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  1. You know it's going to be a crazy night at work, when

    shoegalRN replied to JennRN65's topic in General Nursing

    Type A trauma is something like a GSW, Trauma code, fall from 20 feet, etc. Scribe is the person who is assigned to chart the

  2. You know it's going to be a crazy night at work, when

    shoegalRN replied to JennRN65's topic in General Nursing

    When you walk out of report and there are 5 security guards outside of one of your rooms. When EMS rolls up with a pt who is having a stroke. When you hear over the intercom: "Type A Trauma 5 minutes...

  3. Need advice..i think one of my managers want me out

    shoegalRN replied to asdf80's topic in General Nursing

    Go to the CNO, the CEO, and the head of HR. I know someone who did this and her manager left her alone. She was being harrassed and written up for little things. The manager even made a comment to...

  4. Which Job would YOU rather have??

    shoegalRN replied to Sl1011's topic in General Nursing

    I worked M-F for years. I can't do that again, no matter what. I would like to do part time, two 12 hour shifts a week. Or if I could afford to live without health insurance, I would do PRN and work...

  5. new grad woahs

    shoegalRN replied to JaiJai's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Go to your nurse educator and ask for another preceptor. Let her/him know your preceptor's teaching style and your learning style is not compatible. Then give examples. I believe some people are...

  6. Reporting off

    shoegalRN replied to Nrsstudent09's topic in Emergency

    ITA of previous post. Short and sweet. I only expect a full report if it's an inpatient that is waiting for a bed. And really, all I need to know is if all the meds have been passed, who is the inpt...

  7. Should new grads start in ICU?

    shoegalRN replied to optimusRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I started off in an ICU in a level one trauma center and I wish I didnt. In fact, I had one week left on my orientation and I switched to the ER and been there ever since. I also work Stepdown from...

  8. Fired By Patient Family

    shoegalRN replied to SolaireSolstice's topic in General Nursing

    I was fired once while working stepdown. Pt made some comments I was not comfortable with and when I didnt agree with him, he asked for another nurse. In fact, he fired two of my other co-workers as...

  9. Unhappy with the hospital environment...?

    shoegalRN replied to OncRN10's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I understand your concern. I've been a nurse since May 2009 and I'm in the ER currently and I'm leaving the hospital setting due to all the politics, pettiness, and cattiness among nurses. I...

  10. Thinking about leaving hospital nursing, need advice

    shoegalRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello all! I have been a nurse since May 2009. I don't want to give too much info here, but I basically am fed up with hospital nursing. I currently work ER and due to an incident that recently...

  11. Thinking about leaving hospital nursing, need advice

    shoegalRN replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    No, I'm not blaming anyone. If I don't want to be "social", I don't have to be. Just looking for a place where professionalism is

  12. Thinking about leaving hospital nursing, need advice

    shoegalRN replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    You know, you are right. However, I came from a corporate office setting where professionalism was EXPECTED and the norm. I'm most comfortable in that type of setting. Everybody pretty much stuck...

  13. Thinking about leaving hospital nursing, need advice

    shoegalRN replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    I decided to take the complaint to HR because this is NOT the first time this has happened to me. I am nipping this mess in the bud. Regardless if she apologized or NOT, she was way out of line and...

  14. Thinking about leaving hospital nursing, need advice

    shoegalRN replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    Totally agree! I'm taking a cruise in May and only mentioned it to the two people I talk to. I'm not on any meds, but I overheard two co-workers discussing another RN that is taking narcs. I don't...

  15. Thinking about leaving hospital nursing, need advice

    shoegalRN replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    What's really crazy is that I'm a social butterfly outside of work. I have no problem connecting with my pts and I socialize with them when I can. In fact, I would rather spend my time in a pt's...

  16. Thinking about leaving hospital nursing, need advice

    shoegalRN replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    OMG! You have just described me to a tee (the bolded). That's exactly how I am at work until I get a chance to get to know you. Then I open up and we will get along just fine. I don't mind getting...

  17. Thinking about leaving hospital nursing, need advice

    shoegalRN replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    and i totally agree with you 100%! this is why i am making the decision i am making. i'm simply tired of fighting. i simply want to be the best nurse i can be and go home. i don't want to be part...

  18. Thinking about leaving hospital nursing, need advice

    shoegalRN replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't see how someone is threatened by someone who displays professional behavior. And I'm gonna have to disagree, my co-workers are just that, my co-workers. I go home to my family everyday. I...

  19. Thinking about leaving hospital nursing, need advice

    shoegalRN replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for the advice. I will still remain PRN to keep up my skills. However, this is not the first time this has happened to me. I left the ICU for the same reason. As hard as I tried to put...

  20. Are you going to work tommorow in the big storm?

    shoegalRN replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    No, I won't be

  21. Verbal assault by a pt.

    shoegalRN replied to imintrouble's topic in General Nursing

    I work ER and verbal abuse is like the norm. Our policy now is if a pt gets verbally abusive (including yelling, shouting curse words, pointing their finger, threating, etc) we are to use the panic...

  22. Last semester... moving on with life

    shoegalRN replied to WillowNMe's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Alot of hospitals know the new grads graduate in May. So, many of them start interviews early, then offer jobs starting after graduation. I interviewed in Feb of 2009 and I didnt graduate until May...

  23. Last semester... moving on with life

    shoegalRN replied to WillowNMe's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Congrats on getting to the end of the road! If I were you, I would start applying NOW. Even for the ones that say "experienced required/preferred" I would still apply anyway. It's not a good market...

  24. Code Blue Experiences

    shoegalRN replied to Nurse0621's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I have. He's one of our frequent flyers. He coded on day shift, right before I came on. He went flatline, but was able to get back to NSR. Was intubated, pressors, the whole nine yards. By...

  25. Code Blue Experiences

    shoegalRN replied to Nurse0621's topic in General Nursing

    One of the best codes I've ever seen: Guy in mid 60s brought in by EMS, in complete cardiac arrest. No pulse, no BP, not breathing, asystole, NOTHING. We worked and worked on him, got him tubed,...