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whichone'spink BSN, RN

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  1. Pretty bad at starting IV's

    I actually find I lose veins after I scrub with
  2. Pretty bad at starting IV's

    I'm also a new grad in the ER, and yes, I have the same problem as you do with IVs. Half of the time, I get them, half of the time I have to have my preceptor step in. It's very frustrating most...
  3. Sucide lies: is it CYA or blaming?

    Well, maybe if **** hits the fan, he should share part of the blame for pulling the tech from the
  4. Is it possible to get the holidays off?

    The only holiday I give a damn about is Thanksgiving. Christmas is a pagan holiday, and the others are just sales holidays to
  5. Is it possible to get the holidays off?

    I'm still on orientation, and I wish I was working the holidays. I get a huge premium for working
  6. Whats your biggest pet peeve working in the ED?

    Patients who are rude to people doing their jobs. Had a patient two nights ago who was being a jerk to me, and to the registration people who were getting his insurance info. Thankfully the doctor...
  7. I voted for Gary Johnson, because he's what a Republican should be. Someone who does not see fit to have the government dictate how we live, unlike those creeps Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan. And if...
  8. Nursing: Then and Now

    Just last week I had to count drips instead of using a pump. I work in the ED, and pumps are few and far between. They're only used for peds patients, geriatric patients and for medications that...
  9. What motivates you to keep going?

    It's better than "All work and no play makes Jack a dull
  10. Need Advice

    I don't have any advice, as I'm a brand new ER nurse with no experience so far. I can only offer encouragement, and wish you the best of luck. Being called into the manager's office to review a...
  11. Stamps anyone?

    I've only seen one nurse use a stamp, along with his John Hancock. He was prior Air Force nursing, maybe that's why he used a stamp. Is it common in the
  12. Do you remember your first day on the job?

    A baptism, so to
  13. Too tired to work - weight of the world on my shoulders

    That's how I felt only three months ago, when I was screwed
  14. Cooler weather and homeless "patients"

    How the hell do you acknowledge their legitimate need for shelter, but keep throughput going smoothly? It's impossible to kick them out without being accused of violating
  15. I think navy blue is more professional than most colors, except white. But nowadays, white is associated with student nurses. Or at least it's this way in my current
  16. I was reading in a thread by another new grad who just started in the ER, and how her preceptor told her she knows when a new person will make it in the ER or not. That got me thinking about how...
  17. Mandatory Flu Vaccines- How do you feel?

    I have taken the flu shot before, unwillingly. I don't know what toxins are going into my body, as vaccine companies and the FDA are not honest about the additives in the vaccines. Every year I...
  18. Casting Nurses for the Walking Dead

    Oh, darn it! I thought this was an actual casting
  19. Autofill errors?

    I often use Dictation on my iPad and Macbook. I wish there was a way to put commonly used words in a dictionary so that it wouldn't auto-correct to something completely different than what you...
  20. Debate over inservice question-Spinal Cord Injury

    It makes sense to do both at the same time. I remember from TNCC when I had to do the trauma assessment, it was drilled into me to maintain the c-spine while checking the
  21. You know you spend too much time at allnurses when...

    You know you spend too much time at allnurses when before you click on a thread, you try to guess if it's a thread, or an About A Nurse
  22. Not sure what to do. Licensed RN working as tech.

    You should've started interviewing for jobs even before you graduated. I worked as a unit secretary, and I did just that, even though my manager promised that she could create a job for me. I didn't...
  23. Name Badges Worn Backwards

    Sometimes it's hard to keep my badge forward facing. But every time I notice it, I flip it around until it flips back again. One thing I do is cover-up my last name. I don't have a very common...
  24. Organizing the maddness

    I know one doctor that would give that whole speech, that the emergency department is mainly for ruling out emergencies, and not so much for long-term issues. He would always use that as a disclaimer...
  25. 10th Nursing Caption Contest - Win $100

    Congratulations! You have completed your baptism to become a full-fledged