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    If I hear this/see this one more time, I'm gonna scream!

    VICEDRN replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

    You know what? I see the flip side here. I am sick of being asked to be the "teamplayer." Its just another way the big corporate healthcare world makes sure you never sit down, pee or eat without...
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    All Those NPs with No Bedside Experience

    VICEDRN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Okaaaaay! (As we say with attitude in Atlanta!) Like all systems, health care has its hierarchies. We need hierarchy. It promotes organization. It promotes good care. An RN should not be entering...
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    All Those NPs with No Bedside Experience

    VICEDRN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. Some folks really just enjoy picking it apart. First, let's beat up on someone who's spell checker made pedestal into pedal stool and then let's read one sentence where a theoretical "boss"...
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    The problem with floating ER Nurses

    VICEDRN replied to crabalot's topic in Emergency

    The best argument I can think of is that ER is considered pre-hospital care while in-patient is acute care. In other words, we aren't qualified at all for that type of
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    Humor: You Might be an ER Nurse

    VICEDRN replied to TrafalgarRN's topic in Emergency

    you don't understand why the ICU nurse is horrified by a half dressed patient with shoes on and an IV in the best place you could find one...after all, you saved this patient's life and you are
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    Things you "should" be taught in nursing school

    VICEDRN replied to KimberlyRN89's topic in First Year After Licensure

    No! In fact, you don't want nursing school to teach you too much. Too many employers will just re-teach you a lot of it anyway. No employer assumes you have 12 lead ekg experience. It's also not...
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    Please go home...you are stable enough to be discharged...don't make me call security

    VICEDRN replied to abundantjoy07's topic in Emergency

    I listen and explain the reasons for discharge again. You have no abnormal labs, concerning scans, and that no nursing resources are need (ie IV antibiotics or telemetry monitoring). I tell them...
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    All Those NPs with No Bedside Experience

    VICEDRN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    This is an ironic post for me, Rubyvee. While I am sympathetic to market forces that encourage people into grad school without a bit of experience, I have always felt that the NP curriculum RELIES on...
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    Does nursing satisfy your needs?

    VICEDRN replied to pedicurn's topic in General Nursing

    Hi- I feel: bored (nursing practice even in the er seems extremely limited) underpaid (my last job, paralegal, paid better and i didn't need a license to do it overworked (at my last job you could...
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    Do your Managers and Charge nurses work on the unit?

    VICEDRN replied to pilotnurse's topic in Emergency

    In my first er, charge was a dedicated position. In the second, it rotates. For all practical purposes, the charge nurses in both units do not take patient assignments. They may come in to do...
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    What? Really?

    VICEDRN replied to motivated2nurse's topic in Emergency

    Haha! My husband and i laugh about this all the time. His unit hired 3 full time charges for a buck more an hour last spring. 6 months later, they have all quit for regular positions. They say the...
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    Is med/surg really that bad?

    VICEDRN replied to clearblue3's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Yeah, uh, nursing is a busy job. There is lots of walking, very little down time and lots of dealing with people. If you like keeping busy then welcome to our club. If you need a breather/smoke...
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    How to handle particularly pushy/picky/questioning family members

    VICEDRN replied to RNLaborNurse4U's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Libby liberal took the words out of my mouth...answer questions once then refer the family member to md. I have found myself defending md's discharge order only to have him or her relent and admit the...
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    A/O patients throwing things

    VICEDRN replied to vashtee's topic in General Nursing

    Call security. No discussions if you throw something at me or threaten me. Sorry to be so pessimistic but this also documents the behavior through a witness: the
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    ER Wasted

    VICEDRN replied to RNFiona's topic in Emergency

    You need a vacation and let those applications marinate! Some of these facilities take months to dig through
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    How'd You Get Your ER Job?

    VICEDRN replied to commonsense's topic in Emergency

    I refused to accept anything but an er job when I graduated. I stood my ground, networked like crazy and got an er job when I drove an hour away to a facility that was having an open house for new...
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    An Interesting Thread: Productivity

    VICEDRN replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    I personally scoff at the notion of productivity in a vacuum. I have a previous career as a paralegal behind me and I can tell you I never ran and ran like I do as a nurse. Yet, they look at...
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    "Did you see/Follow up with your Primary Doctor..."

    VICEDRN replied to Roy Fokker's topic in Emergency

    Oh! you guys are the best. now i don't feel so alone. just about drop my darned jaw every time someone says "guess diabeetus is just a part agin' these
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    The frightening ignorance of teens having babies

    VICEDRN replied to ShariDCST's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I took this class called psychology of adjustment. There was a statistic I will never forget in my text. Something like only 30% of American women can accurately describe the menstrual cycle and...
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    "Did you see/Follow up with your Primary Doctor..."

    VICEDRN replied to Roy Fokker's topic in Emergency

    sounds goofy but this is one of my daydreams. doing basic health teaching to public school kids. i feel like every one should know anatomy and everyone should have some basic health knowledge. makes...
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    Making Reservations for the ER

    VICEDRN replied to kaliRN's topic in Emergency

    I think these times are triage times, not bed timers or md visit timers. And you know if the patients knew that...all heck would break out. If it is an md timer, it's a timer that you get a quick...
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    "Did you see/Follow up with your Primary Doctor..."

    VICEDRN replied to Roy Fokker's topic in Emergency

    Think its brilliant that you actually called around. I was recently surprised at how long it takes to get a "new patient appointment" here in my area and all I did was change insurance plans. I have...
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    Family complaint? Throw the nurse under the bus!

    VICEDRN replied to Jamthenurse's topic in General Nursing

    Is there a way to do more than kudos this?
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    Family complaint? Throw the nurse under the bus!

    VICEDRN replied to Jamthenurse's topic in General Nursing

    WHERE? I need to know! :lol2: My husband and I just traveled through Tacoma-Portland-Seattle logging 1400 miles in the car and all along the Oregon coast and throughout the northern extremes of the...
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    Bullying--The Other "B" Word

    VICEDRN replied to rn/writer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Sorry but I have to disagree with you. The definition of a bully is NOT that a person must be actively out to cause significant harm to you, i.e. losing your job. I pulled some of this from Wikipedia...