ChristineN BSN, RN

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    Free Standing Emergency Rooms

    ChristineN replied to Elle23's topic in Emergency

    We have them popping up in my area too. I have never been to one, but they are affiliated with a
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    I never, ever went to ER when I was a kid

    ChristineN replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

    Yeah as a kid I also went to the ER 1 time, when I needed stitches after getting a laceration. I feel that my future kids will definitely grow up with a "walk it off" mentality as the ER is not for...
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    Pull until full triage

    ChristineN replied to Mirnew's topic in Emergency

    I also work in a small ER that brings pts straight back if we have rooms open. However, we have the triage nurse either do the triage prior to their coming back or do the triage in the room....
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    What are the little things you do to help the next shift?

    ChristineN replied to kristandrews's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

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    Patients with sticky fingers!

    ChristineN replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

    That's different. I have no problem giving home care pts dressing supplies, g tube connectors, neb masks that were used for their treatment, etc. What the OP is complaining about people that are not...
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    difference between associates and bachelors in nursing

    ChristineN replied to kswenson's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I was a diploma RN grad from 2008. My school required A&P, micro, nutrition, growth and development, logic, and a sociology class. We had lecture for our nursing class 8 hrs a week, and had...
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    Code Blue

    ChristineN replied to Caleb_RN225's topic in Medical-Surgical

    My first code blue was as a new grad, that hadn't been off orientation for too long. It was a 3 month old baby, that I had taken care of the day before, the the nurse was getting ready to d/c....
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    Being a Patient Where you Work

    ChristineN posted a topic in Emergency

    Just curious if any of you have been patients or you close family members have been patients in the ER you work in? If you have never been in this situation, would you use your own ER if you or your...
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    information about a baby

    ChristineN replied to charlene coke's topic in Pediatric

    Sorry we can not offer medical advice. I encourage you to talk to the NICU doctors and nurses to help you better understand their treatment decisions. I will say though that it is not unheard of to...
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    What do you wish you'd covered in RN school?

    ChristineN replied to RunBabyRN's topic in General Students

    Nursing schools don't have time to touch on everything, and need to just hit the essentials. That being said, I would have appreciated it if my school had touched on IV starts and/or phlebotomy as...
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    ER nurses not calling report anymore...

    ChristineN replied to plinytheRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

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    Conflict with a coworker

    ChristineN replied to phlebo2rn's topic in General Students

    Actually many hospitals, mine included , have policies that conversations at work occur between employees in English. I would talk to your
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    Need Some Help/Need to Rant

    ChristineN replied to bboy45's topic in General Nursing

    Nurse2be, I agree there are plenty of jobs out there for ADN-RN's but the OP was asking specifically about the Washington DC metro area and my advice was in reference to my experience in this area of...
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    Need Some Help/Need to Rant

    ChristineN replied to bboy45's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah many employers are not going to waste their time interviewing a ADN candidate when they have a stack of applications of potential employees with BSN's, regardless of your
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    Need Some Help/Need to Rant

    ChristineN replied to bboy45's topic in General Nursing

    Yes I am doing "just fine" but I graduated with my 2 year RN 6 years ago before the recession hit. Current grads have a completely different experience when it comes to job
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    Need Some Help/Need to Rant

    ChristineN replied to bboy45's topic in General Nursing

    Yes I know I am just concerned that you either won't be working as an RN, or you will not be working in a hospital setting and will expect a hospital job later on, which will be much less likely to...
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    Need Some Help/Need to Rant

    ChristineN replied to bboy45's topic in General Nursing

    If you are willing to relocate and try to find work elsewhere and not just limit yourself to DC, your ADN might not be a "waste." However, even if you do a bridge program, you will not be a new grad...
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    Need Some Help/Need to Rant

    ChristineN replied to bboy45's topic in General Nursing

    I encourage you to read some of the other threads on all nurses of nursing grads who have been out of school for a year or more with their ADN and can not find employment of any kind as an RN. I know...
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    What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    ChristineN replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    Yep..
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    Need Some Help/Need to Rant

    ChristineN replied to bboy45's topic in General Nursing

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    Need Some Help/Need to Rant

    ChristineN replied to bboy45's topic in General Nursing

    NOVA is supposed to be a great program, but most area hospitals will not hire their graduates and prefer BSN grads. While I am sure you worked hard for you BS degree, no one in nursing will really...
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    Need Some Help/Need to Rant

    ChristineN replied to bboy45's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly in the DC/NOVA area it is really worth it to get a BSN. INOVA and Georgetown will not hire new grads at all with out a BSN, and the majority of the other hospitals are "BSN preferred.". With...
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    Are people shocked you're still a bloke outside of work?

    ChristineN replied to CNDave's topic in Men in Nursing

    Wait, do you really breath
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    What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    ChristineN replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    Or in my case the little old lady is sent to the ED from the nursing home for hypotension x 8 hrs, BP 80's/40's on arrival. While she was actually sick, no one at the nursing home had thought to take...
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    Inquiry about breaking bad news

    ChristineN replied to Smamaghrabi's topic in MICU, SICU

    I assume you mean test results, lab values, etc. If it is something new and bad, I always let the physician tell the pt. The pt may have questions about how this news will affect the plan of care,...