Harley's mom

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1. DCS and I don't see eye to eye.

   Harley's mom posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

   After many many years as an ER nurse with most of those years as a charge nurse I decided to hang up my running shoes. I took a few months off to figure out where I wanted to go next and ended up...

2. Hospice: What You Don't Know Can Hurt

   Harley's mom replied to jeastridge's topic in Hospice, Palliative

   I enjoyed the story immensely. As of today I accepted a position in hospice after many many years in the ED. I have so much to learn about my new area of nursing but am excited and feel honored to be...

3. No pain meds in ER??

   Harley's mom replied to ShaneTeam's topic in Emergency

   I feel that limiting the use of opioids should be done at the doctor's discretion at EVERY facility. I have found that instead of arguing with the "seeker" they will give them what they want so they...

4. Nurse to patient ratio

   Harley's mom replied to Harley's mom's topic in Emergency

   After many years of working in different sized ERs I finally left due to feeling staffing was unsafe. I have worked a cake job with 1:3 and have had as many as 14 SICK people myself with no tech or...

5. Nurse to patient ratio

   Harley's mom replied to Harley's mom's topic in Emergency

   I have had up to 12-14! And I'm talking on heparin drips , abdominal pain, DT's and more! So unsafe. It was a travel assignment and after that I left the ER for a while feeling

6. Nurse to patient ratio

   Harley's mom posted a topic in Emergency

   I am just curious........What do ER nurses feel is a safe nurse to patient

7. where else do ER nurses go?

   Harley's mom replied to rearviewmirror's topic in Emergency

   I'm pretty much in the same boat. I have been in the ER for over 20 years starting out as a paramedic and then getting my RN 7 years ago. After doing an ER travel assignment where the nurses had up to...