ayysolapsu09

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1. Am I on the right track?

   ayysolapsu09 replied to caal19's topic in Emergency

   I work in a 17 bed community ER, with a Level II trauma center a county away from me. I applied for the level II, but interviewed with the community ER and was offered a position there, which I...

2. New Trauma Nurse Help

   ayysolapsu09 replied to Mariah87's topic in Emergency

   A lot of good stuff here. A piece of advice that I have heard before is to be the "scribe" during a code. Everyone is supposed to shout their stuff out as things are being done (Epi at 0400,...

3. Needing some advice

   ayysolapsu09 replied to Cora_Ann's topic in Emergency

   I did the same thing. I ran EMS for 4 years while going to RN school. Being an EMT really helped hone my assessment skills and made it easier to pick out the "sick" patients quicker. It also eased...

4. Best stethoscope for an ER Nurse?

   ayysolapsu09 replied to verbalsjint's topic in Emergency

   One of the posters compared a stethoscope with golf clubs, and how you shouldn't spend money on clubs until you're good. Speaking as a golfer, bear with me while I expand that analogy to include the...

5. New Grad hired in the ER, question.

   ayysolapsu09 replied to Alexx_xox's topic in General Nursing

   I have been a nurse for a grand total of 7 months, and have been working as an EMT for 4 years while going to RN school. Most of my instructors thought I would end up in the ED because of my...

6. Freezing During Critical Situations

   ayysolapsu09 replied to jsrn88's topic in Critical Care

   Rory Miller writes in his book called Facing Violence: Preparing for the Unexpected about glitches. Rory Miller is a former corrections officer and jack of all trades who writes extensively about...

7. What is harder- nursing school or first year working?

   ayysolapsu09 replied to BookishBelle's topic in General Nursing

   I am currently 6 months into my first nursing job, and I have to say that working is much more stressful than school. I worked EMS while going to nursing school, so school was relatively easy. It...

8. Starting in ICU

   ayysolapsu09 replied to Tacomaboy3's topic in Critical Care

   Another aspect is the mobility you gain in nursing with a strong base. I just graduated and started in Med-Surg because I don't intend on staying where I am at in the long term (5-10 years or so). I...

9. Job market question

   ayysolapsu09 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi all, I'm a nursing student about a semester and a quarter from graduating (still have to get through that stuff, so I know that I'm thinking a little bit into the future). I was wondering about...

10. Disrespectful patient

    ayysolapsu09 replied to hwknrs's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It's all been pretty much said, but I wouldn't mind putting in my $0.02. I'm currently in RN school, working as an EMT, and worked previously in a county prison as a Booking officer. I don't have a...

11. Are You Cut Out to be an Emergency Department (ED) Nurse?

    ayysolapsu09 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Emergency

    I'm entering nursing school in about a month, and I am looking at the ED as a place where I eventually want to work. I used to work Booking at a county correctional facility, and there are a lot of...

12. Night shift blues

    ayysolapsu09 replied to Dramruch's topic in General Nursing

    If I did wine I'd do a chilled white. But beer bottles are sturdier, so there's less of a chance of them breaking and cutting you up. Beer cans are probably the best in terms of safety. But to each...

13. Night shift blues

    ayysolapsu09 replied to Dramruch's topic in General Nursing

    In one of my previous jobs I was a corrections officer. I worked mainly 3-11, but I'd also do a lot of 11-7 double shifts. That meant that I'd get home by around 7:30 or so and have to be at work at...