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    The ER Doctor's Point Of View

    hiddencatRN replied to Erdoc75's topic in Emergency

    One of the things I love about working in the ER is the close relationships you build with the doctors and mid-level providers. I RARELY feel anything other than that we are a team. There will always...
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    personal question...

    hiddencatRN replied to jpowell6024's topic in Emergency

    I make the same as other nurses with my experience level. In my area different units do not have different
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    ER Nurse (Me) calls Report to Ortho/Neuro floor

    hiddencatRN replied to libran1984's topic in Emergency

    I always give the floor nurse a heads up if they are accepting a nightmare. If I'm enthusiastic about a patient, it's because I really like them and want you to be good to them too! To the OP:...
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    Nursing is Not a Science

    hiddencatRN replied to UserG's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I've taken science classes (including Geology, which is actually fascinating) and I've taken nursing classes. Nursing definitely relies on science but I'd compare our education more to psychology than...
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    Recieving a patient from ER

    hiddencatRN replied to jkr2020788's topic in Emergency

    I work at two hospitals that both have busy ERs. In one we call report on all patients, at the other we call for ICU and trauma patients and other patients get a faxed report.In the hospital we call...
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    Question on skin to skin touching

    hiddencatRN replied to germsjackson's topic in Emergency

    I only wear gloves if exposure is likely. Most of my assessments I do with bare hands. If I discover an issue during assessment I pause and put gloves
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    First peds code

    hiddencatRN replied to brainkandy87's topic in Emergency

    I work in a peds er. Even then, codes are still pretty rare. We had one horrible night where we had two back to back codes, both died. I was literally carrying the first baby to the room we'd set up...
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    Taking post-mortem pictures

    hiddencatRN replied to Double-Helix's topic in Pediatric

    Yeah, it's sad. Every family asks if we can remove the tubes and wires and we can't.Then they get tracked by DHS for a year. I had a kid with a minor injury and police came to take a report and we...
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    Peds ED

    hiddencatRN replied to PlumeriaSun's topic in Pediatric

    It's a specialty within a specialty, that's for sure. I'm working in peds ER and love it....but am having a hard time getting in anywhere else per diem to broaden my experience. On the plus side,...
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    Taking post-mortem pictures

    hiddencatRN replied to Double-Helix's topic in Pediatric

    I work in the ER so when a patient dies it's a ME case and we do not remove tubes or wired. We clip hair and do hand and foot imprints, but have to get ME permission for that. We're also apparently...
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    Did I just made a mistake by declining an interview?

    hiddencatRN replied to miniangel729's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Yeah, that was bad. The recruiter probably called to confirm on the off chance it'd been a miscommunication and you did want to interview. Even if it wasn't your area of interest, it would have been...
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    Recieving a patient from ER

    hiddencatRN replied to jkr2020788's topic in Emergency

    Probably not. As long as you are following your facility's protocol for completing orders, not much you can do about the receiving nurse who expects everything done on the patient. If your facility...
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    6th Nursing Caption Contest - Win $100

    hiddencatRN replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    This is the last time I let Dr. Armstrong borrow my
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    Do you find the nursing theorists/theories you studied in school useful in real life?

    hiddencatRN replied to DichloroacetateAl's topic in General Nursing

    I dunno if you'd consider it a specific theory, but I use therapeutic communication all the time. I use theories from behavioral health with psych patients. And I use Maslowe's Hierarchy to prioritize...
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    How to answer this interview question....

    hiddencatRN replied to winter_green's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    This question is asking you to sell yourself. What are you good at? What skills do you use in L&D and how are they applicable in the new
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    Professional name vs. legal name?

    hiddencatRN replied to Justabitoff's topic in General Nursing

    HR at both places I work requires my legal name to be on my badge and all work-related things (email, charting). I had nothing established before I got married so I didn't have to worry about that....
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    Low census. . .no work. . .

    hiddencatRN replied to thesundowner's topic in General Nursing

    My unit is always understaffed so we're never called off. We also never float because there's never a time when we are overstaffed but other units are understaffed. The past week our charge has,...
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    Do people take advantage of me because I work nights?

    hiddencatRN replied to frankie,RN's topic in General Nursing

    We have a problem with admin routinely calling night shift folks with questions and coverage requests in the mid-morning, which is when most of us are asleep by. I think it's OK to let them know that...
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    New Grad interested in Trauma

    hiddencatRN replied to BlueSunRise's topic in Critical Care

    Some places hire new grads in to any department on a space available basis as part of a new RN residency. My hospitals hire new grads in to ER and ICU and TNICU. The spots are competitive and not open...
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    Giving O2 without an order??

    hiddencatRN replied to strawberryfields's topic in General Nursing

    No one has said to call the doctor BEFORE helping the patient. People are saying she should have called once the patient was stable to inform the doctor of the situation,get an order for the oxygen...
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    Vent: Why I won't accompany my mother to the ER anymore

    hiddencatRN replied to BelgianRN's topic in Emergency

    Lol-those patient interactions actually crack me up, where you have the difficult patient but then their family member is so obviously, completely aghast at their behavior. Firstly, it's usually...
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    Accepted a job but having second thoughts

    hiddencatRN replied to DrivenToDream's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Another vote for just sticking with the peds job. It's ok- if you don't like it, you should be able to transfer more easily to an adult care job than it is to go the other way around. I've come to...
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    Should I put my nurse manager down as a contact when applying for a new job?

    hiddencatRN replied to leila83's topic in Nursing Career

    It's all very well and good to advice openness when searching for a job, but I would caution against it. Keep your job search confidential until you are ready to give your notice, then have a...
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    Giving O2 without an order??

    hiddencatRN replied to strawberryfields's topic in General Nursing

    Agreed. In many hospitals that would warrant a call to the rapid response team. So the patient's ok NOW, but what if whatever caused the SOB reoccurs, but this time more acutely? The patient is...
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    ICU yuck

    hiddencatRN replied to ginaw623's topic in General Nursing

    Not necessarily. I dislike many of the tasky things I have to do as a nurse. If they were all I had to do, I think I'd hate nursing. But there are other parts of my job that more than make up for the...