alicia211

alicia211 has 2 years experience and specializes in Med-surg, ortho, Acute care mental healt.

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1. Jobs prior to Nursing

   alicia211 replied to mysticalmoonray's topic in General Nursing

   I worked as a window cleaner....broke a few windows so I got a job as a manager at a pizza shop...then I moved and took a cna class and knew I wanted to be a nurse after that

2. If Nursing Were an Olympic Sport...

   alicia211 replied to JustEnuff2BDangerous's topic in General Nursing

   How many needy or rude patients you can take care of and still grit your teeth and smile... Or how many bowel prep patients you can take care of...lol

3. New Grad Med Surg Nurse Freaking Out!

   alicia211 replied to shakedwnst924's topic in New Nurse

   Take a deep breath, relax and just think...before you know it you will have all this stuff down. I have only been a nurse for 2 years and it took me about 6 months to feel comfortable. I was a brand new nurse and placed in a charge nurse role ....tha...

4. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

   alicia211 replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

   Oooh, just thought of another one... Me, an LPN and a Cna were all at the desk charting in silence. I was in the middle, Michelle was on the left and Pat was on my right. I starting hearing a humming sound like someone was humming a song. I didn't th...

5. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

   alicia211 replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

   I was working in a behavioral health unit that had just opened and used to be the old hospital. I was having some bad chest pain so I decided to do an EKG just for giggles. We only had 2 patients on the unit that night so I picked an empty room, laid...