R!XTER

R!XTER

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  1. Obese children...my rant

    R!XTER replied to Gently.me's topic in Pediatric

    :yeah::yeah::yeah: Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!!! Especially the last line!!! So much to add to that, but wouldn't be directly related to childhood obesity, so I won't get into that...

  2. ER Nursing resource online?

    R!XTER posted a topic in Emergency

    I'm a relatively new ER nurse and feeling like there is so much I don't know!! Is there a kind of "one-stop shop" online for ER nursing for treatment and explanations of typical ER stuff - asthma,...

  3. Question about flushing lines

    R!XTER posted a topic in General Nursing

    Odd/possibly dumb question: Why is it that it's OK to flush an IV line when it's clotted and not running? I know we do this all the time, but I cringe every time I do it because I am literally...

  4. Not sure I can handle the suffering and emotional drain...

    R!XTER posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm a recent grad, first job in the ER. I LOVE my co-workers, preceptor, and doing what I do. Today I had a seriously emotionally draining day. So many people going through the most horrible things....

  5. Not sure I can handle the suffering and emotional drain...

    R!XTER replied to R!XTER's topic in General Nursing

    I also forgot to mention, another thing that happened yesterday - we had a major psych take-down which really hit me hard. We have a separate behavioral health section in our ER, so it wasn't my...

  6. Not sure I can handle the suffering and emotional drain...

    R!XTER replied to R!XTER's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the support...I think only fellow nurses can understand what we go through every

  7. Gender/Race info on applications - to answer or not to answer?

    R!XTER replied to R!XTER's topic in Nursing Career

    Pride in my heritage is not really the issue here. Being a Native American puts you at an advantage over me (being a White female) because you are part of a minority group, and hospitals are required...

  8. precepting GN's

    R!XTER replied to newwavegirl89's topic in General Nursing

    Don't know about the legalities, but as a GN I just gotta say, Please be nice to him/her!!! It is so so intimidating coming into a situation where everyone is experienced, and everyone knows each...

  9. North Shore University RN Fellowship? Input needed!

    R!XTER replied to billythekid's topic in New York Nursing

    I went down to NS manhasset today, they said the nurse recruiter is at a different location and they are not allowed to give out her contact info. How on earth is anyone getting interviews when the...

  10. Agencies with vaccine jobs

    R!XTER replied to laynaER's topic in New York Nursing

    Maxim is setting up flu shot clinics in Nassau and Queens county. There is an orientation this

  11. Dear well-meaning friends and family members: the rantings of a jobless new grad

    R!XTER posted a topic in General Nursing

    Dear well-meaning friends and family members, I love you all dearly and appreciate your support during this frustrating time of my life. However, I'd just like to clear some things up so that you and...

  12. Dear well-meaning friends and family members: the rantings of a jobless new grad

    R!XTER replied to R!XTER's topic in General Nursing

    YES!!! Forgot to mention that one. "I looked at some websites and there are a lot of job openings at XYZ hospital" REALLY???? Do you honestly think I have not checked the websites of every hospital in...

  13. New Grad needs info on St. Francis Hospital in LI

    R!XTER replied to ObscuredDream05's topic in New York Nursing

    Did you get the position? I just interviewed there today with the nurse recruiter and I'm going back tomorrow for an interview with a nurse manager. I did my med/surge clinical there and I absolutely...

  14. New Grad in ER with unsafe practice - Advice please?

    R!XTER posted a topic in Emergency

    As a licensed new grad in the NYC area my biggest fear right now is of course, not getting a job. A clinical instructor I am close with offered to help me get a position in a local ED (ED IS MY...

  15. New Grad in ER with unsafe practice - Advice please?

    R!XTER replied to R!XTER's topic in Emergency

    I agree with you completely! One thing that my clinical instructor told me is that they are desperate for nurses with good work ethic, which she knows I have as she has seen it for herself in clinical...

  16. New Grad in ER with unsafe practice - Advice please?

    R!XTER replied to R!XTER's topic in Emergency

    Thanks! I guess the only thing to do is go for the interview and take it from there...tough spot to be