Ciale

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  1. Mazel! *poors shots of tequila for
  2. I'm not so great at critical thinking. I've got a long road ahead of me. Other than that, it's awesome! It's a lot at once but I'm gonna get
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    Cardiac nursing questions

    The Cardiac Float Pool (or is it Modfied Baylor Plan?!) Make $50/hr + time and a half which they most always work a lot of overtime. I've only seen this with the cardiac nurses. In my state, that's a...
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    Triage

    Hi guys. I thought I'd come ask you all since I can't get answers from my employer on this. I'm trying to learn how to triage people properly (as a clerk) but it seems each nurse wants it done a...
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    When patients attack

    Have you ever been attacked by a patient? I'd like to hear your story and how you
  6. This is MAGIC!!! THANK
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    Triage

    Supervisor. I guess what you all are saying is that a RN should be sitting at the "greeter desk" and NOT a clerk, correct? Clerks should work in the back nurse's station ONLY,
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    ER Patient Coordinator

    Hi, all! I just got accepted into an RN program and got a new job in the ER as a unit clerk. I haven't started yet but I am STOKED! For those of you who are trauma nurses, do you have any advise on...
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    Triage

    Ah. That is the key difference. We don't have a nurse sitting up front because they are with a patient 95% of the time. I'm not offended. I agree that it is not a good practice to have me "use my best...
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    When patients attack

    What an asshat. I would have to fight the urge to go ballistic on that
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    When patients attack

    Okay...so what do you do!??! Do you say something like "Why did you just do that!? That wasn't very nice, old man" or do you just have to brush it off and continue with whatever your doing. Do you...
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    When patients attack

    Probably bruises your ego a bit too. Old people don't play around. That's why I will not work in
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    When patients attack

    But don't you think that sometimes your smallness actually works to your advantage? Most people don't want to punch kids,
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    When patients attack

    That. is. awesome. You are my
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    Triage

    Hm. I don't guess I understand. If someone comes in and says they think they're having a heart attack, your clerks ask them to fill out a form and sit down? Or do they make a judgement call and...
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    Triage

    :) Okay, perhaps I need to be a little more clear. I am not "triaging" the patients (taking vitals and asking them very detailed questions to further narrow down a diagnosis). That's what the triage...
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    ER Patient Coordinator

    Thanks, Larry! That makes me feel better about the
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    Tailoring?

    Thats a really good idea. I wish I knew how to sew because I could make all my scrub tops for
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    Ashamed of nursing school

    I hear what you're saying. Nursing could definitely use more intelligent people. I think the people on this board are readers, interested in learning, nursing...etc. so I get more feedback here than I...
  20. Every time my sister leaves me a voicemail, she sings that stupid cheese-ball song. :) EVERYone I talk to seems to think that rn's are in shortage and I can get a job anyway. They don't believe me...
  21. Don't stress about it. Just keep moving forward. You did everything correctly the next day which means you learned...which is the point. You were tested more than any other student and I believe there...
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    Tailoring?

    I got my school uniform tailored. It was already an extra small but it looked like I was wearing a bedsheet. I'm modest and don't like things clingy but I also don't want to look frumpy! It's...
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    ER Patient Coordinator

    Thanks for the info! I will definitely absorb as much as I
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    Too Smart for Rehab Nursing

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    Formality in the hiring process.

    Yes, it's normal. I work in Human Resources for a hospital and used to run the Nurse Externship Program. It's a wonderful program to help new nurses get acclimated into their role as a nurse....