AggieD04

In all reality, where I work there are both foreign nurses and doctors. Some of the doctors are just impossible to understand because of their accents. They get along just fine. Go for it! Good luck!

I work in Texas, we are also out of morphine 2 and 4, all we have is 10, we are also out of propofol. It seems each week drugs come and go. For a while we were out of phenergan, it seems to be ok now, and multiple other drugs are running low

I agree, your medical stuff is confidential. I think they would only have to report if you had actually committed a crime or something. I had this same problem and I ended up getting a job closer to home. The shorter drive makes all the difference...

Just FYI, I know that University is hiring right now, and they do hire new RNs to their medical floors. They say they prefer a BSN, but they offered me a job with just an ADN. Also, the Methodist system in San Antonio is hiring some new nurses. Th...

I'm in Texas, and started out a little over 18/hr as an RN

OP, I am also about 3 years into nursing, I've done it all in the ER though. I am constantly running my patients through my head, thinking what's next, always looking in their rooms as I pass, and I make a point about every hour to give them an upda...

I think doing your best to manage difficult symptoms is a good thing. To evaluate yourself and decide that you need a little help and to go out and find it is a good thing. Take the best care of yourself that you can, don't stop trying! Good luck!

I recently had someone who came in because their sunburn itched.

We are doing peer interviews right now at my work and the number one thing we have been looking for is attitude. Neither experience or grades matters as much as a positive, can-do attitude. We have talked about it and decided that if someone comes ...

Hey guys, I just took the job as full time charge for my ER, we actually have a couple and we rotate out. I was just wanting to see if anybody had any advice, tips, tricks, etc. Thanks

Honestly, when I started, I didn't ever get breaks, but then I realized that 30 minutes really isn't anything, unless something critical comes in. (Work in the ER) I often get a break late, but usually am too busy to realize I'm hungry until late s...

One little positive addition, on my last shift, I had a patient OD who we had to lavage, I had assisted a few times but hadn't done it all by myself yet and was nervous, but I did it. I was pretty excited! Then later, we had a patient who we couldn...

I too am a little past the sixth month mark and have many times especially recently been rethinking my career choice. I know that I have come a very long way since I started but lately I feel as though I'm just getting worse. I also need to do some...

So I'm about to start my 9th shift on my own. New grad in the ER, I had a 3 month orientation, and now I'm working nights. I'm still slower than everyone and feel like people have to pick up my slack at times, but the thing that slows me down the m...

We don't get any holiday pay at all, I was led to believe that this was the standard....and we are required to work 3/5 major holidays including thanksgiving, Christmas eve, Christmas day, new years eve, new years day

I'm in Texas also, same story, Angry Trooper wanted blood drawn, said he would arrest us if we didn't do it. We called the nurse manager at home, she said that that was the case and we did have to draw the blood against the patient's refusal. The ...

Congrats on starting nursing school! I just graduated in May from mine. Reading this post has brought back a lot of memories. In my school we did not practice anything invasive on real people. My friends and I practiced IVs on each other on our o...

I just graduated from nursing school and I did my preceptorship in the ED, and now have been hired as a GN in an ED in the city I am moving to. I don't know exactly what your hospital is looking for, but I can tell you what the two that I've dealt w...

I'm with you. I took the test today as well. Mine also shut off at 75, and gave me lots of multiple response (which I don't think I got right) and lots of drugs, which mostly i felt i was guessing on. I'm waiting for the nervous energy to wear off...