ACRN06

ACRN06

M/S, Tele, Peds, ER

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  1. Get critical care experience before working ER?

    ACRN06 replied to ACRN06's topic in Emergency

    Wait... so which ICU specialty do you think would best prepare one for ER? MICU? SICU? TICU?

  2. Get critical care experience before working ER?

    ACRN06 replied to ACRN06's topic in Emergency

    I definately don't think the "floors before ER" thing applies to everyone. It looks like you were an EMT before becoming a nurse. That experience alone gave you a huge advantage in your transition...

  3. Parkland or Baylor?

    ACRN06 posted a topic in Texas Nursing

    So given the choice between the 2 hospitals, which would you choose? I'm in ER myself, but any opinion on the hospitals as a whole would help too, I'm looking to join forces with one of them!

  4. Parkland or Baylor?

    ACRN06 replied to ACRN06's topic in Texas Nursing

    Awesome! Thank you so much for your response LovingOBFutureFNP! Thats exactly the kind of information I was looking for! I think its the place for me...I'm crossing my fingers that I get in! Its also...

  5. When do you wear eye protection?

    ACRN06 replied to linda2097's topic in Emergency

    I put them on for all traumas coming in, sometimes tho they're not always bloody so you don't always need em, but I keep em on in case, never know when they'll suddenly sit up in bed and hurl one in...

  6. 12 Lead ECG in CEN

    ACRN06 replied to gs1976's topic in Emergency

    Just FYI, to learn EKGs back and forth a great resource is "Rapid Interpretation of EKG's" by Dale Dubin, MD... I'm using that plus taking an EKG

  7. ED-did you always know?

    ACRN06 replied to ~'JesusRocks'~'s topic in Emergency

    Did I always know? Yes. I always was most intrigued by ER nursing. I loved the broad range of knowledge it required. I loved the idea of being able to handle emergencies ranging in acuity from minor...

  8. Is there REALLY a nursing shortage?

    ACRN06 replied to ShimmaShimma0304's topic in General Nursing

    Ha, I came to the same conclusion when I became a travel nurse. I wonder... If all the travel nurses and agency nurses stopped moving around and took staff positions, would there be a "nursing...

  9. How do you center yourself before a shift?

    ACRN06 replied to smilesandstickers's topic in General Nursing

    Ah, "centered"... sounds so zen I think routine helps. Its comforting in a way. Theres so much craziness/randomness/can't see it coming/be ready for anything type stuff at work that routine where...

  10. Where do TWU Dallas Nurses Live?

    ACRN06 replied to utstudent03's topic in Texas Nursing

    Hey so you all seem DFW area savvy :) Lemme ask, if you were a young single nurse accepting a job at Parkland... where would you wanna live in the area? I've lived in FW for a couple years but...

  11. TX Hospitals with the best teamwork/comaraderie

    ACRN06 posted a topic in Texas Nursing

    So I'm a huge believer in your coworkers making all the difference between loving and hating your job. As a travel nurse, I've worked in many different hospitals, and I'll tell you, the patients are...

  12. Burnout Rx

    ACRN06 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm tired... I'm so tired. I'm worn out. I've found myself thinking more and more of different jobs I'd like to do if I weren't a nurse. And the thing is... I can't think of one that I'd really like...

  13. Mispronouncing medications

    ACRN06 replied to californiaRNstudent's topic in General Nursing

    Not only that but people still have different opinions on how things are pronounced... for example.. some people pronounce "Levaquin" Lev-uh-quin others pronounce it like Leev-uh-quin This is a...

  14. im a student but....

    ACRN06 replied to Jay2daq's topic in General Nursing

    It was probably on his home medications list and was continued by the doc on admission. When they put him on lasix, they probably put in the cath to make life easier for the patient, and to accurately...

  15. Burnout Rx

    ACRN06 replied to ACRN06's topic in General Nursing

    Yes and yes. Well, swing shifts in the ED. Mostly on the 11a-11p. Sometimes a 1p-1a here and there. Thank you all for your replies. Theres some real good stuff in there. I find myself in this place...

  16. A Useful Bedside Test

    ACRN06 posted a topic in Emergency

    sometimes as i'm interviewing a patient their eyes become big. they turn their heads, distracted, and cry out in pain. i sit still, unaffected, waiting for the episode to pass, as it eventually...

  17. vent--angry patients--your input

    ACRN06 replied to RN4911's topic in Emergency

    As said by many before me, your statement was not inappropriate at all. As nurses, and as ER nurses inparticular, we put up with crap and verbal abuse so much that we forget we don't have to! We lose...

  18. Interview for ER position.

    ACRN06 replied to gaylordfocker2002's topic in Emergency

    uh... no I've never signed, nor been asked to sign, a confidentiality agreement. Thats stupid. I don't know what they other dude's deal was with the confidential stuff... I've worked places all over...

  19. Interview for ER position.

    ACRN06 replied to gaylordfocker2002's topic in Emergency

    With interviews my suggestion is to get in your head some of your best moments as a nurse. A lot of the questions that are asked are like "So tell me about a time that you showed good leadership"...

  20. Public Service Announcement

    ACRN06 replied to ThrowEdNurse's topic in Emergency

    Ah! So true! From both ThrowEdNurse and Pererau. To Pererau: I too have worked both sides but I don't think this was as much saying "Other floors/units aren't working as hard as me" as it was saying...

  21. How long before its ok to quit?

    ACRN06 replied to ACRN06's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah that sounds exactly like my situation! It gives me hope :) Thank you all for your advice! I feel much better about it... I'm gonna give it a little more time, in June will be my 3 year...

  22. How long before its ok to quit?

    ACRN06 posted a topic in General Nursing

    OK... so I need a little advice. I was a travel nurse for about a year or so.. loved it. Saw a bunch of different states and had a great time. But after awhile got tired of the cardiac/tele floors I...

  23. How long before its ok to quit?

    ACRN06 replied to ACRN06's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks... and yeah, you're right. I'm not in a contract, I really technically have every right to leave at any time... like you said, things happen. I guess I just wanna make sure I leave on good...

  24. 24 Things ER Nurses Know All Too Well

    ACRN06 replied to RN_in_SC's topic in Emergency

    :vlin:

  25. Changing from adult to ped nursing??

    ACRN06 replied to ACRN06's topic in Pediatric

    Thanks so much for the advice! It really did help! I think I am in fact gonna give it a go! I know I'll always wonder if I don't... :redpinkhe