EDNurse13

Confession : I suck at placing NG tubes. My son has had to have a lot of NG tubes placed over the years so I get very nervous when I hear the word NG tube (have held him down through many an unpleasant placement and it just makes me antsy to even thi...

Hello all I am one month into orientation at a busy ED. Pediatrics scares me, not sure why but it is a big fear of mine - I have kids of my own but have never worked pediatrics so I find it a little scary. I am taking PALs next month. My hospital ...

If you can't find one right away there are a lot of benefits to that med-surg year. I took a rehab job out of school - not what I wanted but it paid the bills. As soon as I could I took a med-surg job and stayed for two years before moving to the E...

I was offered a job in the ED and transfer in 6 weeks. I am VERY excited, I did my externship in an ED in Nursing school and worked as an EMT for a little while as well - I applied for the ED when I graduated school and again a year later so I am ex...