scucer

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1. Nursing school made me fat!!!

   scucer replied to scrubs2716's topic in General Nursing

   you can't say "nursing school" made you fat. it's the unhealthy eating and no exercise. that's like saying McDonald's "made" you fat, when in fact it hardly stuffed it's food down your throat. I recommend weight watchers. Perfect balance of teaching ...

2. Why is it...

   scucer replied to tvccrn's topic in General Nursing

   Hahaha it's like that darn "orangejello and lemonjello" names in the Weirdest Names thread!!! Some one posts that name on almost every page!!!

3. Haaalp! I need shoes...

   scucer replied to EwwThat'sNasty's topic in Men

   they may be very, very ugly, but my crocs solved any back/foot/knee pain my reeboks had been giving me. i also know i can spray them down at the end of the day with clorox and feel like they'll be clean for tomorrow.

4. What is the awesom-ist thing you have seen in school so far?

   scucer replied to RheatherN's topic in General Students

   long bone harvest. by far, the COOLEST thing ever

5. Do all the ICU RNs gossip?

   scucer replied to poppy07's topic in MICU

   you will find gossiping everywhere you go. it's not right, but it happens. the best, although sometimes hardest, way to deal with it is it just ignore it. my theory is "if they have nothing better to do than talk about me, then i just feel sad for th...

6. Come on...share your silly clinic visits

   scucer replied to TXNurseBSN's topic in School

   in my school health clinical we had a third grader who would get sick every tuesday morning around 9am. come to find out that was spelling test time, and he just hated spelling.

7. What area of care do most new graduate nurses get put into?

   scucer replied to nurse2b2010's topic in General Nursing

   i went right into a PICU. They did on the job training with us for at least six months (some need to go longer, it's a comfort-level thing) and i feel like everything i do, i've learned since starting. I'm a firm believer in you have to DO nursing to...

8. Avg nurse to patient ratio in NICU and PICU?

   scucer replied to philosophical's topic in General Nursing

   In the PICU where I work you'll have one or two patients, two being the max. It's funny to hear the old nurses talk about patient ratio though, and how things have changed. Our hospital has gotten so full recently with really higher-need patients and...

9. Stupid things coworkers say

   scucer replied to petiteflower's topic in Humor

   i have a hard time when other nurses mix up "bathe" and "bath". sometimes i'll get report and they'll say "oh, and i bathed your patient" and i'll reply "oh, you BATHED them? Thanks!". something about incorrect grammar just irks me something fierce!!...

10. Poll for those who have already taken NCLEX..

    scucer replied to lpn2rnMay2005's topic in NCLEX

    i took it june of last year. had about 115 questions, and took just under 2 hours. i used the NCLEX "made easy" review book, and told everyone i knew to use it to. wonderful, tons of questions, and put the rationales on the same page. I also used a ...

11. How long did nursing school take for you?

    scucer replied to sweetiez's topic in New Nurse

    i went to a regular liberal arts university right after high school. i was immediately enrolled in the nursing program, no tests or waiting lists at this school. Put in my 4 years and graduated in 2006 with my BSN. I studied for a month and took my b...

12. Where is your nursing niche?

    scucer replied to jollyjenny's topic in General Nursing

    i work in a PICU in one of the top children's hospitals in the country.I came here straight out of school (got my bsn in a typical 4 year liberal arts college) and can't imagine ever working anywhere else. maybe one day i'll go get my PNP, but for no...

13. BSN to DNP with no nursing experience

    scucer replied to evpsych's topic in Doctoral

    My thought is "how do you even know you like nursing enough to get your doctorate in it without ever really experiencing what it's like to be a nurse?" I have my BSN, and this summer will complete my first year in a Peds ICU. I would like to one day ...

14. New Grads in Critical Care?

    scucer replied to Doog's topic in Pennsylvania

    UPMC Children's ICU offers new grads an $8,000 sign on bonus and a 6 month orientation. trust me you need all 6 months there

15. Any info about Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh?

    scucer replied to wonderbee's topic in Pennsylvania

    I just graduated with my BSN in May and starting workin in the PICU at Children's in July. Yeah, it hasn't even been a full month yet, but i love it. It's by far the hardest thing i've ever done, but is already so rewarding. I can give you more speci...