ParalyticAgent

ParalyticAgent

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  1. Tattle tale? Or my duty to report?

    ParalyticAgent replied to CloudySue's topic in Private Duty

    This is exactly what you're doing with the other

  2. Charting Disruptive Patient Behaviors: Are You Objective?

    ParalyticAgent replied to SHGR's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Thank you so much for this! I just got home from an overnight during which I took care of many "inappropriate" patients. This is a good reminder and I love some of the examples you

  3. Does Preferring to Work Night Shift mean you're lazy?

    ParalyticAgent replied to Soliloquy's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If day shift nurses want to see a lazy night shift nurse, they can watch me attempt to stay awake working a day shift. I've always been a night owl, and I'm happy that I found a job I love which...

  4. MacBook vs. Chromebook

    ParalyticAgent replied to FuturePedRN2016's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I thought Mac was all hype until I purchased my MacBook Pro almost four years ago. It still functions like it's new and I have had absolutely no problems with it. Well worth the investment, in my...

  5. Christmas gifts for coworkers

    ParalyticAgent replied to Sassy5d's topic in Emergency

    I bake treats for whatever holidays I'm working. I have a 125+ employee ED so I'd break the bank if I bought for

  6. Top Skills Every ER Nurse Should Possess

    ParalyticAgent replied to mrnurse504's topic in Emergency

    My thoughts after a 14 hour shift. I apologize for any typos! :) 1) Being able to tell the difference between sick patients and not-sick patients. This takes time. Every once in a while, you're going...

  7. ER nurses bringing pts to the floor soiled

    ParalyticAgent replied to garn12's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I stick 95% of my patients in the AC. Many diagnostic tests require an AC site, and to be perfectly honest, if I have even the slightest concern that the patient is sick, I want a large bore IV ASAP....

  8. Nursing exam questions are terrible (according to science)

    ParalyticAgent replied to ericthered's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Just a couple of thoughts: 1) I thought care plans were really dumb when I was in school. But after a couple years of practice, my thought process is much like a care plan. "My patient has shortness...

  9. Pain management in hypotensive patients

    ParalyticAgent replied to 1fastRN's topic in Emergency

    I love fentanyl. I haven't had a patient c/o nausea, dizziness, or become hypotensive. The only down side is the short half-life means more frequent administration. Very nice in the ED setting when we...

  10. Emergency Nursing Mandatory Overtime, On Call

    ParalyticAgent replied to Triage24's topic in Emergency

    I have to say that I am all in favor of my ED having on-call nurses. Census is tough to predict and when things get crazy, it would be nice to make a call and have help in 30

  11. Burnout tips?

    ParalyticAgent posted a topic in Emergency

    I've been in the ED for 1.5 years. I've been feeling very on edge at work for the past several weeks. My patients are irritating me. My coworkers- who I love- are irritating me. Everything is...

  12. Burnout tips?

    ParalyticAgent replied to ParalyticAgent's topic in Emergency

    Quick update! I changed a few things- no more OT and I took a lovely eight days of PTO and did whatever I wanted to do, which, to be honest, was a whole lot of nothing. I feel much better and was...

  13. Hate being an RN

    ParalyticAgent replied to MILOBRI's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    It's surprising to me that you're struggling with ED docs. I've been in a few EDs and the bond between RN-MD/DO has been pretty strong, in my experience. Of course, like any other relationship, it...