gracie05

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1. How much do you make? I make

   gracie05 replied to marylandRN77's topic in Maryland

   I make $20.49/hr with 3 years (ICU included) experience...welcome to IOWA!!!! I believe Iowa is one of the lowest ranked for RN wages. I live in Illinois and commute to Iowa (15 minutes across the bridge) because the hospitals on the Illinois side ...

2. I need advice from a nurse with a good sense of humor.

   gracie05 replied to OWWconcussion's topic in Illinois

   I would suggest looking into a local community college. You can take all of the pre-reqs, which would help your GPA and also help your chances of getting into a program. If your local community college does not offer an ADN (associate degree nursin...

3. called me a maid

   gracie05 replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

   Some people are not able to have children at 20. Be thankful for your blessings and mind your own business about "advanced maternal age"

4. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

   gracie05 replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Humor

   A patient of mine had a sign that said "No free water" on her door. One day she put her call light on in a rage and yelled, " I AM NOT PAYING FOR WATER IF THE OTHER PATIENTS HERE GET IT FOR FREE!!!!!!!!!" :chuckle

5. Clock out by 8am or get reprimanded!!!

   gracie05 replied to RnM21's topic in Activism

   They attempted this where I work too. I am not sure where they stand with it, but i frequently clock out past 1930...nothing has been done yet, but I am sure they will find a way to get me. Actually, I probably won't get a raise at my annual review...

6. Best-smelling liquid meds!

   gracie05 replied to Nurse!Nurse!Hello?'s topic in General Nursing

   I LOVE the smell of Kayexalate too!!!!!!! The result of Kayexalate never smells as good...curious

7. Quick little rant about the tele room here.

   gracie05 replied to kcalohagirl's topic in Cardiac

   Hey...how about we cut the OP some slack...she had a bad night...let her vent!!

8. Put in my 2 weeks!!

   gracie05 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I DID IT!! I finally decided to look for another job a couple of weeks ago, and found one. I currently work in SICU 3rd shift. This new job is a critical care hospital that many of my co workers have gone to. According to them it is great. I kno...

9. First Mistake!

   gracie05 posted a topic in New Nurse

   I made my first mistake (that I know of) after 1 year and 1 day of nursing!! I got report from the day shift nurse on a patient back from OR that afternoon. He had an epidural...in a PCA (my first clue). He did not have a button (for demand dose)h...

10. Slow Codes

    gracie05 replied to karenna's topic in General Nursing

    I think that calling the families "idiots" is ignorant. These families may very well be uniformed about how traumatic coding someone can be, or perhaps, they just see their mother, or husband or wife, etc. in that bed and cannot bear the thought of ...

11. New to ICU

    gracie05 replied to RNKay31's topic in MICU

    I am closing in on one year in the ICU and I think one of the most important things you can do for yourself is realize that it will take A LONG TIME to feel even semi-comfortable there. I still am not 100% comfortable and know that I won't be for aw...

12. so my year is almost up, who is gonna stay in the hospital, think I will PRN

    gracie05 replied to Lorelai22RN's topic in New Nurse

    I am also approaching my year mark in June. I started in ICU and I have to say, it has been insane. To say that I have had a very difficult year would be a HUGE understatement. This has been the most overwhelming, challenging thing I have ever don...

13. any advice on shoes?

    gracie05 replied to graciev's topic in General Nursing

    I love my Danskos and New Balance tennis shoes. Of course, it helped that my mother-in-law bought them for me as a graduation present last year...they are expensive!!

14. Any advice for a new grad hired in ICU?

    gracie05 replied to quaffsn's topic in MICU

    I graduated May 2006 and went straight to SICU after passing boards. I am now 8 months in and still it is overwhelming at times. The best advice I can give you is to be recpetive to your preceptor and LISTEN. Study for you critical care classes an...

15. Tips on making that ICU bed look perfect after a bath

    gracie05 replied to bluesky's topic in MICU

    I add Johnsons Baby shampoo to the hot water....makes for a very clean and pleasant smell. I cannot take credit for this...one of the veteran nurses taught me this one!! (One of many great tips)