PengiRN

I've known people who were ER scribes throughout the BSN program and were able to get jobs either in that same ER they worked in, due to working really well with the physicians and nurses, or elsewhere as they had great letters of rec from the doctors. I think you should keep the job and excel while doing it. I think working side-by-side with the physicians would immensely help your understanding of patho and rationales for treatment as you will see the real life clinical picture of diseases and disorders you would be covering in class.

I agree. My charge nurses would be on those nurses' rears to get their patients up and get those beds open! Or if I see a patient has been sitting, I'll see what I can do for my co-worker to get that pt moving. I (& pretty much all of my co-workers) hate seeing the waiting room fill up and beds not opening up quick enough. I don't think you could get away with that for long..

I love the word 'fomite', too. But the actual fomite is the BP cuff itself, and you can't kill that Also, you would think Cavi-wipes cause skin CA, but a quick search does not reveal which cancer it actually causes. I think they're required to put that on the label just like how some apartment complexes in California have signs stating that the premises contain substances known to cause cancer, i.e. cigarette smoke, other fumes, the sun...

Idiopathic intracranial HTN...or pseudotumor cerebri (have a friend who has it).

I don't understand, either. I know there are many specialties/settings in which I wouldn't want to work simply because I know I would not be a good fit. I think every nurse has a specific calling. For example, one of my nursing friends says that she couldn't handle the ED, while I state I couldn't handle rehab nursing. But I believe we are where we both need to be to be the best nurses we can be. It is too bad that acute care seems to be glorified, but I really am grateful for all of you nurses who do the less "notorious" specialties. Nursing is an art and a science across the board, no matter where you practice or who receives your care.

3-5 depending on acuity, more often than not 4:1. Trauma bay 3:1, but usually 2:1 because we reserve one room for the traumas that will need the level 1, intubation, etc., which we don't get every day. But of course, any nurse that has an actively dying patient will get help from other nurses whose loads are lighter.

^ this. And I'm quite amazed that you've infused blood as a student! They didn't allow us to do that.