nicegirlnurse

nicegirlnurse

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About nicegirlnurse

nicegirlnurse specializes in ER.

I started as a medical assistant,then became an LPN for 14 years prior to getting RN. Spent 3 yrs on med-surg floor before transferring to the ED.

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  1. I feel like a glorified maid

    nicegirlnurse replied to CaffeinePOQ4HPRN's topic in Nursing Career

    I can totally relate. I just wonder if there is anything that we as nurses can do to "fix" this. When patients became "no longer patients, but customers", healthcare in general started going down...

  2. I am officially broken. Vent.

    nicegirlnurse replied to missladyrn's topic in General Nursing

    I'm feeling your pain, too, and I don't work on a floor, I work in the ER now. Last night, I had a patient come in with a possible CVA--which turned out to be a major bleed-- who needed to be flown...

  3. experienced nurse with anxiety on the job

    nicegirlnurse replied to SFDRN's topic in General Nursing

    practice is the best way to learn... I have had days where I couldn't hit one vein, and other days where I hit even the hardest veins. You just have to keep trying! Also, if you can't get a line,...

  4. Do you ever....

    nicegirlnurse replied to tokmom's topic in General Nursing

    I always find myself looking at everyone's veins... I thought I was the only

  5. Verbal assault by a pt.

    nicegirlnurse replied to imintrouble's topic in General Nursing

    In this case, I would have shut my mouth and turned around and walked out. Give him some time to cool off, notify the charge nurse or supervisor, and try your best to not let it get to you. It's an...

  6. Advice

    nicegirlnurse replied to BettyBoop01's topic in General Nursing

    Are you working as a nurse on the same floor where you worked as a tech? If so, they may still think of you in that "tech" role. If they won't listen to your legitimate complaints, then you honestly...

  7. the dreaded holidays..... & do you work 'em by choice?

    nicegirlnurse replied to DayDreamin ER CRNP's topic in General Nursing

    I'm working on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. My children are older, and either go to my ex's house or over to one of their friends. Why not work AND get time and a...