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  1. I have been out of compassion for years.

    rearviewmirror replied to rearviewmirror's topic in Emergency

    I thought a brief vacation of few weeks would relieve this but unfortunately, I gained it right back as soon as I returned to bedside. I am just not fit for patient care and I know it. I think the...

  2. What happened to the "Emergency" in "Emergency Room?"

    rearviewmirror replied to Emergency.RN's topic in Emergency

    It's an unfortunate reality of today's Healthcare as many of population in urban downtown settings are not only low socioeconomic, but also lesser educated in health, diet or self-management, causing...

  3. Does it get "easier"?

    rearviewmirror replied to Momma1RN's topic in Emergency

    As a floor nurse who became an ER nurse, yes it is very very normal and common to feel overwhelmed. I felt like quitting and really inadequate until 3 months in and then it started to get better. At a...

  4. an 'easier' specialty

    rearviewmirror posted a topic in Emergency

    We all know ER is harder than any other specialties, mentally and physically, although many others cry "all nursing is hard and try to say office nurse=ER nurse"... well, ER is just 'harder'. I...

  5. an 'easier' specialty

    rearviewmirror replied to rearviewmirror's topic in Emergency

    after reading all the comments from yal, well I was humbly convinced that what your saying is right. Probably better to say "fit" than "easier" and its all relative and subjective. thanks for the...

  6. an 'easier' specialty

    rearviewmirror replied to rearviewmirror's topic in Emergency

    With all due respect, I don't understand why it is hard to say one specialty is harder than another. I started out as a medsurg nurse, and I can say with personal experience that it was not even a...

  7. Did I say something wrong?

    rearviewmirror replied to Pkin1477's topic in General Nursing

    not your fault or hers in particular. RNs have high stress, PCTs have high stress as well, did you work as nurse tech or pct before you were a nurse? I can tell you it sucks. I am not going to...

  8. Finally landed my dream job!!

    rearviewmirror replied to megRNn's topic in Emergency

    congratulations, I was so happy and excited when i escaped the medsurg and landed an er job. i don't do it anymore but you will learn a lot. good

  9. Crazy Tales from the ED

    rearviewmirror replied to nyshoegal7's topic in Emergency

    dead neonate on the bathroom floor, was first responder. didn't really incite a smile

  10. Can we lay to rest the "compassion" nonsense?

    rearviewmirror replied to dinah77's topic in General Nursing

    One does not need compassion to be a good nurse, unless one defines the identity and functionality of nurse by presence or lack there of compassion. I agree with the op. I didn't activate code strokes...

  11. Is there anything I can do with a BSN besides being a nurse?

    rearviewmirror replied to whydidipicknursing?'s topic in General Nursing

    You sound like me when I was in nursing school. I almost quit on level 2, but my parents convinced me to see all the way through... well, many things came with being a bedside nurse, depression,...

  12. RN that doesn't want to be an NP

    rearviewmirror replied to Matt8700's topic in Emergency

    I had a bitter chuckle because I did leave the bedside while back, it was right choice. Knowing my self, I would be okay if someone exactly like me was my ed nurse. I did not hold people's hands but...

  13. Developing a thick skin

    rearviewmirror replied to canche's topic in Emergency

    Oh it comes with time. And you are absolutely right, I think it will a challenge to find a job that makes you hate humanity as much as ER nursing. I got burnt out so I quit it, but you will develop...

  14. Chronic Extreme Emergency Department Shortstaffing

    rearviewmirror replied to LEFTFLANKPAIN's topic in Emergency

    I also quit. Ancillary staff (medics/techs) is non-negotiable, I really admire these EDs that actually correctly staff the ED. When you have code stroke, icu hold with 4 drips, no transporters, and...

  15. RN that doesn't want to be an NP

    rearviewmirror replied to Matt8700's topic in Emergency

    I have biased opinion becasuse I hate being a nurse. Not only apart from the public view on the dirty, demeaning bedside work, I got sick of way we were treated even though we had the title...

  16. can you be a "big boy" with a nursing degree?

    rearviewmirror posted a topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    I think this is a topic that many of you guys can answer better than some other parts of forum because as entrepreneurs, you meet other business minded people and surround yourselves with...

  17. ED nurse advice

    rearviewmirror replied to Altra1992's topic in Emergency

    drive to work, change your mind, go to the pub, have a nice cold pint and wait for this all to blow

  18. CNA disrespect?

    rearviewmirror replied to cookiescardio's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    personally I discourage CNA, I worked as nurse tech (basically CNA who is a nursing student) for about 1 yr, and pay sucked while work was burdening; there are other easier jobs that pay the same or...

  19. Working in a Trauma Center but nervous about Traumas, advice appreciated

    rearviewmirror replied to Catch22Personified's topic in Emergency

    TNCC... then take trauma

  20. Fired during orientation/7 weeks in

    rearviewmirror replied to beachlover's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Report them to appropriate agency, although I don't know how much that will do since there is no physical proof of their wrong-doings and also since you were terminated from

  21. Random Drug Testing

    rearviewmirror replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    i never had random drug tests, so cannot say... but sounds like your work place had a turn on its own. decreasing staffing, micro-managing, un-appreciating your employees, yeah time to move

  22. Moving to Italy

    rearviewmirror replied to krizia1988's topic in International Nursing

    What's the pay like in Italy for nurses? It's hard to beat the money here although the health system and the way hospitals and public abuse nurses is just outright

  23. can you be a "big boy" with a nursing degree?

    rearviewmirror replied to rearviewmirror's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    thank you for your answer! I am a young folk, therefore I might find values in different things, but working few years at the bedside robbed my hope for humanity instead of building it, so I can't...

  24. can you be a "big boy" with a nursing degree?

    rearviewmirror replied to rearviewmirror's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Thank you Boston, I wonder why you have given up the high chairs within the corporate world and chose nursing then np instead. Apparently you are pretty up there in the health care world but any...

  25. Healthcare is really business care

    rearviewmirror replied to Rnhenri's topic in General Nursing

    I cannot agree more with what you said. It's a very dysfunctional system and to be honest I don't even know how to explain to other people about how ridiculous this system is. Its disastrous when you...