oldandintheway replied to TheMoonisMyLantern's topic in General Nursing
Yesterday for the third consecutive year I fell asleep during one of our “mandatory” annual refresher courses. Fortunately/unfortunately a dear friend of mine kept punching me in the arm to wake...
oldandintheway replied to MassED's topic in Emergency
Median times may be more helpful than average times, I also see many unqualified nurses in triage roles. I think the worst thing is when a provider interferes by trying to start an assessment to...
I experienced leadership and management training in a very unforgiving environment a long time ago and dealt with the harshest peer review imaginable, would they come back for you when your a** was...
oldandintheway replied to ivyleaf's topic in Emergency
1100-2300 can be good or bad depending on what you want, I like it. You don't deal with the lull at the end of night shift/beginning of day shift, usually busy when you arrive till when you leave....
oldandintheway replied to sunnyskies9's topic in General Nursing
Took a while but I've come to the conclusion I work for my patients not the hospital; although the hospital is legally obligated to thank me every other week for having clocked in. I try to get my...
I was over 50 when I started nursing school and I wasn't the oldest one. It can be done and it opened up a great and rewarding second career. You will face some different challenges than your...
oldandintheway replied to 2737's topic in Geriatric, LTC
Depends, is this a routine recertification survey or in response to an incident. Although in theory surveyors may arrive at any time unannounced, I don't recall routine surveys occurring outside of...
Andy and Barney went to Mt Pilot, Barney made reservations as B. Fife MD. Andy asked why everyone was calling Barney Dr Fife. Barney said he registered as Barney Fife, Mayberry deputy. In the end...
oldandintheway replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing
Different industry, different lifetime but if we were forced to work short handed the ones that did show up split the missing persons wages. That eliminated the incentive for the employer to...
oldandintheway replied to cardiacxo's topic in Critical Care
I understand what you are saying, however I did not come to the ED from a vacuum. I would not be artificially pounding questions, I do have a broader experience base. My question is would there be...
oldandintheway replied to cardiacxo's topic in Critical Care
Sorry to poach on your thread, but is there any benefit to an Emergency Department Nurse pursuing this certification? I currently hold CEN and CPEN but have a great interest in the whole continuum of...