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  1. Transporting Patients from ER to Floor. Your Process?

    melmacrn posted a topic in Emergency

    My hospital's current ER to floor admissions process involves the emergency department nurse taking the patient to their assigned room in PCU, ICU, medical-surgical or where ever the patient is...

  2. Transporting Patients from ER to Floor. Your Process?

    melmacrn replied to melmacrn's topic in Emergency

    How does the process of nurses from other floors coming down to get pts from ED work? Is there a timeframe that receiving nurse must come get the patient from ED? Any information you can give on this...

  3. Moving to Portland--3 years ED...discouraged

    melmacrn posted a topic in Oregon Nursing

    Hello everyone, My family is planning to relocate to Portland at the end of the year. I'm getting discouraged looking at the job market! I started in the ER as a new grad and have been there going on...

  4. Moving to Portland--3 years ED...discouraged

    melmacrn replied to melmacrn's topic in Oregon Nursing

    I'm so glad I posted this! I felt like everyone I talked to made moving to Portland sound like an awful idea (people from Portland). I think some want to keep Portland to themselves. Selfish. Lol.

  5. Scared to faint

    melmacrn replied to padme007's topic in Emergency

    I've been an ER nurse for a little over two years (as a new grad). Before the ER, I fainted during an abdominal packing, an epidural, a wound scrub, an even before a cesarean section even started! I...

  6. Making the ED More Efficient

    melmacrn posted a topic in Emergency

    Our department is always looking for ways to improve, as I'm sure many departments are. For those working in busy emergency departments with 15 beds or less, what has your department successfully done...

  7. New Grad-First Day in the ER--Feeling Overwhelmed and Foolish

    melmacrn posted a topic in Emergency

    I was so excited to start as a new grad in the ER. After three days of training (not ER directed, just hospital orientation) and taking two ECG/rhythms classes, I was introduced to the person I'd be...

  8. What day does 3rd shift start?

    melmacrn posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've never worked third shift, so this might seem like a really really dumb question. :-) I've been working first shift for the past month, but switch to the 7pm to 7am shift in a couple days. I'm...

  9. New Grad-First Day in the ER--Feeling Overwhelmed and Foolish

    melmacrn replied to melmacrn's topic in Emergency

    I've been taking plenty of the advice offered. :-) I found nurses I feel comfortable with, so that has helped tremendously. One of the nurses had me start an IV without assistance and then said "I'll...

  10. New Grad-First Day in the ER--Feeling Overwhelmed and Foolish

    melmacrn replied to melmacrn's topic in Emergency

    Good luck! I'm glad the post was able to help you out as well.

  11. New Grad-First Day in the ER--Feeling Overwhelmed and Foolish

    melmacrn replied to melmacrn's topic in Emergency

    I can't thank you all enough. I've been wiping away tears the entire time I've been reading your replies and wish I could hug every single one of you. I love the idea of keeping this post and going...

  12. Second Interview--Did I Ruin My Chance?

    melmacrn posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Please be honest. I had my second interview in the emergency room today and it went awesome, but i know they're looking for nurses with 1-2 years experience (preferred), but I'm a new graduate. I'm...

  13. Tips for a New ER Nurse

    melmacrn posted a topic in Emergency

    I passed NCLEX in August and I'll be starting my first job as an RN in the ER in a couple weeks. I did my 64 hour preceptor at the ER over the summer, so I have a good idea of the routines,...

  14. Second Interview--Did I Ruin My Chance?

    melmacrn replied to melmacrn's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    My husband is looking for a job right now, so there was no way I could wait. I have a 4-year-old and his list to Santa grows more and more each day.

  15. Second Interview--Did I Ruin My Chance?

    melmacrn replied to melmacrn's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I got the job!!! I'm an ER nurse.

  16. Second Interview--Did I Ruin My Chance?

    melmacrn replied to melmacrn's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    It is definitely stressful walking into an interview pregnant. Especially when I'm 23 weeks and look like I'm 8 months, lol. They were really chatty about the pregnancy, mainly talking about how they...

  17. Second Interview--Did I Ruin My Chance?

    melmacrn replied to melmacrn's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I breastfed for three years with my last one (he was really hard to wean, lol), but I still learned a lot through your post in association with work and breastfeeding. I think right now I just have a...

  18. Second Interview--Did I Ruin My Chance?

    melmacrn replied to melmacrn's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    That's good to hear. My husband is helping with the baby, which is what his argument was--I will be pumping so there will be breastmilk for him to give the baby. I just worry about my supply going...

  19. Quick Med Memory Fun

    melmacrn posted a topic in Patient Medications

    So, I'm studying for NCLEX (tomorrow is the big day!) and came up with a few sorta dumb med memory tricks that might help you all out (and it will help me memorize them by talking about it!--so,...

  20. Quick Med Memory Fun

    melmacrn replied to melmacrn's topic in Patient Medications

    I'm so sorry I didn't reply sooner!!! Thank you or the congrats! I used Saunders and ATI. My class did an NCLEX review through ATI and we got an NCLEX essentials review book. My advice is to really...

  21. Quick Med Memory Fun

    melmacrn replied to melmacrn's topic in Patient Medications

    If the Pearsonvue trick is accurate, I PASSED :-) I couldn't enter my credit card information because I got the "good" pop up. I had 230 questions and it took me four hours. I'm pretty sure I left the...

  22. Mnemonics and Memory Aids

    melmacrn replied to VickyRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Fat soluble vitamins: All Dogs Eat

  23. Recent Graduate-Want OB-History of "Near" Fainting

    melmacrn posted a topic in General Nursing

    Ever since my OB rotation, I've been certain that I wanted to be an OB nurse. However, I seem to have a psychological response that causes me to get really dizzy, hot, shaky, the room goes gray and I...

  24. Recent Graduate-Want OB-History of "Near" Fainting

    melmacrn replied to melmacrn's topic in General Nursing

    I do have generalized anxiety disorder, so that always is a possibility. Especially since my near fainting during the C-section was before the operation even began. I feel like nerves are definitely...