BrooklynRN11201

BrooklynRN11201 has 1 years experience.

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1. Drug Seekers

   BrooklynRN11201 replied to KYARNP's topic in Emergency

   sure, okay, spin it like that. meanwhile, I think it's entirely closed minded and unrealistic to expect to be mother superior to everything that walks through the door. did you get licensed to care...

2. Possible needle stick

   BrooklynRN11201 replied to newgrad1988's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   what could you possibly get from a 5 year old? if you didn't puncture your glove or feel anything, you likely did not get stuck. I've had a needle stick and you would definitely know it if it...

3. Nyu should I go?????or Felician

   BrooklynRN11201 replied to helpers56's topic in New York Nursing

   your father is 100% right - I work with two NYU grad RNs and I graduated from a community college - we all work in the same department of the same hospital, and I don't notice them having any more...

4. Is it me (with no experience) or the NYC job market still sucks?

   BrooklynRN11201 replied to CP1983's topic in New York Nursing

   network network network - doesn't matter at all than you're an NYC employee, if you're applying to an RN job they want you to have experience or to at least KNOW you, know that you're going to be a...

5. Drug Seekers

   BrooklynRN11201 replied to KYARNP's topic in Emergency

   I see a ton of drug seekers in my ED and it is sad, but it is also extremely frustrating and a burden on the whole system. I don't see anything wrong with making fun or talking about these people...

6. A dedicated psych staff in your ER?

   BrooklynRN11201 replied to NurseStelri's topic in Emergency

   we have a totally separate ED for psych - but 9 times out of 10 they need to be medically cleared first, so we take care of them, get a psych consult, and try to move them to psych ED ASAP. it mostly...

7. How is ER charting different than floor?

   BrooklynRN11201 replied to tarotale's topic in Emergency

   Well for me, we chart the minute things happen - as you know, everything is STAT so times are important. If I can't document it right away, I write the time on my hand. Needless to say, by the end...

8. When is your shift over

   BrooklynRN11201 replied to joe007's topic in Emergency

   I work 12 hour shifts 3x a week (and 4x a week one week a month). I work 7:30pm to 8am and the day shift works 7:30am to 8pm. We all have a mutual understanding that we will arrive at 7:30am/pm, get...

9. APPENDICITIS

   BrooklynRN11201 replied to KYARNP's topic in Emergency

   I believe we do labs, IV, NS, Zofran, Zantac, Morphine 4mg (initially), CT, Cipro, Zosyn, Flagyl or combination of those, Sx

10. Feel like quitting

    BrooklynRN11201 replied to Ciale's topic in Emergency

    I'm a new nurse and have been in the ED for a little over 6 months now. I'm pretty comfortable for the most part and we're a super busy inner city trauma level 2 and we're ALWAYS short staffed...

11. Critical Alarms, who answers?

    BrooklynRN11201 replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

    my goodness, some of you sound like you work at FANCY facilities! I'm lucky to find a monitor that works in my ED. I usually set the parameters around my pt's baseline for the most part, but I...

12. HELP! New ED RN Off of Orientation Soon

    BrooklynRN11201 replied to meghanlyn's topic in Emergency

    your background is the EXACT SAME as mine. I graduated last June, interned in the ED July/August, got licensed in September and started my first nursing job in the same ED in December. I had the...

13. IV sites for Abd CT

    BrooklynRN11201 replied to Louerrn's topic in Emergency

    I 100% agree with this - it's the same at my hospital and I don't see what the big deal is. The provider wants IV contrast for a hard stick? Get the ultrasound and do it yourself - I'm not...

14. I'm Tired - A Rant

    BrooklynRN11201 replied to mmciv's topic in Emergency

    I know this is a vent thread and I completely understand and share most of the frustrations you do, but do you have a union? can you refuse to work during understaffed and unsafe

15. Pain Management in the ER

    BrooklynRN11201 replied to KYARNP's topic in Emergency

    I work in an inner city ED in a very low income/low education area where we see A LOT of drug seekers. I know every ED has drug seekers, but I mean, we have A LOT! I do think our biases affect our...