EmerNurse BSN, RN

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  1. EmerNurse

    Anyone else studying for CCRN exam?

    EmerNurse replied to deeDawntee's topic in General Nursing

    I'm planning on sending in my fee to take the test today - I hope to sit the exam in September. I sat (and passed) my CEN last October, and used primarily the Gasparis videos/tapes - I think she's...
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    choosing a specialty and personality type?

    EmerNurse replied to TRousse's topic in Nursing Career

    INTJ here - am an ER
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    Are you willing to pay more taxes to ensure health coverage for all?

    EmerNurse replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Nope - don't want new taxes. Take the money already yanked out of my hard-earned pay and USE it for appropriate purposes, which does not include giant CEO bonuses! And, get people who CAN work, to go...
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    Co-worker stole my ID

    EmerNurse replied to rmelvin's topic in General Nursing

    Catti - nicely said. In a healthcare world where nurses constantly fear getting written up for the most minor of infractions, where an honest med error is treated as a crime, rather than a mistake,...
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    Co-worker stole my ID

    EmerNurse replied to rmelvin's topic in General Nursing

    Tim, First, the fact that you know what a d10 is makes me love ya . Second, I agree with assuming you're on candid camera. I do the same thing (sans nose picking - never thought of that - thanks a...
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    Why are emergency nurses not considered critical care nurses?

    EmerNurse replied to JessicRN's topic in Emergency

    Nene - I'd heard that one could sit the CCRN as an ER nurse, but I wondered - don't the straight-ICU nurses get peeved when a straight-ER nurse sits the CCRN (as opposed to the CEN)? I've considered...
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    Why do some nurse's act like they have just ate some sour grapes?

    EmerNurse replied to 2benurse2008's topic in General Nursing

    And, too, there ARE nurses here and there who really are just miserable people with personal baggage they drag to work with the every day. I have one of those at my place and I swear, if I have to...
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    AHHHHHHHH REAL Monsters!!!!!!!!!!!!

    EmerNurse replied to gt4everpn's topic in General Nursing

    When I get really mad - I get very quiet. I'm very joking and talkative at work so when I go silent, everyone knows I'm upset. Usually, what gets me going is miserable co-workers (there are one or...
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    turning non-emergent pts away

    EmerNurse replied to Jennifer, RN's topic in Emergency

    Had to give an non-emergency kid some amoxicillin for an ear infection at like 0200 one night. Since we have to mix up the whole bottle, we give it to the parents (and a script) figuring it's already...
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    Complete and total disregard for Visiting Hours! (vent)

    EmerNurse replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    In my ER, visitors is up to the nurse for that patient, and the nurse is backed up! What a nice change that is for me. In my old job, there were *technically* visiting hours, but they weren't...
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    nurses are vastly underpaid and vastly unappreciated!

    EmerNurse replied to RNDreamer's topic in General Nursing

    My feelings exactly. Sad isn't it, when someone is SO very irritating that even when they agree with us, they're still
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    Nurses: Who came from a dysfuntional family?

    EmerNurse replied to kstec's topic in General Nursing

    Yep here too! I got into nursing late in life. I doubt I'd have been able to handle it before I'd wrestled down most of my demons. My 40+ yo brother is serious ETOH and psych all the way and has been...
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    Accused of being racist - how to handle?

    EmerNurse replied to Susan9608's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The very fact that these people DON'T know us, blunts their insults and cruel comments. In order to truly insult me, you have to KNOW me, otherwise it's just your assumptions coming out of your...
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    How do you handle student complaints?

    EmerNurse replied to nursebrandie28's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I'm just finishing my first term (gone back to school for my bsn online) but I remember the good and bad from my nursing school. I did quite well in nursing school (and yes, I skipped sometimes -...
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    Accused of being racist - how to handle?

    EmerNurse replied to Susan9608's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've found that lots of mad people (mad at their situation, mad at the wait, whatever) will escalate their comments when they get only a professional attitude from less severe comments. Eventually,...
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    How to recognize a Frequent Flyer

    EmerNurse posted a topic in Emergency

    We were talking about this at work a couple days ago... 1. They ask for socks the moment they come back... and they're wearing the ones you gave them 2 days ago. 2. They list the ER docs name on the...
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    When did it become ok to put someone down because they are NOT an RN?

    EmerNurse replied to Gingerbell's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    To those that earned their LPN/LVN license - congrats!!! That NCLEX is a bear and the course work leading up to it isn't a picnic either! You worked hard and did it - go ahead and jump up and down...
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    woman dies in ER waiting room (article)

    EmerNurse replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    Umm.. scuse
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    Proof There's No Nursing Shortage: Show RN's the MONEY

    EmerNurse replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

    While money is important, honestly, there are quite a few shifts where they simply don't pay me enough for what I'm expected to do. Sure, upping the cash will bring more nurses to the bedside.. for a...
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    Should I take a job with more opportunity but an unprofessional manager?

    EmerNurse replied to NurseRotten's topic in General Nursing

    AVOID any place that says "if you only stick it out....". There IS NO if only. If you have a lousy manager, you won't have a team work staff, you won't have people who listen to your concerns, and...
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    big bad nursing myths busted

    EmerNurse replied to adrienurse's topic in General Nursing

    I have to argue that one, please. We're not mean, we are tough (because we have to be) and we're not jaded (much). As for Press Ganey - it's not our fault that Joe is back for the 6th time this week...
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    A nurse's week story

    EmerNurse replied to Cmariehart's topic in General Nursing

    Our hospital did some things, meals and such, mostly on day shift. Us night shifters did get a free breakfast brought to us by the directors - had croissants, fruit cups, cheese - that was nice. One...
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    newly unemployed.......

    EmerNurse replied to RNtigerEMT's topic in Emergency

    GRRRRRR this is my biggest pet peeve. Screwing an orientation period to save bucks and cover a short shift (which is how most orientees seem to suddenly "get off" orientation). If we want to retain...
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    Specimen Mislabeling- Help!

    EmerNurse replied to sumas8's topic in Emergency

    I agree with those that said to look at the system. I can't tell you how many times the lab has called, wanting a "redraw red and green" on a patient because they specimen's "hemolysed" or even...
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    "It shouldn't be that hard to be a nurse"

    EmerNurse replied to SharonH, RN's topic in General Nursing

    That was on the old manual typewriters LOL - thanks you brought back memories. As for nursing school, I'm playing preceptor a lot these days - and I hope nursing school stays very competitive, but...