JessiekRN

JessiekRN

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  1. Having a hard time lately

    JessiekRN replied to pm2rn's topic in Emergency

    Can you take a few days off anytime soon? Sometimes we just need a break to step back from it all and breathe. People won't change. The ER population won't change, for sure. If you love the ER and...

  2. Hanging up the scrubs.

    JessiekRN replied to AHeart4Kids's topic in Nurse Management

    Just wanted to say thanks for your post- I really can relate. I've also been an RN for four years and made my way recently (February) to the ER, and as you described, much of the ER came as a rude...

  3. Considering ER but not good at starting IV's

    JessiekRN replied to srleslie's topic in Emergency

    Practice makes (almost) perfect. I rarely started IVs on the floor and felt incompetent in the ER when I started. When you have to start a line on almost everyone, thirty times a day, you get really...

  4. Wanting to quit orientation, new grad, please advise

    JessiekRN replied to bella1234's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Just read where you posted about finding a new preceptor- sorry. I would still talk to them and see what they can do- they should not be hiring nurses if they do not have enough appropriate nurses for...

  5. Wanting to quit orientation, new grad, please advise

    JessiekRN replied to bella1234's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I hope you're not thinking about quitting because of one lousy nurse. Nurses are like any other group- all kinds of personalities. It's not easy to find a job these days, and if you're only thinking...

  6. NP...to keep my job?

    JessiekRN replied to VICEDRN's topic in Emergency

    VicedRN- what do you mean by the NP "overriding triage decisions"? Not sure I completely

  7. My first clinical course and I hate it

    JessiekRN replied to EP10's topic in General Students

    I remember feeling the same way as a student; invaluable because so much was happening around me that I did not yet fully grasp, and helpless because obviously the patients I saw needed care, but I...

  8. Pulled to other floors?

    JessiekRN replied to DroogieRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    UmcRn..to answer your question about what the ER does when we need help..well when the bus loads start arriving we simply just have to handle it. The sickest are seen first, and everyone else just has...

  9. ER RN turnover

    JessiekRN replied to geminiBSN75's topic in Critical Care

    This is a very generalized question. Without knowing any real statistics, I would venture to guess it varies by ER. In my own department, at least, we have a wide range of experience, from nurses who...

  10. Help!!! Floor nurse applied for ED position

    JessiekRN replied to njsmit.rn's topic in Emergency

    I was a med surg RN for three and a half years- the ER is a different world but I am so glad I made the decision to transfer. While I'm truly grateful for the time I spent on the floor- and don't know...

  11. Whats your biggest pet peeve working in the ED?

    JessiekRN replied to Whts_Ur_Emergency?'s topic in Emergency

    Yesterday my patient asked me if I could "just give her a couple amoxillin pills, I don't have money for the prescription". Meanwhile both she and both the middle school aged children she brought with...

  12. New grad in the ER-How do you know if a new grad will make it?

    JessiekRN replied to whichone'spink's topic in Emergency

    Harrird this is off the OP's topic but I wanted to say thank you for pointing out that attitude is the only thing that can be controlled in the ED. After two shifts in a row dealing with some very...

  13. First time a patient didn't like me

    JessiekRN replied to Clovery's topic in General Students

    Wow- I'm not sure where to begin with this post. But first of all, where were the primary RN and your clinical instructor in this scenario? What is this hospital's protocol for restraints, and what,...

  14. New grad in ER?

    JessiekRN replied to gensn12's topic in Emergency

    As a former floor nurse who transitioned (with five of my floor nurse co workers) to the ER- I sort of wish there was a "dislike" button for the above post. With all due respect- I've heard ER nurses...

  15. Most productive way to spend 5wks before starting 1st ER job?

    JessiekRN replied to EDdude's topic in Emergency

    Ask your nurse manager if you can borrow a copy of the EDs policy and procedure manual. Not only will it help you get oriented with the unit, it will show your NM you are proactive and excited to...

  16. Would you take a pay cut to work days?

    JessiekRN replied to dienne's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I switched to days, took a 3.50 an hour pay cut and haven't regretted it for a minute. Like you, I slept for days at a time, or was awake for weeks on end. My waking hours I was exhausted, cranky, and...

  17. transitioning from floor nurse to ER

    JessiekRN replied to lawandaluxnurse's topic in Emergency

    Hi! I moved to the ER in February after three and a half years on med- surg. I am so glad I put my time in on a ms floor before moving to the ER- I feel I came prepared with a basic skill set,...

  18. Anyone work at St Barnabas? (benefits question)

    JessiekRN replied to nycNurse2b's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Hi..I work full time for this system, full time they will reimburse you for 5250 a year, which is January to December. You do have to owe them a year of work from the last date of reimbursal. I think...

  19. What do I need to bring?

    JessiekRN posted a topic in Emergency

    Hi all..I posted a few weeks back about having been accepted into the ER in my hospital (I've been doing ortho/neuro for 3 + years).. I just found out from my nurse manager that as per hospital policy...

  20. What do I need to bring?

    JessiekRN replied to JessiekRN's topic in Emergency

    Hi All. thanks so much for the really useful advice.. I know its going to be a completely new and different experience from floor nursing.. so I'm trying to go in as prepared and open-minded as...

  21. What the what??

    JessiekRN replied to pockunit's topic in General Nursing

    It IS?? Really?? I will stop complaining about its usage then! But it does still sound terrible, I agree..and I'm still willing to bet interpretate isn't in the dictionary yet. I think if enough...

  22. What the what??

    JessiekRN replied to pockunit's topic in General Nursing

    Biggest pet peeve ever.. orienTATE. No I will not orientate the new grad but I will gladly orient her. It's converse. Not conversate. I almost fell over when someone said interpretate today. I don't...

  23. Benadryl use with Dilaudid.. just curious!

    JessiekRN replied to mandaaRN's topic in Patient Medications

    Thank you..I had never heard of this or seen it in

  24. Benadryl use with Dilaudid.. just curious!

    JessiekRN replied to mandaaRN's topic in Patient Medications

    I've never heard of Narcan being indicated for itching..as I understood it Narcan is an opioid reversal..can you explain to me the purpose of Narcan being dripped with a Pca? Seems to me that the...

  25. Good for cardiac/ACLS practice.

    JessiekRN replied to tokmom's topic in General Nursing

    Thank