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    New grad job before SANE

    Armygirl7 replied to Hem0043's topic in Forensic

    Hey- I see this is kind of old - but just because your facility "prefers" candidates from a certain specialty doesn't mean they will reject you. Get a year or two of some kind of nursing...
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    Nursing Student Advice

    Armygirl7 replied to Reya's topic in General Nursing

    Feeling overwhelmed in Nursing School is par for the course. Remember, Radonda's case is getting a lot of attention because it is an outlier in a lot ways, both her unsafe choices and the...
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    Are Big City Hospitals Really Getting Hit With COVID-19 Pts?

    Armygirl7 replied to EPS's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Completely freaking slammed. ER Nurse (and also surge Rapid Response Team Nurse)here in Queens, NY reporting first hand that this has been an overwhelming and horrible tide of suffering and death in...
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    ER BOOKS???

    Armygirl7 replied to Kitkat222's topic in Emergency

    Ditto Sheehy's! I used (and still use) Sheehy's Manual of Emergency Care and Sheehy's Emergency Nursing: Principles and Practice. Two big helpful
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    Staff Interview

    Armygirl7 replied to lexi91114's topic in Emergency

    Wow I have never heard of such a thing! I've only met our new managers and assistant managers when they are interviewing with the director or current manager and getting a tour; and then voila they...
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    CEN

    Armygirl7 replied to sockov's topic in Emergency

    I used the BCEN prep/practice book; I gave myself about 8 or 9 weeks to study. I committed to doing questions (goal of 10-20) every day, some days after getting home from the ER it was like 1 or 2...
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    Feel like I'm not learning how to be a nurse

    Armygirl7 replied to NurseNurseNurseNurse's topic in General Students

    Absolutely normal to feel that way! I remember my first semester of nursing school I was like, "What? This is nursing? I don't get it!" I agree with Neo Soldier - you really learn how to "be a...
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    An ED Nurse in the Making

    Armygirl7 replied to hannahsannah's topic in Emergency

    I've been in the ER going on 7 years. I started in a new grad program, it was awesome, and very challenging, to go from student to ER nurse! One thing I had to realize quickly was that I was no...
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    Working with MLPs in the ER

    Armygirl7 replied to DayDreamin ER CRNP's topic in Emergency

    "...then walk out an put in an order for a throat swab. BTW, the swabs have always been right next to the tongue depressors." OMG this kind of stuff drives me bonkers in Fast Track - because we have...
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    ED interview advice

    Armygirl7 replied to silkysteph's topic in Emergency

    silkysteph, Don't get to hung up on having all the exact "right answers." If you are a brand new ER nurse you're not expected to know how to be an ER nurse! But what managers and educators want to see...
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    friction with a provider

    Armygirl7 replied to eyeshadow&epi's topic in Emergency

    Yeah this! An ice breaker I have used many times with MDs where I feel like there is an unexplained tension or hostility or with grumpy pts too where things are going poorly - I just say "Hey, Dr....
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    Did you learn how to study during prerequisites?

    Armygirl7 replied to Skippy97's topic in General Nursing

    I am an ants in my pants kind of student, a leg-shaker...it is very hard for me to keep still in class. I did a lot of drawing during lectures, I had a fun set of colorful ink pens, and I would...
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    Feel stupid

    Armygirl7 replied to Cat365's topic in Emergency

    Hey Cat365! Welcome to the joys of ER nursing! I also started in the ER as a new grad and I gave some cringe-worthy reports at first for sure. All the advice the previous posters gave you is right...
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    Injection Gone Wrong: Part 1

    Armygirl7 replied to Brenda F. Johnson's topic in General Nursing

    SIRVA!! Shoulder injury related to vaccine administration. IM injection given too high and with too great depth, the vaccine goes into the subacromial or subdeltoid bursa. It can cause significant...
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    Washing scrubs?

    Armygirl7 replied to dd131's topic in General Nursing

    God Bless You! LOL! I went to nursing school with a nurse who ironed her uniform, I felt like super-schlub next to her! She could also achieve 100% perfect hospital corners on her bed sheets...also...
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    Am I cut out to be an ER nurse?

    Armygirl7 replied to Fiveeighteen's topic in Emergency

    Hiya Fiveeighteen, You sound kinda burnt out as opposed to not cut-out for ER! Holding pts in the ER is such a drain, it is a completely different rhythm to be managing an admitted pt at the same time...
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    We've had a student death also

    Armygirl7 replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    So sad - what a tragedy for your community. Hats off to those school nurses. I am an ER nurse and I could not handle working as a school nurse - I think it is a tough job and you are all alone - even...
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    New Grad ED Interview: Situational

    Armygirl7 replied to newnurse866's topic in Emergency

    Hi newnurse866! Good luck on your interview....so stressful! I had a pretty intense interview for my first ER job too. I had to walk the HR interviewer (who was an RN) through a head to toe...
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    Friend of patient's sister

    Armygirl7 replied to Danielle19's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    THIS! Nothing, zero, nada about your student or professional doings on FB. Also since every person is different (like if I was a pt, I personally would be paranoid and uncomfortable if I found out...
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    RN super , code super fail...

    Armygirl7 replied to guest114's topic in General Nursing

    How awful and stressful. Maybe you can champion a training or debrief - there is so much to learn from your story. If you take up the cause and hold a huddle/training or provide bullet points for...
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    New ER RN- Normal to feel this way?

    Armygirl7 replied to nursebabyxoxo's topic in Emergency

    I also work in busy NYC ER- we are "supposed" to never have more than 7 pts, but my worst night was 11. And in Fast Track we typically can have 25-30 pts split between 2 nurses. I have no praise or...
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    Want to quit

    Armygirl7 replied to PaleomilesRN's topic in Emergency

    Ugh - you have a full plate, and if you've already applied for 50 jobs that's pretty discouraging, sorry to hear that. I did my online RN-BSN at City University of New York -School of Professional...
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    CPEN advice

    Armygirl7 replied to got2startsomewhere's topic in Emergency

    I took 2 months to study for the CEN and used the ENA book also. I passed and here's what I did - maybe my style will work for you too. When I reviewed each practice exam I did I made myself study...
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    Want to quit

    Armygirl7 replied to PaleomilesRN's topic in Emergency

    For what it's worth try just changing your perspective a wee bit. OK so you can't go to school full time right now but maybe just take one class online towards your BSN or in some other subject or...
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    ER nurses

    Armygirl7 replied to FlyRN23's topic in Emergency

    I agree! When I worked nights I was strict - straight home, no eating, decon shower, and straight into bed: dark-curtained, cool bedroom, eye-mask, and rainymood.com on my smartphone! Life balance...