Well....it has been 3 months since leaving my Emergency Room job and I must say I am bored! Tomorrow I interview for a PRN position in a ER. I have learned my PACU (recovery room) and Cath lab recovery trade but I feel like something is missing. I am not learning as much and I miss the rush. I guess I am through and through ER...it's in my blood. Sadly, I have not updated much because I lack fun and interesting stories from the recovery room (PACU). I caught a Stemi 2 months ago and a few other things have happened but I am not using my skills to my max. I beg everyone to do their IV's if one stops infusing or the vein blows.
I do have an issue with nurses in recovery not wearing stethoscopes. Can one tell me how you can accurately chart that breath sounds and clear bilaterally and in all lung fields if you do not listen. I have not seen one nurse place their ears to a chest or back. Why do you not know how to do IV's?? Isn't this a basic nursing skill? I find surgeons hard to work with and often their God complexes get in the way of taking care of the patient properly. It is hard being the new kid on the block in a unit because no matter what others seem to think I am a "new nurse" Sadly, I find myself wishing something would happen so that I can shine. I find recovery easy, fairly laid back and a great job but I need the excitement once again.
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