SJGH1982

SJGH1982 has 32 years experience and specializes in ER.

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1. What's wrong with me?

   SJGH1982 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

   Nurses Eating Their Young And I am VERY sad to say it does happens in the facility where I work. I guess I qualify for a COB now, but really I'm pretty nice. The age - I own up to. A few people tried to chew on me many moons ago - but they came away...

2. Um... Can you hit before you get hit?

   SJGH1982 replied to tarotale's topic in Emergency

   I'm not sure in what ER a nurse would "hit first" - you could put your arm or leg up to ward off a blow - but really? to HIT FIRST? Walk away - run away - duck and zip and get outta there - but I would think there would be no defense at all for "hit ...

3. Hallways

   SJGH1982 replied to emtb2rn's topic in Emergency

   Sadly - we have hall patients approximately 70% of the time. Thats not including the 3 exam rooms that we have pushed stretchers into, the cast room that also doubles as a place to put a stretcher, the alcove by the linen cart - the person in the fa...

4. how to prevent burnout...

   SJGH1982 replied to MassED's topic in Emergency

   I TOTALLY agree with you about the lack of respect issue MassED. And the politics of the institution, toxic work environments, poor management - I could go on and on - they all interact together make the ER a place to work that we sometimes at work j...

5. how to prevent burnout...

   SJGH1982 replied to MassED's topic in Emergency

   Well, (with a deep breath), as a Canadian nurse with 32 yrs plus as a full time nurse -and the last 14 of it full time in the ER - I really feel for you 'young ones' - as I call all the new, young, fresh ER nurses. And - to be honest - a LOT of them ...

6. When is your shift over

   SJGH1982 replied to joe007's topic in Emergency

   My shift is over when my feet touch the pavement outside the sliding glass doors of our ER - and even then - I would NEVER see a patient that was truly sick or injured and not do anything. A nurse thing I guess.