scrubsnhugsRN

scrubsnhugsRN

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scrubsnhugsRN specializes in ER/AMS/OPD/UC.


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  1. Education Advice for new ED nurse

    Oh I forgot to mention that if you wish to get your CCRN certificate, I believe that you must have 2 years Critical care experience under your belt before you take it. However if you wish to take your...
  2. Education Advice for new ED nurse

    Hi Ruralgirl! Well I cant tell you how much your story is simular to mine! I too work in a very rural ER the big difference though is that my little ER serves some of the surrounding villiages so we...
  3. New ED nurses who "know it all"

    The ER I work in does not have protocols...and of course common sense should prevail always. It is a one nurse show with the doc in the hospital and you have to call him to come down...I try to get...
  4. Working with Alaska Natives

    Haha, Meg welcome to Sitka! Well I haven't been on this site in a while. I was surfing and found you lol. I met you tonight coming home from work. My name is Tahirih....the other ER nurse on days. A...
  5. Travel Nursing In Alaska

    Come to Sitka! I see you have ICU and ER experience! There is an IHS hospital here SEARHC...Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium-Mt Edgecombe...we are a small community with snow capped...
  6. THE WORST Experience/night of my life!

    Good job!!! You knew there was something crazy about that lab value and you asked another nurse about it...I'll tell you that I would rather have a new nurse ask question than not to......for fear of...
  7. Is it just my unit?

    I am feeling you....same issue where I
  8. I don't want to be a CNA anymore.

    Well here is my two cents having worked as a CNA for eight years and a majority of that in LTC..I can truly understand your frustration. I have not forgotten the back breaking work that I had to...
  9. You need to have thick skin and be direct. Ask her the next time she does this why she is asking you to do it. Also if she is not the charge she cannot be delegating work to you. There is a...
  10. I don't want to come to work on my days off.

    Be thankful you are not scheduled call days on what should be your days off. This is what has been happening on our unit and it is not in our contract to be scheduled mandatory call days..48 hours a...
  11. Loving my scrubs from Dickies

    The ones I have are flat front and elastic waist in the back with a little flair at the bottom. There is plenty of room for my hiney....and they fit pretty good in the waist which is always a problem...
  12. How do you handle Physicians Bad Attitudes?

    He will be leaving in a couple of months had already put in his notice prior to our "event". This is one of the reasons I didnt persue the issue...since he is the only doc on weekends...I trust him as...
  13. Loving my scrubs from Dickies

    I am loving the scrub from Dickies W collection...! Lots of pockets and good fit
  14. How do you handle Physicians Bad Attitudes?

    Well, this is a very old thread but thought I would give an update. After doing my training in a level 2 er for six weeks I came back to work in the ER in my little rural ER and I had a run in with...
  15. Hello - What state are you from?

    Hi all, I love on a small island in southeast alaska...Sitka...I work for IHS...woot, now that is