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  1. Eight or Twelve Hour Shifts

    russ11 replied to outcomesfirst's topic in General Nursing

    I will be very interested to see the results...I have been a nurse for 27 years...was part-time 3 eights...last month our ER went to mandatory 12 hour shifts because they say it we are way over...

  2. How to get to work in a snowstorm?

    russ11 replied to AfloydRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have been a nurse for 27 years...I have never not been able to get to work because of weather. I rarely call in for any reason. In the last 17 years have only been out only 5 days usually with sick...

  3. What was the WORST thing a patient has been brought to ER for?

    russ11 replied to SteveNNP's topic in Emergency

    18 month old raped by bf...had a tear from her lady parts to her rectum that her mother had sewn up with a needle and thread at home... bilateral above knee amputations while pushing stalled car off...

  4. Good Bye to Nursing for me...

    russ11 replied to healer27's topic in General Nursing

    my new years resolution many years ago was that i was no longer going to put up with anyone being nasty to me or my co-workers...doctors, other co-workers, patients...i'm not talking about people...

  5. How long is the wait???

    russ11 replied to scrmblr's topic in Emergency

    in our er you are almost never waiting on the nurse. most people are triaged by a nurse with in 20 minutes even during the busiest times. then you wait for a room to open up. when a room is...

  6. Do You take your patients out for smoke breaks?

    russ11 replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    I do not. Now I work in an ER in a smoke free facility. But I didn't take them out to smoke even before the ban. It is a huge liability/safety issue for staff and patients. We have had staff members...

  7. Er Charge Nurses

    russ11 replied to neneRN's topic in Emergency

    Yes...if CN phone is busy the Trauma nurse or SS can place

  8. How long is the wait???

    russ11 replied to scrmblr's topic in Emergency

    We are computerized and everyone has a timer that started when they signed in to the ER so when I am in triage I usually look at the timers and will say "if we don't have another life threatening...

  9. Er Charge Nurses

    russ11 replied to neneRN's topic in Emergency

    Every staff person in all our departments carry a phone... doctor, nurse, tech, patient rep, translater, admissions staff because our department is huge and busiest in the state. We have a monitor...