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Hey all! Just wanting to introduce myself and talk about endoscopy. I'm going to be starting a new position in the field in the next two or three weeks. I'm pretty excited - I shadowed for a little while and the area is interesting, lots to learn, ...

So I started in an all adult ER. I'm at a combination ER with minimal pediatric contact. I just got offered a position as a pediatric ER nurse with some cross over to the adult side if I want to. I accepted and am a combination of scared and excit...

Thanks for all the input! Gonna try to keep my head up. I try to be so cautious with the adult population but it sounds like it'll be even more important for the kiddos! Will definitely ask lots of questions and y'all make me look forward to the c...

I was thinking about that the other day; more appys, more seizures, asthma/bronchiolitis, etc. So good point! I realize the focus will be totally different. I think it'll be challenging to the skill set. I realize that they also go down hill more...

I worked at another facility that forced you to use a disclaimer stating that anything on your facebook was not associated with the facility. The other option was to not even list you were working there. One of the girls I knew there got in trouble ...

I feel like I've seen more nursing cannibalism in the ER than I did when I was on the floors. I've also experienced a lot of "favoritism." Certain people given preference by those in power or certain people only being willing to help their "friends...

Some of the time management things will come with time; does your ER have set protocols? That helped me so much when I started that I began to anticipate what I would need for my abdominal pains and even my headaches. I could get most things done b...

Grats! It'll be a ride! I started in the ER straight out of school and it can be a challenge... but definitely doable!

I can totally relate to this post right now. I've been in the ER environment for a year and a half. This being my second ER since I've been in a new state. I don't know if it's the state out here, but the ER environments have been very difficult c...

I'm a new grad in a level 1 trauma ED. Been there since March, but am in a nurse residency that gave us the benefit of working through 7 critical care units to find one that "matches" to us. Being a new grad nurse is a challenge and, a sI can relat...

Just to confirm... ED is royal blue dress code. When you go through, a lot of the units will have t-shirts they can wear. ED is the only unit that doesn't allow that... but when you're rotating through, prior to match day, it's okay to wear non-roy...

We have a sickle cell protocol at my facility. O2, q30min dilaudid x 4, q1h dilaudid x 2 (iirc) and then see where the pain is at. If their pain is still unmanagable at that point, it decides whether we admit them or not. With those orders are alw...

My only comment to this would be to consider what you want to do in the future and how long you intend to be at this job. An ED, you can take pretty much anywhere. Burn, however, is much more specialized and very very different. I rotated through ...

I graduated in May of 09 and relocated in January 2010 from Tucson to find a job because the market there was so tough.

I live in Antioch... it's about 25 minutes away from Vandy. Antioch's odd in the way that some areas are friendlier than others. Brentwood is posh and more expensive. The closer you get to Vandy, the more you'll pay. The Lexington apts are nice.....

Definitely do the permit. I just barely had time to recently get my fingerprints done for the actual license... and it costs additional monies to do the background check on top of the money to apply for the license. Once I applied, it took roughly ...

I'm not sure how to go about the process with needing to take the NCLEX here. I had my license prior to moving in my compact state and we were required to file for an "endorsement" with the state of tennesee. If you're doing this, make sure to appl...

Please remember that, if you itemize your taxes, that your move expenses are potentially tax deductible. Save everything! Things like the NCLEX are also work related tax deductible expenses. I moved to Nashville from Arizona for the program. It's ...

Too funny! Did you guys see some of the others? We had a lecture on ACS today... felt totally appropriate :)

I'm new to the ED... but I swear, I had something similiar like this happen to me already! Funny! :)

hey guys! good luck with the interviews! I hope you hear soon. I'm in the winter cohort with AngelRN... so I'm sure we'll be seeing some of you guys around! I think I saw a lot of you guys taking the tour. When does everyone find out and when do...

Hi :) I'm interested in specializing as an ER NP, and I'm currently looking up graduate programs but I'm having a rather difficult time finding colleges that offer specific ER NP programs. Is there any easier way to go about searching for this progr...

Are you having any luck? Where are you in your schooling so far? I looked up the UT-Houston ENP program. I haven't had time to read too in depth yet, though. I was in my EMT class when I started looking. Do you know anything about the likelihood ...

Northwest Hospital offers volunteering opportunties.

Hey everyone, I was wondering if anyone knew of a good place to start looking for nursing scholarships, specific to California? I'm currently located in Arizona, with plans on relocating to the Long Beach/San Pedro area this coming summer. I'm not y...