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LOVE my danskos! I have 2 pairs that I trade off, but I just noticed the new leopard patent leather ones!! So cute! Need to start saving for those.

I truly cannot comment on the L&D unit at this hospital. However, as an ER nurse at another hospital, I was VERY impressed by the care they gave a close relative last year in their ER. The nurses were fabulous, Dr was quick to inform us of any in...

Oh how I would love to work with you:)) I have to agree with the previous posts that there are nurses that say that they will call back, and they do. But then there are others. I even tried to call report one time with about an hour to go until sh...

We always had daytime clinicals. Some of us requested night clinicals but they were unable to find a facility that would accomodate us. Something to keep in mind is that not all clinicals can be done at night, for example, how much can you learn wh...

Our youngest is 5 months and our oldest is 15 years. Sadly, we are losing a lot in the 5-10 year experience range. They say they are just tired, tired of no breaks, tired of no say in how things are run, tired of the holds, etc

We have jackets that were given to ER and EMS personel a few years ago. From time to time we will have someone (that somehow got a hold of one of those jackets) wear them in. Seriously, I work here, don't you think I would KNOW if you were one of m...

I hear you on sooooo many of your points. I am getting tired of the ER holds. Why? Because I am not a tele, med/surg, ICU, etc nurse! I am sure that many of the nurses on the floor wonder why this matters? Well, I am not familiar with your charting s...

To care for a pt with pulmonary edema and not know the answers to those basic questions is certainly not ok.

Happens to me all the time! The doc puts in the computer that the pt was up for disposition at say 0100, but didn't actually write orders for another hour, then those orders get handed off to the unit secretary so she can request a bed and I don't g...

I definately start the admission orders IF the pt is a hold in the ER or even if it is just a delay in getting them to their inpatient bed (room not clean, etc) I have NEVER had one of the accepting nurses be upset that admission orders were not star...

I didn't find TNCC to be difficult at all. Its just kinda a lesson in how to prioritze the things that you do anyway. I did not read the book before the first day of class, but I did skim the information given on the first day so that I was ready o...

Since you hold a certification, not a license, I don't think you would have a problem going to another state. I would check with your school or another MA.

What is a RMA?

I am sure that someone, before the day is through, will post "OMG, you are so uncaring, heartless, cold, etc." So before they do just let me say......you just wouldn't understand if you have never worked triage:wink2:

Oh this thread is sooo funny! Lets not forget...... Information Edna/Edward: The family member that answers every single question that you ask the patient, only to have the patient look at them and say "no that's not correct". You can even try turni...

I had this happen one time. It was not a male/female or STD issue. The pt finally admitted to the doctor that he "was paying to see a doctor, not a nurse". It was crazy. The doctor came to my defense and told the pt that he better change his atti...

I graduated from NAU. I thought that I received an excellent education. The NCLEX pass rate for my class was 95%. And the two that failed did go on to pass on the second attempt. I passed with 75 questions. I was strongly encourage by many not to...

There are safety issues in nearly every occupation. However, I have always felt that the pt has a right to know who is caring for them. My last name has always been on my badge. Yes I have had pts that were verbally threatening, but they could just a...

I had this happen to me too. I interviewed at a major trauma center for a nurse extern position and was hired. I was told that I would get "lots of practice with nursing skills" and would have endless opportunities to learn. Whatever! Unless stock...

Yes and most have regularly seen me in my scrubs, just so they dont forget! LOL

Some of them are VERY patient though! I guess I would be too if I brought along ALL of my family to visit with. That's another HUGE pet peeve of mine: Why on earth do you need to bring all of your family to the ED with you to get treated for a runny...

Oh if only that were true:lol2:. I am working on my RN-to-BSN, but I still get "so when will you been done with your nursing degree?" They seem so confused when I explain that I am an RN now! It is even more confusing to them that my job descripti...

Our ED does not use LPNs as LPNs, they are used as techs. So they do VS, linen changes, blood draws, etc. We only have one and there is another one on the med/surg floor, but she was allowed to stay after they stopped hiring LPNs for any department...

Saw lots of "gruesome" stuff in school. Over time I realized that I really liked it too, so here I am in the ER:)

How severly the non-urgent visits affect our ED depends almost entirely on which doctors are working. Some of them do full work ups on minor complaints, which seems to justify the ED visit to the patient. Often the "extra tests" uncover another pro...