NurseHeart&Soul MSN

So glad you had a WONDERFUL day! The ED is a blast. Happy you got to experience some of that. Good luck with the rest of your schooling.

Congratulations on your nurse residency program! SUPER EXCITING!!! I started in the ED as a new grad and boy do I wish we had something like this. Plan to dive in and study hard, but do take breaks to care for yourself. Show your enthusiasm for l...

CONGRATULATIONS that you have gotten to this point. You have persevered through a lot, and you can do so again with the next step of the NCLEX. Be proud of your journey through nursing school. You sound prepared to the best you can be. Repeat to...

Congratulations!! That is AMAZING that you have three offers. ED nurse here....if you hope to head toward working in the ED, I suspect you would get great experience on the Tele unit. Neuro would be awesome too, but do you think you will like thi...

Pixie.RN responded with some of the exact thoughts that were running through my mind. The ESI handbook will definitely give you a good background on triage. Also, if you go onto the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) website at ENA Homepage you ca...

I have previously been through this process in a couple of different ways and this is what I did... The first time I developed a program the hospital I was working at let me use their contact hours provider number because I was teaching staff. I di...

Beckysue920~ That is an awesome daily goal. Love love love it! A paid drink before an oncology appointment? The universe was definitely aiming to bring you some joy! Wishing you good health.

Spidey's Mom~ And now you have! So glad I could teach you something new! Have a fabulous holiday weekend!

340/160 This was years ago when IV lasix and IV epinephrine were packaged in very similar looking bottles. A paramedic accidentally gave the patient IV EPI instead of IV LASIX for a patient in pulmonary edema. The mistake was noticed when the medi...

AliNajaCat~ Thanks for chiming in. AWESOME point! Picking up on those subtle clues (sometimes not so subtle) and acting on them by reporting them to the physician, following protocols etc... can be of great benefit to the patient!

Mastering the art of working in the clinical environment should be seen as a work in progress for each of us. Looking to enhance your clinical skills and game? Whether seeking a job or actively working in one, each patient exposure is an experience p...

sesiliachan~ You are so welcome! Thanks for your feedback. I hope you can put some of this to good use!

Thank you traumaRUs! Every little bit of sharing kindness sure adds up. I went to the grocery store today and purchased the discounted Valentine's candy. The lines were rather long so while I waited I started handing out the chocolate I was purc...

Do you have favorite apps that you use to estimate a woman's due date, look up meds, perform drug calculations, help with triage leveling, etc...? Or...can you even have your phone available on the unit to use as a resource? Thanks for your insight...

I am sorry to hear how you are feeling. I can only imagine how many emotions you must be going through. I want to share with you. I have a friend who wrote a nursing manuscript that she wanted to get published with a publishing company. This person d...

So THRILLED to be able to help you with this. That first stethoscope is SO SPECIAL!

MollyM99~ What about BE THE DIFFERENCE! i think this summarizes what you are trying to say. My personal everyday reminder.....EMBRACE THE JOURNEY Enjoy that first stethoscope and keep close tabs on it. Stethoscopes in the hospital often grow legs a...

Second degree BSN here. You have posed a tough question. I had the true 4 year college experience. I changed my major several times so I didn't realize nursing was for me til probably junior year. I finished out my college experience and then rec...

I would imagine this answer will be different all over the board. In my area (not Wisconsin), acute care nurses make about 40% more than urgent care nurses. The salary is the same if the nurse comes from a major organization like Kaiser Permanente ...

Laceyk321~ Thank you for your comment. Much appreciated! Good luck with your nursing journey. Looks like you will be soon on your way! Congrats.

Elfriede ~ I know what you're saying. People don't realize that you never had a chance to see xy and z while in school. Your insight to "open your mouth" is great. In essence, we must be OUR OWN BEST ADVOCATES!

MominMotion ~ CONGRATULATIONS on your new job and the fact that you've been implementing these things. That first year is SUCH a time of learning. Keep jumping in! Your efforts will pay off. Enjoy the journey!

I share the same thoughts as Pixie. I started in the ED as a new grad and that was in the years of very limited orientation. A solid orientation program will definitely help you succeed. After two years in the ED I started moonlighting in the ICU....

amzyRN~ According to the Board of Certification for Emergency Nurses (2017), "BCEN recommends you have 2 years' experience in the ED; however, it is not required". Check out CEN – BCEN for additional information. I believe I took the CEN right at t...

Like Pixie, I totally get it now via your description. Years ago the ED I was in was identical to what you describe now. There are only so many times you can apologize to the patient. Showing empathy is about the best you can do. The fact that yo...