ED Nurse, RN

ED Nurse, RN

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  1. Cna-Rn bullying, lies, hiding things on charts

    ED Nurse, RN replied to chicsurfs's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    It really bothers me when people use the term bullying for

  2. License

    ED Nurse, RN replied to Nursing5000's topic in General Nursing

    I think there were plenty of usable suggestions on what to do in by users in all your other posts. Continuing to post the same thing is not going to change the situation or what you should

  3. Drug testing (before/during/after application?)

    ED Nurse, RN replied to futurenurse_16's topic in General Nursing

    My first civilian job I went for the employment physical- when she asked me for a urine sample and then didn't follow me in the bathroom I felt like I was doing something

  4. Drug testing (before/during/after application?)

    ED Nurse, RN replied to futurenurse_16's topic in General Nursing

    I also just noticed your "no criminal history for years" portion- depending on your previous criminal history, which you have alluded to, this can close many doors to a career in the medical

  5. Drug testing (before/during/after application?)

    ED Nurse, RN replied to futurenurse_16's topic in General Nursing

    If you've been drug free for three months now, why do you seem so worried/anxious about it? As a professional in the nursing profession you should not be doing drugs. A nurse needs to make wise and...

  6. I need advice please! Urgent.

    ED Nurse, RN replied to patientbutterfly's topic in General Nursing

    So you will have two degrees you don't plan on using and want a third? How do you know you will even like nursing? It's not a fly by the seat of your pants decision, let alone an urgent decision....

  7. Novice Nurse

    ED Nurse, RN replied to PhatRN's topic in General Nursing

    You will be a novice nurse until you have experience and knowledge. No one is responsible for your education and experiences but you. Nursing is what YOU make of it. Nursing gives you what you put...

  8. Burnt out and just started

    ED Nurse, RN replied to Ariel_89's topic in General Nursing

    You need to stick it out a year to gain experience and make yourself appealing in the job market. The grass isn't always greener- sounds like a typical hospital to

  9. In need of some first RN job advice

    ED Nurse, RN replied to iowaALF-RN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think a brand new RN with zero RN experience should be a DON or assistant

  10. RN Grad to externship or first job?

    ED Nurse, RN replied to Ashley1640's topic in General Nursing

    No one is going to 100% foot the bill for your education- you're still going to have to pay. Why do you think so many of us are in debt up to our eyeballs? We all wish someone would pay for our...

  11. Advise! Real life with ASN degree

    ED Nurse, RN replied to abilail20's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you don't want to work nights, holidays, or weekends, then the nursing profession is not for you. People do not stop becoming ill at inconvenient times- actually, that is typically when I treat...

  12. What to do

    ED Nurse, RN replied to eternalbride's topic in General Nursing

    I can't even count how many septic pts I have received from LTC bc they were not treated appropriately or the signs of infection were not identified quickly enough. So "armchair quarterback" I think...

  13. Do you hold drunks against their will?

    ED Nurse, RN replied to OldNurseNewRN's topic in General Nursing

    In my ED, EMS calls medical command and speaks with one of our MDs if they think the pt is impaired. The md will also speak with that pt and decide if they need to be brought in- it's not kidnapping-...

  14. Help please! Trouble finding a job, while on Seroquel!

    ED Nurse, RN replied to EstrellaAzul's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps nursing is not for you- the majority of the nursing profession works overtime, doesn't get breaks, and deal with mental health issues and family issues- yet we wade through it and do what we...

  15. What to do

    ED Nurse, RN replied to eternalbride's topic in General Nursing

    So this pt needs abx, has missed 3+ doses, and your didn't think it was a necessary task to inform the MD? You are the nurse, you are responsible for communicating issues! What if this pt becomes...

  16. What to do

    ED Nurse, RN replied to eternalbride's topic in General Nursing

    I need more info- why can't you start an IV? Are you in the hospital? Someone can get an IV in I'm sure. You have to chart not given, you can't just reschedule them. Have you spoken to the MD?...

  17. Do you hold drunks against their will?

    ED Nurse, RN replied to OldNurseNewRN's topic in General Nursing

    And they do bring them to us, quite frequently. Of course seclusion has a camera- what's the point if you don't have a camera to watch

  18. Georgetown University MSN

    ED Nurse, RN replied to ED Nurse, RN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    The AGACNP program is six semesters, do you know if that includes summers? They also do a 3-5 days skills portion every semester, do you do that also? How is it? What type of applicants get...

  19. Failed NCLEX 3rd time, should I go back to do LVN?

    ED Nurse, RN replied to Natnurse89's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    You need to study harder- you have to take the NCLEX for LPN too so... I'm not even sure you can go

  20. New Grad... 7 months later and I hate my job in the PICU. What next?

    ED Nurse, RN replied to AlhendyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think before you jump ship you need to identify the exact things you don't enjoy about the PICU, besides it being nights. As a new nurse, sometimes nights are not

  21. Do you hold drunks against their will?

    ED Nurse, RN replied to OldNurseNewRN's topic in General Nursing

    It does not matter if the intoxicated person can answer questions- they are impaired, they cannot refuse. They stay in the ED until sober, if they get out of control they are typically put in...

  22. Nursing license

    ED Nurse, RN replied to Nursing5000's topic in General Nursing

    I too am confused- I've never heard of something like

  23. Can you go from LPN to BSN after MSN?

    ED Nurse, RN replied to FutureLPNNursing's topic in General Nursing

    I also entered from high school- that is what I meant- OP is an LPN, so she would need to do non-accelerated program, not program for nurses already having a

  24. Even the Stoic Have a Breaking Point

    ED Nurse, RN replied to Rose_Queen's topic in General Nursing

    I was an active duty military nurse for six years, have been to war, have basically, seen it all. We always debriefed after every mission, traumatic to staff or not. However, your situation is...

  25. Saline infusion vs. pressure bag for Arterial Sheath Patency

    ED Nurse, RN replied to tonyrn21's topic in General Nursing

    I would personally ask the IR physician- I mean I typically ask the docs as a teaching moment for myself when I don't know the rationale behind