EmerNurse BSN, RN

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    Anybody here used Mckesson/Cerner/Meditech systems?

    EmerNurse replied to perseus29's topic in Nursing Informatics

    I've used both meditech (using that now) and cerner (at a different hosp). The primary thing I remember about Cerner was having to RIGHT click to select and that dipsy little "man" icon that'd come...
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    Thouroughly Disgusted......comments and suggstions please

    EmerNurse replied to Spritenurse1210's topic in General Nursing

    I'm curious -do the 2 teachers she's sleeping with know about each other? As with so much else, if it's not affecting your own grades/opportunities (you're not also going for that job are you?), then...
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    Medical Reconciliation Forms

    EmerNurse replied to Spacklehead's topic in Emergency

    We do ours starting with triage - and yep, I write "that little white water pill" if that's all the patient knows. If they have a nicely written list, or a list from a nh, I still have to write it all...
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    Paperwork Tirade

    EmerNurse replied to Email4KH's topic in Emergency

    I've always thought this - we need to take the idea of Universal Precautions to the next step: 1. Everyone is infectious 2. Everyone is a fall risk 3. Everyone is an aspiration risk 4. Everyone is...
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    What Is the Problem With These Nurses?

    EmerNurse replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

    I've always been a little annoyed with the "you can take XYZ because you have help" when I've had a new student or precepting a brand new GN/RN. In order to allow them to learn properly, things take...
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    Is it really that bad?

    EmerNurse replied to mslinzyann's topic in General Nursing

    Regarding venting... remember it's very very easy to say "wow great shift!" to your coworkers, your boss, anyone who's at the nurses' station. But we really CAN'T get the tough times off of our chest...
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    Help! How to cope w/ rude, bratty ED and PD young pts

    EmerNurse replied to bagwash's topic in Psychiatric

    Not a psych nurse, but having had a few teenage girls (thankfully w/o such problems, thankyoulord), I have to say that some of the behavior you describe sounds like a typical teenager to me....
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    Write-Ups & Disciplinary Action

    EmerNurse replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    Yuck Commuter! Sorry you're going through all that! Sure does feel like a slap in the face, but keep your confidence, don't let them get you
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    The War with the Floors

    EmerNurse replied to zima60's topic in Emergency

    I have to say for the most part, our floor nurses are pretty good. There's one or two where I think "oh great, I get to give report to XYZ" . The ones who have that tone of voice and attitude that...
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    CONTINUED IN WHAT IS THE MAJOR REASON Why are they all leaving?

    EmerNurse replied to artistnurse's topic in General Nursing

    When I think of breaks, it's funny, I try to figure out why I didn't get one... Let's see. I could have gone on break at 2am but my pt needed a BP med for a seriously high BP. I won't go on break and...
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    The evil reign of PowerPoint Lectures

    EmerNurse replied to agoodusername's topic in General Students

    Most of my instructors were the "put it on a slide and read the slide to the class" types. And we had copies of all the slide lectures at the beginning of the semester! At least I didn't have to...
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    No Holiday Pay?

    EmerNurse replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in a union shop and we do NOT get holiday pay.
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    Where's my thank-you card?

    EmerNurse replied to SierraN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    At one place I worked, we had a very personable nurse - loved everyone - and talked to everyone - for hours! He got more written kudos from patients and families, they all adored him. They didn't see...
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    Cen

    EmerNurse posted a topic in Emergency

    Well... I have never seen such an ornery, convoluted test, but I DID IT!! Nothing on that test resembled anything I studied - I swear it was worse than NCLEX, and I walked out sure that I failed, but...
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    Night Shift and family issues

    EmerNurse replied to kate1114's topic in General Nursing

    I work nights and my first day off is my cleaning day - it always amazes me how I can leave the house nice and neat (for me - Erma Bombeck here), and come off 3 12'ves to a complete disaster again. Ok...
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    Ethics Violation-Would you remain silent or challenge the system?

    EmerNurse replied to MissJanelle904's topic in General Nursing

    This thread has gotten painful to read LOL... I DO remember folks in nsg school cheating, I remember it being reported and nothing done about it, and I remember how annoyed were those of us who put...
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    Anyone have the Linda H. AIken study

    EmerNurse replied to nitesky83's topic in General Nursing

    I'm curious - I know and have read the Aiken study - and Timothy's excellent critique as well but I wonder... Doesn't education in your specialty count? Is a BSN in critical care for 5 years...
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    strictly business/non-caring LPN

    EmerNurse replied to TTAmoneypit's topic in General Nursing

    I'm assuming you don't call the slow-counting-the-change grocery clerk an IDIOT to his face. EVERY job requires a certain amount of diplomacy and tongue biting. That's just life. In the ER, I don't...
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    It's that time again! Working Christmas?

    EmerNurse replied to scrmblr's topic in General Nursing

    I'm relatively new to my hospital (6 mos) but I was still asked, along with everyone else, for my preference. I asked for TG because we wanted to go to NC to see the in-laws who moved and are lonely...
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    How to choose an ER?

    EmerNurse replied to HRM672's topic in Emergency

    I agree with the folks who say to go and see each ER. See how the staff works together, get an idea of where they place newer nurses (in my ER, newer nurses are started out in the "back hall" with...
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    Help/Advice for Performance Anxiety

    EmerNurse replied to PennyNickelDime_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I was fortunate enough, during nsg school, to work for a hospital as a secretary and was friends with the IV therapy nurse. She'd give me a couple of primary line sets and a bag of expired NS, and...
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    Visitation Question

    EmerNurse replied to BSNtobe2009's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I think Miranda hit the nail on the head. If you can't get rid of the FOB's gf, mom needs to use them to her advantage. I'd even go so far as to call "hey can you go sit with baby this Friday at...
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    How Do You Know If Er Nursing Is For You?

    EmerNurse replied to janetrette's topic in Emergency

    If you believe that adrenaline isn't just an ACLS drug....it's a FOOD
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    What's special about male nurses?

    EmerNurse replied to GBS_Fan's topic in General Nursing

    The fellas I work with (nurses and non) are terrific. For the most part, they're great nurses (and techs) and always very nice. There's a few who're b&tchy hehe but you know, the more I work...
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    Really really screwed up....

    EmerNurse replied to pendragon1980's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hang in there Pendragon! We all have shifts where we drive home trying to remember every little thing because we KNOW we didn't do something, forgot something, forgot to tell someone something. I...