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  1. Meeting with a Compliance Officer

    gemmi999 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi~ I was asked to meet with my hospital's compliance officer today. When I asked my manager what it was about she stated she didn't know, but not to worry about it. I was getting ready to leave for...

  2. Did I bomb this phone interview?

    gemmi999 replied to Emm_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Give her a call and just inquire, gently, about the status of the job. My last interview I thought I for sure bombed, a week after the interview I hadn't heard anything. I called and they said they...

  3. New Grad BSN, RN, PHN, EMT and can’t find work. Legality of working as a CNA?

    gemmi999 replied to oceanhugger's topic in General Nursing

    I second what another post said about looking in Riverside. I graduated in 2015 from a school in SD. I didn't want to wait for the new grad cycle to start up (approx. 5 months from graduation date)...

  4. Why wouldn't this cost of living hack work for California?

    gemmi999 replied to myoglobin's topic in General Nursing

    Pick up a per diem job in California if you're after the pay. Group your days together once a month and fly in and out, do as many shifts as you can. Work at a hospital in Florida the rest of the...

  5. What might be going on?

    gemmi999 replied to Bagatha's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Do you have a union representative? A copy of your evaluation? Any write ups or previous meetings regarding issues ranging from more then a year ago? It does sound like they are trying to fire you/set...

  6. Floating/Circulating in the ED

    gemmi999 posted a topic in Emergency

    I have a genuine question for my ER nurse peeps out there. Today I was the float/circulator in my ER. My day was spent triaging ambulance runs, stabilizing unstable patients, discharging patients,...

  7. Gonna Quit: When Nursing Is Rough...

    gemmi999 replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think nursing is a calling. I specifically chose nursing, and then specifically chose ER nursing because it is a steady job, with a good paycheck, that has the ability to get overtime on a...

  8. Scared.....No Nursing?

    gemmi999 replied to Name9335's topic in General Nursing

    It does come with time. I started in the ER at a small, community hospital. 10 weeks into my orientation I was told that I wasn't "getting it" with regards to the critical patients and they wanted...

  9. Did I cause this rapid response?

    gemmi999 replied to ns808's topic in General Nursing

    A lot of good comments above, I don't have much to add. 1) You survived your (assumed) first RRT! There is a reason Rapid Response Teams exist--to prevent Code Blues. Your patient didn't code, you...

  10. Hot Cheetos are a public health menace

    gemmi999 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    My favorite is the kid's that come to the ER with stomach pain with their entire mouth covered in bright red dust. The parents then want to know why we aren't doing a blood test/ct scan for their...

  11. taking a job but quitting in 4 months?

    gemmi999 replied to direw0lf's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes I really wonder. I know nursing is a female dominated profession, and in general females are paid less then men. Part of it is society and the glass ceiling but part of it is how we are...

  12. WA Appellate Court says nurses cannot have 'break buddies' must use designated break nurse

    gemmi999 replied to klone's topic in Nursing News

    My workplace currently uses a breaker nurse. It is helpful but at the same time the Charge RN views the breaker as an extra set of hands and will routinely pull them from breaking to assist with...

  13. Is it jealousy ??

    gemmi999 replied to JaxsRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    That is what scares me. You literally just typed in that you haven't had an unstable patient. You haven't had to critically think about it/call the doctor/call the rapid team/intubate/upgrade the...

  14. What is your favorite specialty of nursing? (ER, MedSurg, ICU, Pediatrics, etc.)

    gemmi999 replied to LindseyPar's topic in General Nursing

    I think a lot depends on your temperament. During nursing school clinical's I *hated* ICUs, all of them without question. I hated NICU/PICU/Cardiac ICU. I didn't like how sick the patient was, how...

  15. Dazed and Confused: Blurred Lines

    gemmi999 replied to SisterofMary's topic in General Nursing

    Everyone has said it better then I can say it, but basically try not to screw over the next nurse (no matter what shift). Make sure all meds have been administered, nothing is going to run...

  16. DUI

    gemmi999 replied to Julesss28's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    My first piece of advice? Don't say that again. The cop did have a reason to pull you over--you were driving while impaired. Fact--most people pulled over for DUIs aren't driving erratic, they're...

  17. I am doomed.

    gemmi999 replied to Guest219794's topic in General Nursing

    I literally click a few boxes and hope I remember if I did it in the right or left deltoid, etc. I'm horrible at remembering left vs right being inverted for

  18. Investigating Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome

    gemmi999 replied to Brenda F. Johnson's topic in General Nursing

    I've seen quite a few cases in my ER. The way the doctor explains it best is that the patient is allergic to MJ. Not quite true but pt's understand allergy and to avoid repeated exposure. Haldol...

  19. Clinical question?

    gemmi999 replied to amzyRN's topic in Emergency

    It really depends. When we get a call that a code 3 is coming in to one of my beds (or really any bed, now that I think about it) I ensure the room is getting prepared by a tech. But then I round on...

  20. Co worker issue

    gemmi999 replied to SnickerDoodle_RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm still stuck on the fact that RNs can't do EKG's at your ER. I can't count the number of EKGs I do, if a tech is splinting someone/transporting someone/not available/called out sick. When I'm in...

  21. Asked to resign after 6 months

    gemmi999 replied to FNKA's topic in General Nursing

    A bunch of people have commented above about what you can say in the interview, so I'm not going to comment on that. I just want to tell you not to let that dumb unit get you down. When I was a new...

  22. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    gemmi999 replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    Do not decide that you hate your foley catheter and try to take it out yourself--By cutting the catheter about 1 inch from where it leaves your member. The nurse will not be able to deflate the...

  23. Is the ER for me?

    gemmi999 replied to Nurse-please's topic in Emergency

    ER is full of different personalities. There are definitely the loud/brash personalities but introverts can thrive there too! Biggest thing is team work. Offer to help others because it creates good...

  24. Mini cath on peds

    gemmi999 replied to fromfaraway's topic in Emergency

    The only time I've used ubags are when 1) I straight cath'd a kid but no urine output for whatever reason. I place the ubag until I try again in approx. 30 - 45 minutes, just in case they urinate in...

  25. Frustrated with "hotel" mentality of patients, is your hospital the same?

    gemmi999 replied to frequentFLyER's topic in Emergency

    I'm polite with most of our ED patient's to a degree. I don't remember names well, so it's always "ma'am" or "sir" when I talk to them. If they're being PIA, I will tell them to stop it in a firm...