EmerNurse BSN, RN

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  1. EmerNurse

    This has been really getting on my nerves lately...

    EmerNurse replied to GregRN's topic in General Nursing

    OK my peeve is the "THERE, THEIR, THEY'RE" especially when I read it in an official memo from work... Like from your Director: "ALL STAFF SHOULD PARK THERE CARS IN THE BACK LOT, NOT IN THE VISITOR...
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    "Caring" what does it mean to you?

    EmerNurse replied to soozeeq246's topic in General Nursing

    Let me take this one step further... in line with Timothy's post I think... Caring means that I take extra time on my own (UNpaid) to update my knowledge with seminars and CEUs and journals, so that...
  3. EmerNurse

    I LOVE triaging.....

    EmerNurse replied to ParrotHeadRN's topic in Emergency

    I'm right there with ya ParrotHeat! {{hugs}} Somedays there's not enough money to do what we
  4. EmerNurse

    Things you wish you could say to your co-workers...

    EmerNurse replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Here's mine - to upper management more than to co-workers... Just HOW much do you think we can take before people start calling out... or WALKING out? When all of your nurses are nearly traumatized by...
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    Would you recommend nursing to your daughter?

    EmerNurse replied to burn out's topic in General Nursing

    AFter the night I had last night - NO WAY. That said, I have one (daughter #2) who wants to go to nsg school and I support her in her goal. I don't sugar coat it that's for sure, but she's heard...
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    "Scabs"

    EmerNurse replied to lee1's topic in Travel

    I work at a FL unionized facility. It's also a county facility. We're not allowed to strike. Per contract. Oh and it's an at-will state, so not all nurses are in the union, though they get the...
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    Do i not have what it takes?

    EmerNurse replied to Rocky_LPN's topic in Men in Nursing

    Had a patient once come into ER with lower legs wrapped up and the smell was SO bad (one was wrapped in PLASTIC) that the entire full-up waiting room was standing outside the doors! Over time I've...
  8. EmerNurse

    I could have strung up my teammate yesterday

    EmerNurse replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    ARGH!!! And the poor pt had to be restuck. What a shame. on your behalf of course. On the upside, if you grumbled enough to her, bet she doesnt do it again.
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    need help--husband died at home

    EmerNurse replied to pyseymo's topic in Cardiac

    You can count on my prayers for you and your children. What an awful thing to go through. It does sound like it was his time, and nothing more you could have done would have changed the outcome....
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    They make me feel like a failure

    EmerNurse replied to iriska_meller's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I had an agency nurse, good nurse, very sweet (read young) speak with me about being nervous asking docs for things. Conversation went along just find until she said "you know, they're smarter than...
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    Ummmm..are they ALLOWED to do that?

    EmerNurse replied to NurseJacqui's topic in Emergency

    We've had this happen in our ER - we spend more than half our time filling up the ICU beds and floor beds, Lord knows! When someone on the floor goes south and there are NO ICU beds (as in, they...
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    JCAHO in the ER

    EmerNurse replied to StillBelieveRN's topic in Emergency

    We had our visit recently. They were big on documentation of restraints of course, and med recon. Also, they managed to find a chart where the nurse hadn't given a (non-critical) ordered med yet (it'd...
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    would you be a RN for $11.00/hr?

    EmerNurse replied to PHLEBOTOMIST_TO_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I've never worked in any job as hard as I do in mine. I usually love it. But after getting a look at my upcoming schedule (which is worse than the last one, with almost ALL the weekends, and nope I...
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    What do you think of JCAHO?

    EmerNurse replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    I think the point behind JCAHO is good, but their methods leave room for improvement. AWARD for the understatement of the YEAR!!! What do I think of JCAHO? I try NOT to if I can help it LOL....
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    ER Patients

    EmerNurse replied to vonxojn's topic in Emergency

    Argh I'm going in for some cheap entertainment tonite and .. .did you ever just have that feeling before you go in, that you just KNOW you're gonna be in triage? LOL Got that feeling right now. Cyas...
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    i hate med/surg... is nursing right for me?

    EmerNurse replied to nursedani08's topic in Nursing Career

    First of all, nowadays, you do NOT have to do a year of med-surg before specializing, in many areas. So don't panic just yet. But... Keep in mind, also, that nursing school clinicals really don't...
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    Sleeping during nightshift!!

    EmerNurse replied to helpinghands's topic in General Nursing

    On nocs in our ER, IF we can get a break, we take it. Many of us go out to our cars for that hour break. We are not paid for the break and we give report to the nurse covering our patients during...
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    "Granny-Dumping" in Psyche Unit

    EmerNurse replied to Town & Country's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I have to say that most of the dumping I see in my area doesn't come from LTC. It comes from privately owned ALFs that are "staffed" by, maybe, an aid or tech at night. Most of them are sent for...
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    Universal coverage for pregnant women and children = 9 days of DOD spending

    EmerNurse replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I agree with those that state that personal responsibility is key here. I believe the biggest objection to universal healthcare comes with the perception of hard-working people having to pay for...
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    A Different Approach to the ADN vs. BSN Debate

    EmerNurse replied to Sheri257's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    This is a hard debate, but I think the OP's questions are very important. First off, I am an ADN RN and yes, I am starting my BSN classes this month. Not because I don't think I'm a good nurse, but...
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    HELP! I DON"T WANT TO GO THROUGH CNA first...

    EmerNurse replied to lookingforward's topic in General Nursing

    In nursing, everyone has some task or other that isn't up there on their list of favorites. Including changing briefs. My suggestion... if you find something that you notice you'd rather not do - to...
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    Did I do the wrong thing? Advice needed. (Long)

    EmerNurse replied to bethem's topic in General Nursing

    Have to agree, I'd have called the doc, if only to get him on tele so I could watch what he was doing. Of course, I'm in ER and I'm spoiled in that if we think someone needs tele in the ER, we stick...
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    Scripting Nurses?

    EmerNurse replied to Cindylufus's topic in General Nursing

    Imenid - I'm sorry if I gave the impression that 99% of the nurses I work with are not polite. QUITE the opposite. Sad to say though, it only takes one with a bad attitude to bring the almight...
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    Scripting Nurses?

    EmerNurse replied to Cindylufus's topic in General Nursing

    I hate scripting as much as the next person, without a doubt. That said, though, I have to wonder sometimes. What scripting does is force basic politeness and professional speach in those that don't...
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    Funniest Complaint on Press Ganey Scores

    EmerNurse replied to nursebrandie28's topic in General Nursing

    The problem with PG (besides all of the obvious BS) is that "very good" doesn't count. It HAS to be "excellent" to the point where they want to script the word "excellent" into every other sentence...