shasta1

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1. Floors VS ER

   shasta1 replied to FLoridarnl's topic in Emergency

   i have been in the er now since october, i came from med surg... i think it has been very beneficial to have experienced what both atmospheres are like. i remember being on the floor and having the er call to give report and i just could not take i...

2. Verbal Orders

   shasta1 replied to D. Rowe's topic in Emergency

   wow..didn't realize the thread was from 99... in our er we take telephone orders from almost all pts admitted. the worst is when you take a whole page or 2!!!! of orders from the admitting doc and then 3 minutes later he appears to assess the pt. ...

3. giving charcoal

   shasta1 replied to canoehead's topic in Emergency

   i think i am clumsy with charcoal...i always end up getting it on my scrubs or splattering it on my face somehow...any way our charcoal is not too thick it goes down the ng tube with a little squirt of ns with no problem. i had a 2 yr old boy drink...

4. when will it "click"?

   shasta1 posted a topic in Emergency

   i just finished an 8 hour shift orienting in the er. i just felt like i never got it together today, i could feel my anxiety level rising as things got hectic. i just felt at times like i knew where to start but i couldnt get myself to move fast en...

5. Where have all the experienced nurses gone?

   shasta1 replied to mharrah's topic in Med-Surg

   i just lef med surg after working for 2 years. the nurses i worked with on med surg were very diverse some there 3 years, some 5years some 20 years. i left because i was not happy anymore, i dreaded going to work and i found myself watching the clo...

6. eager to move on from med/surg, want to be in the er

   shasta1 replied to shasta1's topic in Emergency

   thank you for the advice, i am kind of new to the site so i just realized now (almost 3 weeks later) that you replied to my thread, sorry. my interview went well, i got the job!! I am really excited and really nervous, but really happy to be starti...

7. eager to move on from med/surg, want to be in the er

   shasta1 posted a topic in Emergency

   hello, I am going on an interview on monday for a level 2 trauma center er position. i am really excited yet really nervous. i am not so nervous about the interview as i am about actually getting the job. (isnt that nuts??) i know the er is where ...