AmandaBrittainy

AmandaBrittainy

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  1. Health Care Reform

    AmandaBrittainy replied to Stickyrunner325's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The American Government CANNOT come in any way close to accomplishing a health system comparable to Germany or Japan. It is too corrupt. Politicians make more money than these despised CEOs of...

  2. Health Care Reform

    AmandaBrittainy replied to Stickyrunner325's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    thank you, about 1 in 50 people actually get this concept (thats where I work-so people with advanced education). Im soooooooo sick of people thinking that health care is an entitlement like...

  3. In LOVE!!! & Moving to NM! Agency LVN/LPN... Help???

    AmandaBrittainy replied to Ashera's topic in Agency Nurses

    You might try Rapid Temps, Inc. I have worked for them for a long time and am quite satisfied, however, the agencies that cover New Mexico areas (for Per Diem or contract) are much smaller and quite a...

  4. Medicaid. Is it being abused?

    AmandaBrittainy replied to SWFlorida's topic in Emergency

    jeez, you are busting your rear end to make it - so what if you like to enjoy cable?, and I dont think I would have made it through college without the internet (Had alot of Web based classes). You...

  5. What did you think Nursing was About?

    AmandaBrittainy replied to Justhere's topic in General Nursing

    I thought it was going to be very prestigious and honest and my fellow nurses would be noble and kind and just as hard working as I was. I thought I will would be following the direction of well...

  6. Song lyrics that remind you of nursing...

    AmandaBrittainy replied to grace90's topic in Nursing Humor

    Its just one of those days, feelin like a freight train first one to complain - leavin with a blood stain. its all about the he said she said - "BS" i think you better quit lettin it slip or youll be...

  7. ER Pet Peeves

    AmandaBrittainy replied to ERERER's topic in Emergency

    How about - I need to eat because Im a diabetic - did anyone tell these 300 pound 5 foot people where alot of insulin resistance stems

  8. ER Pet Peeves

    AmandaBrittainy replied to ERERER's topic in Emergency

    oh and the admissions rep that calls to tell you there is a toe injury outside - the patient was ever so thoughtful to make sure we knew they had cardiac

  9. ER Pet Peeves

    AmandaBrittainy replied to ERERER's topic in Emergency

    my top 10 - 1. The person that got arrested for doing something illegal who now magically has chest pain or is suicidal and needs to come to the er. 2. The bum who spent all his SSDI on booze who now...

  10. oh ye uninformed... this is why er nurses "don't care"

    AmandaBrittainy replied to Uptoherern's topic in Emergency

    AHHH yes, I reserve a special place in my waiting room for these patients known as the penalty box - which consists of an extremely long wait until all other legitimate patients have been waited on...

  11. Funny patient names by nurses

    AmandaBrittainy replied to Kidrn911's topic in Emergency

    Saw some one named Spyder, and Hunter Butt (no kidding). Also work with Dr

  12. Nicknames you give patients?

    AmandaBrittainy replied to andhow5's topic in Emergency

    BeetleJuice (cause you know if you say a frequent fliers name more than once here they come), so we call em all Beetlejuice. All I can think of for

  13. Having Some Second Thoughts

    AmandaBrittainy replied to sissiesmama's topic in Emergency

    I have always been interested in working out in the field just to see what it is like, go for it, health allowing. Very different world from what we see at the recieving end of

  14. Woman dies in ER Lobby

    AmandaBrittainy posted a topic in Emergency

    I found this story very sad, sorry I don't have a link to it (pretty popular right now - should be easy to find). The family had tried to call 911 while the woman died in an ER lobby that had a...

  15. Would this happen at your ER?

    AmandaBrittainy replied to AlisonBSN's topic in Emergency

    Your post made me think and feel really bad about myself. I feel so pressured to get my job done and take care of my patients that I never volunteer to precept or help students in most instances even...

  16. Is nursing defined as a profession, practice or simply as work?

    AmandaBrittainy replied to 2B_RN_2008's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Yes, I dont agree with them either, I know I work hard but I also know my acquired skills are not shared by the general population or inborn in everyone, either. So when the authors of that paper can...

  17. Roswell - ENMMC Info

    AmandaBrittainy replied to simoncrn's topic in General Nursing

    My husband was a medic in Roswell - very high acuity patients, very busy ER considering the size of Roswell, he says. I also work with the Schumaker group doctors - many were sent there but would...

  18. Rules for the ER (long)

    AmandaBrittainy replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    Yes, I thought I was the only person that caught onto this trend. I think it is a hobby - they have had 20 trillion work ups for thier abdominal pain - which is probably cancer at this point due to...

  19. Rules for the ER (long)

    AmandaBrittainy replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    Here is a really really scary thing - I recently worked (past tense) in an ER whose director decided it would be a good idea to hand our bracelets equivalent to the function of a call bell to all...

  20. Paramedics in the ER

    AmandaBrittainy replied to errneducator's topic in Emergency

    It was not meant to come across as saying that and as for you and your categories, Ill group you in a category - its called lets go on a witch hunt because someone pointed out that the entire...

  21. Paramedics in the ER

    AmandaBrittainy replied to errneducator's topic in Emergency

    Well good for you and your million years experience - some of the veteran nurses in my dept are so jaded and lazy-so dont pull the experience card on me, I know experience very well does not make the...

  22. Paramedics in the ER

    AmandaBrittainy replied to errneducator's topic in Emergency

    No its not a nurses realm - paramedics do all those things in the field under much more pressure and in substandard conditions - there is no reason they cant do it in ER and I work with paramedics...

  23. What do you love about ER nursing?

    AmandaBrittainy replied to jollyjenny's topic in Emergency

    I dont think so - it is a different set of skills and skill level than juggling 7-8 med surg patients or 5 drip titrations in the ICU. You just have to see if it is for you - it cant be taken lightly...

  24. Do you get tired of taking ACLS/PALS/TNCC

    AmandaBrittainy replied to Aggie RN's topic in Emergency

    Funny you should say, I am killing time right now before I have to go sit through an ACLS course. Not bad - I just HATE acting out situations - give me a break, am I

  25. Would this happen at your ER?

    AmandaBrittainy replied to AlisonBSN's topic in Emergency

    Sounds like the ENT should have got his own crap and got up to the floor - that is probably what irked everyone off and they took it out on you because it was easier than telling the doc what he...