EmerNurse BSN, RN

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    Taking sons/daughters to work day

    EmerNurse replied to jannrn's topic in General Nursing

    I work nights in an ER and I couldn't imagine taking my 13 yo dau to work with me. Just the idea of having to keep track of all my work, plus keeping her occupied and out of things I don't want her...
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    Is night shift easier?.....

    EmerNurse replied to RN1263's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I LOVE working nights and on a med-surg floor it was usually somewhat less chaotic, if only because Administration wasn't present and the docs weren't usually around either. Now I work Night ER and...
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    A little HELP....please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    EmerNurse replied to nessa77's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I've always been anal about wasting what I don't use right away, but it's simply not always possible right at that moment. I saw one nurse do something - she TAPED the vial to her shirt near the...
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    CEN Review

    EmerNurse replied to Headtrauma's topic in Emergency

    Did anyone use the BCEN's practice test to see how they were doing? Was it predictive of your score on the actual CEN? Been studying for ages, but got the date now and I'm NERVOUS - it's NEXT WEEK!...
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    patient satisfaction

    EmerNurse replied to RNLex's topic in Emergency

    I have decided that true patient satisfaction isn't possible, especially in the ER. They survey only a VERY small percentage of our monthly load of patients to begin with - we're assured that the...
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    Do you like team nursing?

    EmerNurse replied to RN1263's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Eek - I worked at a hospital that went to Team Nursing. They went bananas on the day shift. On nights, we pretty much split up our team and the RN and LPN were "primary" to "their" patients....
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    RNs on my clinical unit are mean!

    EmerNurse replied to julsywulsy's topic in General Students

    You may find, later when you're on the floor as an RN, that what seems mean or unhelpful is really just a nurse trying to get all his/her own stuff done in the short 8 or 12 hours (s)he has. Ive...
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    2 nights of triage hell

    EmerNurse posted a topic in Emergency

    Phew - am relaxing for a few minutes before my 3rd 12 in a row - in triage. My city decided to take a bit of a dump on us the last two nights, never seen it so insane. So this is just a vent, to...
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    Does it HAVE to be an either-or situation???

    EmerNurse replied to Busy_B's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    When I started nursing school, I worked fulltime and had 4 kids at home (I was married but don't let anyone tell you that hubby's don't need attention too!). I finally bought a voice recorder. I'd...
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    Nursing student tips for ER

    EmerNurse replied to fusster's topic in Emergency

    Be proactive. For instance: If you give 40mg IV of lasix to a CHF exacerbation, offer to put in a foley (if pt needs it), and empty it and let the RN know the output after a while (or when it's...
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    2 nights of triage hell

    EmerNurse replied to EmerNurse's topic in Emergency

    Ok update now that I'm awake lol - never did find out about the coumadin guy but last night was better - guess the Fate's figured they owed us a lil, eh? Was trying to figure something out though......
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    ER: Are you happy there?

    EmerNurse replied to HRM672's topic in Emergency

    I was med-surg before going to the ER. I tend to be very organized and I enjoyed (on the floor) being able to "sort of" plan my day a little bit, and I had a decent idea of who my patients were. Not...
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    Sometimes I wanna strangle people....goes along with the "Rules" thread

    EmerNurse replied to TazziRN's topic in Emergency

    I love my ER job - I really do. I always try to make my patients feel as through I'm thrilled to see them (sometimes with tongue firmly planted in cheek). I would never mistreat a patient or be...