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  1. Got to use my neuro skills in real life!

    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...
  2. New CEN exam

    nice! wasnt that bad
  3. New CEN exam

    yeah youll be just fine. I like Bosswell videos. There were some specifics that he touched on that would show up on the
  4. Confused. Dont want to burn bridges.

    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....
  5. Splinting?

    awesome, thank
  6. Splinting?

    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!
  7. Passed the CEN! Yay! Some thoughts

    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...
  8. Some basics on Peds ED stuff

    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...
  9. Some basics on Peds ED stuff

    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...
  10. advice needed ED travel nursing in Bay Area

    Yes thanks, thats kinda what I thought.... any advice though? Good companies
  11. advice needed ED travel nursing in Bay Area

    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...
  12. Nurse Illness

    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...
  13. What's your patient load?

    Dang. sounds
  14. What's your patient load?

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