ImaERtraumaRN

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1. ER Orientation

   ImaERtraumaRN replied to mysticalwaters1's topic in Emergency

   In our level II... ...experienced RNs get 6 weeks, new grads get 20 weeks or longer if they need it. The new grad orientation is based on ENA recommendations. New grads also have 5 hr weekly classes...

2. How do you handle shift change admissions?

   ImaERtraumaRN replied to ljds's topic in General Nursing

   Ouch. I think there are some assumptions being made in this thread that many times are just not true - at least in our ER. In our ER we do not have any control over when our patients get beds....

3. Burnout In ER

   ImaERtraumaRN replied to Kev702's topic in Emergency

   A friend of mine just went to critical care transport for the same reasons. One on one, or TWO on one pt. care, no primadonna docs. They *do* transport our crackheads and other mental health...

4. How long does it take to feel comfortable being a REAL nurse????

   ImaERtraumaRN replied to johnnrachel's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Once you have experienced first hand EVERY situation you can possibly encounter, THEN you feel completely comfortable. :lol2: Truly we all have questions and situations that arise that we just...

5. I'm so ashamed...

   ImaERtraumaRN replied to ALMED's topic in First Year After Licensure

   While I know that the OP said that she is ashamed about this behavior, I just can't get over the fact that she just "tucked him back in" and left the room. I am quite certain that this would equate...

6. Med-surg for all?

   ImaERtraumaRN replied to bjb_wyo's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I say listen to your instructors, your mentors and your heart. If you are someone who adapts to an environment quickly, has good organizational skills and learns quickly then a specialty area might...

7. New Nurse with Preceptor Issues

   ImaERtraumaRN replied to gambitlizard's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I have NEVER heard of a preceptor telling a nurse to leave during a shift and ESPECIALLY without explanation. We can only learn from our mistakes if we are told what we did and are given the...

8. I got in.. now I'm nervous.

   ImaERtraumaRN replied to Nurse AllBetta's topic in General Nursing

   Congrats on getting into Nursing school. It is quite the roller coaster ride but you sound dedicated and that is really what it takes. Safety is incorporated into your schooling and it becomes part...

9. Will I ever be fast enough?

   ImaERtraumaRN replied to ladydame's topic in Emergency

   Priorities are different in the ER, it takes more than a couple of days to learn the pace and to "get in the groove". Watch your preceptor and how he/she does things and in what order, but dont...

10. Floors VS ER

    ImaERtraumaRN replied to FLoridarnl's topic in Emergency

    This is an age-old problem. At our hospital we tried using faxed written reports but it seemed that something was lost in not giving a verbal report. Also, sometimes the paperwork was lost and that...

11. I'm an ER nurse and I love my job because...

    ImaERtraumaRN replied to sowie's topic in Emergency

    nope...dont think this is crazy at all...I have a few I get attached to, but I really like not taking every one of them home with me. I think if I had to care for them day in and day out I would be...

12. I'm an ER nurse and I love my job because...

    ImaERtraumaRN replied to sowie's topic in Emergency

    Of course I like knowing I'm helping people on one of (for the most part) the sickest and probably worst days of their lives. For all that I complain about the "whiners" and the "whiner's familes" I...

13. Question on sisters visit to ER

    ImaERtraumaRN replied to sydylo's topic in Emergency

    Appendicitis can be misdiagnosed as UTI - it depends on how the symptoms present. We do not do abdominal ultrasounds on every pt - especially if the urinalysis comes back positive and there is no...

14. decorticate, decerebate keeping them straight

    ImaERtraumaRN replied to Tiny1Nisolet's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    One step further - Decorticate means you are still protecting your core, which is a GOOD thing, therefore decorticate is the BETTER of the

15. Question on sisters visit to ER

    ImaERtraumaRN replied to sydylo's topic in Emergency

    Me too! Hope she is feeling better