dopaminequeenRN

dopaminequeenRN has 5 years experience and specializes in SICU, MICU, CCU, Rehab.

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1. It's YOUR fault allnurses.com!

   dopaminequeenRN replied to misslo's topic in General Nursing

   I hope you are the one who gets to train the new-hires on your floor! After one shift with you, they would know how to do the job right. You Rock!!!!!

2. Any thoughts on Iguana, Urbane or Dickies Scrubs?

   dopaminequeenRN replied to michaelarose's topic in Uniform/Gear

   My Iguana scrubs are the ONLY scrubs out of my 9 yrs of working in healthcare that shrank!! :angryfire The fabric wrinkled very easily. I love Dickies Workwear scrubs and urbane pants. Urbane has finally started making tops with a pocket on each side...

3. Scrubs for smallish nurses

   dopaminequeenRN replied to Starr84's topic in Uniform/Gear

   I am also horizontally and vertically challenged! I buy Urbane XX small pants (regular length) and I like the x-small unisex Landau tops. They are both made by the same company so the colors match. The problem is, XXsmall urbane pants only come in t...

4. travelling w/ 2-3 yrs under your belt??

   dopaminequeenRN replied to HD-RN's topic in Travel

   OMG! I'm not the only one with an IV phobia!? Starting IV's is one of the major concerns I have regarding traveling because in the ICU, my patients usually have central lines and if I need an IV, I grab one of the old veterans! I have not taken a tra...

5. Scared! Need Inspiring Travel Nurse Stories!

   dopaminequeenRN replied to dopaminequeenRN's topic in Travel

   I hope to start sometime this spring. I haven't contacted any agencies yet. I've just been doing some research before I actually start the process. There are so many places that I want to see and I can't decide where to go first! The sad thing is, I ...

6. Scared! Need Inspiring Travel Nurse Stories!

   dopaminequeenRN replied to dopaminequeenRN's topic in Travel

   Thanks baglady and neurorachel!! You guys sound like really fun people! I'm so glad you shared your stories with me. I feel much less nervous now about traveling and way more excited to jump in there!

7. Scared! Need Inspiring Travel Nurse Stories!

   dopaminequeenRN posted a topic in Travel

   After reading hundreds of posts (all were very helpful), I've found that I'm not the only one out there with lots of fears/concerns about traveling. I wanted to start a thread for folks to share some of their positive experiences. I'm hoping your st...

8. Discourged a bit...

   dopaminequeenRN replied to Gloin's topic in General Nursing

   I was a CNA for 6 years before becoming an RN. My CNA experience is what convinced me to become a nurse. (I was pursuing a different degree while working as a CNA and went back to school to become a nurse.) It was such a tough job but It was very rew...

9. Helpful Tips for the Nurse Traveler

   dopaminequeenRN replied to Diary/Dairy's topic in Travel

   Been reading some posts about travel agencies/hospitals cancelling nurses due to bogus allegations of "clinical errors" just to save money, etc. Does this really happen? What can you do to prevent it? I really want to travel but don't want to be canc...

10. Do travel nurses get mistreated?

    dopaminequeenRN replied to Lunalitsa's topic in Travel

    Please don't be discouraged. My dream is travel, also. I had the same concerns as you but after talking to some co-workers who have traveled a lot, I feel relieved. They told me that most of the time, the nurses are glad to have you and are willing t...

11. help please!!

    dopaminequeenRN replied to lgblue's topic in Career Support

    Flightline is right about all of the above. My best advice is to concentrate on the present for now--make the grades, get good scholarships, etc. Five years from now, you may have no desire to be in the medical field, but that's OK because if you get...

12. ICUs being used as babysitters for Behav Health units

    dopaminequeenRN replied to racing-mom4's topic in MICU

13. ICUs being used as babysitters for Behav Health units

    dopaminequeenRN replied to racing-mom4's topic in MICU

    That must be nice! I wish we had a unit like that! Do those nurses get hazard pay? LOL!!!

14. Any advice for a nurse tech starting out in ICU?

    dopaminequeenRN replied to wannabenursetx's topic in MICU

    I was a tech before being a nurse, so I know how demanding that job can be. I can share with you some experiences from the ICU I work in and the things we nurses do and do not like about our techs. Please don't: Tell the nurse how to do her job. Har...

15. Just started in ICU/CCU

    dopaminequeenRN replied to RN-Ange's topic in MICU

    I was nauseated before every shift I worked for the first year!! I've heard that from several of our new grads right now, too. I tell them to keep on truckin'! It gets better, I promise. At least you admit that you are overwhelmed. It's the nurses th...