ERGirl83

In an ED with lots of frequently visiting friends, I see my share of patients who are clearly not in the department for actual medical emergencies, but for an acute narcotic deficiency. And the nursing theorists can pretty much shove their "pain is w...

Pregnancy shouldn't be a get out stinky jobs card by any means. But transferring a bariatric patient? Yeah I'd probably decline that too. I work in a busy ED. I worked up until I delivered at 37.5 weeks. I did virtually all of my duties, but I declin...

Concealed carry? Ha! I'd be happy if our facility just implemented on campus security 24/7. They open carry, and that seems much more effective. I am a proponent of concealed and open carry (when done responsibly), but don't personally own guns. I j...

I hate these. I get a different temp every time I use it. A variance of 1-3 degrees. A huge deal. If I have a patient I'm really worried about I use another method no matter what.

I voted ER (and not just vecause I'm biased ��), but man, 2100-0900 is an AWFUL shift. I work a lot of Noc but shift change has always been 0500 or 0600. I've even heard of 0700, but never 0900. It's so far into the next day that it would be very...

All the damned Ativan! Why, oh why don't they make 1mg/mL Ativan?!

Today's shift was 13,882. And that was a day shift. Swings are way more!

I'm not sure what kind of facility or department you are in, but I would absolutely not tolerate being treated inappropriately for any reason, least of all patient satisfaction. I work in a busy ER. People are not at their best. Even the best of peo...

Oh, and yeah pay is much lower here than many expect. Expect to start around $21-22 an hour.

Utah is still a tough market for new grads but it has opened up quite a bit since I graduated 2.5 years ago. If you want a hospital job, unfortunately a lot can ride on "who you know," but it's not impossible either, just highly competitive. There ar...

I licensed in June, and got my first job (in my desired specialty) in October. And that was with 1.5 years of tech experience and 1.5 years of EMS experience. The market here was really saturated with nurses and there are still some underemployed RN'...

I'm an ED nurse. We give telephone report to the nurse on the floor. In my current facility, we personally transport ICU pts to the floor so they get a short bedside handoff too. We also print off an SBAR sheet which is kind of a visual snapshot of i...

Actually, chare, I did take the final exam and complete the skills practical as a student. I received a completion certificate but not a certification card.

You can audit the course as a student, but you cannot certify. I audited it my last year of school because it was fun (I'm weird), but I still had to retake the course after graduating and passing NCLEX.

Maybe I'm the minority in this post, but I don't think you can ever have too much education, and I don't think you should have to apologize for your drive and ambition. If you've got the time, and you're investing it in learning something you are pas...

This post makes me grateful to work in a closed unit!

Not going to lie, never being asked for a back rub is one of the great perks of being an ED Nurse. You are all wonderful nurses, and I'm glad you do these small acts of kindness for your patients. I just know I'm in the right place for me, because it...

ER is it for me. If I had to work the floor, I'd probably quit. I like the unpredictability and the lack of continuity of care, lol

I wouldn't consider that safe staffing on any level. There should always be another RN no matter how low your census. I work in a small department that sometimes sees few patients in a day and other times sees a large volume. Our absolute minimum is ...

Not around here there's not. Especially when you're talking acute and critical care. But I keep seeing a banner offering 5 figure sign on bonuses in Fla, so maybe some areas are in fact short enough to be offering incentives. Of course, these are off...

As an ADN nurse, I do think we need a more streamlined educational pathway, and it makes sense that a bachelor's degree would become the entry point. But not under the current model of BSN instruction. I keep putting mine off because I know it will g...

We used to use Vocera. I hated them. I always felt it was incredibly unprofessional to have it beep and someone just start talking when you were in a patient room. Maybe if they had an earpiece or something so it was more private but just random out ...

For the most part, we have great leaders. Things I value are a focus on education and excellence. Help cultivate a staff that will elevate the department and become better nurses. Also, having clear rules and expectations that are applied evenly acro...

As an ER nurse, every shift is different. Some days there are three rigs in the bay when I pull in and I run from the moment I walk in to the moment I leave. Other days, it's slow and I'm running 2-3 patients at a time with lots of time to laugh, cha...

Pretty much the only things I carry daily and have a use for are a pair of trauma shears, a pen light, a few black pens, and my stethoscope, though I almost never wear it, just keep it at my desk. Anything else I can grab in the cart in the room. I u...