HikingEDRN BSN, RN

Emergency Department; Neonatal ICU

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    Nurses selling at work?

    HikingEDRN replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I walked door to door too to sell my Girl Scout cookies (age 8). I went all over the neighborhood by myself and I sold a lot. Then I loaded up my metal red wagon with cookies and delivered the...
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    Express admit Unit

    HikingEDRN replied to student90210's topic in General Nursing

    Is this like a cardiac rule out unit or obs unit? My hospital does not have one but from what I have heard from others in my area is that they are closer in proximity to the ED and they are meant for...
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    And you did hear me when I told you she has active internal bleeding!?

    HikingEDRN replied to ftousignant100's topic in Emergency

    Response: "She is a critical care patient." If you wanted to be completely unprofessional, you could say "freakin' critical care patient" but I wouldn't recommend modeling the behavior of a moron...
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    Fake crying and bad acting in the ER

    HikingEDRN replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

    I had a patient similar to this. I suspected as much and went to her "flaccid" side to do the swallow study. The funny thing was a nursing student was with me and I could see her opening her mouth...
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    Who loves their job as an RN in the ED?

    HikingEDRN replied to SHANNONDESIRE's topic in Emergency

    Love it! I love the teamwork and getting the unexpected. I love that when I'm dealing with someone who is a big pain in the rear, I'm going to send them somewhere, whether it be to the floor, ICU or...
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    So exhausted!!

    HikingEDRN replied to Sassy5d's topic in Emergency

    I hear you Pixie and Sassy. Recently, it was me versus the 6'5" built guy who was totally altered and trying to wipe the floor with me - ha. We were in a procedural area because the specialist...
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    Your first experience with a dead person

    HikingEDRN replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I was working in the NICU. Little guy had been born at 26 weeks and had a terrible course - bad head, bad gut and bad lungs. He was also in liver failure due to TPN because he could never tolerate...
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    Anyone in Advanced Patho?

    HikingEDRN posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I am in it right now and I'm ready to lose my mind. There is so much information. I never knew a brain could hurt but mine does! I think my instructors may be trying to kill me Just had to vent -...
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    My impressions on the ER so far

    HikingEDRN replied to Catch22Personified's topic in Emergency

    Oh this reminds me of a day on a weekend when there was resurfacing work being done on the driveway leading into the hospital. It was a bit confusing driving in due to a portion of it being blocked...
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    Something bothered me today in the Emergency Dept.

    HikingEDRN replied to Wrangler156's topic in Emergency

    I'm wondering if it was just a one-time clinical day in the ED. I have had several last semester nursing students come down from their regular clinical floor (where they are taking a higher load) to...
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    Can you get into NP school with BS in emergency health services

    HikingEDRN replied to medic turning rn's topic in Advanced Practice

    Maybe because it's because I'm an ED nurse but I've never had anything but the utmost respect for paramedics. I also work with a lot of paramedic students and I have almost always (except for a few)...
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    Anyone in Advanced Patho?

    HikingEDRN replied to HikingEDRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    If I had to say anything it would be to brush up on your physiology. Otherwise, enjoy your summer before you start this fall :) Good
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    Anyone in Advanced Patho?

    HikingEDRN replied to HikingEDRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    The tests are extremely difficult but our instructors make them that way. Definitely makes you study hard. I also had two presentations (15 minute) on my own and one group presentation. I wrote a...
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    Anyone in Advanced Patho?

    HikingEDRN replied to HikingEDRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I attend classes in person although some of my general MSN classes are online or a hybrid where we only meet 2-3 times in a
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    Patient Families

    HikingEDRN replied to 1fastRN's topic in Emergency

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    Patient Families

    HikingEDRN replied to 1fastRN's topic in Emergency

    Oh wow - doctor or no doctor, do NOT touch my fluids/medications and do not touch my monitors. I'll bet that was a long shift! Actually one time I had a room with a ridiculous amount of family...
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    Had never considered the ER but....

    HikingEDRN replied to principessaGG's topic in Emergency

    I couldn't get to the bottom of this thread fast enough to tell you to take the job ... then I saw that you did! Congrats! You will not regret it. I went to the ED after starting in the neonatal...
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    What do you think of fibromyalgia?

    HikingEDRN replied to Emergent's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Me
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    Anyone in Advanced Patho?

    HikingEDRN replied to HikingEDRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Mtsteelhorse, older is definitely a relative term ; however, I will say that I am almost 40 and went into nursing as a second career. I gradated with my BSN in 2008 and started my program last...
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    Anyone in Advanced Patho?

    HikingEDRN replied to HikingEDRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Thanks for your reply Witness. I go to a small, brick and mortar school and am in an acute care nurse practitioner program. I took graduate physiology last semester and am in Advanced Patho and...
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    What do you think of fibromyalgia?

    HikingEDRN replied to Emergent's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I have come across several patients with this diagnosis (often in the medical history - not necessarily why they are there). It does seem as though they also have other auto-immune type diagnoses to...
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    AIDS during the 80s

    HikingEDRN replied to Irish_Mist's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    GrnTea, I have read that story on another thread and it still breaks my heart. As a matter of fact, I was thinking about it before I reached your post while I was reading this thread. I grew up in...
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    Top 10 Reasons We Get Fired: Sleeping on duty

    HikingEDRN replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    Oh gross! Why did she pick that bed???? JK, I know she shouldn't have picked anyone's bed I have heard of hospitals in my area that allow and encourage naps on unpaid breaks. I currently work...
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    Patient Families

    HikingEDRN replied to 1fastRN's topic in Emergency

    "Hey Mom/Dad, can we NOT give the child a McDonald's hash brown right now. As you know (because you called the ambulance), that she had a seizure and is just now coming around and becoming more...
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    I'm going to a Job Fair. Thoughts??

    HikingEDRN replied to sMoLsNurse's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    What kind of lpn experience do you have? If it fits with the job description, I would go. Are you planning to get your BSN? And, while I'm sure you don't need to be told this, dress professionally...