amzyRN

amzyRN

ED, Cardiac-step down, tele, med surg

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  1. How much RN experience?

    amzyRN posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I am strongly leaning towards getting my masters degree and either becoming an NP or CNS. I have about 5 years RN experience now, 1 year in the ED. I'm trying to make at least 2 years in the ED prior...

  2. Should I pursue advanced training as an educator?

    amzyRN posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I have been a nurse for almost 8 years, the last 3 in the ER. I was contemplating going on to get my NP license, but have heard mixed things about it, like struggling to find a job or taking a pay...

  3. Are We Too PC?

    amzyRN replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    I think Li Nel might be a troll poster. If they go back and actually read what I wrote, there is not bigotry there. My intention on sharing my personal history was to make a point that not all "white"...

  4. Are We Too PC?

    amzyRN replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    I acknowledge there is racism, sexism, and other prejudices. But your reply is presumptious, that I am like "the majority" when in fact I am not. Most of my family came here to escape the Nazi...

  5. Are We Too PC?

    amzyRN replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    I don't want to touch your hair, nor do I have a desire to touch a stranger's hair regardless of what race they are. You can make all the assumptions you like about other people's intentions, but that...

  6. Are We Too PC?

    amzyRN replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    It should not be banned. Book banning and the banning of cultural videos is fascism. I did look at the instances differently because statistically, men have been more sexually persistent and in some...

  7. Are We Too PC?

    amzyRN replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, it's awful. It's so fake too because using the "correct" language doesn't mean someone is a good person or gives a damn. People should be able to say the "wrong" thing and take feedback to...

  8. 41 yr. old business executive going to Nursing School

    amzyRN replied to ESP808's topic in General Students

    You will probably have to pay your dues as an RN to be competitive as a DNP. Unless you work in a hospital (especially in CA or WA) you won't make that much money as an RN. Maybe there is some other...

  9. Extreme nurse burn out need help please

    amzyRN replied to NURSEJSS's topic in General Nursing

    Stress leave or medical leave might be in order. Security is your friend. Patients are still accountable to the law. Sexual battery is a crime. It was appropriate to put him on BiPap if he's a DNI. I...

  10. I don't do well under pressure. Pls help

    amzyRN replied to stephrooth's topic in School

    I think becoming comfortable with anxiety will help you. I mean giving yourself permission to feel your feelings and know that it is okay. Try to notice it in your body where you feel it and breathe...

  11. Futile ressusitation

    amzyRN posted a topic in Emergency

    I have noticed during my short time as an ED nurse that many of the cardiac arrest cases that come in through my ED (while I was on shift) seemed to be a waste. I've never seen anyone achieve ROSC...

  12. Futile ressusitation

    amzyRN replied to amzyRN's topic in Emergency

    I get discouraged sometimes when my efforts fail to give the desired result, but the cases presented here have given me a more hopeful approach. Everyone deserves a chance to beat the odds, and that's...

  13. When family fails the patient... it breaks my heart

    amzyRN replied to Kharma711's topic in Critical Care

    That's rough. That's the primary reason I don't think I could work in the ICU. I might accidentally tell the family exactly what was on my mind and get

  14. Futile ressusitation

    amzyRN replied to amzyRN's topic in Emergency

    Yes, moments like that do happen, to actually save a life of a person to make a meaningful recovery. There was a patient a few days ago that came through our ED, full arrest, got pulses back EKG...

  15. Safe Nursing a thing of the past?

    amzyRN replied to butterball1980's topic in General Nursing

    The Face tingling and left arm tingling along with HTN and headache warrant an esi 2 in a patient with risk factors (like diabetes or prior stroke or MI). It might be a TIA or CVA or migraine and...

  16. First code blue, hard not to blame myself.

    amzyRN replied to 1793stopper's topic in Critical Care

    It's weird the CT wasn't done initially especially with a high d dimer. That's unusual actually. Unless her Hgb is like 4 or 5, the CT angio should have been done as soon as the d dimer was found to...

  17. Seasoned nurses really affecting my self esteem as a newer nurse..need to vent?

    amzyRN replied to mzsuccess's topic in General Nursing

    Can you talk to her in private and say that the things she says bother you? It will feel really awkward but if you two are in private no one will know and you will feel so much better after speaking...

  18. nurse for 15 years and I feel like a fraud

    amzyRN replied to bananabutter's topic in General Nursing

    What about education. With your experience, you'd be an excellent clinical

  19. Burning out

    amzyRN replied to VergoRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I feel that way, burnt out and looking for something different. I think I need a vacation. But, I do want to do something like NP or something that is less physical in a few years. I've had some...

  20. Woman dies from tap water netipot use

    amzyRN replied to Emergent's topic in Nursing News

    You're supposed to use sterile water. It's on the instructions. People have no common sense. I've also gone swimming in lakes (probably had amoebas too) and got water in my sinuses. Glad those were...

  21. Experience before Travel Nursing?

    amzyRN replied to spasta's topic in General Nursing

    Probably at least 2 years in the specialty you're traveling in. I've never traveled but most travelers I've spoken with said 2 years will give you a solid foundation and skill set. Travelers are...

  22. Risk for Aspiration - Should a nurse go against physician orders to raise HOB?

    amzyRN replied to Lorie Brown RN, MN, JD's topic in Nursing Career

    What about the prone or side-lying

  23. I'm a CNA, will I lose my license?

    amzyRN replied to Websterwiki's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    You've got to tell people that you are leaving. You probably violated hospital policy and should know what those are. I would apologize and tell whoever you need to that this won't ever happen again...

  24. Drowning on the floor...only 2 months in. HELP!

    amzyRN replied to NewKidOnTheFloor's topic in Nursing Career

    You need a union or push legislation in your state. Your ratios are unsafe, especially with sick patients. If anything happens to a patient, the hospital will throw you under the bus. I know this...

  25. ED? or Med-Surg Experience?

    amzyRN replied to TLJax's topic in Emergency

    4 weeks is not enough orientation. I had years of experience as a floor nurse and got up to 12 weeks. I took 10 weeks. Do what you enjoy most. Life is too short to do otherwise. If you like variety,...