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  1. Hi all! So I am getting ready to embark on an incredible journey...Travel Nursing! Eeeeekkkkk! I'm so excited! So I've submitted my Florida nursing license by endorsement (from Alabama) application...
  2. Amiodarone

    Hello All! The other day I was thrown into a rather uncomfortable position. A patient came into the ED where I work and the patient initially presented in asystole. After working the code for 10-12...
  3. Worried about phenergan IV push

    Our hospital policy on Phenergan administration has changed within the past 2 years also. Our policy is 6.25 mg of Phenegan is the maximum dosage allowed to be given IV. If the physician wishes to...
  4. When is it time to leave ER?

    I'm at my 2 year mark now and my job has seriously been causing some health concerns for me. I've recently started having panic attacks (severe) again. I haven't had any since graduating nursing...
  5. EMS Radio Reports

    40 Bed ER. Charge Nurse normally answers unless away from the desk. Then any nurse can answer. We always do room assignment upon arrival unless very, critically ill then a room is assigned over the...
  6. Do you hold drunks against their will?

    Nope. If the patient is drunk, I don't care if they are A&O. They're staying until they sleep it off with or without restraints. That's their choice. If they walk out that door and something...
  7. How long did you wait to take NCLEX

    I graduated May 7th, received the ATT letter on May 13th, the closest date I could test was May 31st. I tested May 31st and passed the first time. Everyone I spoke to told me to take the test ASAP so...
  8. Nurses and holiday exhaustion

    Thanks! You too ? Hoping for safe travels for all of your
  9. Nurses and holiday exhaustion

    Mine too. Due to my husband and I both having to work Christmas. It broke my heart that neither of us could be with our
  10. SIlly question

    Yup. It happens a lot. I normally don't pee for between 8-12 hours at a time. Not a good thing. But just the way it
  11. 1 month new ICU job. I want to run

    While yes, I agree that ER is a totally different animal than Critical Care nursing, ER still takes care of acute and critical patients. Our focus is simply changed from a more rehabilitation stand...
  12. We were all wrong about nursing home nurses

    Not all of us were wrong, because not all of us have said that LTC nurses aren't "real" nurses. I couldn't care less what job someone may have as a nurse. They're a nurse. We all have different...
  13. Thanks ixchel :) I need a
  14. I learned that I'm on the verge of burnout. I've learned that I must take care of myself first, everyone else does! I'm learning that a new hospital might be a good opportunity for me. I may need a...
  15. What's your side job?

    Working full time in a level II trauma center ED with a volume of 65,000 patients seen per year. Just started PRN in a Medical Critical Care unit. Loving both so far. My heart lies with eventually...
  16. Crashing pt

    If I'm the nurse assigned to the patient I assign the roles. I make sure the patient has IV access, that the tech is doing compressions appropriately, I do medications and shock. Have someone else...
  17. Are ER Patients Getting More Ridiculous?

    I've come to just let the ridiculousness roll off of my back and then if it is that ridiculous, share it later so we can all laugh!
  18. Where were u hired? (ADN)

    Alabama. Graduated May 2014. Hired our of school into a level II Trauma
  19. Rant about horrible shift

    Hate to tell you, but no. Lol It really doesn't get too much easier. We all have bad days like that whether you've been a nurse for 30 years or for 3 months. It happens to the best of us. Good job...
  20. Ask a CRNA any question you want

    The difference is everything. One is stabilization and the other is recovering and
  21. Should I call the director or no?

    Soooo I had an interview yesterday. I'm looking (end goal) to become a CRNA. Currently, I work full time in a Level II trauma center Emergency Department and I do honestly like my job BUT I can't see...
  22. Am I Too Old to Start School?

    No one is too old. Age is just a number. We had a man in my class who was 58 and he made better grades than any of the rest of us. He was ridiculously smart and dedicated because he knew nursing was...
  23. When you just don't want to go to work....

    I look at my schedule to see who I work with that day. 😂
  24. Ask a CRNA any question you want

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  25. Should I call the director or no?

    Thank you all for the advice. I'm going to wait and see how the PRN thing goes first and go from there. I have to figure out day care for my daughter also so that will give me time to get that...