Nursing_Chic

Nursing_Chic specializes in geriatric, ER.

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1. Jobs are everywhere!!!

   Nursing_Chic replied to clvjacksonlpn's topic in LPN/LVN

   I think it depends what field of nursing you want to be in. If you want to go into acute care, it will be harder to find a job as a new nurse. (My opinion and some observations by job hunting most like 1 + years. HOWEVER if you want to go into homeca...

2. An open letter to the ER triage nurse

   Nursing_Chic replied to laurasc's topic in Relations

   I worked in an Emergency Setting as a Medic (talk about burn out city!) before I became a nurse. I know all of your amazing ER nurses get burnt out but I believe when you get to that point its time to change floors or places in nursing. If you are bu...

3. LPN vs RN

   Nursing_Chic replied to Mrs. SnowStormRN's topic in LPN-RN

   I'm just gonna say this...we all have been puked on, pooped on and told off...so at the end of the day yeah we are all nurses.

4. IV ADMIN

   Nursing_Chic replied to santos2010's topic in General Nursing

   I believe you misunderstood me. I am in no way saying it was OK to ask for anwsers here, in fact I was saying ask her classmates or read the text. I also said that in the real world you CANNOT take short cuts. So I believe we had a misunderstanding. ...

5. IV ADMIN

   Nursing_Chic replied to santos2010's topic in General Nursing

   My guess is a nursing student and is trying to trick the other people into anwsering a question. Not exactly what I call "studying". If you are a student its OK not to know everything right away (I am sure we all remember what that was like!) But you...

6. How do you guys feel about shadowing?

   Nursing_Chic replied to FutureNurseKaturah's topic in General Nursing

   I did HOSA in high school! It's health occupations students of America. I competed in research speaking and CPR/First Aide. It looks great on a college resume!

7. Should teachers have first aid training?

   Nursing_Chic replied to Mrs. SnowStormRN's topic in General Nursing

   My sister is a pre-K teacher and she carries around epi-pens for her allergie students. My sister was not required to have any first aid training, CPR, or epi pen instructions. In fact I had to teach her how to use one! Oh and whats worse is there is...

8. Nurses, have you been been spit on, pushed, scratched and verbally or assaulted?

   Nursing_Chic replied to Brian's topic in Relations

   All the time. Working as a medic it was alot of drunk and junkies (yeah Narcan can **** pts off...) And now I am a nurse in LTC and work with dementia pts, almost everyday it is some type of kicking or biting. And verbal abuse? It would be the end o...

9. CEN's and experienced ED nurses I need your help!

   Nursing_Chic replied to TaoMedic's topic in Emergency

   before I try to figure out anything diffcult I always looked out for medical alert tags/necklaces/bracelts. I even have seen young aduls wear them around their ankles! (hard to find but understandable) I like the know past medical hx. mostly to know ...

10. A Nurse CAN be both sexy & smart

    Nursing_Chic replied to Katie5's topic in General Nursing

    my fiance calls it "geek chic"....

11. Is being an LPN REALLY that bad?

    Nursing_Chic replied to peppapig123's topic in LPN/LVN

    I worked as a paramedic for 4 years but that defnitly was not for me! I went a community college to start an RN program but there was a 2 year wait-list. So I applied to an LPN program. I got and passed my boards in 12 months. I love being an LPN. Ma...

12. teen pregnancy

    Nursing_Chic replied to RNmilwife's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Do you have a Planned Parenthood clinic is your area? I have a friend who is an RN and besides doing routin blood tests and assits with physicals she does family planning and birth control planning with the clients. Alot of the clients there ARE tee...

13. nurses dating nurses?

    Nursing_Chic replied to rnski's topic in Humor

    My Fiance is a college professor (english) and gets squemish at the very though of a BM. I actually like it better that way. I love it because it makes my "cool" stories seem so much better to a non-nurse. (even if it's just somthing routine.) Befor...

14. Funniest/strangest dementia patient stories

    Nursing_Chic replied to Angie O'Plasty's topic in Humor

    When helping one elderly male with his condom catheter he starts grinning and points "down south" and tells me I am giving him "the tinglies" ughhhhhhh I go home and tell my fiance about this and he says, "Poor old guy, thats how I used to feel when ...