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  1. Ever have a blood bag explode?

    ERbunny replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    I saw this happen once, back in 1974, before HIV, thank goodness. We had a new nurse in our post -open heart unit, and the doctor was telling her to keep pumping the blood in. (post mitral valve, a...

  2. mid-levels in triage

    ERbunny replied to racerX's topic in Emergency

    This was one of the goals when we first added mid levels to triage, however, this part of the program has been put on indefinite hold. My finding is that they tend to slow up the process in some...

  3. Open Visitation in the ICU -- Any Fans?

    ERbunny replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    One topic I haven't seen mentioned is the loss of privacy and dignity of other families" pa, so perhaps this is more of a protients. I know that most ICUs now are individual rooms, as is my ED, but...

  4. does anyone regret becoming a nurse?

    ERbunny replied to CC999's topic in General Nursing

    At least once a shift..LOL....After 40 years, I had better like it or I would have been nuts to stay with it........The reasons of course are altruistic, mostly..You will never worry if your work has...

  5. Please ... any ex-ICU, now ER nurses for advice!

    ERbunny replied to bluesky's topic in Emergency

    DITTO to all the above !! I worked all kinds of critical care for 12 years..hated the last year, although I am very grateful for everything I learned. 28 years later I am still in the ED , on nights,...

  6. Nurses writing up nurses?

    ERbunny replied to txRN07's topic in General Nursing

    I can't agree with you more. The nurse who discovered the error could be accused of "covering up" if there had been an untoward outcome. Lawyers do not think highly of nurses who may appear to be...

  7. Still a student, my heart set on ER...

    ERbunny replied to karleigh's topic in Emergency

    jackson145 said that most the rns at their ed just walked into their positions without prior experience. I know it works for some, but can be really brutal when it doesn't. There is a thread in tis...

  8. Sloppiness results in write-up

    ERbunny replied to longjourneydream's topic in Emergency

    Congratulations on being so self aware and flexible. Very few people have the insight you have shown. I think your plan is wonderful. As long as you feel unsafe in the ED, you will BE unsafe. You...

  9. U.S. Nursing Salary CHANGES?!

    ERbunny replied to Future-nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I wish I had the source at my fingertips, but I seem to remember a news article that quoted Hilary many years ago as saying that nurses were paid too much. I believe this was right after her...

  10. Nurses taking patient's off backboards without doctor clearnce?

    ERbunny replied to the big nurse's topic in Emergency

    I work at the same facility as CraigB, and we have very defined criteria for taking patients off of boards, one of which is that they must be sober and cooperative. We have been following our...

  11. Advice needed: ICU nurse looking at working in a Trauma ED

    ERbunny replied to deeDawntee's topic in Emergency

    I was burnt out after 12 years of ICU, and was thrilled at the opportunity to go to the ED. The previous coments re time management are very true, veteran ED nurses will know what the phrase "ICU...

  12. Sloppiness results in write-up

    ERbunny replied to longjourneydream's topic in Emergency

    I have read both your threads and have several somewhat conflicting reactions. First, I commend you and your management for sticking with this challenging situation and not giving up. However ,...