EDNURSEANGEL

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1. Any bedside nurses making over 100K ?

   EDNURSEANGEL replied to EveMJRN's topic in General Nursing

   Yes there are nurses making 100K a year. I work 48 hours a week with an occassional extra 4 or 8 hour shift. I am a weekender with a $29.25/hr base pay, shift diff is $4 for nights and $4 for...

2. propofol

   EDNURSEANGEL replied to popbob's topic in Emergency

   Our hospital policy is that propofol can only be administered to intubated pts. Pushes can only be given by anesthesia staff. For conscious or moderate sedation used for reduction of fractures or...

3. Funny Sign In Slips

   EDNURSEANGEL replied to TraumaInTheSlot's topic in Emergency

   My all time favorite... "My cat be drippin" That would be lady partsl discharge. After a night at "work":barf01: Or "sick to my stomach after eating a "nut" We had to make sure that the fast track...

4. We lost a mom

   EDNURSEANGEL replied to LauraLou's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Everyone thinks that OB is such a happy place to work, but when there is a bad day it is so very bad. Cry, it helps. Scream, that helps too. One night when I was still a new grad. The ED called, they...

5. Medication error

   EDNURSEANGEL replied to kittiesareus's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   In my state an unliscensed person can not pass meds. We did in nursing school, but we worked under the liscense and and direct supervision of our instructor. I worked as an intern (extern) when I was...

6. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

   EDNURSEANGEL replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

   Had a little 90-something year old lady come in from the NH. No one had been able to get her to make a sound. Not the lab sticking her. Not the cold x-ray plate. Nothing. Until we went to put in the...

7. How can you say you're not paid well?

   EDNURSEANGEL replied to malusport's topic in Emergency

   Actually, Methodist. They both make the list, doesn't that say a lot about us. Angel

8. How can you say you're not paid well?

   EDNURSEANGEL replied to malusport's topic in Emergency

   I live in Memphis, TN. I went back to school and got a diploma in nursing. I have a BS in Bio. I make $20.28 hr plus shift diff. I work in one of the top 10 busiest ER in the country. On a daily basis...

9. You know it is going to be a bad day in the ER when...

   EDNURSEANGEL replied to Antikigirl's topic in Nursing Humor

   1. You know it is going to be a bad night when you are walking in and the ambulance bay is full and the paramedics are encouraging you to call in sick. NOW. 2. One of your favorite ICU residents is...

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

    EDNURSEANGEL replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    One of my most unusual experiences was this. We had just hired a new crop of nurse externs in the busy emergency department where I work. We hace a pt come in with necrotic fingers. You know the...