ednursedee

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1. Please Help, I'm new & made a huge med error, I'm devastated.

   ednursedee replied to MasonDixieChic's topic in Patient Medications

   First of all, I'm glad the patient is OK. Second, I'm so sorry this happened. Med errors - or any kind of mistake - make us feel foolish and doubt our skills. But - IT HAPPENS. We are human. We make...

2. Injections- still pull back?

   ednursedee replied to angelbyte's topic in General Nursing

   i've been a nurse for 13 years and have aspirated blood only once. i still palpate my landmarks and

3. Stress in Nursing

   ednursedee replied to rmcgrog's topic in General Nursing

   i'm in the emergency department and what causes me the greatest stress is when people treat the ed as a clinic and then complain about the wait. and they don't complain quietly...they're in your...

4. Anyone fax report?

   ednursedee replied to RNin92's topic in Emergency

   we get orders marked as "stat" or "now" started as well. we also always get the heparin drip started, usually get the foleys in, usually drop the ng tubes...and we're really working hard now to get...

5. does anyone get to wear fun scrubs

   ednursedee replied to S5777's topic in General Nursing

   i agree. i always want to be distinguished as a nurse, too. whenever they don't recognize me as a nure, i always wonder why they can't see the huge letters on my nametag that say rn. :chuckle heck,...

6. Am I not cut out for nursing?

   ednursedee replied to leisa22's topic in General Nursing

   hang in there! you learn more just being a nurse than you ever did in nursing school. nobody knows everything, nor should you be expected to know everything. if you tough it out, you will take away...

7. Pediactric nursing or Med/surg nursing?

   ednursedee replied to sunshelley's topic in General Nursing

   shelley, sure, it takes a special person to be a peds nurse...but doesn't it take a special person to be any kind of nurse? you're already a special person just by being you. if you loved your peds...

8. does anyone get to wear fun scrubs

   ednursedee replied to S5777's topic in General Nursing

   Personally, I think it's great when a hospital let's you express yourself with the scrubs you wear. I think as long as you're neat and clean it shouldn't matter what color your scrubs are. I've worked...

9. Breaks in the ER

   ednursedee replied to chellet98's topic in Emergency

   you are absolutely entitled to your breaks. i work a 7p-7a shift, and there are not enough nurses for someone to watch my patients while i leave the unit, but i usually do get to eat. if it's been a...

10. What do you like/dislike about being a nurse ?

    ednursedee replied to mandi88202's topic in General Nursing

    what i like most about nursing is the fact that you can make such a difference in people's lives. i really enjoy the satisfaction of seeing someone come in to the er in incredible pain and leave...

11. Pensacola pay rates

    ednursedee replied to missrhonda's topic in Florida Nursing

    not sure about pensacola, but when i worked in sebastian, fl, (southeastern side) rn pay was $21.50/hr base...and i had 11 years of experience. even as a traveler, in that particular area it was only...