RedSox33RN

Yup! This is us. Upwards of 8 hour wait times last week in our ED. Would anyone think to go to an Urgent Care center (they pass 4 to get to our ED!) or hey, maybe stay home and be miserable there, just like the docs and news have been saying? No,...

Yeah, I completely forgot that good nursing care = flat screen tv's and Starbucks! What the heck was I thinking by wasting my time going to EKG classes, learning ACLS, PALS, going for my BSN, all while working 3-4 12 hour shifts in a busy ED each we...

I have many friends and co-workers that smoke, and I do not consider them evil. But truth be told, it's not "a little cigarette smoke". Maybe to those who smoke it is, but to non-smokers and those sensitive to smells, it's a lot. I've had many, ma...

FlyingScot describes very well out ED also. Our techs are GREAT - we literally could not function without them! Many are also in nursing school. One of our techs just gave a wonderful in-service to all of us (RN's included!) on splinting technique...

I, too, am absolutely disgusted with how we treat pain, even in our ED. There is one particular doc that I really don't think will order anything stronger than ibuprofen 800. We had one come guy come in, really nice guy, with severely dislocated R ...

I'm wondering what, if anything, your hospital or communities do to educate people on using Urgent Care Centers over ED's. We have a TON of wonderful Urgent Care Centers, only one of which is run by our hospital, but they are such an under-utilized ...

I'm sorry you didn't get the unit you were hoping for. That happened to me last year, and let me tell you, I WISH I had taken the M/S job I was offered, instead of waiting for ED. At least I would've had my foot in the door at the hospital. Instea...

I know we get an extra $1.10/hr in our ED, but not sure about the other units in the hospital. I do think there are some, but not sure of their rate and which units.

I've only been a nurse about a year. Even though you are just off orientation, you still need someone there to back you up. You should not have been the only RN on the floor with high acuity pts. No question. Another tip from my nursing assistant ...

Sorry, Big-Chicken, but even the most seasoned nurses do not get every stick on the first try. And no, I don't "practice" on anyone. I start IVs and do phlebotomy. I'm human - sometimes I miss, most times I don't. But some patients have absolutel...

I think you did the right thing, and I'm a new ED nurse, and I would think I would have done the same thing by having the Dr. verify it was an artery. What makes me really mad is when I see the seasoned RN's in our dept purposely do arterial sticks j...

I'm 40 and just started in the ED a few months ago. We get a GREAT ED "school" training program for 4 months, then a preceptor for another couple of months if we need it. I'm really excited to keep learning and learning. You, and me, are not too ol...

I know I'm new to the ED and have much to learn, but what really ticked me off was the 18yo, no hx of mental illness BTW, who called 911 for abd. pain. Turned out she hadn't have a BM in 36 hours. That's it. No pain from said "constipation", but t...

Yup, it doesn't matter the mode of arrival, though the pt thinks it does! If they are triaged a green, certainly the 2 chest pain pts are going to be seen before they are. They may have to wait another 2 or 3 hours or even longer. We had flu patie...

The software we use in our ED tells us right away how many previous visits a person has had, over the past several years, and we can pull up the main dx and stated reason they came in for those visits. If the previous visits number is flagged in red...

Thanks for the info in this post. I'm orienting to the ED right now, and when I'm done, I'll be on 3p -3a, 3x a week. I am also a nightowl, but plan on trying to be as much on a "regular" sleep schedule, well maybe going to be around 12 or 1am, on ...

I graduated from Riv, but took a lot of prereqs at NHTI. They accepted all of them, but only gave credit for comparable credits. Such as, Riv's English Comp is 3 credits, while NHTI is 4 credits, so I only got the 3 credits. No biggie though. Good...

I knew about 26 hours after. It was on my BON website. Hope you find out soon!

I'm having a horrible time also. I did read that NE Baptist is still accepting new grad RN applications thru this week. I think I've interviewed 100 times, all at long-term care, which I really don't want. And sent out a million resumes. I figured...

I could have written the bulk of these posts! I just took the NCLEX this morning, and it shut off with 75 questions. I am certain I failed. I can't get that out of my head. Nothing is making it better, so I'm going to try and keep busy. It boggl...

I must be in the minority, because I really enjoyed nursing school, and can't wait to continue on in a year or so for my BSN then MSN. I did have one bad clinical experience - Mental Health - because the instructor and I did not get along, and I trul...

I *was* going to take a review course, and actually went to 1/2 of the first day last week, but unfortunately I've done something to a disk in my lower back, and can't sit for very long. While I'm grateful that this didn't happen during clinical tim...

I nursed my first for 2 months, second for 7 months, third for 15 months (had to quit due to milk drying up because I was pg with fourth), and the fourth until he was 2 1/2 years. My only regret is not nursing the first two longer. But, as much as I...

Great job!

We only have a 7 week Peds course, so I knew it was going to move quickly. We have our first exam 8 days after the start of the course (this Thursday) on 22 chapters - a total of 722 pages. Overwhelmed doesn't begin to describe it! Luckily the lec...