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Just remember you aren't supposed to know everything! The day you stop learning, is the day you should try doing something else. I get those pts that totally throw me off, and I love it, I keep learning, they are my challenge. That's what I love abou...

Level II facility - We have a pyxis in each trauma bay, it doesn't have everything, but its cuts a few trips out. Doesn't have the life saving Tetanus shots because there's no fridge, heaven forbid!

thanks for the advice YoutubeTheNP

I have recently gotten into the yoga scrubs. I have been buying Healing Hands Yoga scrubs and they're fantastic. So soft, so stretchy and wash well. I wear navy so color fade is important to me, and this material eliminates that problem completely. L...

I've discovered that nursing is really just a journey, and you pick which road to take, there is no right way, just the way you choose. For your plan to get into flight nursing you will need ER and trauma experience. I thought I wanted to do flight ...

hahahhaa.... totally, Grey's Anatomy it is not...

Nurse326, I really feel for your situation. I could not have possibly coped with starting as a nurse grad in the ER. I totally respect that you took the leap and did that. Having been in the ER now, I have seen a handful of new grads start and go thr...

bookmarking this thread because I'm interested. I'm an RN in the ER, in my 5 year plan I think I'm gonna start working on my NP, but I don't really get the difference between ERNP and FNP, I've only seen FNPs in the ER. If I got ERNP would it limit m...

absolutely not! congrats on making the leap! you'll always have a job, its not an easy one, but it can be very gratifying. All the best! :)

I was thinking about doing this same thing. My manager at my current full time job is quite the handful, I would leave but I'm in a contract and don't want to pay 5k to get out of it right now, but I also want to get a local travel contract under my ...

Hey Argo, I want to take my first travel assignment early next year and was thinking about San Fran as my first location. I'm currently in South Florida working the ER. What's your thoughts on the hospitals there, or it as a potential location for a...

Hi Everyone, I had to open a new acct bc my email got hacked, so I'm not really new to the board! Hello Hello Hello I have been looking into making the move to Oz several times over the last few years, and I seem to have come full circle and am look...

So I was watching this TV show about tiny houses (basically houses on trailers) and there was an episode about this travel nurse who was essentially heading around the country taking assignments with her tiny house. The concept sounds great, what do ...

Congrats first of all! Nursing school was tough, but now the real work begins, keep a hold of that enthusiasm! I agree with PixieRN, Sheehy's book is invaluable. Also know who your resources are, the seasoned nurses around you are your resources, no...

When I was a new grad, I rcvd a pt from the dayshift nurse and she informed me that the man was really grumpy and hadn't been very nice to her. I was prepared to meet this dude and assumed my shift wasn't gonna go smoothly, and would be immediately l...

I couldn't agree more with TheCommuter! That is my exact outlook! I am loyal to my happiness only! I took a job on a post-CABG unit because I felt that it was a step up in my career, I was promised advanced education opportunities, support, advanceme...

Agreeing with all other posters: check order, check policy, confirm with Doc if necessary. Take note of pts CV status prior to transfusion. Always assess before transfusion - listen to your lung sounds! I had a young 20 something pt with no CV hx o...

I totally agree, instead of dealing with the stupidity of those involved in the incident, all staff are penalized by some sweeping rule. I feel like administration are so heavy handed sometimes. Safety issues raised are justified... why the hell is t...

Hi! Welcome! I have heard of many difficulties surrounding the accelerated programs. I understand why they work great in the US, but they cause problems when trying to go transcontinental. You won't have enough clinical hours to qualify in the UK. Si...

I'd like to mention one thing to you: In the US, since you have a bachelor degree already, you will most likely qualify for an accelerated nursing degree, it is a fast track to a bachelor in nursing here and makes you very competitive when getting a ...

In our ED we have "ATIs" I think it stands for active triage interventions or something along those lines. We've had over a year of education along with the integration of them. They are complaint based (theres maybe 5-6 categories), usually include ...

Just make sure you have your A-E assessment down and you'll pass the practical portion. I found some of the questions on the written test vague to say the least, but our instructors gave us a study guide at the end of day one and I studied that all n...

I work in a Level II trauma center and we have a T1 (Trauma nurse) for every shift. Our ER is split in triage levels so the Trauma bay is on the mid level triage area (belly pains, general complaints that aren't fast track suitable, vag bleed, earach...

I'm planning on taking it at the end of summer. I have the Sheehy's book, Pass CEN book and the purple ENA practice book. I am currently in a ER skill course through my hospital which is 3 weeks long and I just took TNCC so I think I should have enou...