Dave11

Dave11 BSN, RN

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  1. Anyone hate the ER at first?

    Dave11 replied to Happy-ER-RN's topic in Emergency

    i absolutly despised the ER for the better part of the first year. most of it was d/t the place i was working. i knew from the outset that the job was a bad fit for me, but i stuck it out for 3 years...

  2. Has your definition of a nurse changed?

    Dave11 replied to Carolyn_61's topic in General Nursing

    i knew nurses did all the work early on as i was a rather, shall we say, clumsy kid that required frequent trips to the

  3. Does your hospital use agency nurses?

    Dave11 replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    there are a few where i work. the hospital brings them in as a temporary measure till they can hire someone. i like working with agency and travel nurses. on the whole, i've found them to be very good...

  4. drunks

    Dave11 replied to Dave11's topic in Emergency

    the police around here dont take the drunks anymore. one died in a drunk tank a few years back, now they all go to the ER whether they want to or not. the ERs around here are now the drunk

  5. drunks

    Dave11 replied to Dave11's topic in Emergency

    thank you all for the posts to date, however i was wondering if anyone had any work-related tips on how to deal with the drunks (sorry... human beings) when they get unruly, agressive, etc. some of...

  6. How many Pt do you take care of?

    Dave11 replied to Franlpntorn's topic in General Nursing

    ER in a community hospital in Massachusetts. the majority of the time no more than 3 or 4 patients. has spiked as high as 8, but those times were due to an unusually high number of high acutiy...

  7. Yaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!

    Dave11 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    psychic

  8. Safe Staffing Ratios for Massachusetts?

    Dave11 replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    cool thanks

  9. Safe Staffing Ratios for Massachusetts?

    Dave11 replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    these ratios are useless if the staff doesnt exist. when JAHCO comes around the extra shift bonuses go through the roof. it is unrealistic to expect the hospitals to pay those kind of bonuses year...

  10. Safe Staffing Ratios for Massachusetts?

    Dave11 replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    can someone explain something to me? what happens when the floors reach the patient-staff ratios mandated by the law and more patients that need to be admitted come into the ER? what happens to the...

  11. Documentation

    Dave11 replied to ernrs579's topic in Emergency

    i'm currently in a 17 bed ER and all our documentation is computerized. it can take a little more time going from screen to screen or section to section than just writing it on a chart. the plus side...

  12. Looking like a Nurse

    Dave11 replied to loserboy's topic in Men in Nursing

    i'm 6' 220# and have gotten my share of wide eyed looks when i first enter a room. even had more than a few patients comment on my size. i've had very few problems with people going into defensive...

  13. What do your ER patients families say or do that irks you?

    Dave11 replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

    some of my favs are the drunks that have BAL's anywhere between 350-500 complaning they havent had anything to eat for 3 days. the 3 days seems to be the drunken standard around here. a lot of these...

  14. Does the school really matter?

    Dave11 replied to USAF0625's topic in Nursing Career

    nobody cares where you go to school or your GPA. all they care about is that you have a valid

  15. A Clueless New Guy

    Dave11 replied to cjcsoon2bnp's topic in Men in Nursing

    its definately not the most glamerous job going. however, your first semester of nursing school will probably be exactly that. learning how to change beds, clean patients, take vital signs, etc....

  16. NS+Amphotericin=bad

    Dave11 replied to mediatix8's topic in General Nursing

    we have a list of all the abx we use with the mixing solution and infusion times on a chart taped to the wall in the med room and by the omnicell. info on other emergency drugs we give are typed up...

  17. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    Dave11 replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    had a 20-something female arrive via EMS for a headache for the past 1/2 hour. didnt take anything OTC for it. 2 tylenol and she was on her way when the headache resolved about 20 minutes later. she...

  18. How do I know if ER is right for me?

    Dave11 replied to LearningRN's topic in Emergency

    i'd work on the confidence first. i think you'd just be setting yourself up for failure if you transferred to the ED at this point in your

  19. Family objections to your career

    Dave11 replied to njxcrush18's topic in Men in Nursing

    my parents were completely dumbfounded when i told them i was going to nursing school. they thought i would never abandon the deadend job-alcoholic-potential petty criminal career track i was on at...

  20. Do Nurses Eat?

    Dave11 replied to Nathalie's topic in General Nursing

    lunch break is something i have hardly ever missed. may not always be the alotted half hour, but i always eat. i try to make sure my co-workers have had a chance to eat too. if it hits the fan, i can...

  21. Community College vs University

    Dave11 replied to wanna-b-R.N.'s topic in General Nursing

    nobody cares where you got your degree, just that you have a valid

  22. Do you ever think about going to medical school?

    Dave11 replied to Michelle123's topic in General Nursing

    i've contemplated it a few times over the past couple of years but in all honesty, the thought of 8 or more years of schooling just make me

  23. What squicks you out?

    Dave11 replied to elizabells's topic in General Nursing

    i have yet to encounter anything that squicks me

  24. first CNA clinical worried me

    Dave11 replied to chicagrl72's topic in General Nursing

    keep at it awhile longer. the initial shock of what you have to do will probably wear off. i remember being mortified the first time i had to clean a patient that soiled themselves. if this is...

  25. Males as Nurses

    Dave11 replied to 2bnurseguy_2005's topic in Men in Nursing

    i've had many a patient tell me over the years that they much prefer female doctors and male nurses. the majority of the reasons why centered around their belief that female doctors take more time...