SweetMelissaRN

SweetMelissaRN

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  1. ER Burnout-new job options?

    SweetMelissaRN replied to redheadludi's topic in Emergency

    I went through the same thing at my first job.. Keep applying and you'll find another job! I'm at a better hospital now with a better team! Keep your head up, I got tired of getting kicked/punched in...

  2. ED nursing tasks/responsibilities:

    SweetMelissaRN replied to ivyleaf's topic in Emergency

    If I have a patient who keeps saying " I don't have to go right now" and it's been over an hour and I've offered fluids, I walk into the room with the straight cath and say "ok well since you can't...

  3. Triage complaints- the good, the bad, and the shocking.

    SweetMelissaRN replied to canoehead's topic in Emergency

    Bahahahahahaha!!! "Hide the sandwich"... That's epically

  4. New ER nurse...is there any hope for me?!?!

    SweetMelissaRN replied to MereSanity's topic in Emergency

    ^^^thats great advice... I was one of those that was 1:15 for successful sticks starting out, a lot of it came from a lack of confidence... I'd say I didn't get semi decent until after probably 300...

  5. Telemetery reading in the ER

    SweetMelissaRN replied to csmyers's topic in Emergency

    How many monitors are there to be watched and will they be located in a central area? I would talk with management for sure. There's supposed to be a monitor tech for a reason, TO MONITOR! Lol, seems...

  6. Violence in the workplace

    SweetMelissaRN replied to Pudnluv's topic in Emergency

    Tonight there was a psych pt (not my pt), who walked up to one of my coworkers and (with a straight face) asked "hey can I get a knife? That gypsy (pointing to me) stole my lucky charm and I think...

  7. Violence in the workplace

    SweetMelissaRN replied to Pudnluv's topic in Emergency

    Please tell me you hit them back?? Or that they at least got tackled and/or

  8. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    SweetMelissaRN replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    Hahahahahahahaha, I don't know why this made me crack up but I just pictured someone literally swimming in skin to find the mysterious missing bm!

  9. Violence in the workplace

    SweetMelissaRN replied to Pudnluv's topic in Emergency

    I'm sorry about your management not backing you. I had to press charges on a pt who pushed me down, I wasn't going to, but the police officer who tazed him "strongly suggested" it lol. Our officers...

  10. Triage complaints- the good, the bad, and the shocking.

    SweetMelissaRN replied to canoehead's topic in Emergency

    Hahahaha, that's awesome.... And after 80yrs it became an emergency right

  11. Has this happened to you???

    SweetMelissaRN posted a topic in Emergency

    So in order for me to explain this situation, I must first tell you about a situation with a pt, we'll call him TheCrazy. In out ER, TheCrazy is a frequent flier, always comes in with either...

  12. Is the cynicism inevitable?

    SweetMelissaRN replied to lvnlrn's topic in Emergency

    Que? I don't know where that comment fit

  13. Emergency departments willing to give a dedicated new graduate a chance..... realistic

    SweetMelissaRN replied to iliketosneeze's topic in Emergency

    The amount of people that apply to small rural hospitals is wayyyyyyyy less than at teaching hospitals. So many new grads apply for those positions, and so few get

  14. Tech vs. RN

    SweetMelissaRN replied to ER Soldire's topic in Emergency

    I agree. However, I feel like you're generalizing a particular situation to all techs. If it's such a problem, why not discuss it with them? Perhaps you just took what they said the wrong way? Also,...

  15. What You Do Matters

    SweetMelissaRN replied to springchick1's topic in Emergency

    It's hard to always be as compassionate and caring as we should. I try to make sure I step into every patients room with mindset of "treat them how I would want my family treated". Usually that helps...

  16. Has this happened to you???

    SweetMelissaRN replied to SweetMelissaRN's topic in Emergency

    I did offer those options, he said it was impossible to make that happen (in his defense we were swamped, but IV poles to the face is where I draw the line!)... I was pretty shaken when I saw TheCrazy...

  17. Has this happened to you???

    SweetMelissaRN replied to SweetMelissaRN's topic in Emergency

    Thank you all for your support! I'm glad it's not just me that believed it seemed crazy. I did actually talk with both my nurse manager and nursing supervisor and they agreed with my point. They have...

  18. Triage complaints- the good, the bad, and the shocking.

    SweetMelissaRN replied to canoehead's topic in Emergency

  19. Emergency departments willing to give a dedicated new graduate a chance..... realistic

    SweetMelissaRN replied to iliketosneeze's topic in Emergency

    I don't know where you live but I know in Texas, taking initiative is always a positive as far as job hunting goes. I know my hospital is currently hiring new grads for the ED and med-surg floors. If...

  20. Emergency departments willing to give a dedicated new graduate a chance..... realistic

    SweetMelissaRN replied to iliketosneeze's topic in Emergency

    I would expand your search to outside the ER. Also, the way I got hired in my ER was by putting a suit on, bringing my résumé and talking directly to the nurse manager for my ER. Everything is...

  21. Tech vs. RN

    SweetMelissaRN replied to ER Soldire's topic in Emergency

    Amen,

  22. Tech vs. RN

    SweetMelissaRN replied to ER Soldire's topic in Emergency

    Whoa, they aren't slaves!! "Anything else I can do for you master?" That's awful. My techs are my colleagues, not subordinates. They don't answer to me. They are there to help and do a DARN GOOD

  23. Tech vs. RN

    SweetMelissaRN replied to ER Soldire's topic in Emergency

    Dude, you totally missed the point of that post. Most techs don't get paid to know that information. And actually, all of the techs I work with have a pretty good idea about important lab values. Quit...

  24. ED Staff average 12 minutes of every hour on Facebook

    SweetMelissaRN replied to MunoRN's topic in Emergency

    Uh oh... I'm one of those crazy people that do not have Facebook! I usually play games on my phone during downtime, when I'm busy ny phone doesn't get checked for

  25. Nurse burnout-How do you handle it?

    SweetMelissaRN replied to Nursepreneur's topic in Emergency

    Same