Ikikaeru

Just went through this process myself going from a rural ER to a much larger city ER. They asked the same questions most interviews ask, how do you deal with conflict, how do you describe yourself, why do you want to work in ER, etc. Prep for those q...

The problem is the stigma of behavioral health issues. They may feel that they don't want to be labeled. I've worked in the past with behavioral health patients and there were many times when they were out in the community that they did not want to t...

Network , lots of people that work per diem will be working in other places. You can also look at job boards and such to see how much is out there. If your really intrested in an area you can always talk with the HR department to see what they are lo...

Thanks for the info. Lots of good posts and information in that thread.

Maybe its the tone you use. Personaly I take all of the experienced nurses tips and insights to heart. I hope you do not take offense but the tone of this post seems to be a bit harsh. Sassy5d seemed to state her opinion (as you did with your post) a...

Some of you get peeved over regular stuff. I've been working ER for only 9 months but im so used to not having lists of medications it doesnt even bother me any more. The one thing that bothers me is a pt that comes in every couple days by ambulance ...

A woman came running in to our ER and started stating in a excited tone "I think my daughter broker her leg" several times. I was ready to run out the the car with a wheel chair when the girl came skipping (kid you not) into the ER, no tears, smile o...

Had a pt with slightly elevated Troponin levels the other day and the ER doc stated it was probably due to her dehydration. He even consulted a cardiologist friend and he agreed. Personaly I didnt know that was something that could elevate it. Learn ...

No system like that where I work but I work in a small rural hospital. Im just happy when I have help in the ER and that everything is plugged in so my computer isnt dying (we used portable carts with battery power).

Im not an expert but I dont think getting antibiotics a few min earlier would have "saved" her. She was already pretty bad if she crashed that hard. Not sure about the MD but maybe he was jsut willing to get everything going so it covered him as well...

Networking! I started in the ER straight out of school. I took an ER certification through my school which had us do our externship in the ER which gave us over 90 hours hands on expericne and a full semester of simulations in our school. I knew a nu...

Had a woman come in with her friend for chronic knee pain, goes on to state a WHOLE list of allergies, suprise supries NSAIDS and Toradol first on the list. Gets a couple percocet and discharge later. Next day her friend comes in with her and her fri...

As far as people being mean on here I would assume its the same reason you hear of nurses eating their young (seen it happen in clinicals and in my nursing profesion so far, though not to me). Some people get off being jerks and making others feel mi...

I work in a Rural hospital, Not bad for a new Grad. ER exp. , Med surg charge nurse Exp. , LTC thats attached and cross training if I want, and we can even do pre op / post op training. Overall Ive been trained on a lot. That being said it can get sc...

Why not go for your RN and work to pay off debt, you can get NP or PA and work in the ER as well. Its really up to you and it will show you if you like the ER. Its a bit different than EMT (I have my EMT-B), but as rewarding. Med school can always be...

Ive been in ER for just over 8 months and let me tell you one thing , IT WILL GET BETTER. Am I still unsure and get nervous, heck yea. Is it getting less, yes, though I dont think it will ever go away all together. Those that think there perfect and ...

When I first startyed one of the RNs who had been working in ER 15+ years showed me their cheat sheet, Cheif complaint , Medications , Allergies, vitals, and then a blank space for notes if needed. He didnt use it for every pt but it was easier to wr...

I think it has to do with billing , since the tech or ER Nurse are the ones actualy DOING the ECG physically they have to do the charting for it. We have to do the same thing (We dont even have techs to do them for us).

To Trinitymaster There are "inherent riskes" with all medications. If you have a link to that report trinitymaster I would love to read it (have not seen it to be honest). As far as brainwashed most research Ive read has come from independant studies...

Lvn2bsoon , if you have a link or copy of that CDC report id love to see it. I have never seen the CDC state this and it would be interesting if they have. I believe for the most part what I have seen from them is the exact opposite. They do have a ...

Back on topic , Its interesting the bad science being spread around about vaccines. The people declining vaccines will be the first people normaly to complain about how the government didnt do something about that "outbreak" when crap hits the fan.

I think that AN you hear a lot of complaining about the job because people want to vent. Also you get the burned out nurses ect. Personaly I love nursing, though I to have posted a rant on occasion. I feel a worth while attitude I have not had in any...

Omg, RNsrWE just reminded me of one of my colleagues. We were having a discussion similar to this on and she told me the worst thing she has had to deal with was a morbidly obese pt that never cleaned herself. As they were checking for skin breakdown...

I personally have not had anythign come up that I couldnt "handle", but several of the other RNs have problems with phlem. Im ok with c diff, Abdominal bleeds, phlem, vommit, stools of every shape and form, etc. I guess the worst thing I have had to ...

Havent had anyone really put down the nursing profession so far. Mostly if an MD cuts down an RN its more on a personal basis and its normaly cause that MD is a jerk (often the case). Most people including Pt and just people in general have told me a...