emmy27

emmy27 specializes in ER, Med-surg.

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1. Why nurses don't want to talk to a ward psychologist?

   emmy27 replied to manjar's topic in General Nursing

   I have no problem talking to a therapist and have done so of my own volition when struggling with issues in the past. But I would never avail myself if one who was also a coworker. Even if I trusted...

2. Manager catch phrases

   emmy27 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

   All the members of our leadership team- basically everyone who has a desk job in our department- ends all their department-wide emails with "I appreciate you all!" They *have* to have learned it in...

3. What Did You Get For Nurses Week?

   emmy27 replied to iPink's topic in General Nursing

   The opportunity to purchase a t-shirt if we wanted it

4. My co-worker hates me for doing my job.

   emmy27 replied to KwowRn's topic in Nursing Professionalism

   Literally the only person I've ever seen get angry at someone wanting to watch them waste was later fired for diversion. I can imagine a way that the request could be phrased/toned to get someone's...

5. Pay grades for different units??

   emmy27 replied to MarySnov's topic in Nursing Professionalism

   Everywhere I have worked there has been no difference. There is sometimes a small differential for certifications or a BSN, but some places don't even offer that, but rather count those things as...

6. Making 100k salary/ income as a nurse?

   emmy27 replied to workingot's topic in Nursing Career

   Many nurses work a full-time 36 hour job and a second per diem/PRN job (which can vary in hours from as few as one shift a month to one or more a week). The per diem job usually pays more/hour as it...

7. Input Needed - What brand of scrubs do you prefer?

   emmy27 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

   Wonderwink- I like their "origins" (basic cotton/poly) line as well as their various performance lines. Fit well, have nice pockets with interior dividers, wear well, and are cheap. I have some...

8. ER rushing patients to the floor

   emmy27 replied to freckles23's topic in General Nursing

   You realize that when an ER nurse transports the patient (mandatory for ICU patients in all facilities I've worked and common for all patients, especially on night shifts and weekends), she is also...

9. How to protect yourself from infections after work?

   emmy27 replied to NurseIAm0613's topic in General Nursing

   If I step in something horrifying, I wipe down the soles of my shoes, and I wipe my phone down with alcohol wipes now and then mostly because otherwise touching it to my face seems to increase...

10. Encouragement needed - Frustrated and insulted by hourly rates

    emmy27 replied to kemansha1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Weird how true mortgage companies don't provide mortgages for the love and gift of underwriting, though, and true grocers don't distribute food for the love of... grocing? True nurses *provide good...

11. Devastated about my recent preceptorship placement in med surg

    emmy27 replied to SF BSN2b's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I had a PICU preceptorship (that went very well!), one that I fought and begged for (because prior to that semester they didn't place in PICU) that I thought was the first step towards working in...

12. ER rushing patients to the floor

    emmy27 replied to freckles23's topic in General Nursing

    I was wondering about this, too. What course would you suggest the ER take with a full code patient six hours from

13. Feeling VERY Incompetent

    emmy27 replied to kyfitch's topic in General Nursing

    One of my (dearly beloved) instructors as a student made the comment, when someone expressed concern over feeling like she wouldn't know everything she needed to be a staff nurse, "You definitely...

14. Possibly being recorded

    emmy27 replied to Papercutz's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yes, I encountered this with a patient who would have her phone on under the blankets and try to goad staff in to saying something inappropriate. This was just one in an entire galaxy of trying...

15. Possibly being recorded

    emmy27 replied to Papercutz's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Why would a patient be liable for a HIPAA violation? They are not covered by HIPAA. HIPAA governs how healthcare providers and entities manage health information, not how everyone in the world