SillyStudent ASN, RN

I work in a procedural area that administers moderate sedation. One of my coworkers is extremely unhealthy, takes many medications, and falls asleep at work constantly. Like....ALL THE TIME. Like while she is sedating a patient. While she is char...

I got this new job.... Fabulous schedule, good pay, ridiculously awesome benefits, and no weekends, holidays or call. I hate it. HATE it. It's a tiny and very dysfunctional department. The people who work there are entrenched. We are talking 10 plus ...

I have been doing ER/ICU for 6 years, and was just hired for a cath lab position. I will start in their pre/post op area and eventually train for the actual lab. I have experience with sheath pulls. IABP, vasopressors, and all the normal CCU/MICU dut...

You were very helpful! I finally start the job this Monday. Hopefully, it will be a good fit!

I am a Catholic nurse, working in a Catholic hospital. I have generally kept my faith quiet with my patients, as we treat those of all faiths and I have no desire to offend anyone. However, my faith is very active in the background. When someone ask...

I told my employer last year that I had a New Years resolution. Any patient that assaulted me while drunk/on drugs was going To see a cop. My manager understood, though she didn't appear to like it.

I am not a future nurse. I just never changed my name. . I am still silly, and I will always be a student. 6 years ER/ ICU We actually have a hospital system here that asks if we are willing to pray with the patients as an application question. Somet...

If the patient is not actively hallucinating or demented, I call the cops. ESPECIALLY if they are drunk.

It took me almost 6 years of combined ER/ICU experience to get to Cath lab. I was notified yesterday that I got the job. Most of the people there have a lot of experience. I was shocked that they hired me. Any ICU experience counts. I have never ...

If someone asks for my last name I state that the information is private for my safety and politely tell them my employee number.

We use EPIC housewide. I hated medhost. we see upwards of 50000 patients a year.

LandD, I have a job on my résumé that I walked out of with no notice. The ICU was so dangerous in this hospital that I was afraid for my license. When my prospective employers call there, they say I am ineligible for rehire. (This looks like I got ...

Better wet than dead.

I was just offered a permanent charge position over 2 BSN applicants. I would like to get my BSN someday, but I am not stressed about it.

Don't get me wrong, I loved the unit. However, ED nursing is pretty diverse. My patient load could consist of a finger laceration, a headache and an indigestion or a degloving, a head bleed and an MI. I love the puzzle. We have absolutely no idea wha...

Our ER hires new grads that have gone through our nursing residency program. I started in SICU, and when I was in the critical care float pool, I floated to ER a lot. I changed specialties because I enjoyed it so much. As for education, it might dep...

My favorites are always the 17-25 year olds that show up for vaginal bleeding precisely 28 days after their LMP. BY AMBULANCE.

Most of our newbies make it. I am referring to both new grads and nurses from other specialties. Actually, I prefer to train new grads. They don't have any expectations. Sometimes I run into experienced nurses from other specialties that grate on me...

I try to start them in the forearm. Having said that, tons of my patients wind up with AC IV's. I hate doing it, but when they have been puking for a few days or just arrested, I figure we can put a more comfortable IV in later. I HATED my own IV in...

It's a different focus. In the ICU I managed the patient completely, charged vitals in real time every 15 mins, spent a lot of time turning, bathing, titrating drips. I did a complete head to toe assessment every few hours. I only had 2 patients and ...

I dare you to steal this one.

Have you tried NOT studying? Maybe you are working yourself up.

Just want to know what you think of it, how you like the 24 hour call, and any other useful information. A little background: I have been an ICU/ER nurse for 5 years. I have always been passionate about organ donation. Unfortunately, I had to face i...

Emergency Department attending: Let me start that IV for you. I know you're busy. I almost fell down. Also: "Sillystudent can you check on room 5? I put her on the bedpan." I work with awesome Docs

Well, so far it's five years for me and I still occasionally feel like a dumbass. I will let you know if anything changes.