luckylucyrn

luckylucyrn has 2 years experience and specializes in Emergency Department.

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1. OMG! This waiting room!!!

   luckylucyrn replied to zamboni's topic in General Nursing

   Very much enjoyed this post! Thanks!

2. ICU/CCU nursing?!?

   luckylucyrn replied to heaverboo's topic in General Nursing

   I have been at a hospital before where the critical care nurses got an extra differential.

3. My Feet are KILLING Me!!

   luckylucyrn replied to BeachGirl08's topic in General Nursing

   I have never been able to work in tennis shoes without pain, and I'm a runner and am used to tennis shoes. I wear Dansko's and think they are awesome. It takes a few shifts for them to break in and actually be comfortable, but after that initial few ...

4. Introducing Myself to the World of PICU and seeking encouragement!

   luckylucyrn posted a topic in PICU

   Hi Everyone, My name is Andrea and in 1 1/2 weeks, I start a new path in my career. I am leaving the ED (adult and peds, but I usually do the peds) to go to our local Children's Hospital's PICU! It's only recently started to hit me that I am about t...

5. Just got rejection letter, what happened?

   luckylucyrn replied to MelodyRNurse's topic in General Nursing

   That was my thought! Sounds horrible! But I also thought that perhaps they were picking between several qualified candidates and had to make a tough call. I'm sorry that you didn't get the job though. Good luck on your next interview!

6. Which state would be ideal for me??

   luckylucyrn replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in General Nursing

   I second Nashville, TN! I grew up there, great hospitals and climate! Knoxville TN has a lower cost of living and has beautiful mountains nearby, though. Nashville has plenty to do (and you don't have to like country music).

7. skills necessary prior to acls

   luckylucyrn replied to rndme's topic in General Nursing

   The pre-test is way harder than the actual test, so if you see that you're struggling, just use that opportunity to refamiliarize yourself with the rhythms, and then you should be fine. You mainly need to know VT/VF, asystole, etc. The hardest one to...

8. Can i have a social life while in nursing school

   luckylucyrn replied to NursingStudent-Tati's topic in General Nursing

   I didn't see much of a change in my social life, I just kept up with all my classes during the week, did all my reading before class, and studied sat/sun afternoons if needed. I had Friday/Saturday nights with no problem. And I worked during school a...

9. Why it is better to be a Nurse than a Physician.

   luckylucyrn replied to BaRNs's topic in General Nursing

   I am married to a 1st year general surgery resident, and I would NEVER want to do what he's doing. He gets paged all the time, gets up at 3 am just to get home at 7 or 8 pm. He's exhausted. When he finishes residency it will get some better, but stil...

10. Licenses in more than one state

    luckylucyrn replied to harikris's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know specifics for Maryland and Illinois, but I hold licenses in 2 states right now. I work and live in Tennessee but do a summer camp in West Virginia in the summers. So i think if you get an Illinois license, your Maryland license will be a...

11. Different terms/meds used across the USA

    luckylucyrn replied to ArwenEvenstar's topic in General Nursing

    When I moved from Nashville to Memphis, I had never heard of an INT. I didn't know what they were talking about. I had always said Saline Lock. And that was the same state!

12. Any Loewenberg Nursing Students or Grads here

    luckylucyrn replied to UofMTiger's topic in General Students

    I graduated from LSON and enjoyed it. I think everybody's experience may differ slightly based on clinical instructors, past healthcare experience, etc. I had previous experience so I never felt "thrown to the wolves"! Clinicals start right away but ...

13. True or False?

    luckylucyrn replied to oohappyday's topic in General Nursing

    I have never heard of anything like this.

14. How hard is it for a new grad to find a hospital job???

    luckylucyrn replied to ohcomeon's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated from Nursing School in December, but had a job lined up by October, so I graduated knowing where I would go. I was a nurse intern on the unit before I applied. 9 people applied for 2 spots, so it wasn't a given that I would get the job. I...

15. exercising/working out on work days

    luckylucyrn replied to beachbum3's topic in General Nursing

    Lately I have been going running after my shifts, cause it's too hot any other time! I only do about 3 miles after work, I'm usually pretty worn out.