tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post110381629795846379..comments2023-06-14T03:36:55.988-07:00Comments on Head Nurse: Advancing the professionJohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16520599099436383317noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-17226217805023321792011-11-09T05:15:15.969-08:002011-11-09T05:15:15.969-08:00So. Just started reading your blog, so I thought ...So. Just started reading your blog, so I thought o.would check out the first. I worked as an EMT in a level one trauma center for over seven years, before then in the ER, right next door. I was well known for getting the job done. I loved my job. In the trauma center the attendings knew me, I knew them and their ways, certain doctors want certain things. For example, one attending had his own box of sutures, another well if the doppler and warm blankets were not around she would pitch a fit like a child. These were secrets that I knew that these new residents did not, I was one up and could save them from being yelled at. Many other examples also, point is I KNEW THE ATTENDINGS. I always made a point to spoil the residents, have everything prepaired for their procedure, lac trays set up, irrigation already done, because when it comes down to it it was best for the patient and I know the resident can be short on time also. I would always tell them, clean up your mess... Get rid of your sharps and speak to the family members when you are done. If they were habitual offenders of my rules, their days of getting spoiled were taken away. I would let them know also. (there were always exceptions). Most residents loved me for it, and I learned so much. Some fought me to the end, but they were the ones that suffered. Example, spending 20 mins finding the consult paperwork to fill out, having family members talk to the attending wondering why it took so long to hear news from about their family members procedure. Little tricks of the trade. It even got to the point were I had attendings asking me about how each resident worked under pressure and my personal opinion about them. I'll never forget one resident said " I can't wait till after residency when this white coat actually means something" we are the nurses and staff, we run the ship the attendings direct it, the white coat just means welcome aboard.bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05276819320540956070noreply@blogger.com