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    Ageism in Nursing: A Pervasive Problem

    VICEDRN replied to VickyRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Another piece of food for thought: The ER MDs I have seen rotate nights, weekends and holidays. Even the ER director works his fair share (balanced of course for his or her administrative...
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    Recession isn't only thing holding millennials back; basic skill sets missing

    VICEDRN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Had to read this to several of my coworkers, husband and friends. We seem 50/50 split on whether or not you are serious. We did however have a great laugh about it since your attitude seems to be...
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    Recieving a patient from ER

    VICEDRN replied to jkr2020788's topic in Emergency

    You do realize that we often get NO report on the patient at all, right? Personally, I think report is gossipy and overrated. And if you took report from me, the patient is YOURS. You are not doing...
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    Recieving a patient from ER

    VICEDRN replied to jkr2020788's topic in Emergency

    You do realize that some of the charting is just stale. The patient came in on bipap which was clearly overdoing it by EMS and someone just got sloppy with the chart or planned to change it to nasal...
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    Recession isn't only thing holding millennials back; basic skill sets missing

    VICEDRN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    didn't read the whole article but the quote above about not texting in the lobby while WAITING for the interview sounds like just some touchy fruit cake who doesn't care for texting taking it out on...
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    Ageism in Nursing: A Pervasive Problem

    VICEDRN replied to VickyRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Preach it sister. I work my half of the holidays and so should we all if we work in a setting that's open for business on a holiday. Will say again: not safe for the patients for every ER nurse to be...
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    Why is Army medic experience not valued for New Grads applying for ER jobs?

    VICEDRN replied to armyemtbsn's topic in Emergency

    It has been my experience that nursing new grad programs are extremely rigid with their requirements: Don't have a year as an RN in the ER? They want you to do new grad program. Doesn't matter if you...
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    Ageism in Nursing: A Pervasive Problem

    VICEDRN replied to VickyRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I will respectfully disagree. In my last career, you didn't get to take off all of the winter holidays just because you were more senior then me. This would obviously be ludicrous and unfair. No one...
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    Dietary policy- vent

    VICEDRN replied to trauma_lama's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't think your naive, RN in training. I think that giving the patient whatever they want to eat when they are with us gives the patient the message that we don't care or that we don't think its an...
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    Nurse/Patient ratio in the ED?

    VICEDRN replied to jlan79's topic in Emergency

    8:1 in urgent care area 5:1 in moderate acuity area 4:1 in higher acuity areas with a floater shared between nurses. had a job with 6-7 per nurse. it was
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    While out on sick leave, found out I am being "replaced"

    VICEDRN replied to kimbalotz's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Sorry but I wouldn't feed into co-worker drama. Just contact the unit manager to find out what's up and no, I don't care that someone else said not to say anything and you don't want to get them in...
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    Recieving a patient from ER

    VICEDRN replied to jkr2020788's topic in Emergency

    You realize that our ERs are uniformly pushing us to move patients. Its not our fault that bed board also work 12 hour shifts that end at 7, doctors dispo at the end of their stretch in the ER...
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    Shocked by new grads at job fair

    VICEDRN replied to mclennan's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Will echo the sentiment. I walked into a job fair as a new grad dressed to the nines in a suit and heels, hair and make up done, let some crusty old nurse manager insult me as I handed off my resume...
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    Working RNs and the CNA are to blame for new graduate RN program shortages .

    VICEDRN replied to murs's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Nice example for you about why you should think those comments are just plain garbage: A friend of mine was told by the CEO at her facility that sitters "cost the system too much money last year" and...
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    Question about Nurses Schedules

    VICEDRN replied to jojonurse13's topic in General Nursing

    you don't have the right attitude for nursing. I can tell you that right now. Perhaps you can change with some thought but think nights, weekends, HALF of the holidays. Even day shift is getting up...
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    At the minimum, 3 years experience

    VICEDRN replied to netglow's topic in General Nursing

    have seen this too...I live in the south but was looking in metro markets like Portland OR and Seattle WA. Guess they are saturated and can be picky... I couldn't even believe that they were...
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    Is a nurse in the ER joking to a patient like this appropriate?!?

    VICEDRN replied to Laurenslovely's topic in Emergency

    And though I am not the nurse in the OP's story, it reminds me of something that happened to me in my first year of nursing. it was almost the exact same situation only the patient did not have an MI...
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    Ruptured Appendix

    VICEDRN replied to MassED's topic in Emergency

    I have never heard of a ruptured appy not going to or. I have heard and experienced a discharge of early appendicitis because there is evidence that appendicitis can resolve
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    Is nursing what you thought it would be?

    VICEDRN replied to Lucidity's topic in General Nursing

    no. i won't be going back to the law office. i'll stick it out in healthcare thanks just in a different role. as for the independent judgment and autonomy, we will just have to respectfully...
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    No more piggybacking zosyn?

    VICEDRN replied to RENEfromLA's topic in Patient Medications

    what esme
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    Is nursing what you thought it would be?

    VICEDRN replied to Lucidity's topic in General Nursing

    No. I really thought nursing was a fairly autonomous activity that was done by a fairly intelligent competent group of people. I have discovered that its fairly akin to waitressing once you...
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    Lazy techs!!!!!

    VICEDRN replied to Wantoknow-rn's topic in Emergency

    Nursing students tech in my Er but we call them Nurse Externs. Generally, they are less lazy then a regular tech in the two ERs where I have worked with them. And YES, there are lazy nurses out there...
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    'Us and Them' mentality

    VICEDRN replied to Michelle123's topic in Emergency

    The only time I have seen this done was when I did my senior practicum on a med/surg floor. The PACU was required to wait until the floor nurse came in the room before they left. This was done to...
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    personal question...

    VICEDRN replied to jpowell6024's topic in Emergency

    Was there for a year. They run you ragged. 6 or 7 patients a piece plus a "team" approach where they pair you with another slow poke nurse that you have to help. If the assignment is divided equally...
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    Students nursing during EMR go-live

    VICEDRN replied to jappey17's topic in General Nursing

    Don't think it sounds fair to the students or the nurses that precept them. Nursing students can be both a drag (you have to stop and explain everything) and a help (they function independently when...