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Started ER as a new grad 8 months ago. I have gotten over my fear of most things-- but NGs still make me want to bolt out the back door. I have tried it with the nebulized lido, with urojets, sips of ice cold water and still the experience is horrible for me and my patient. I still grab a more seasoned nurse to accompany me, they tell me that NGs are just like that. Any good tips to make me not want to run away when I realize I have a patient with small bowel obstruction and the NG order is just looming in the distance? (oh-- and I hate the phrase "can you go drop an NG in bed 3?-- makes it sound like it is as easy as dropping it on the floor and not similar to waterboarding)

heparin-- we do a bolus then drip in our STEMI pts headed to cath lab

nope. way too much responsibility/liability for $8.50 and honestly, I wouldn't work nights, drive 75 miles each ways and have it control my life for that amount. and I love my job-- but it is a job. My family comes first, this job I love allows me to help support them. But I wouldn't distrupt everyones schedule for that amount.

after seeing one compazine reaction I always mix it in 50cc NS bag and let it drip slow-- I run it by the residents first but never had one object, they see it as a nrsing judgement

ER-- love the pace, the variety, the teamwork Hate the hours.

you have a PM

ashland samaritan wooster community (30 min) medcentral mansfield the first 2 have very few openings-- none if you are a new grad. medcentral is a bit better but really only wants part timers to avoid paying health care costs. sorry, this area is not thriving

I am facing the same problem. I work 3 12s and I never have any energy. I drive 70 minutes so I can't workout before going in or I will never see the kids. I know working out would help, it is a vicious circle. Tired=lazy=no workouts=tired

that floor has recently split into separate onc and hemoc, so it is a bit chaotic right now, with lots of new nurses. But it will settle down. Best of luck on the interview.

thanks for this thread. I am on week 2 of orientation and it is overwhelming although everyone tells me I am doing fine.

I am struggling with this too.-- Icome home from nights, sleep 3-4 hrs and can't sleep anymore. my house is quiet anddark, not sure what else to do. I really want to avoid medication

stop telling about your kids 4H projects and actually see some patients today.

we have a 4:1 ratio, and the stays are limited to 23 hrs. Our CDU RNs float to the ER but rarely do the ER RNS float to the CDU

1 hr 15 min too far-- but I love the hospital and I wanted fulltime ER-- and I wasn't finding any opening locally

I have a family friend who is a doctor. She told me that most intelligent people could become an MD. But most people could not or would not do it the time constraints of medical school. The staggering amount of information they must learn in the first 2 years --requires a dedication most of us are not willing to do. Since I work in a teaching hospital I watch the residents and medical students get grilled by attendings. I have so much more respect for MDs now that I watch them grow as residents. 100x harder? Not sure but at least 50x? yes. and it would require a commitment that I am not willing to undertake.

Burn center (husband is a fireman, hits too close to home psych L&D

I would recommend you work in the hospital NOW and make contacts, otherwise it will be tough to find what you want.

But what the the odds you wont get approved? As long asyour record is clean and you graduate from an accreditated program it should not be an issue.

I have heard good things about the Ashland program, but pricey

worked for 3 of us this week from my school

fingers crossed I hope this trick works

I heard that some days they manage to get 50 new applications in the system, some days 150.

were you calling the main number or the license number? I cant get through at all

crap.

lots of us are in the same boat. I graduated 6/12, pending but no ATT in sight.