mandababy0326

mandababy0326

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mandababy0326 specializes in Emergency.


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  1. Are you doing this at work?

    love how easy it is to keep skills up, also makes you an iv pro
  2. Does your facility allow the floor/unit nurses write up other nurses?

    an icu admit? what kind of hospital do you work in?! that's a typical med surg admit, and no we don't always address those things right away. especially a sugar in the 200's, not that high for an er pt... we have bigger fish to fry
  3. Tell me about your ED

    Hi there! I'm at an EC that sees 70-80,000/year at this point, becoming increasingly more busy! We are not a trauma center yet, however our sister hospital is a Level I trauma. We are in a large suburban area that sees Level I traumas and all fairly ...
  4. Almost a year in and more scared than before

    I have also been an RN for 10 months and have been working in a busy ER since the day after I graduated NS. I am so glad to hear someone else is feeling this way, because I too, am more scared than when I first started. It's a different kind of fear,...
  5. overworked and exhausted

    I work in a busy ER and get out on time 98% of the time and we get paid for every minute of OT we work! There are tons of opportunities to pick up extra hours as well! There's also not as much charting What I'm trying to say is, it is NOT that bad e...
  6. Do you like ER or ICU better?

    I'm an ER nurse and in our ER (as well as every ER I've ever heard of), the ER nurses are the EMERGENCY nurses and the ICU nurses are their own specialty. The ICU nurses do not step foot in the ER, the ER nurses do however transport pts to the ICUs. ...
  7. calling ALL newly licensed NURSES.......[3yrs<]

    I was (am!) VERY fortunate:heartbeat.... Graduated: May 2010 Licensed: June 2010 Been working as an ER nurse since the Monday after I graduated:yeah: Located in metro Detroit, MI
  8. Nurses Under 30 Years Old

    I think "nurses under 30" is a bit of a generalization. I am 24, yes I work my butt off- constantly picking up OT and barely sitting down in a busy ER. I work with lazy young nurses and lazy older nurses, and I would say there is an equal amount of e...
  9. New ER nurse wanting to work contingent OB....

    I am a brand new nurse (graduated May 2010, passed boards June 2010), and am working in a busy Emergency Center which I LOVE. I always knew I wanted to work ER, my parents are old ER nurses and I grew up exposed to the culture. In nursing school, I d...
  10. New Grad RN moving to Michigan, ANY JOBS?????

    Try St. Joe's Ann Arbor- I know they will sometimes hire new grads, i think mostly in med/surg type units. I know a friend who is a new grad and got hired at U of M as well. There are plenty of hospitals in that area, be persistent, drop your resume ...
  11. Being Sued / Losing License

    I'm a GN and actually just had a required legal education class this morning. The way it sounds is that unless you do something on purpose (such as giving a wrong med on purpose), your employer will support you and they will be the ones sued if it go...
  12. The attire debate - what should nurses wear?

    I work in the ER and cannot imagine wearing anything other than scrubs. As a nurse we often get ourselves dirty with every imaginable body fluid, not to mention having to be able to move fast at all times, which requires comfortable clothes. I've wor...
  13. Brand new grad starting in ER next week- help!!

    Thank you so much everyone for the advice! We do get a 12 week orientation, 6 weeks on days/afternoons and 6 weeks on nights, which also includes various training classes. I definitely know what you all mean about connecting with my preceptor and ask...
  14. New grad starting in Emergency department next week! ahhh advice?

    22 weeks... that's awesome! We have a 12 week orientation where we work with a preceptor and go to various classes and what not. I'm in the minority of new grads that they hire in the fact that I don't have any emergency experience, many have precept...
  15. New grad starting in Emergency department next week! ahhh advice?

    Michigan!