Nursing_chick

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1. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

   Nursing_chick replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

   Pt came in by EMS b/c she ran out of colostomy supplies. She had it her ostomy for years but her supplier went out of business and she didn't have the foresight & planning to look for a new supplier. Plus she wanted us to clean her up when she wa...

2. Things you'd like to say to....

   Nursing_chick replied to HikingEDRN's topic in Emergency

   Would you like me to order you a six course meal now that I've given you Zofran? (To the vomiting abdominal pain who hasn't eaten this this morning)

3. What Are The Most Creative Call-off Excuses You Have Heard?

   Nursing_chick replied to bluegeegoo2's topic in Professionalism

   I've called in from overseas ... I missed my flight & by the time I would make it back it would be a day too late. So I called in a day before & told them I'm stuck in Dubai (thankfully, they all knew I had gone there on my trip)

4. CCEMT-P?

   Nursing_chick replied to traumasurgRN's topic in Flight

   So I'm a RN that works for a private Ambulance company that does CCT. We have rigs with: 1 RN an 2 CCEMT-P medics for the nurse calls and for independent CCT rigs with 2 CCEMT-P. The regular medics EMT-P have to work at the company for a while & ...

5. Triage complaints- the good, the bad, and the shocking.

   Nursing_chick replied to canoehead's topic in Emergency

   Had a pt come in for alcohol detox, while triaging him my charge nurse came out to get him. Pt: "You didn't let finish my story, I can't go back yet" Me: "what haven't you finished telling me?" Pt: "I have my pet with me" Me: pet? Where? Pt: right h...

6. What is it like to work as a nurse in Illinois?

   Nursing_chick replied to amycarn's topic in Illinois

   No problem! Good luck on your search ... It's just a very tough job market in Illinois right now (truth is, where isn't there?). Illinois state is also flat out broke, the state budget in so far in the REd, that they aren't paying the hospitals their...

7. What is it like to work as a nurse in Illinois?

   Nursing_chick replied to amycarn's topic in Illinois

   If you move to Illinois let me flat out tell you are in for a FULL culture shock!!! Illinois hospitals can't even touch the benefits you are getting in California - benefits, pay, hours, etc ... Your best bet to get $68/hr is maybe Agency & that...

8. Grateful Patients :)

   Nursing_chick replied to SweetMelissaRN's topic in Emergency

   We have a gentleman that our ER saved 17 years ago from an Acute MI - every year he drops off a cake & a thank you card to both us & ICU thanking us for helping save his life.

9. Desperate 2011 New Grad

   Nursing_chick replied to lisa0615's topic in Illinois

   I don't know all that you have applied to, try doing searches on your very little hospitals in and around Chicago. I graduated 3 years ago & was in a tough position to find a job, I'm a NW suburbs girl and I ended up having to go to the West side...

10. What is the worst thing you see on your floor?

    Nursing_chick replied to jennifers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I work in the ER so I see a lot of bad things ... the most recent sad thing was a 32 year old man come into the ER due to a stroke, no major history that would bring this on ... the other was elder abuse, an 80-something year old Alzheimer's female ...

11. The most comfortable Nursing Shoes

    Nursing_chick replied to Tziganka's topic in Uniform/Gear

    The Targhee II, Voyageur or Ridgeline - all three haven't caused me any problems; my husband wears the Ridgelines a lot.

12. Is it true about the poo?

    Nursing_chick replied to gaia1214's topic in Humor

    Go-lytely + big women who was bed bound = complete liquid poo that left her in a poo pond that leaked out of her diaper & pooled in the bed ... that or the GI bleeds. Either way, you will become really good at identifying your types of poo smells...

13. The most comfortable Nursing Shoes

    Nursing_chick replied to Tziganka's topic in Uniform/Gear

    Love my Keens!! My husband (also a nurse) & I swear by them!!

14. Do nurses still get signing bonuses?

    Nursing_chick replied to Idaho Murse's topic in General Nursing

    To be honest, I would be vary wary of hospitals that offer big bonuses right now ... I work for a very small 100 bed hospital in Chicago that offers a $5000 bonus (1/2 given at 6 months) ... there is a reason they are offering bonuses right now, the...

15. Can new RN grads start in Informatics?

    Nursing_chick replied to Nursing_chick's topic in Informatics

    No, I have an ADN, bachelor's in Computer Science & an almost completed Masters in IT ... that being said, I finally found a job in bedside nursing ... so I have backed off on looking at the IT route. I eventually plan to skip over a BSN and go s...