Ryan RN

out of curiousity, how many years have you been in "the hole?" everything that you said, sounds just like me. after 9 years of being I the ER, im finally getting out to go to endoscopy. based on my experience, employers don't really care about ER experience if you are applying to a completely different unit. im very lucky to even land that endoscopy position, mostly due to me charming the director and staff on my interview. good luck on your journey into a completely different unit

so heres my input on your situation youre a medic, your colleagues will know youre not an idiot and familiar with the emergency setting. here are the differences between being a medic and being a er rn 1- you will now have x patients at the same time instead of your usual 1 at a time 2- you will now be with the patient for hours instead of your usual 15 minutes 3- you will now get dumped on instead of being the dumper (haha) 4- you will now be serving turkey sandwiches to your patients and figuring out how they will be going home hopefully, you get a good preceptor. somebody who most importantly can train you in a fun way. I would rather have an ok but fun preceptor than a very smart/educated but strict one. you can practice safely and still have fun doing it good luck!

is it just me, or is the tubing absorbing some insulin not really affecting the patient at that time. if the tubing does absorb some insulin, the patient will still get checked every hour, and adjustments made. at the end of the day, does it hurt the patient in any way? let the ICU nurses figure that one out

if you can pass the CEN exam even without the years in the ER, you get my respect its a test that cannot be passed simply by being in the ER for 50 years. it shows that you have the knowledge. Lets be real, certain topics on that test you will most likely never see in your practice, depending on where you live (snake bites in suburban hospitals)

i remember when i first started in the ER, i wanted the senior staff to take me serious and not as a new nurse i passed my CEN in the first year and they congratulated me. i passed by CCRN in the 2nd year and they looked up to me i act like a idiot at work but everybody knows i know what im doing

it might take a little while, but you definitely need to develop a relationship with your doc to show that they can trust your judgement

If that was me, i would put it down as abd pain, esi 3. A quick ekg would most likely get ordered anyway so a normal ekg would just further back up an abd pain. Romi would probably get ordered anyway just to make sure, but hell most likely get treated with the gi cocktail instead of cardiac You need to be able to anticipate exactly what will get ordered, and document your symptom findings to accompany your nursing "diagnosis" Imo, if you can backup your triage decisions then you should be fine.

Been in like 5 ERs but i always had one home ER I also did ground critical care transport for several months, one of the best er jobs nobody talks about Flight is hard to get into

Im a 29 year old male whos been working in the ER for 9 years. During my career in the ER, i obtained CEN and CCRN status. Im arguably the least "serious" RN in the unit, but youll live with me Anyways, after 9 years of pushing dilaudid, giving out "free" turkey sandwiches, and handing out taxi vouchers, im getting a "promotion" to endoscopy I am sure it is nothing like the ER, but im hoping to enjoy my job again. Now, im not sure if im completely leaving ER, i still have thoughts of possibly doing it as a PRN but well see Anybody else jumpshipped and never looked back?

ive been a ER nurse for 9 years. I needed a change so I recently accepted a endo position over going to the OR. ill be replacing somebody who retired from endo after 30 years. the rest of the team have been there for forever basically, I just want some insight on a typical day of an endo nurse. it is hospital endo so im assuming ill be getting everything endo related among other things.

Once you leave medsurg, you get into a specialty.Why do you want to leave dialysis?

I guess it depends on the person. One unit might fit one better than another. I cant see how a dialysis unit is more crazy than the ER which is where im coming from. With that said, ill crap my pants in a pediatric or maternity unit.

I have a friend who works as a dialysis tech... If he can do it anybody can... I dont see how the RN role is that much more difficult.. SeriouslyYears of experience means nothing... The quality of those years is a different story...With that said... As long as you havent killed anybody, youre doing something right

I currently work in the ED with almost 6 years of experience. I have my CEN and CCRN certifications, with CPEN coming along the way. However, i have zero dialysis experience.Im thinking about getting into dialysis while staying in the ED as per diem. I have an interview comin up with a fresenius clinic. How much less pay am i looking at by going to dialysis? Will i need to start back at the bottom of the pay ladder even with my current exp?