RNFiona

RNFiona

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  1. Travel assignment in NYC?

    RNFiona replied to BluntForceTrauma's topic in Travel

    Then you should be fine. It's the ER can be rough. It's not unusual for an ER nurse to have 3 or 4 ICU'S in ADDITION to 4-6 chest pains, belly pains, hip fx's

  2. ER Wasted

    RNFiona posted a topic in Emergency

    I have been an ER nurse for 10 years, mostly in large, urban, inner city emergency rooms. Basically I am fried and can't take it anymore. I go into nursing to help people but mostly I just get yelled...

  3. I have damn had it with nevada

    RNFiona replied to moneyline702's topic in Nevada Nursing

    I left Vegas to go to nursing school in NJ(where I am from originally). Vegas had a 3 year waiting list and that was 13 years ago. I feel

  4. Sunrise Hospital in Vegas

    RNFiona replied to bonestAx's topic in Nevada Nursing

    So did you accept the position? How is

  5. Nevada Nursing..........way behind the times!!

    RNFiona replied to shushu's topic in Nevada Nursing

    Where did you work in Las Vegas? Were you

  6. Selecting a Vegas hospital

    RNFiona replied to CEBRN's topic in Nevada Nursing

    Ugh. I loathe paper

  7. annoying little thing some of our docs are doing

    RNFiona replied to psu_213's topic in Emergency

    I don't have a problem with this practice when it is utilized appropriately. If I feel it is not appropriate and the doc hasn't evaluated pt yet I will bring it to their attention. It is rarely a...

  8. Student Nurse Nightmare-Help!

    RNFiona replied to RNFiona's topic in General Nursing

    He was a senior BSN student at the time. I wound up contacting his clinical director and he was immediately removed. I am a very patient person and I love to teach. I have NEVER encountered a student...

  9. ER Wasted

    RNFiona replied to RNFiona's topic in Emergency

    Epilogue: I did outpatient radiology for about 8 months and it was a nightmare. I was ready to go back to ER after a month lol. I def have a new appreciation for it

  10. Triage-How is it done in your ER?

    RNFiona replied to crb613's topic in Emergency

    One place where I work does forward triage...meaning the patients are sent right back to a room. Everyone hates it, the reason being..you will get slammed with 4 un-triaged pts at once, each one...

  11. Travel assignment in NYC?

    RNFiona replied to BluntForceTrauma's topic in Travel

    Put it this way...in one facility there were so many ER holds that they had to open up a separate holding area in the lobby. I had a pt who had been in the ER five days waiting for a bed. At one point...

  12. Travel assignment in NYC?

    RNFiona replied to BluntForceTrauma's topic in Travel

    Are you ER? NYC is rough if you don't know what to

  13. Las Vegas NV travel assignment

    RNFiona replied to IblandonRN's topic in Travel

    I never said I was set on anything. But I want to know specifically why it is bad. I have only seen generalizations. My reasons for wanting to go are not travel related...more family

  14. Anyone traveling in Las Vegas now?

    RNFiona replied to luvbnrn's topic in Travel

    NYC as a whole. Some places are better than others but the ER average is 7:1 but it is not unusual to have

  15. Las Vegas NV travel assignment

    RNFiona replied to IblandonRN's topic in Travel

    The general consensus by the few who commented on this thread? Saying they are bad is not enough . I want details.What MAKES them bad? It would be nice to have examples of what makes them bad from...

  16. Las Vegas NV travel assignment

    RNFiona replied to IblandonRN's topic in Travel

    So instead if someone says a facility is terrible even though they have never worked in that facility then I should take their word for it? Nothing wrong with asking for advice. Sometimes it is...

  17. Have you traveled to Florida?

    RNFiona replied to yukka99's topic in Travel

    Well paper charting DOES suck. Very hard to go from paperless to

  18. Have you traveled to Florida?

    RNFiona replied to yukka99's topic in Travel

    I disagree. I worked at Holy Cross, Broward General and Baptist in Kendall and all of the experiences were positive. Never had more than 3 or 4 pts at a time in ER at BAptist and Broward. Had no more...

  19. New traveller (ED), newish nurse, didn't get my contract renewed. Freaking.

    RNFiona replied to InACedarGrove's topic in Travel

    To be honest, I don't understand why any facility would hire a novice nurse for a travel contract. I'm sorry that happened to you but keep plugging along...you'll find your niche

  20. ER Nurse Interested in Radiology

    RNFiona posted a topic in Radiology

    I have been an ER nurse for 10 years and I am in dire need of a change. I submitted my resume for a radiology group that requires ER or ICU experience and was contacted for an interview. The problem...

  21. Young, Thin, and Cute New Hires

    RNFiona replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't care what you look like. Just be nice to me and don't kill me.

  22. Anyone traveling in Las Vegas now?

    RNFiona replied to luvbnrn's topic in Travel

    Coming from NYC, I am used to those ratios...I work ER and it is not unusual to have 10 patients, with 3 or 4 ICU. Not saying it's right...but it is what it

  23. Anyone traveling in Las Vegas now?

    RNFiona replied to luvbnrn's topic in Travel

    Why was it horrible? What is your

  24. RNs Relocating to Las Vegas

    RNFiona replied to team_Rnurses's topic in Nevada Nursing

    I disagree. Any big city has its pros and cons. I lived there and loved it and have several friends with young children who love it.There is nice weather, mountains, lakes, entertainment, low cost of...

  25. Young, Thin, and Cute New Hires

    RNFiona replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This is the cattiest thread I have ever read.