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Just interested in how much flight nurses usually make, as I am interested in being a flight nurse someday in the future. Is it more than say, a hospital ER nurse would make? I would love if some of you experienced flight nurses could give me an idea...

Do you drink a lot of water? Have a below normal body temperature?? I do drug screens almost daily, and for us at least, "outside normal parameters" means it didn't show up the right temperature when we first take the urine sample. Ask for a witne...

So very true - however, it is true that we do MUCH fewer baths and such in the ER - and for me at least, the gross factor makes it that much more interesting to do. I like to do things that make a BIG difference - like help work a code, knowing that...

When it comes to med vials, they should go into the sharps - not because of meds, but because in my facility anything that is sharp or could become sharp goes in the sharps bin. Theory: med vial made of glass - not sharp - but if it breaks then it ...

I understand your point, but as a safety measure, our hospital does not include last names on our badges for ED and PSYCH. The ED has LOTS and LOTS of potential for unsafe issues. Patients often threaten us, and many are such frequent fliers that t...

You might also want to put a note in about the differences between the ER vs. the floor - most new grads have had the majority of their nursing experience on nursing floors, where the focus is very different! I see new grads spending TONS of time do...

To add to the list of wierd allergies... I'm allergic to peppers - no matter if they're hot or sweet, rocephin (but no other med in its class/category), and yellow dye number 5 - no other yellow dye, just number 5. Oh, and a common one, amoxacillin ...

Where do you work, I want to come work there! At my ER pts have to wait HOURS for admission, some d/t hospitalists w/ too many admits and take too long to do assessment, some d/t floors that are full or understaffed and asign "dirty" beds so we have...

I did not size up, and they were snug for a few weeks, but after spending 12 hrs. in them, 4-5 days a week, they stretched out quickly! Now they fit so well I hate the idea of buying another pair to break in! I wore mine around town doing errands f...

I can hardly believe this!!! If I were that poor pt. I would have sued too - and if I was her nurse, I would have totally testified on her behalf. What stupidity!!! Sometimes I think all people have been born with rocks in their heads!!! Lord all...

I am wierd I guess, but I wear mine with the earpieces angled towards the back... can't hear a darned thing with them angled forwards. I have strangely shaped ears though - can't wear those earbud headphone thingies... they never stay put. I just f...

Also check for dizziness with position changes. If a person is truly orthostatic, they will usually feel dizzy and/or about to pass out with position change, especially when standing. Some do not of course, but as a general rule, dizziness with posit...

Yes yes yes!!! Would love to just slap on the electrodes, throw on a BP cuff not attached to any wires, and a sticky little bandaid thing around the finger (which would actually stay on as opposed to most pulse oxes) and it would automatically trans...

Good advice so far from everyone! I am an ED tech, and I LOVE it! I'm always getting requests from nurses, sometimes 5 or 6 at a time. If I'm busy with something I will let them know and then let them know I will get to their request as soon as po...

I don't care what anyone says, I avoid the Q and S words like the plague, and never mention FFs, and HATE full moons. Maybe it is all in my head, but I tell ya, last night the ER doc had cleaned out the ED, you could have heard a pin drop, and he sa...

ever wonder just where people manufacture all those illegal drugs? a lot gets made out here in the boonies - plenty of room for meth labs and such, and less attention as fewer people around... not to mention narcotic seekers who hurt their backs ca...

It is always prudent to receive a Hep B vaccination when you're goign to be working with blood/blood products, and you are continually exposed to bodily fluids on the job. My program reccommends you get the vaccination, but there is a declination fo...

As good as this system seems to be, I have to wonder about its practicality in places like the ER where we often have patients who need meds RIGHT NOW who haven't even been registered into the system yet, or whom we don't have a CLUE who they are. A...

Basically, I think that in CYA management wise, I would print off any office memos, e-mails etc. that are exchanged and keep them in case the issue would ever come up in court. Keeping a journal with notes as to what was discussed in meetings could ...

To combat the people saying (and rightly so) that class is always important, you must always go, unless you're deathly ill.. There is a lot to say for your own personal health, mental as well as physical, in succeeding in nursing school. I am a good...

Always! I am a very competetive person by nature, and so in school, it's no different. I find that when I know there are others competing for the top score in the class, I try just that much harder. When I'm in a class of students who consistently...

Just a thought - maybe get a second opinion before taking the drugs? My aunt had a hysterectomy last year d/t years of unbearable pain and frustration as no one took her symptoms seriously. What they found was endometriosis so bad that one of her o...

So many people have posted that "they'd be worried if you didn't think that way." Sorry, but I'm NOT in the least worried about whether or not I'll be able to put it all together. I KNOW I will be - not because I'm so smart or not succeptible to ma...

I'd like to see the money put into these fancy research projects focused on "duh" concepts funneled into nursing salary - it is after all the nursing staff (this includes nurses, aids, orderlies, etc.) who does the most to prevent these falls due to ...

Unfortunately, the only pairs of nude colored underpants I can find are those that are designed for under fancy dresses, and are sooooo expensive! Anyone know where I can get some plain ole nude colored undies in a BIG pack? I start clinicals (in a...