Nurses Post

[HorseGirlAbby]

Just wanted to make y’all happy YOU’RE not the one in nursing school

And yes, that’s inches. Centimeters are for foreigners.

 

[Hayden Goseek]

 

[Hayden Goseek]

 

[Hayden Goseek]

Interesting video about how actually allows over 2 million entities assess to your medical records.

 

[Hayden Goseek]

Why is this in the nursing section?
I have been thinking about it and it's how I feel.
Don't depend on a specific hospital for your career.
Hone your skills, up your credentials, keep your certifications current. When you start your first job you will have to start from scratch anyway. Consider starting in Critical Care. Don't let them tell you that you have to pay your dues, learn your organizational skills in med-surg. Walk through an ICU and it's mostly new grads.
(Wasn't when we started there in the 1990's.)
Okay, I'm finish venting.

 

[Hayden Goseek]

I know people are tired of my Katrina stories but I want to tell you about a couple nurses I went to school and was friends with.

One was a NICU nurse who had to escort 3 or 4 newborns out of the hospital in a helicopter by stuffing them under her scrubs to keep them warm. I learned that she suffered from severe PTSD from earlier trauma-abuse. I can only imagine what that felt like to her.
Another was a tough Charity ER nurse who was still at a street clinic a few weeks after. She told me she was doing fine one minute and woke up strapped to a gurney. She had suddenly flipped out from the stress. She said they wouldn't even tell her all the details.
We weren't in town when it hit so those stories are second hand.
You may never be called on in a disaster. If you are remember, It may not be what you live for, but it is what you trained for!

 

[Hayden Goseek]

Stolen from Buckeye Amy.

 

[Hayden Goseek]

I'm not going to quit this contract, I'm here for another 11 weeks.
But MAN, I want to be in Appalachia right now.
My goal is to be semi-retired and take crisis contracts.

 

[LaFleche]

My goal is to be semi-retired and take crisis contracts.

Sounds like a plan.

 

[sdm111]

I know people are tired of my Katrina stories but I want to tell you about a couple nurses I went to school and was friends with.

One was a NICU nurse who had to escort 3 or 4 newborns out of the hospital in a helicopter by stuffing them under her scrubs to keep them warm. I learned that she suffered from severe PTSD from earlier trauma-abuse. I can only imagine what that felt like to her.
Another was a tough Charity ER nurse who was still at a street clinic a few weeks after. She told me she was doing fine one minute and woke up strapped to a gurney. She had suddenly flipped out from the stress. She said they wouldn't even tell her all the details.
We weren't in town when it hit so those stories are second hand.
You may never be called on in a disaster. If you are remember, It may not be what you live for, but it is what you trained for!

When the chit hits the fan and hours later you think back and can't remember what happened. You go on adrenaline with everything you've been trained for and your brain blocks everything else out. You won't fail when you're needed!