being on call meant be available to be called in at that time. New manager means new interpretation of policy. She can do whatever she wants.

They wanted me in at 7. This is also a new manager. I am a 14 year veteran and I've never had a problem with this before. She wanted to write me up and I asked her to see the policy. She could not find it so after a few minutes she asked me to go get...

I doubt there are actually any statistics to back that up and I agree with the prison guards should not carry a firearm but in my situation, unlike if a prison guard carried a firearm. Nobody knows I have one. If my hospital would step up there secu...

Im a conceal carrier. I carry everywhere I go. I work in an ER and my hospital has a no weapon policy but I carry in an ankle holster and have for years. We have security but they do not have weapons and we occasionally have sheriff deputies doing se...

I work there (careplex) and as far as I know there are not any agency nurses working in the hospital.

A few months back I had a pt we where giving TPA after a stroke. She bled out and died with a pressure that was 270's over 150's. She was completely alert and oriented when it happened and I was actually talking to her when it happened.

Two years and I have had four pedi codes. Tonite was the first one in which I was the primary nurse and we lost him. Mom said he had been running a fever for three days with a runny nose. Also found out from dad later that he had not urinated in at l...

Here is an article that explains lactate levels in relation to sepsis. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1235253 The baby had been ruuning a fever, vomiting, and decreased urination for two days before bringing the baby in. Th...

Our doctor in the ER said it doesn't need to be a mec case. The family is requesting one but I think in that circumstance the family may have to pay for it on their own. Your right the mother especially is blaming herself. She said several times "If...

5 months old. Parents wern't divorced. I really got the impression from the parents that it was normally well cared for. Dad said he thought he was getting better because the morning he died he began to get his appetite back. I really feel like they ...

Had a very nice debriefing. The doc said we all did a great job and did all we could do. Chaplains where very supportive. I don't feel bad for our effort.

I work Weekends at Sentara and the shift diff is 8 bucks per hour for any off shift including weekends, evenings, nights. At least at the hosp I work at.

I am an ER nurse. MY dad is an ER nurse after I convinced him that ER is beter than PACU. My mom is a nurse. My dads sister is a nurse. My moms sister is a nurse. My grandmother is a nurse. My great grandfather was a pioneer doctor in West Texas. Las...

It seems like her biggest problem is time management. IVs and NGs will improve with time as will her time skills as long as she is dedicated to getting better. Throw her to the wolves. Try discharging some of her patients from underneath her and tha...

I worked as an extern for a year in an ER before graduating. They put me with another RN and I worked there schedule for that year. IT was like a year long orientation. When I graduated I stepped right into a staff job and felt comfortably in that ER...

No insurance or other benefits. Just Cash and other cash type incentives. Hosp is in Virginia.

At the hospital I work at we are giving non agency travelers in the ER 60/hr on 13 week contracts. None available right now but about 80% of our night shift are travelers.

They give us pens to........and badge holders.......donuts but, bannana bread would really be special.

WE probably have 7-8 big ED's in our area and none of us can go on divert.

We hire new grads with BLS only. You better at least get ACLS soon after being hired. PALS would be nice but not required. CEN will get you a one or two dollar per hour raise as will CEN.

I am using yellow Avelox shears and they are better than anything I have ever actually bought.