johnnrachel

QUOTE: "What happened to you? Your feelings towards the ER nurses and techs are quite negative. Couching it in humor is troubling because this post has real teeth and fits in with all the countless ER bashing posts. Wow. Are you a nurse? A patient ...

Not sure if this one was mentioned, but my biggest pet peeve is when family comes in with the patient and your asking them all your assessment questions: How do you rate your pain, When was your last bowel movement? And the family member answers, ...

What a realistic and honest look at how ALL of us nurses have felt at one time or another........ thank you..

Oh yes, we still do it, I think I bought my lunch with my winnings!!!!!!!

I have three school age children and I work 2nd shift and would not have it any other way!!!!!! Of course I only work 3 days a week!!! Part time it is great!!!!!! I dont worry when the kids get sick, or on vacation, etc, (it is much easier to get ...

I completely agree!!!!!!!!! I try to go after each stick with the attitude... I WILL GET THIS STICK!!!!!!!!!! When I feel pressure from family watching or a constantly complaining patient I most certainly always miss!!!!!!!!:lol_hitti:hhmth:

This pretty much sums it all up. The best advice a very experienced charge nurse gave me on my last day prior to going to my true love ER

The news media needs to focus on telling people when they SHOULD run to the ER and when immediate care centers are more appropriate instead of focusing on scaring everyone on how BAD this flu season is or how DEADLY mrsa has become. I just saw on th...

I can just say my two cents worth...... As a student you do NOT have the same responsibilities as a registered nurse, you are not talking to 50 doctors, dealing with ALL the families, critically ever changing patients, etc. I now work in the ER ...

I currently work in the ER at Palos Community, I know several friends who work or worked at St Joes in Joliet and Silver Cross in Joliet, the new hospital in Bolingbrook just opened their doors in November or December this year, it is a new ADVENTIS...

Just my two cents,..... I was in the same rut:innerconf:omy::wtosts: Hated every minute. A year ago switched to ER and LUV

I have been a nurse for a little over 2 years I started in the ER almost 1 year ago, I will celebrate my 41st birthday this summer!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love, love the fast pace and all the excitement. I have been off all week (illness) I cant wait...

It looks like your a nursing student...... just want to say good luck with WHATEVER program you choose..... ADN, BSN.........

I graduated from moraine valley 2 yrs ago, I feel that I could not have gotten a better education anywhere, and graduates from other schools needed longer orientation than graduates from our program. The human resource manager from our facility tol...

After checking abc's and addressing needs, I calmly explain to them that they are scaring the children and frankly they are scaring me by yelling so much!!!!!!!! I tell them calmly and usually this works. ( I work in an ER) I truly cant stand wh...

I wear the unisex from life uniform, if anyone has any other ideas I would luv to know as well!!!!!!!!!!:cheers:

I am an ER nurse and I know this discussion can get to be an ugly discussion on ER vs ICU. I can just say this little advice, I personally would make a terrible ICU nurse, but I think I rock ER. This is because ICU is more of a long term type of nu...

10 months ago I transitioned from Telemetry to ER. I can tel you to expect mostly utter insanity most of the time... You will quickly adjust to any situation and just take things as they happen, Just do your best and hold on and enjoy the ride!!!!...

Just a thought to let you know it is not uncommon for prn or per diem staff to be called off, they are the first floated and the first called off. Just thought I would let you know you would need to consider this with regard to finances, and it is v...

Okay may I say politely. Why dont you work 60 hours a week for the next year on your feet ALL 60 hours, mentally draining yourself for 60 hours a week and then see how you feel???? If you are both a TEAM you can save all this money the next year a...

VERY WELL SAID!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It is very obvious that you want to stay home and burn your husband out, if you notice, all of the people who disagree (which you seem not to like) are nurses who work 12 hours shifts. I give you less than a year and you will be divorced than you w...

Dont waste your money on the kaplan review, go to the book store and use the kaplan book while you drink coffee. I paid way too much for the course and I firmly believe you can self study. Good luck.

I have been orientating for 6 weeks now, as of tommorrow I start my 12 hour shifts (what I was hired for) and will continue to orient for 6 more weeks. How long till I feel like I can really do this. Sure now Im very confident, talking to docs, pas...