Stella_Blue

So let me just start off by saying that I do work the 1300 to 0100 shift, so I understand that this in itself is half the issue, but I am constantly either working triage or fast track. I hardly ever get a room assignment in the main ER. There are o...

Its all a out getting a good recruiter. I work for Aya and I have had nothing but great experiances. My recruiter has had my back 100%

Hey guys! So I just signed my first contract to travel, and I start next month. I've been an RN since '14 and an LPN in '11. I've been in the ER the last 3 years, and thats all I'm interested in if I'm doing acute care. Our hospital system has been...

Im so torn on what I should go back to school for. I know I want to go back sooner than later. I %100 know I don't want to be a NP. I recently intervied for a nurse educator in my department, and I think if I am hired it may help sway my decision. ...

Im so nervouse. I just finished my peer interviews for the nurse educator position in my ED. I've worked ED for about three years, so I know its not a lot. There was an opportunity and I went for it! My interview with my director and my manager we...

Hey guys, wondering if anyone has any experience working for Anthem out there? I have an online self paced interview set up with Anthem. I'm going to do it Thursday, which is my first day off of work. Any advise/tips. Any insight on this job, or wor...

LOL a break in the ER, what is that? I work midshift and I am the break relief, but I often never get one myself. I sign my book no lunch more often than not.

Okay so let me start out by saying when it comes to attendance I get an A+. I never call off. In 5 years I have called off maybe three of four times total. I have been starting to experience burnout like I never have in my life. I have been exhau...

Thanks for the great advise. I have already text my manager and told him we need to have a conversation tomorrow when I get back. I a normally the person who stands on the sidelines and never says a peep. I am also a very paranoid person and am un...

So I've said it for years now, I've been in a toxic relationship with nursing for over 10 years. I love my job, but I also hate it and find myself often browsing for new ones more and more frequently. I currently work ER, my dream job. I love the ...

THIS! I literally almost came to tears reading this because its so spot on! I just hate it because I love the ER so much. I feel like I could never go back to just bedside, because like you said, the excitement. The one thing I am thankful for ...

A PCC is what our charge nurses are called. I have tried something along these lines with them and the manager, but it just feels like I'm a broken record. I generally get "well these are our needs at the moment so this is the assignment you get." ...

I'm my ER (Indiana) nurses are not allowed to bolus propofol for sedation. It must be pushed by a physician. We can push any other sedation med but propofol. We can manage and start drips, just no bolus.

It's that time in my career when I think I might be coming to a major crossroads, but I'm so conflicted. Here is some background. I've been an RN for 5 years, I was an LPN for 2 years prior to that, and a CNA for several years before all of that. ...

In my ER all of our IM epi comes in a small anaphylactic kit that contains the vial of epi, dosages by weight chart (although almost always 0.3), syringe, and an IM needle in a prepared kit. You literally pull it out under anaphylaxis kit in the Pyxi...

I'm looking for advice from any travelers out there. I've worked ER for almost 2 years now, with a prior 2 years of acute care experiance on top of that. I also have to LTC experience, but I know that doesnt exactly apply to what I want. I'm thinking...

Our house supervisor documents codes in our hospital. This is for the ER and for the floor. The ER docs do not respond to floor codes or rapid responses anymore, but house has always documented even when they did.

Often times that's just how nursing can be. I've worked jobs where we have been in mandatory over time for almost a year. It sucks but it's the nature of the beast. That job then is the reason I never pick up any extra shifts now, it burnt me on OT.

I have a bottle in my cabinet right now and that stuff is MAGIG! I mainly use it for burns, but I once cut myself pretty bad with a brand new very sharp knife. That stuff had it healed up in no time. I've also been told it is MRSA resistant.

Every once in a blue moon CNA work for a shift is nice. It gives my brain a break. I always say CNA work is physically demanding and nurse work is mentally demanding. When I worked in a nursing home and would be assigned as an aide, I always felt ...

It took me 2 years to finally land my ED job. I was finally able to transfer about 6 months ago. Luckily I had some help. A friend of mine put in a good word for me, plus my persistent applications finally landed me an interview. Then once I got ...

So I'm just curious how many of you guys get raises? I work in a hospital network that is well known throughout the state as paying their nurses well compaired to others. I also generally get a yearly raise with my performance appraisal. Last year ...

This hit the nail on the head. Being new to the ER myself I always try to ask the docs for clarification when something doesnt nake sense. I do this for two reasons one is to learn for myself and the second is in case the patient asks any question...

Trauma if I had a choice, but I am an ER nurse! I absolutely hate sx, but when I did my rotation for school the anesthesiologist was super cool and let me stand in his spot while he read the newspaper! It was during a total hip replacement. I was ...