ScrappyED BSN, RN

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    ER nurses wear "biggirl panties"

    ScrappyED replied to TraumaNurseRN's topic in Emergency

    I love the ER and can't imagine being anywhere else long-term. I have worked on critical care areas and on floors--and I have sometimes worked just as hard, physically and mentally, there as in the...
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    RN s Rotating Pods in Emergency Dept.

    ScrappyED replied to triage1's topic in Emergency

    I also can't imagine having to do the same area everyday. I would go bonkers and would have no hair by the end of one week! I work in a Level 1 Trauma center and part of the thrill of the job, for...
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    Police use excessive force, ER docs say- What do ER nurses think

    ScrappyED replied to rjflyn's topic in Emergency

    IMHO as a Level1 Trauma RN the cops too often use too much restraint. Oooops, not being p.c. am I. Oh,
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    Eat Before You Get Here!

    ScrappyED replied to NurseJacqui's topic in Emergency

    I sweetly remind the ones who constantly complain about having to be NPO that "I've not lost even one patient to starvation in the ER yet" in an effort to lighten the mood . Or, if they are being...
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    add your funny TRIAGE complaints from pts

    ScrappyED replied to er nursing's topic in Emergency

    Gotta LOVE triage (otherwise I'd be gray already or have strangled someone)! My favorites: * 20 something male pt: "I gotta get these wires out of my jaw, they're killing me" Me: When did you...
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    Need Guidance Re: Nursing School

    ScrappyED replied to ChangingMyLife's topic in Nursing Career

    I also have another degree unrelated to nursing. I went the ADN route because in TN we can get the BSN portion online at several of our state colleges. I am a mom of three and have a military...
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    New Graduate ER Nurse

    ScrappyED replied to heylfire's topic in Men in Nursing

    I think it depends on your experience before graduation and your attitude. I was a new grad in our ED, which is a level-1 Trauma center, and did extremely well. But, I had worked in the hospital as...