JVoEDrn

JVoEDrn

ED RN, PEDS RN, IV NURSE

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  1. Disciplinary action?

    Hi everyone! i just was looking for some words of wisdom. I just got a text message from my nurse manager asking me when I could come in because she wanted to speak with me about a patient I had back in December. I'm meeting with her tomorrow after I...
  2. Disciplinary action?

    She called me! It was a MAR issue as in I completed the med rec and stated the pt was on Potassium chl. But the mar from the rehab facility states otherwise. The pt had a 5.2 k+ And the md that admitted her approved the mar without reviewing the labs...
  3. Night shift exercise routine?

    Hello all! Working nightshift and in desperate need of a restart on my body. Over the last few months I have been thoroughly irresponsible with my health. And I should know better. I'm a nurse. In the ER. What in the world is wrong with me? Actually,...
  4. Night shift exercise routine?

    Thank you all for your encouragement and ideas!!! I really think working out after work and right before is the way to go. Meal prepping meals that will curb my hunger and keep me away from those deadly delicious treats!!
  5. Night shift exercise routine?

    I like the idea of working at night and while watching tv! That timing seems doable too...
  6. Now THAT'S a lab result

    Trop 247- dead Hgb 4 - alive Lactic 16- alive-ish Glu 24- alive Wbc 64K - alive but hospice ETOH 440- walking and talking a/o
  7. Thrown From the Tower!!

    I would have already fired you. Seems like she is offering plenty of grace, since you managed to still be employed after your ridiculous behavior. Plenty of nurses looking for jobs that would be there an hour early if it meant employment. Your behavi...
  8. I am a pediatric urgent care nurse. I have the worst luck with ped caths in little girls. They squirm, they clench, they scream, they cry, they have man strength, parents hate you for doing it, my heart races, I sweat bricks, my MA's always suck at h...
  9. Triage question

    He would have been epigastric pain with recent hx of n/v with. Notations to where the pain has radiated. EKG in triage Bc we are a chest pain facility and to CYA. A 3, and back to the waiting room. Screw the doctor. You're out in triage and as long a...
  10. mommy guilt

    Your mommy guilt will get worse once you start working as a nurse. I've come to terms with the fact that this is our family dynamic, mommy is a Rn and daddy is a paramedic firefighter. We work holidays. Have ridiculously early days and crazy late nig...
  11. Valuable life lessons from an ER nurse....

    No. You can't eat Mr. abdominal pain.
  12. Valuable life lessons from an ER nurse....

    That was not a seizure.
  13. Overtime pay and taxes

    I'm wondering how many of you all lose 35-45% of your overtime pay to taxes. I'm not exactly tax savvy but I have been learning over the weeks that picking up extra shifts is actually not worth it Bc majority of your overtime pay goes to taxes. I am ...
  14. Overtime pay and taxes

    I don't want a return. My accountant stresses the importance of breaking even!
  15. Overtime pay and taxes

    My allowances add up to 9. I've allowed 2 on my w-4. Hubby has allowed 0. I think we are screwing ourselves... I'm going to adjust to 7. Leave hubbys at 0. Thoughts?
  16. Overtime pay and taxes

    This was soooooo insightful. Thank you!!!!
  17. How much time do you get for Thanksgiving break?

    I have Wednesday Thursday and Friday off because those were the days I was scheduled off.
  18. Overtime pay and taxes

    This is exactly my thought, I don't know enough about it and what I do read it's hard for me to decipher- it's almost a different language all together. I am most definitely going to be getting why my CPA ASAP to become better informed Bc the not kno...
  19. Is My Pay Really That Bad???

    I live in the south. I work for the AHS. I have 2-3 years experience. My base pay is 22$ + 4$ night differential, + 2$ weekend differential I make about 25.00 an hour on average. Apparently this is common for my experience and it's even less for GN 1...
  20. Is My Pay Really That Bad???

    I think I'm doing good at 22$ base pay with 2-3years experience. *shrugs* What do I know. I don't listen to what others say Bc it can make me feel bad but truthfully I'm doing better than my last job so I'm going in the right direction! And that's wh...
  21. mistakes and employment

    We all make mistakes. But I'm curious to know what's the thing you've seen a co worker do and NOT get fired for or reprimanded for, or maybe they did. I'll mention a recent event in the ED. We have walkie talkies that CT, security, secretary, pt lia...
  22. let go during orientation, needs advice?

    I'm sorry it's been so rough! A new place is tough enough without an increased acuity in patients! However to be brief and simple, your last paragraph-the P.s portion is a clear indicator of what you want to do. You basically did a "should I go here ...
  23. Refuse or fail hair follicle test?

    Refusing a pre employment drug test is not reportable to the BoN. I have never heard of any of my fellow nurses being drug tested using the hair follicle test for preemployment. It's to expensive most of the time and doesn't point to recent use. I t...
  24. Am I going into the right profession or should I just

    Lol ahhhh I see!!
  25. Don't Like Med-Surg New Grad

    I work in the ER and never did med surg. It helps but it's not necessary. That's my opinion. Everyone says MS is where you need to be first to get to where you want to be. I disagree. Not every end goal has the same starting point.