echmorrill

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   When the Nurse Becomes the Patient: What I Learned Sitting on the Other Side of the Triage Desk

   echmorrill posted a topic in General Nursing

   It's the day after Christmas, and the ER is packed. The line to register is 10 patients deep, and I take deep breaths as traumas and critical patients rush to the front of the line. A mother comes...
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   Like the job, hate the nurse's schedule

   echmorrill posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

   I have worked SO HARD to become a nurse. I quit my cushy desk job, went back to school, racked up huge amounts of student loans, and finally, FINALLY, I am a nurse. In an ER, no less, which is...
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   Nurse Refresher Classes at Boston College

   echmorrill replied to echmorrill's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

   Just FYI, I ended up enrolling in a few classes and I had a mixed experience. The Adult Health Assessment class on day1 was little more than PPT slides that had NO useful information. Spending 10...
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   Nurse Refresher Classes at Boston College

   echmorrill posted a topic in Massachusetts Nursing

   I am super excited that I found a position in an ER for my first job as a nurse. ER is definitely the speciality I love most, and I can't believe how lucky I am to be able to start out here! But I...
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   Preparing for my 1st ER Job - Nurse Refresher Course in MA?

   echmorrill posted a topic in Emergency

   I am super excited that I found a position in an ER for my first job as a nurse. ER is definitely the speciality I love most, and I can't believe how lucky I am to be able to start out here! But I...