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Yikes!!!!! Your heart was obviously in the right place! Don't take everyones input so personally though.... its important to try to learn from every experience, what was right, what was wrong, and all the countless possibilities, no matter how remote, of what else could have happened in fall with impact to the head/neck.

nice! wasnt that bad no?

yeah youll be just fine. I like Bosswell videos. There were some specifics that he touched on that would show up on the exam.

Thats a tough one! Weighing one real job versus one offered...... I love the ER and think its a great place to start, equipping you with a wide array of skills and patients, and stressful situations. My advice would be, start with what you got, stay a year, and then switch. Tell the OB people that you have a responsibility to fulfill at your current job and ask for them to keep you in mind. Thats just me though! Best of luck j

awesome, thank you

Hi all, I am about to start a new job in an non-teaching ED, where I will have to do all/most wound care and splinting etc. Are there any online tools I can use before I start my job? Thanks! j

I passed too! Took it today, July 25th, and got 108/150.... which is not really the best, but passing! I used only two tools, Mark Boswells youtube videos, which were great, and the ENA exam practice questions, many of which were very similar to the actual test. The hardest parts I thought were on electrolyte type things, what causes hypo/hyper everything, and s/s of basically all those conditions. Good Luck everyone! Thanks Mark Boswell, you are a great aide to CEN test takers world (USA) wide! Is the CEN only for US practice? J

its curious that you're curious about my curiousity.... we have a separate peds ed, but they are moving to a different site in the hospital, and as this transition happens, we need to be more prepared for displaced families and EMS........

Allo, So I'm working in an adult only ED, and feel like I'm missing out on some very important basic Peds for ER type stuff. Can anyone give me a bunch of hints/tips? Like what are some serious emergencies and how do you manage them? Meds and doses for seizures and the like.... how the heck you get a tiny IV in that tiny vein. thanks!

Yes thanks, thats kinda what I thought.... any advice though? Good companies etc..

Hello all, It seems like an impossible task, to get any sort of work in the Bay Area, let alone a travel gig. I was wondering if anyone had any advice for an ED RN with 1 year of experience looking to work in and around the Bay Area.... which companies have good contacts... how to proceed etc. Thanks! Germs

question, do ED nurses get sick more often than other nurses? I feel like its every other shift that I hear a nurse say, oh damn, that person is on droplet/contact precaution now? I was up in their space for hours! Thoughts? I use gloves for all contact with pts...... if I brush skin on skin, I instantly go and wash my hands, which I do all the time anyway.

Dang. sounds nice

I'm still orienting but I take on about 5-6 patients. Normally we will have 6-7 sometimes 8. I work in NYC. What are the ratios in other states or hospitals? 7 patients is crazy! Granted, not all are super sick, but still, time management is one of the top skills needed, perhaps the hardest for a new nurse. Thoughts?

Talk to the manager. this needs to be an educational topic for all nurses on the floor.