ManicRN911

ManicRN911 has 8 years experience and specializes in Emergency Department.

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1. Which field of nursing is the most technically hard?

   ManicRN911 replied to Guest878640's topic in General Nursing

   All nursing jobs are "hard" in their own ways. Continuing education in my opinion, is the least "hard" thing that may be a requirement for a nursing job. They say the best thing about nursing is that there are so many different types of jobs we can d...

2. How to deal with a bully patient?

   ManicRN911 replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

   The patient thinks they are hurting you when they demand that you don't enter their room again, but you feel so relieved despite the ego bruise. I do feel bad for the coworkers that now have to provide care.

3. 3 Strike Rule: Non-Compliant Patients

   ManicRN911 replied to cocoa_puff's topic in Relations

   I emphasize with the frustrations OP expresses. Working in an inner city ED, we have many frequent flyers that every staff member is quite familiar with. Having to spend time on someone who comes in every night with the same complaints and demands ca...

4. Being Pulled into the Office for calling CAT

   ManicRN911 replied to ryuunohime's topic in Relations

   I was going to post something similar to this. If you feel that you were reprimanded (verbally or otherwise) for your actions in the care of this patient, then you absolutely should move it up the chain of command. At my hospital, I would file a grie...

5. Professional (Dis) Courtesy

   ManicRN911 replied to compassionresearcher's topic in General Nursing

   I have thought about this topic a lot actually. To answer the question, do I tell the staff that I am a nurse? No, but I do not hide it either. It usually works itself into the conversation organically somehow. Either by casual conversations with sta...

6. Over 30 Years Later, We're Still Talking About Workplace Mistreatment

   ManicRN911 replied to compassionresearcher's topic in General Nursing

   I just wanted to piggyback on this great advice! My first nursing job (at a Magnet Hospital on a Med-Surg/Tele floor) was hell all due to the bullying. I left after 8 months and a new place felt I had enough experience to hire me. I was so angry abou...

7. Tell my manager or keep the bipolar hidden

   ManicRN911 replied to rhernandez748's topic in Stress 101

   I've been an RN for 7 years, and been dealing with my bipolar disorder for the last 15 years. I would not recommend sharing your diagnosis with your bosses or coworkers. Unfortunately, it's a diagnosis that is very misunderstood by many healthcare wo...

8. First Job As A Nurse! HELP!

   ManicRN911 replied to mountainjc's topic in New Nurse

   This honestly sounds pretty crazy to me with the ratio and low pay rate. I notice your post is from 3/14 so I was curious as to what your outcome was. One suggestion I still have is to request a day to shadow a nurse on the floor. This is not accepti...

9. HATE my job (vent post)

   ManicRN911 replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in New Nurse

   I am so sorry that you are having this experience. I know how disheartening it can be as a new RN. Wasn't it so exciting when you finally graduated and then passed the boards? All that hard work just to be miserable, and being treated badly while wor...

10. Observational Unit or Outpatient clinic

    ManicRN911 replied to RRRRS808's topic in New Nurse

    I worked in a large inner city hospital on the Observation Unit for almost 5 years... until recently. Our obs floor is run by the Emergency Department. They moved the unit to a different floor to add beds. Now the obs floor is on a Med-Surg/Tele fl...