MassED BSN, RN

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    Call offs d/t low census

    MassED replied to FritoPie's topic in General Nursing

    I just want to know why your census is low! We are SOOOO busy 24/7 right now, and all units are full and we're holding in our ED because there are NO nurses to fill those beds!
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    The problem with floating ER Nurses

    MassED replied to crabalot's topic in Emergency

    If it's a matter of keeping your job, I'd float. You can do anything if you work in an ER. You might need pointers on the specific rules and intricacies of a specific department, but why not? I...
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    Vent: "I should warn you, I'm a tough stick..."

    MassED replied to Anna Flaxis's topic in Emergency

    veins are usually more prominent and therefore easier to access on your dominant
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    Vent: "I should warn you, I'm a tough stick..."

    MassED replied to Anna Flaxis's topic in Emergency

    rolling veins are such an excuse. When patients say that, you remember it's a matter of firmly anchoring that stinker above and below where you plan to stick. The veins are usually large when...
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    Vent: "I should warn you, I'm a tough stick..."

    MassED replied to Anna Flaxis's topic in Emergency

    time and practice will lead to expert IV skills in time. Don't worry. I can remember that fear that I had when it was all new to me .... good to remember
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    ER Wasted

    MassED replied to RNFiona's topic in Emergency

    I don't know one ER nurse who wouldn't take this type of job. Problem is, that's the problem! Everyone wants it! Who wouldn't take these normal hours? Great work flow, easy job, no emergencies......
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    Why are ICU nurses so rude?

    MassED replied to wanderlustRN24's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    there is also a culture in nursing of "young nurses who think they're amazing, knowledgable, and know all they need about their specific speciality and cannot possible know any more than they do - and...
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    Battle Of The RN's: Emergency Room Vs Floor Nurse!

    MassED replied to All4NursingRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    ahhh, another floor nurse not understanding that when you choose tnot to take report after the original nurse that had that patient has left, you get the oncoming nurse. no, they do not know the...
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    Battle Of The RN's: Emergency Room Vs Floor Nurse!

    MassED replied to All4NursingRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    cushy and psych just do NOT go
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    Disappointed in myself and feel like a failure in nursing.

    MassED replied to NocturneNrse's topic in General Nursing

    lol
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    Disappointed in myself and feel like a failure in nursing.

    MassED replied to NocturneNrse's topic in General Nursing

    funny.... I see negatives that come down from that ladder... only hearing negatives or things that need to improve... never the positives. Management (and I say this broadly) attempts to motivate by...
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    Why are ICU nurses so rude?

    MassED replied to wanderlustRN24's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I still don't get the tongue depressor? Is that a way to organize drips? By taping it to the
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    Battle Of The RN's: Emergency Room Vs Floor Nurse!

    MassED replied to All4NursingRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    oh the "it's harder where I work" will always prevail.... UNTIL you have truly worked in each and every department, one can never know the other side. BUT..... When I hand deliver a tele patient (from...
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    Why are ICU nurses so rude?

    MassED replied to wanderlustRN24's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    no, not the nurse's fault. Unless, of course, it was something you SHOULD have seen (like the obvious: cyanosis, hyperkalemia, hypotensive, etc.) Why would you say that? Of course you're supposed to...
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    Why are ICU nurses so rude?

    MassED replied to wanderlustRN24's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    oh I could go on and ON about how ICU nurses treat the ER nurses when delivering our patients to them! Different situations, different priorities, different settings, etc. Different...
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    Why are X so Y?

    MassED replied to pockunit's topic in General Nursing

    I'm at a loss... X so Y? Is that female is so male? I must be missing
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    Disappointed in myself and feel like a failure in nursing.

    MassED replied to NocturneNrse's topic in General Nursing

    I can totally relate. I don't like the gossip - never have - even in high school, I did not contribute to this and it does exclude you from certain groups that might be larger and more of a "follow"...
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    What do you do when.......

    MassED replied to ebear's topic in General Nursing

    I have a family member like that. His brother's a doctor, so he must be a doctor by osmosis. It's super annoying. These kinds of people baffle
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    California Sympathy Strike

    MassED replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    what is this...??? Haven't
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    Interview Assignment Help! What does HCAP mean?

    MassED replied to lululucy's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    just had a night meeting on this. Mainly it's "customer" focused care and their satisfaction in determining how their insurance will pay for their visit. Complete and total BS since then ALL...
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    At what point do I complain?

    MassED replied to ohmg's topic in General Students

    often that's the training, on a mannequin. You learn by doing on real people, that's the reality, as most things in nursing, you learn on the fly with other nurses
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    New ER nurse, but old Cardiac nurse

    MassED replied to al7139's topic in Emergency

    there's a small handbook (it's at work) that has a plethora of info from cardiac rhythms/algorithms, stroke algorithms, frequent ACLS meds, braslow meds, etc.... I think it's called critical care...
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    Got a promotion because of my big...

    MassED replied to CareteamRN70's topic in General Nursing

    I only clicked into this thread to see if it went down that one way dirty train to skank
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    First ER day

    MassED replied to Crux1024's topic in Emergency

    good luck and take it one patient at a time! Each day your brain will be overloaded, but you'll feel invigorated by what you learn. It can be overwhelming, but you know that shift WILL end and...
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    Brand new nurse, starting on third shift

    MassED replied to Morainey's topic in First Year After Licensure

    there are a ton of threads on here on this topic. I work nights, have for a year now. I'm married, have kids, busy life, etc. It can be done. I find I have more time to catch up on sleep than...