EmergencyNrse

EmergencyNrse

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  1. Burned out?

    EmergencyNrse replied to lady88's topic in General Nursing

    Burnt out after 18 months...? Just 3 12's you say? I just got done with 10 straight 12's. Not a badge of courage it's just what is necessary to pay the bills and have a lil' extra. What's wrong with...

  2. Staff Nurse with a MS Nursing degree?

    EmergencyNrse replied to NICU<3RN's topic in General Nursing

    Since you can't sling a dead cat without hitting a college or university in San Diego it was there that I was working with the most MSN nurses ever. A good 30% of staff were MSN just working the...

  3. It's Not MY Responsibility to Get YOU Home...

    EmergencyNrse replied to Music in My Heart's topic in Emergency

    I love topics like these... They allow for some decompression sometimes. I love to vent too. I refuse to give a voucher unless circumstances dictate like: The patient is from out of town, trashed...

  4. Nursing in Canada?

    EmergencyNrse replied to breezy7's topic in International Nursing

    I hear they have good beer up

  5. Diazepam IV - clarification

    EmergencyNrse replied to Nrscass's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I dilute everything... Just know that like Toradol it doesn't MIX with anything. I routinely pull up 10mg in a 10cc syringe 1:1 to titrate. Never had it crystallize or

  6. Anyone else have a problem with ear infections?

    EmergencyNrse replied to brainkandy87's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like you're doing everything to prevent them. Go see an EENT. Other than that... Sorry, medical advice is against terms of service

  7. Weekend Only Nurse?

    EmergencyNrse replied to tambourine's topic in General Nursing

    The all-weekend option is known in many places as a Baylor Program. It usually pays quite a bit more than straight-time. Good for some people that can make it work but I caution you that the rest of...

  8. Problems with agency/staff paycheck?

    EmergencyNrse replied to singleumm's topic in General Nursing

    I find that it's just the status quo. No one really seems to know except the bean-counters and the lawyers that draw up the contracts. Just be flexible in some instances and set boundaries on others....

  9. What's the craziest thing you've heard over the ambulance radio?

    EmergencyNrse replied to JeneraterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Anderson Creek, N. Carolina: "CPR in progress... patient is combative..." (Seriously, I have

  10. can they use this against my license?

    EmergencyNrse replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't worry too much. There was no harm in the oversight. You're not the first, won't be the last to miss a scheduled accucheck. You correct it by monitoring blood sugars more closely until the...

  11. Overworked nurse

    EmergencyNrse replied to Pigeons's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like a new

  12. Minor things people get fired/wrote up over,,,give examples.

    EmergencyNrse replied to northmississippi's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Giving a co-worker a Motrin or Tylenol from their bag. Even though it's OTC medication brought from home they were "dispensing" medication w/o a doctor's

  13. Navy Corpsman to Nursing

    EmergencyNrse replied to DocNasty8's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome brother. Thank you for serving. I'm busy with a transport right now but shoot me a private message and I can point you in the right direction. Our career pathways are similar... Corpsman

  14. Leaving facility AMA...

    EmergencyNrse replied to JenTheRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I so thought this was going to cover "Advanced Maternal Age".

  15. is it OK to submit your 2 week notice via email?

    EmergencyNrse replied to sourapril's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Exactly!

  16. Wanting to totally bail out on nursing

    EmergencyNrse replied to Bruin's Mom's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yep, you're burnt. Get away for a little. Reevaluate and go where your heart tells

  17. What can you tell me about Modesto, CA area?

    EmergencyNrse replied to GM2RN's topic in California Nursing

    Modesto is arid, dirty and mostly farms and migrants. It is filled with the gangs you're so very worried about. But!!! most of the crimes perpetrated are on each other. Not mid-westerners . It's okay...

  18. is it OK to submit your 2 week notice via email?

    EmergencyNrse replied to sourapril's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Absolutely! Do it to the wrong healthcare system and you're done. Catholic Healthcare West, HCA, Kaiser... You get blackballed with any of these 3 and your job prospects are little to none across the...

  19. "They found something behind his heart!"

    EmergencyNrse replied to Penelope_Pitstop's topic in General Nursing

    Straight to Cath-Lab. Patient was still breathing when I left. I guess I'm not as proactive in follow up care after transport. Who has the time? With HIPPA and all I guess it's probably better I not...

  20. "They found something behind his heart!"

    EmergencyNrse replied to Penelope_Pitstop's topic in General Nursing

    Can you be any more vague? ...lol Something? Like Waldo? Could be practically anything. (Sheesh). On a different note I found this just this morning. Patient tells me all of a sudden... " I don't feel...

  21. CPR/AED recertification~Where do you go?

    EmergencyNrse replied to CMVLPN's topic in General Nursing

    Stick with the ones that teach the American Heart Association standards. They're the most accepted

  22. is it OK to submit your 2 week notice via email?

    EmergencyNrse replied to sourapril's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Oh, but it's the new generation that embraces technology. Where all communication should be electronic, right? You can certainly fall in line with some of the others here that think it's okay:...

  23. How many hours can a nurse work.

    EmergencyNrse replied to kappykatlpn's topic in General Nursing

    Never pulled more than 16 straight before... I've pulled many 16's in a row though. There is no legal regulation that I know of on the books. All I can say is that after 18 straight I was pretty...

  24. Can I carry my own pulse ox?

    EmergencyNrse replied to TeleRN311's topic in General Nursing

    I bought a Respironics finger pulse-ox back in '98 when I got out of the Army. Went to a nurse job fair in Marietta where they company is located. Hulluva deal @ $125.00. (They're about $300.00 +...

  25. E.R Security

    EmergencyNrse replied to Crux1024's topic in Emergency

    In my hospital you only call security if you want a witness to your impending death. They can do nothing but observe. Mainly retirees, some of them if you get too excited might actually code there in...