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I'v seen it in a few forms. I had "new-grad-itis" in the timid form. I was afraid of everything. I had twitches and sweats if I actually had to touch a pt. Thank goodness it ran its course in about 2-3 weeks of ER orientation. Oh, and a good dose...

I have a confession...I hate to be followed by a nursing student. I work ER and yesterday was from hell. Started my day with a code/death. (lots of family issues, lots of paperwork) I swear I had every nursing home pt with "change in neuro status"...

Our poor little ER is going through HUGE changes in staffing. We are needing to staff to expected pt census. Meaning less RN coverage in the morning hours and more in the evening hours. The new manager tried a "self schedule" where we were all pl...

We open beds according to staffing. we have zones. (red, green, yellow) green opens first and the nurses open beds there as the pt's roll in. When another nurse arrives at say 0900 they open red and start putting pt's in beds there. When the 110...

Our ED has been really pressured lately...hospital wide lay-off's, new director, new schedule, and decrease in pt census has really put a damper on all staff. I work with some really wonderful people and some who would like to roll you under the bus...

I have some seniority in my dept...I've been there 5 years. Others in the dept have been there longer but I am number 4 on the seniority list. (of day shifters) Due to budget cuts and pt numbers we recently changed shift times. I am now require...

I was hired as a 12 hour DAY RN...I guess that really doesnt matter anymore to our new management. I can see why they need to move people around to staff to pt needs, but DANG it sucks!

What kind of pt to nurse ratio does this give you?

We have 21 beds. We also have 4 fast track beds. Our ER was poorly designed and it is like having 2 completely seperate ER's. Our fast track used to be seperate but we decided to have the PA's take pt's in the main ER (they "cherry pick" the fast ...

Just curious...What is it about your personality or skill level that makes you just right for the ER?

Soooo...I believe in Karma, but sometimes making fun of people who come to the ER is just too flippin' funny. We had a rare (brief) downtime the other day and the consensus was that NONE of us would dare show our faces in the ER for anything less the...

I'm a fairly new grad and a really new ER nurse (6months in ED) I have been terrified of starting lines on anyone under the age of 10. I had to start a line on a 2yo that had been kicked in the face by a horse and was in danger of loosing his airw...

I had planned on taking the week long sart course offered at my hospital. I have the course approved and I am all signed up for it. My last shift proved to me that I am not cut out to be a sart nurse. I need any advice and help y'all can give me....

I work in a level 1 trauma center. (very very new here) I had my first burn pt yesterday. This pt had 2nd and 3rd degree burns to 45% of pt's body. Full circumferential trunk, arms, hands. No face involvement. Airway fine. Anyhow, it was a ver...

is your 30minutes all cardio? If so, I would try to squeeze in maybe 10minutes of some kind of resistance or weight training. I know it is easier said then done, but adding weight workouts seems to help me with the weight I seem to so easily put on...

I met my husband when he was a newbie RN and I was a newbie CNA. (we were "set up" by the RT:p ) We got married the year I started my LPN program and had been married (with a sweet little girl) for 4 years when I FINALLY got my degree! He has been ...

Hi there! My daughter is a senior this year and taking the CNA class at her high school. This is a wonderful way to see if nursing is what you want to do. If you are interested in nursing I would be taking science/biology classes now to help you pr...

You need a good sun-hat too. They also make very lightweight breathable long sleeved t-shirts that won't make you roast in the sun.

My ego is terribly bruised. I have been an RN since 2004. I was an LPN for 6 years prior to that. I work in a small-ish hospital in the ED. (I love it) I wanted more experience and more action:stone so I applied and was hired at a bigger hospit...

The only specific that they told me was that I needed to be able to move my pt's faster:chuckle Which is a total crack up. The incident they gave me was no way my fault. I had a family practice doc send a pt to the ER with "orders" They read "no n...

technically I'm not a "new grad" I have been an ER nurse for 2 years. I think that is why my ego is so bruised. (and yes, I know 2years is not a very long time) I'm afraid to quit the new place--Don't want to shut any doors.

How do you answer this question? It seems to be the triage nurses job to keep everyone posted about the "wait time" I got so irritated at that question yesterday! I had a lady with a "toe infection" who waited 3 hours. She asked me about the wait ...

of course. monitor, b/p, sat monitor. I was adressing the c/p protocol. I guess I just assumed everyone would know that any pt presenting with c/p would be put on a monitor.

ekg in 5min. start a line draw the blood-order the cardiac panel nitro sl x3-depends on b/p asa @ 325mg ox at 2lt md to see ekg within 5minutes morphine is a sticky point-we have a "pain protocol" that includes being able to pull morphine for chest ...

Let's see...Here is my workout schedule. If I work 3 12's in a row I will get up super early the first 12 and do 30 minutes on our treadmill with hand weights. I will come home the night of the second 12 and TRY to get at least 45 minutes on the tr...