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Delightful Friday!
I’ve missed many special events in the past two weeks. Mr. BigTime and I were able to have our mom’s over for Mother’s Day! It was awesome, my incredible sister-in-law came early to help set up for...
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Nurse Talk: Things my patients say
It’s an interesting life being an emergency room nurse! I love my patients, most of them, and sometimes they just say the funniest things! Or sometimes, they just drive me crazy. I thought I would...
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Things I learned as a new graduate nurse, and other stuff they don’t teach...
We all had to start somewhere! No matter what kind of job you have, at one point you were the newbie. You got picked on. You made mistakes. You might have looked like an idiot every now and then. It’s...
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Nursing Corner: Gifts from patients
The other day we had Telemetry and ICU nurses float down to the ER to help us out because we were short. One of the nurses was saying that she loved it when patients brought her gifts. “Gifts? From...
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How to get into Nursing School
I thought I would never get into Nursing school. Everyone told me it would take years, I got average grades, and I only applied to 4 schools! I got in because I did what my dad told me “Apply to Cal...
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I injected myself with epinephrine!
1. True story! 2. It wasn’t intentional, of course! 3. I was a new graduate nurse when it happened. 4. Please don’t judge me. 5. It happens to the best of us….maybe. I was a new graduate nurse...
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Code White
At both of the hospitals that I work, a Code White is a medical emergency for a child and something you never want to hear on your shift. In my career I’ve experienced 4 Code White’s, and it never...
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Disaster night-How to not impress your new coworkers!
When I first started my second job, and was supposed to work my first night shift I had the WORST night imaginable. This was the day when the electricity went out in San Diego/South Orange County and...
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Scrub Review and a 15% off Coupon
One of the things I love about being a nurse is that it feels like I get to wear my pajamas to work! The medical scrubs that I choose to wear go through my own stringent screening process. Uniformed...
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Fridays-Last day as a Jude girl
Yesterday was my last day at one of my jobs. I had been there for 6 years. I have so many fond memories of that place: starting out as a tech, meeting my husband, transitioning to a new graduate RN, my...
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WHEN THE ADMITTING PHYSICIAN CALLS ME AND WANTS ME TO PUT IN ALL THE...
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When I’m in the Middle of a 16-hour Shift:
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When I get flexed off work early before a vacation:
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When the doctor asks me to disimpact my patient for them:
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When I’m in the middle of triaging a patient and a family member keeps...
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When Pharmacy decides to start stocking the pyxis as soon as I enter the med...
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When I tell my patient I’m going to nail their IV on the first time, and...
I feel like: P.S. never EVER tell your patient you are going to get their IV no matter how good you are…..you just never know. Filed under: Nursing Stories Tagged: Difficult IV start, emergency nurse,...
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Nursing Woes: Angry Person 1 inch From my Face
The ER is a dynamic place. You encounter people of different ethnicities, socioeconomic classes and apparently, temperaments. The other day while in triage, a patient’s family member came about one...
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Nursing, still the hardest job I love
I love my job because I’m nosy, I don’t like to get too attached to my patients and because I like to be on my toes. Emergency room nurse is the perfect job for me. You will not believe the things I...
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Happy Nurses Week!
I get excited every year for nurses week because I LOVE freebies! The hospitals that I’ve worked at usually have a fun giveaway for all the nurses. I’ve received lunch-pails, iPhone chargers, salad...
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