Annabelle57

Annabelle57 specializes in Burn/Trauma PCU.

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1. Life as a burn nurse..

   Annabelle57 replied to Dempather's topic in Burn

   I went into nursing school dead set on doing maternity/L&D nursing... and then I did a clinical rotation on a burn/trauma step-down unit and fell in love with it. I'm now working there as a brand-new RN, and I wouldn't go anywhere else. I cried...

2. My CROCS made me fall tonight..

   Annabelle57 replied to jodyangel's topic in Uniform/Gear

   I believe I've seen another poster call that the "Croc stop". I can't tell you how many times I have tripped over my own feet wearing my Crocs - I thought it was just me until I watched two other RNs do the same during the same shift. I haven't cau...

3. Did anyone hate nursing school?

   Annabelle57 replied to FNPhopeful's topic in New Nurse

   There were definitely parts of NS that made me want to scream: incompetent instructors, the general lack of sleep and lack of social life, the post-exam autopsies after every test ("What did you put on #3? #16?"), the constant juggling act. It was ...

4. darwin award

   Annabelle57 replied to mint_julep7's topic in Burn

   The ones that kill me are bonfires and turkey fryers. Always seems to include some drunk/high guys with daredevil complexes. "Yeah, I can jump over the bonfire!"

5. Explaining: WHY nightshift, to family and friends

   Annabelle57 replied to skislalom's topic in General Nursing

   Oh, in laws! Augh! Tell him you have no problem with it, and that he's made it clear he does, so he needs to move on. You're providing for your family and doing what you love best, which is the best thing you can do. Why I love my nights: I am mo...

6. Pet Peeve: Poor Grammar by Nurses

   Annabelle57 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

   We get a lot of tib/fib fractures on our floor, and I often heard my preceptor say that the patient fractured his "tibula and fibula". I bit my tongue many times to keep from correcting her... My other peeve (not nursing related) is when people orde...

7. Hours you worked while you were in school.

   Annabelle57 replied to vaileheart's topic in General Nursing

   During pre-reqs, I did full-time (40 hours/wk) work, then when I started my accelerated BSN, I went to 12-24 hours a week, plus as many shifts as I can squeeze in during breaks/holidays. Generally, I do 1-2 days per week plus one weekend (Saturday a...

8. How to not fail nursing school

   Annabelle57 replied to lizzyberry's topic in General Students

   My humble two cents: --Be there at every class, every clinical. Even though most all of our classes don't directly penalize for missing classes, the results are always reflected in the exam grades. I myself do better on exams when I have not missed...

9. MSN Programs in Gainesville area?

   Annabelle57 replied to Pompom's topic in Florida

   UF's NNP program is also all online, too: classes online, clinicals arranged wherever you are.

10. Orlando: hospitals & neighborhoods????

    Annabelle57 replied to mrreah's topic in Florida

    Be careful with the Metrowest area - nice homes, but it's right up against some not-so-hot areas, and crime has gone up significantly in that area. Many of my friends who used to live there have moved away to other areas because they no longer felt ...

11. I've Been Arbitrarily Dismissed By My Instructor From The Nursing Program...

    Annabelle57 replied to adoremi125's topic in General Students

    At my school, we always do mid- and final evaluations with each clinical rotation and instructor (sometimes we have 3 rotations per semester). Did your instructor do a mid-clinical eval with you? (I suspect no...) I agree with the others: go straig...

12. What suprised you most when you started clinicals?

    Annabelle57 replied to justme1972's topic in General Students

    Some of my favorite clinical memories so far: --Giving a vivacious elderly lady a bed bath while she told us about her experiences as nurse. Chart said she had dementia, but it didn't seem that way, until she leaned over to me, motioned me to come c...

13. Reasons NOT to be CRNA

    Annabelle57 replied to Terpole's topic in SRNA

    Excellent point, and I hope I didn't sound like I meant that money should never be considered. It definitely should no matter what you do! Not considering money would be just as ridiculous and impractical as having it your sole motivator (and I mea...

14. New Grad

    Annabelle57 replied to cmad's topic in General Students

    Really good question, cmad. I am finishing up clinicals on a burn/trauma ICU and step-down, and since I'm interested in that area after graduation, I asked my instructor about what to do when you know your patient is dying: they're DNR, they're exhib...

15. Reasons NOT to be CRNA

    Annabelle57 replied to Terpole's topic in SRNA

    I can think of one big reason NOT to be a CRNA that I've heard from countless (and wise) CRNA's: if you're in it solely for the money. I can't tell you how many of my nursing school classmates were intent on becoming CRNA's - before ever completing ...