MassED BSN, RN

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  1. MassED

    I need 50 ways to get out of my med surg job.

    MassED replied to Born2BWild's topic in General Nursing

    side note here - why is everyone writing two weeks for providing notice? professional standard is four weeks, sometimes
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    I need 50 ways to get out of my med surg job.

    MassED replied to Born2BWild's topic in General Nursing

    after reading this post, and the fact that you left two other jobs after you'd been hired, I don't know what to tell you. I would be tired too, but the NH job you have - you're beloved by admin - why...
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    I need 50 ways to get out of my med surg job.

    MassED replied to Born2BWild's topic in General Nursing

    depends if you don't ever put it on your resume (don't put it on your resume), and no one there knows you so that it would get back to your other job. If it's in another area that you're likely never...
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    Overheard coworkers complaining about me....feeling bad

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

    sounds like a good idea to do your time, like prison (ha!), and find a better floor that suits you - of course, drama goes without saying in the nursing profession, but perhaps you'll find a little...
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    "What's with all the men in the NICU lately?"

    MassED replied to Bortaz's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I can imagine that would. I think it's great you are in that field - I could never do that. Thanks to
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    Anyone at all willing to give any input? Please

    MassED replied to FutrNurse123's topic in General Students

    I don't think it could hurt you - you'd learn an essential component to nursing, which is patient care. I don't know what you do to "mess" up, but as far as your question of being a CNA, yes it can...
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    Nurses taking patient's off backboards without doctor clearnce?

    MassED replied to the big nurse's topic in Emergency

    Zippy, there really is no point. You are not understanding, and it seems you never will. Good luck in your nursing practice. I hope we shall never
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    Nurses taking patient's off backboards without doctor clearnce?

    MassED replied to the big nurse's topic in Emergency

    well unless you, Craig (or Zippy) are the MD's (or D.O's or PA's or NP's) assigned and clear that patient, then you're operating outside of your nursing scope of practice. Some poster wrote that they...
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    Nurses taking patient's off backboards without doctor clearnce?

    MassED replied to the big nurse's topic in Emergency

    AWESOME response. Just awesome. L O V E
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    Nurses taking patient's off backboards without doctor clearnce?

    MassED replied to the big nurse's topic in Emergency

    All great
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    Nurses taking patient's off backboards without doctor clearnce?

    MassED replied to the big nurse's topic in Emergency

    geeez, Zippy, give it a rest
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    Overheard coworkers complaining about me....feeling bad

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

    I don't know what kind of floor you work on, but you're not there to be nice or make friends (being professional is all you need to be to them). I would say, at this point, that you need to tell them...
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    Nurses taking patient's off backboards without doctor clearnce?

    MassED replied to the big nurse's topic in Emergency

    Unsure of how other ER's operate, but when a patient arrives on a backboard, a physician is usually grabbed to at least assess and remove a patient from the board. Even if they can't see the patient,...
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    Nurses taking patient's off backboards without doctor clearnce?

    MassED replied to the big nurse's topic in Emergency

    Zippy, as to #2a, of course that's a ridiculous statement - but legally, we cannot remove a patient from a backboard, regardless of how ludicrous the EMT's decision was to place the patient on the...
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    Nurses taking patient's off backboards without doctor clearnce?

    MassED replied to the big nurse's topic in Emergency

    not unless told by MD to remove backboard, and I would clearly document that MD such and such cleared pt from backboard and authorized RN to remove
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    SOB and Chest Pain....

    MassED replied to lm8539's topic in Emergency

    policies are specific to where you work, so you wouldn't be able to brush up on those until you are
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    SOB and Chest Pain....

    MassED replied to lm8539's topic in Emergency

    how old is the patient? If a child, depends on lung sounds and oxygen saturation - likely Combivent and cxr to start. If adult, Cardiac workup. Need more
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    IV fluids to gravity, infiltration?

    MassED replied to kmoonshine's topic in Emergency

    definitely would put that on a pump - anything, really, nowadays, should be on a pump, but absolutely anything w/
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    Lovin Emergency Nursing....................BUT

    MassED replied to motivated2nurse's topic in Emergency

    This could be me writing your post. I have been in an ER for 5 years - the backbiting and cliques don't change, unfortunately. I find things to do for patients, even if they're not mine. I hate the...
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    EMR in the ED

    MassED replied to ERnursie172's topic in Emergency

    we do have a "summary" option, but it is not comprehensive, and it is cumbersome when reading it - the information doesn't flow well. It is not a good fit for an ED. I believe they think it works...
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    EMR in the ED

    MassED replied to ERnursie172's topic in Emergency

    oh my god, without the option to time edit, i'd be in trouble with my computer charting, as would probably 99.9% of er
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    EMR in the ED

    MassED replied to ERnursie172's topic in Emergency

    By the way, I started working with Meditech 15 years ago and it hasn't changed one bit. There are upgrades, but for some reason, the powers that be must be resistant to change. After all these years...
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    EMR in the ED

    MassED replied to ERnursie172's topic in Emergency

    no, Meditech is not an ER specific charting system. This is what I am currently using also, and there are many features to it that are not ER specific. It is ridiculous. You have to click in and...
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    EMR in the ED

    MassED replied to ERnursie172's topic in Emergency

    I'm surprised you have never encountered an EMR in 5 years. I have never worked at an institution that does not have it. I've worked in 3 states and know nurses in many others, and all have EMR....
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    EMR in the ED

    MassED replied to ERnursie172's topic in Emergency

    EMR through Meditech. Hate it. It is way too complicated and doesn't allow for easy maneuvering when you're searching for labs, xrays, H&P's, etc. I think it would be great for the floor, but...