ER Tigger Girl

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1. new in staff development

   ER Tigger Girl replied to salmi's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

   Could you send me some of your ideas? Especially the 2 week orientation setup you have. We are currently rewriting the job description for an ER tech and I need some input and an orientation plan. I...

2. Union

   ER Tigger Girl posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

   I am interested in hearing how unions work. I have heard many different opinions about them and would like to know the pro's and cons. Also how did your union get started? There has been a lot of talk...

3. Your last day in the ER

   ER Tigger Girl replied to teeituptom's topic in Emergency

   THANK YOU!! Best one I have heard in a while. I love it when they are sipping on their soda, eating their chips and smiling and saying their pain is a 10/10. I know that you can't "judge" but there...

4. Blister packed meds

   ER Tigger Girl replied to moochee's topic in Camp

   It's called Medication on TIme (MOT), we use it at our camp and it's a lifesaver. The first year was difficult because the parents were SO non complient and sent meds in bottles and we had to send...

5. Hi, I'd really like to be a camp nurse

   ER Tigger Girl replied to Diprivan/Vented's topic in Camp

   also http://www.campnurse.com Camp group is great to work for!! Very accomidating if you have children you want to bring and competative

6. Anyone from SARASOTA?

   ER Tigger Girl replied to paula77720's topic in Florida Nursing

   As the previous nurse said there are a lot of hospitals in the area. I have to respond to the other post- I personally work at MMH and love it- I actually have worked at 2 other hospitals that were...

7. Standby: VENTING

   ER Tigger Girl replied to FlyingED's topic in Emergency

   Just an interesting observation= on the MAIN page for the bulletin boards it lists Critical Care and ER is not in there but under "speciality". Guess everyone has thier own idea of what critial care...

8. New Grads in the ED (?)

   ER Tigger Girl replied to Evelyn2003's topic in Emergency

   As a new grad hired in the ED 8 years ago I am glad that my director wasn't as closed minded as some of you. You can't make judgements across the board, it all depends on the individual nurse and the...

9. Come backs...

   ER Tigger Girl posted a topic in Emergency

   Okay, looking for some new come back lines or some input as to a way to say certian things in a way that I am not being nasty but getting my point across: 1. Pt. talking on the phone while I am trying...

10. What's your craziest story of the ER

    ER Tigger Girl replied to debo_lpnER's topic in Emergency

    Skybirdrising- not a lot of people can work in an ER and handle it- the stress, the things we see, the things we do- everyone has a right to vent and everyone has their own way of dealing with it. We...

11. Now Ive heard it all!!!

    ER Tigger Girl replied to NYCRN16's topic in Emergency

    I can understand the frustration of the delay tatic's! I can only speak from the ER side. Our facility does faxed reporting which we went to because of the nurses upstairs never being available to...

12. Things I've learned from my ER patients...

    ER Tigger Girl replied to SouthernERNurse's topic in Emergency

    a risen= a boil (usually in a place you don't want to see) stomak=stomach When someone yells "watch out" duck or run immediatly If you hear "Oh No" from another nurse- run in and help! The hospital...

13. Things I've learned from my ER patients...

    ER Tigger Girl replied to SouthernERNurse's topic in Emergency

    a risen= a boil (usually in a place you don't want to see) stomak=stomach When someone yells "watch out" duck or run immediatly If you hear "Oh No" from another nurse- run in and help! The hospital...

14. Tips for bringing your child to the ER (rant)

    ER Tigger Girl replied to NYCRN16's topic in Emergency

    and what makes it an emegency now if this has been going on for 2 months?? oh!!! You want to check in all 3 of your children! They all had emergencies at the same time??? Oh! Yourself to- oh I...

15. Camp Nursing

    ER Tigger Girl replied to mcg02's topic in Camp

    I do camp nursing in the summer in New England. I live in FLorida. I am an ER nurse during the year. It depends on which camp you go to. All of them offer different things. Normally, room, board, 3...