Lilith

The only justification for B I could think of would be that the other three options were designed to tempt you out of your scope of practice: i.e. don't diagnose and practice medicine. This is the type of crap they used to do when I was in school. It...

Know how to cross multiply fractions for the ratio/proportion method of determing medication doses, know how to work and convert in the metric system - mostly with regards to measures such as cc (cubic centimeters), ml(milliliters), mg(milligrams),mc...

You may need to take a break for a year. Take a job in something completely unrelated. Breathe. Have some fun. Make new friends. You may be surprised to find that this might re-affirm your committment to being a nurse. It also may sweep you into a co...

I would like advice on how to handle RN's who challenge a new Nurse Practitioner. My nursing background is as an ER RN, and I have just started a new job as an ER NP. I'm finding the role transition difficult. There are a couple of RN's who follow me...

1980 - graduated from high school 1984 - graduated from BA program 1984 - 1999 - almost every job under the sun, seriously lacking direction 2002 - graduated AS nursing, work in ER for three years 2005 - back to school for MSN 2007 - graduated MSN AN...

INTP - ER nurse.. Three INTP's in a relatively small sample, curious since we are something like less than 1% of the population and females even rarer (facts from memery, may be alittle off). I would very much like to speak to another INTP, especiall...

:roll In my hospital, code brown gets you the poop patrol!

Hi, i have occasionally worked for an agency, but I'm in Massachusetts and do critical care. The paperwork is usually little more than standard HIPA and precaution stuff, and a self appraisal of your skills. I usually get about $40 and hour but, agai...

What you lack in experience, try to make up for in preparedness. Carry the following things on you/in your pocket: tape, trama shears, alcohol wipes, more than one pen, pad of paper, kelly clamp, always have a spare pair of gloves in your size. Sheeh...

Regardless of whether you go to an ADN program or BSN program you will get different standards of education depending on how good that individual program is. There are good and bad programs out there, just like anything. Even the best programs have s...

Again, thanks for sharing.... In today's nursing, more and more, the system sets us up to fail. I know that orienting a new employee, or hosting a student nurse is HARD WORK. Some of the scariest mistakes and near misses I have made have happened whe...

Hi folks - I'm new to this forum - usually hang our in the ER forum. I am an RN,CEN and will be starting a graduate level FNP program in the summer. I have been trying to "sell" my current employer on the idea of using me as a mid-level practitioner ...

lalaxton, Good point about already working "holistically and efficiently" as I am one of the "faster" RN's in the ER. at this point, it looks like it would be the physician's group who would hire me, and therefore supervise me, in the ER. If I were t...

Thanks! Your "real life" situation is extremely valuable to me....could you tell me more about how policies are written to allow you to practice in this way? How much MD supervision/cosigning is needed? (I will also send you a private email, if you p...

You have done many of the right things. Make sure during the interview that you make it clear that, dispite your many accomplishments, you have the ability to be humble and admit when you don't know something or when you have screwed up. Being cocky...

I agree with Needsmore....triage is the scariest job in the ER! In smaller ER's, you are usually the only one out there, and you are responsible for every person in that waiting room from the minute they walk through the door. The sickest people are ...

Our passions are what give our lives quality! What good is it to live forever if you are bored to tears? My hobby/sport is kickboxing....how strange is that for a nurse? Here I am, studying and practicing ways to intentionally hurt someone else. It i...

:rotfl: WAY too funny....I wonder if she used to list "strong critical thinking skills" on her nursing resume......

How about, "I'm tired of waiting and I'm just here for the morning after pill. Is it okay if I come back some other time?" Um,...define "okay."

The recommended dosage is 0.5-1.0U/kg/day. Toxicity from a hypoglycemic reaction would depend on a number of factors including kidney and liver function, how much the person had to eat, or continued to eat after the injection, rate of absorption rela...

Hi! Have had computer problems and haven't been able to post for a while. I'm so happy to be able to participate again! I just wanted to add my testimonial to the group of real life "new grads" that started in the ER. I graduated from nursing scho...

I am a new grad nurse and have been working in the ER for about 6 months. I was an ER Tech in this same ER before becoming a nurse. I look forward to coming to work every day, I love my job and still don't want to do anything else. Problem is, I st...

massEDgirl.... I also am a new grad ED nurse in MA. If you don't mind, I am curious where in MA you are working? I am in Western MA.

We do conscious sedation in our ER all of the time, and the nurse is responsible for the entire process - from pre-assessment, to drug administration, to recovery. Its actually quite a point of controversy in our ER, because the other nurses have to...

Hi, This is my first time posting, hope it comes out right. About techs...Its true that RN's can become too dependent on them and forget that they are responsible for knowing the skills that techs perform. I was a tech before I became an RN in my ER...