Racer15

They do not require those classes for admission. However, you will have to take biochemistry and statistics while enrolled.

What can I say, when I'm not trying to off myself I'm usually pretty fun!

I tried to commit suicide last year. As to your get a new hobby comment, some people get lucky. I took over 80 SL nitro and am still around but whatever. Anyways, much to this ER nurse's displeasure, I was forced by my coworkers to go inpatient psych which lasted almost a week. I was eating breakfast one morning when a meth head started talking about how safe the drug was. I didn't bother to look up from my cereal but said "the last guy I saw on meth ended up with a tube down his nose, throat, and up his butt." "What the hell do you do for a living?!" "Little of this, little of that. Don't do meth though unless you like people like me sticking stuff up your butt."

It's all fun and games till you're the nurse in the psych ward.

I am 33 and a DNR. I've been clear about my my wishes, but I doubt my family would honor them in the moment, which is annoying.

It can be super frustrating, but I can see why she didn't call an ambulance. My ambulance ride, that lasted ten minutes where the EMT took my vitals once and that was all he did, was $600. Thank god for good insurance, I fought against going by ambulance but wasn't given a choice.

AP Bio my junior year of HS. We watched the news all day.

I've only ever worked ER. It was pretty rough in the beginning, I cried after work a lot. I'm glad I stuck with it! Still have bad days but I'm where I think I was meant to be.

I started as a brand new nurse in the ED. I didn't care for med/surg during clinicals so never applied for any of those positions. It was a pretty rough orientation and I cried a lot. But 5.5 years in, I'm very satisfied with my choice.

I've never worked med/surg, but I have a few coworkers that started out there then moved to the ED. They all seem to like it. I've never worked anywhere else and love it, the ED is my home.

Creeping up on 6 years, all ER. Not sure how the time has gone by so fast!

I like to practice meditation. I have a few apps on my phone. Calm and headspace are my favorites. I also like to do jigsaw puzzles, requires a focus that makes me forget about work.

I have major depressive disorder and anxiety. I became suicidal to the point that my coworkers forced me to sign into my ED for an evaluation and ended up being admitted. I'm managing well now between my PMHNP and therapist. I highly recommend a mental health provider be the one to manage your medications.

Heck no! That's insane!

One of those mini sharpies you can attach to your badge reel. I hoard them in my locker, they are perfect for timing/dating IV sites and lines. Chocolate. A lot of chocolate. Good coffee creamer if you drink it. But only the powdered kind that you can store in your locker because as much as I love my coworkers, they are vultures and pick at any food they find, ugh.

The thought process at my ER is they are less likely to run. It's not policy, just depends on the nurse. Which was good for my coworkers because I would have required a haldol blowdart if they had tried to make me strip naked.

Not a killer nurse, but I worked with a nurse that is now in jail for sexually assaulting three patients.

I too am an ER nurse, and just a few months ago ended up being a psych patient in my own ED, and was eventually transferred to an inpatient psychiatric unit, much to my displeasure. We have a similar policy for psych patients, and I was mostly treated the same. Although I was allowed to keep my underwear on and my phone was given back to me at one point. The ER is not equipped to handle things like a psychiatric unit is. So I wasn't quite so bothered by having my clothes taken, especially since I was only there 8 hours. When I was transferred I was put into paper scrubs until my brother could bring me some approved street clothes. I can't tell you how much better I felt being able to wear my own clothes. I already didn't want to be there, I already felt like a caged animal and felt humiliated being in those stupid paper scrubs. Like Viva said, it's hard to explain why being able to wear your own clothes is such a big deal unless you've been there. It gave me a sense of control over something since pretty much everything else was taken from me.

No, but I'm always on the prowl for new Netflix shows! Will check it out.

"Stars can't shine without darkness."

After placing a foley in an older gentleman "I don't know what to do in this situation. Do I tip you or something? This is the most action I've had in years!"

How to clear out a room of ER nurses when you're flu positive.

Take care of your mental health. It's easy to neglect but it will catch up to you. I ended up spending almost a week on a psychiatric unit because I took care of everyone but myself.

I passed my NCLEX with 75 questions in 40 minutes. I've been an ER nurse for over five years and I am damn good at my job. I didn't guess or get lucky, sorry but you sound jealous.

"Hey bro!" as he enters a patient room with his baseball cap flipped backwards, oi.