MassED BSN, RN

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    Appropriate to ask for schedule switch?

    MassED replied to none the wiser's topic in General Nursing

    working THIS particular schedule usually is per your request, not the
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    I am leaving nursing...

    MassED replied to littlemammanurse's topic in General Nursing

    you have 3 home businesses? Well what do you need nursing for, then....? I'd leave
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    Appropriate to ask for schedule switch?

    MassED replied to none the wiser's topic in General Nursing

    It is. If you're working a schedule that is not regular, you can get 4 in a row.... but if you're 12 hour shifts, it's not usual unless you request it, and certainly not on orientation. Maybe it's...
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    pediatric crash cart nightmare...

    MassED replied to rnbecky8085's topic in Emergency

    that's how we have our peds Broselow carts. Each drawer is coded according to the broselow
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    Assaulting ED Workers in Virginia ...

    MassED replied to Lunah's topic in Emergency

    isn't THAT the
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    You know it's going to be a crazy night at work, when

    MassED replied to JennRN65's topic in General Nursing

    that's a bad day? That is what we always do to the floors. The room is assigned, not yet clean, but we are *told* to call report NOW. What you don't see is how we are bottle necked in an ER.......
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    You know it's going to be a crazy night at work, when

    MassED replied to JennRN65's topic in General Nursing

    "type A" trauma? What is that? Never heard of that..... and "scribe"
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    You know it's going to be a crazy night at work, when

    MassED replied to JennRN65's topic in General Nursing

    here's my two cents... you know it's going to be a rough night when you walk into the ER lounge for staff "roundup" and there's free food that hasn't been
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    How do you chart verbal aggression by a client?

    MassED replied to RxOnly's topic in General Nursing

    depends where you work as to how you need to chart as well. In an ER, where often times you are charting quickly, moving through patients quickly, not having tons of time with...
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    How do you chart verbal aggression by a client?

    MassED replied to RxOnly's topic in General Nursing

    I chart word for word with quotations. Fact is
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    What is up with these Sickle Cell Patients?!

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

    it is difficult to read your post with all of the "text" writing... just my two
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    What is up with these Sickle Cell Patients?!

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

    woops - didn't *necessarily* mean abuse. Dependence, yes. Sometimes
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    What is up with these Sickle Cell Patients?!

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

    great info, Leslie. I always found that these sickle cell patients that frequently came in that I would take care of, then would want me as their nurse. They begin to feel trust in you as their nurse...
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    What is up with these Sickle Cell Patients?!

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

    I don't work with "Sicklers" much where I am currently living, but when I lived in N.C., there were the same 4 or 5 who would come into my local ER. Other than being very specific about the Dilaudid...
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    Job Stress: Floor vs ED

    MassED replied to BellaRN2010's topic in Emergency

    really no comparison to the type of stress. Sure, the work LOAD can be overwhelming, but in an ER, you have chest pain, abdominal pain, SOB, etc. all without a definitive diagnosis... so you do not...
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    A question about Adenosine

    MassED replied to Aerin's topic in Emergency

    No. Not abnormal. Lots of patients report all sorts of sphincter tightening sensations.... all of which include dread and sense of impending doom. I would too if my heart had a long frightening...
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    Question re: ED and mental health

    MassED replied to Love911Nursing's topic in Emergency

    if you're interested in it, go for it. We always could use someone who likes psych and wants to do SANE. Neither of which are up my alley, but hey, we all have our
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    MEAN GIRLS (or GUYS)

    MassED replied to T14WFLY's topic in Emergency

    give report to her back, then. I would. Let her issues be just that. Hers. You can either let her issues infiltrate your world, or give report and move on. Oh well. You can't change those...
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    ER Personalities

    MassED replied to RN1298's topic in Emergency

    didn't see any reminder... had I, I would have diverted the natural evolution of the discussion. Didn't need a warning to be reminded. Thanks,
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    ER Personalities

    MassED replied to RN1298's topic in Emergency

    it's all right.... no worries. it'll all be right as rain eventually... during election time. love how democrats can be so high and mighty. i'm not a republican either, for the record. were you not...
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    For those a BSN or MSN acquired online, did you face discrimination when job hunting

    MassED replied to Bruce_Wayne's topic in General Nursing

    "Plus this guy who I work with went to online nursing school and he's terrible about infection control. He drew up saline from one patient's IV lines and was about to give it to another patient who...
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    For those a BSN or MSN acquired online, did you face discrimination when job hunting

    MassED replied to Bruce_Wayne's topic in General Nursing

    again, the choice of school is key. i chose a school that had a traditional option for bsn but also offered an online program that was identical to the traditional program. this school is well...
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    For those a BSN or MSN acquired online, did you face discrimination when job hunting

    MassED replied to Bruce_Wayne's topic in General Nursing

    because they don't know any better. Ignorance is
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    For those a BSN or MSN acquired online, did you face discrimination when job hunting

    MassED replied to Bruce_Wayne's topic in General Nursing

    I suppose if you went through an online program - mine had clinical time requirement also - then you would understand it is inline with the in class program - it largely depends on how you learn and...
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    For those a BSN or MSN acquired online, did you face discrimination when job hunting

    MassED replied to Bruce_Wayne's topic in General Nursing

    how would they know if it was online or traditional? You only tell them your degree and the institution... can't see how it's relevant. If it's accredited, that's the only thing that