JSlice. ASN, RN

I have been working in a 15 bed ER in a rural area for 5 months. To me, emergencies involve life or death. More pt's come with minor complaints such as pain meds, toothache, or sore throat. When we actually have a true EMERGENCY, we scramble for an a...

THEIR emergency is not YOUR emergency

i too am a new nurse and recently experienced a trauma that really affected me. the pt was in an mva. his vehicle drove under a semi truck on the highway. we worked on the pt for hours trying to keep him alive and coded him three times. pt died of mu...

As a New CNA: I removed a large dressing off a man with what i was only told was a "very infected foot" for his shower. As i began unwrapping, yellow drainage appeared darker and darker on the dressing and the odor of rotting flesh and infection swep...

anatomy 1&2, microbiology, CNA license, math 120 or 126, psychology, lifespan of human development, humanities, human biology, nutrition

this situation sucks. Speak with the DON. In my opinion, the pt should have no choice who cares for him. If the pt abuses the staff verbally/physically, he ought to be sent to a Behavioral Institution. Staff may feel that they need to bend over backw...

Thanks for your reply. There are generational gaps between many nurses. While doing a rotation in OB i worked with an old lady nurse who believed she was God of the nursery. During the rotation she railed me with questions, quizzing me and impatientl...

When I found out I was accepted into the Nursing Program at my college, I too felt the desire and motivation to study and study right away throughout the summer! The best advice I received was to not even crack open a book. Enjoy your summer as much...

My first "near" fainting episode occurred after watching a Dr sew up a woman after tearing "down there" during childbirth. I have never had any children and childbirth freaks me out. I also didn't have breakfast that morning. So, I assumed that since...

A pt came in by ambulance after a bicycle accident caused by alcohol intoxication. I thought I was told that he was in a motorcycle accident. Upon arrival, the man was shouting, trying to pull off the c-collar, and free himself from the straps keepi...

"let me rest in pieces." -Saliva

Thank you, cwhitebn, for your post! It makes me sick how nurses believe they are better or can perform better if they "have years of experience." I am a new graduate working in an ER and can perform better than some of the "EXPERIENCED" nurses can. C...

i think having some chest hair on a younger man is so sexy. ok, i guess what i'm trying to say is that once the brown/black chest hair starts growing three inches, turns gray, and is shooting out of the neck and chest, then it's time to buzz it all o...

No doubt! Exactly what I was thinking. If you know each narcotic-which one works and which one doesn't, then you know too much.

What a great blog! MORE.... 1-Shutup while I'm trying to hear your lungs and heart with the stethoscope. Tell your family to shutup so I can hear your lungs and heart. 2-This is not a bar! Do not come into the ER to pick up on the nurses...If you're ...

This whole topic can be summed up in one sentence "Nurse's eat their young." Hey, I would be ****** off too if I was in my 50's and a hot, young, 22 y.o. girl came waltzing into my ER aching for knowledge and experience. I suppose this really is thre...

Wow, I am a graduate nurse and have been working for three months in the ER. It's been hard and I have been working my tail off to learn as much as I can. Reading this post is exactly what the old ER nurses TELL me. I have received degrading critici...

everybody has their own opinion on how YOU will do in the program. just because somebody couldn't succeed, doesn't mean you won't. i suggest working as hard as you can, giving it your all. someone once told me, "Do the BEST you can and that will be g...

I recently graduated nursing school (May 2010), took my state boards, and passed. Right out of nursing school I was offered a job in an ER. I have been working there since. Some of the staff is great to work with but some don't believe a new graduat...

YES! :redbeathe:redbeathe:redbeathe

1. when did you graduate? may 2010 2. do you have a bsn or adn? adn 3. are you still looking for work? no :anpom: 4. if not, how long did it take you to find a job? i precepted in the area before i graduated, so they had an idea of my work ethi...

Consider the West!

ER. If you already know you like it, get your foot in the door by working down there. ER is very stressful. I'm a new grad and have been in ER for 3 months. BUT LOVE IT! good luck to you

Family members who believe their relative is the only one in the facility. they want you to put everything on hold to search for a missing shirt. Residents on 30 different medications. Talk about polypharmacy. Family members who are in the facility s...

I too recently graduated. I am sure that's terribly frustrating not having a job right now. Nursing school is such hard work! Right now it does stink that there aren't as many jobs available for nurses. Before we graduated our instructors had told us...