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 during the 20 week orientation specific to the ED...

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. Nobody sits around and waits to d/c patients to the flo...

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 patients, but there arent as many as make it into our ED ...

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

   ImaERtraumaRN replied to johnnrachel's topic in New Nurse

   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 have never had to deal with. I have learned that "im...

5. I'm so ashamed...

   ImaERtraumaRN replied to ALMED's topic in New Nurse

   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 to negligence in any courtroom when considering wha...

6. Med-surg for all?

   ImaERtraumaRN replied to bjb_wyo's topic in New Nurse

   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 be the way to go. You will understand that every ...

7. New Nurse with Preceptor Issues

   ImaERtraumaRN replied to gambitlizard's topic in New Nurse

   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 opportunity to correct ourselves the next time. :angryfir...

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 of your practice as a student nurse, and should b...

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 expect that you will have things down to a science afte...

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 was a problem too. We recently went back to verba...

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 emotionally drained.

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 really like providing care to those who genuinely...

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 other evidence of appendicitis -which I dont have muc...

14. Advice For Nursing Students

    ImaERtraumaRN replied to inspiringNURSE's topic in General Students

    OK, I do not think that critical thinking has anything to do with book smarts or street smarts - it is a combination of the two. You use your book smarts combined with your "street smarts" to assess a pt who may be going bad and decide what to do f...

15. Ahhhhhhhhh!!!

    ImaERtraumaRN replied to SNKerri's topic in General Students

    ROFL! Spearfisher's account of giving shots for the first time is typical of some type of story just about every nurse has during clinicals! Mine happened when I started an infusion of Iron Dextran and forgot to hook it up-...BUT...I set the pump s...