ERIsland

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1. Just do it?

   ERIsland replied to ohbet's topic in General Nursing

   i too wondered about changing i went from a med-surg floor where i was one of the best nurses and knew the med-surg routine well. i transferred to a tele unit-hated it-and quit after 2 weeks (still on orientation). i then worked med-surg 6 more mont...

2. Article: The Sport of Nursing

   ERIsland replied to BEAnurs's topic in General Nursing

   What a great article. I work in an emergency room and at the end of a non-stop 12 hour shift the staff looks like they just finished a triathlon! Maybe we should start stocking Gatorade and power bars at the bedsides for the staff!

3. ER Doctors that are hard to work with!

   ERIsland posted a topic in Emergency

   We have a newish ER doctor, female and acts like jekyll and hyde. She wonders why we react to her the way we do-of course her speaking to us like we are 2 year olds has nothing to do with it! How have any of you dealt with this problem?

4. double checking insulin doses

   ERIsland replied to pjhopfer's topic in General Nursing

   What amazes me when I read these bulletin board replies about checking Insulin and Heparin is the number of people who don't seem to know that policy and procedure is what governs your scope of practice. When in doubt, look it up. Our hospital has a ...

5. BSN vs. ADN

   ERIsland replied to goldilocksrn's topic in General Nursing

   I am an ADN and was recently promoted to ER charge nurse. I hear grumblings from another nurse who was up for the position who happens to be a BSN nurse. She has lost out twice for this position (both times to an ADN) and she seems to think that she ...