MassED BSN, RN

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    And the hits just keep on coming!!

    MassED replied to RainMom's topic in General Nursing

    haven't had any ok shifts in WEEKS! Summer is
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    Top 10 Reasons Against Unions

    MassED replied to PICUPNP's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Anothergrump, I have had someone tell me "look what happened to Detroit." Well, drugs happened to Detroit. American automakers moving out is also what happened to Detroit. One can't say it was...
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    PTSD after being an ICU patient

    MassED replied to elprup's topic in General Nursing

    there are psychological effects from surgery, illness, injury, labor and delivery, etc. It makes sense to acknowledge that these experiences form who we are, in small and large ways. There is also...
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    Passed the CEN! Yay! Some thoughts

    MassED replied to sully75's topic in Emergency

    good to know! I have an August test date! Finally! It has taken me years of being in this field to finally take it. More out of curiosity and having another certification for management to get off...
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    First Job - Not A Great Facility, Take It Or No?

    MassED replied to BrooklynRN11201's topic in Emergency

    It is interesting to read so many other posters say to take the job. If you are in a position to have other offers, I'd think carefully. I would never base working on a place on hearsay of their...
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    Top 10 Reasons Against Unions

    MassED replied to PICUPNP's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Just some information, so that others who read this can view what a union can do. I have been on both sides of this as a nurse and I have to tell you, it's nice to know you've got someone on your...
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    Use of Restraints on Intubated patients - ER and ICU

    MassED posted a topic in Emergency

    Ok, so I'm definitely unsure of the state/federal laws on using restraints for intubated patients that are used solely to prevent a patient from pulling out their ET tube. I regularly place soft...
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    nurses who have had a positive drug test and what the board of nursing will do

    MassED replied to chico0909's topic in Nurses Recovery

    who knows. I'd call the board of nursing for that
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    March 2013 Caption Contest: Win $100!

    MassED replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    haha! "no doctor
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    March 2013 Caption Contest: Win $100!

    MassED replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    Listen, Lloyd, you just took a shower. For the last time, I am not giving you a sponge
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    Fresh Air

    MassED replied to exit96's topic in Emergency

    exit96 "I liked that there was an urgency to what I was involved with vs. toileting, passing waters/snacks, passing pills, and waiting for call lights... I'm sure there will be negative...
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    Fresh Air

    MassED replied to exit96's topic in Emergency

    good luck! Hang on to your breeches! It's quite a
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    Triage-How is it done in your ER?

    MassED replied to crb613's topic in Emergency

    highlighted above: we do this too, but the large problem with this (and where I've worked in the past registration never has done this) is that you are trusting registration to create a complaint and...
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    Triage-How is it done in your ER?

    MassED replied to crb613's topic in Emergency

    without reading other posts first, what I do (and what I feel all should do) is to look at the lobby. Take a quick scan of everyone and see if their color's good, no one is in respiratory distress or...
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    RN might be working as a summer camp RN....

    MassED posted a topic in Camp

    Hi all, I have a few questions re: summer camp nursing. The main one being: If you're working FT and want to offer a bit of time for summer camp nursing, how do you do this? My schedule, like most...
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    Support Stockings

    MassED replied to bamagirl14's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    coming from a mom who is a nurse and has worn control top (active support) for years (>40), I have learned through her experience how healthy legs really get you through a long "on your feet"...
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    What's in your pocket - ER Style

    MassED replied to Frizbeeboy's topic in Emergency

    our scrubs have 1 pocket on top, one in back. Being hospital scrubs, they are small pockets and never enough of them. I used to keep more things, but now it's just a pen or two (hospital provided,...
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    Feeling broken and there's no way out...

    MassED replied to RNRichi's topic in Emergency

    RNRichi , oh there are many days I want to cry, am frustrated at the situation, coworkers, doctors, or just myself for not feeling like I did my best. Sometimes I can never feel like things are good...
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    Difficult night, heavy trauma/high acuity... vent/insight

    MassED posted a topic in Emergency

    Hi All, very busy time of year in a level 1 ER. Being summer, huge volumes of tourists = a tough time for all. As per typical, I have changed some scenarios/events to protect privacy. I would like...
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    Feeling broken and there's no way out...

    MassED replied to RNRichi's topic in Emergency

    That nurse that responded to you that way was rude, period. Unnecessary. At some point (better sooner than later), you will have to dress that person down and stand your ground. You had a rough...
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    Difficult night, heavy trauma/high acuity... vent/insight

    MassED replied to MassED's topic in Emergency

    That's just it. We DO educate on how we triage (or I do, anyway), and when our trauma rooms are full tilt, I tell my patients WHY they are waiting. I explain that there's an emergency that is...
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    Difficult night, heavy trauma/high acuity... vent/insight

    MassED replied to MassED's topic in Emergency

    I think this is why so many of us are talking union. Not that it is the answer, but we're grasping at this point. For me to remember every bit of what I'm running around doing to actually write up...
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    Difficult night, heavy trauma/high acuity... vent/insight

    MassED replied to MassED's topic in Emergency

    You've been in the ED for 38 years? Geeez, I know I won't last that long at this pace. No way. I don't think anyone could. I think for some, leaving the ER would bring a fear of boredom, perhaps?...
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    Do nurses have a responsibility to keep their Facebook professional?

    MassED replied to Bortaz's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    You are right. One should sign OUT of Facebook (or anything else) once they are done, so that things are not shared and
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    Do nurses have a responsibility to keep their Facebook professional?

    MassED replied to Bortaz's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Your example is not the same. Affiliations with work through your personal FB is asking for an intrusion into your personal life, anytime, since even if it's a personal profile, it can be accessed....