SillyLilly

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1. Where's the nursing museum?

   SillyLilly replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in General Nursing

   The Surgical museum in Chicago had/has an exhibit on the history of nursing. But I would agree that there could be a lot more out in the public to understand nurses and the history of nursing.

2. I Need A Job Asap

   SillyLilly replied to BinkSN's topic in Illinois

   Did you call back and ask about the status of your resume? That worked for me.

3. Evening, Part time nursing programs?

   SillyLilly replied to latinadream's topic in Illinois

   Truman college has a night/weekend ADN program- I believe it works along with UIC. I am not to familiar with how the program works, though.

4. Searching for Good Nursing Schools

   SillyLilly replied to Anders.C's topic in Illinois

   I have attended the CCC for several years and graduated with an ADN from Truman. The ADN program had its moments of disorganization and inconsistency, but over all felt the instructors were mostly dedicated to what they do. Mind you, this is not w...

5. Cost per credit hour

   SillyLilly replied to 2bmalenurse007's topic in General Nursing

   650/hour....

6. RN-BSN Chicagoland Students/alumni!

   SillyLilly posted a topic in Illinois

   Hello, I am looking to get my RN-BSN completion. I want to attend a school that meets only 1-2x a week or has internet classes. I want to attend a program that others would recommend. Preferably a school that has interesting, challenging, interact...

7. Grey's Anatomy star designs scrubs

   SillyLilly replied to bethin's topic in General Nursing

   This is a quote from the end of the article. "Katherine is a role model for many women, especially in the healthcare industry. It's only natural for them to want to emulate her style." What has she done for the health care industry that I would look ...

8. Trying SoooHard...

   SillyLilly replied to dmn1012's topic in New Nurse

   WOW.... That is ALOT to handle. How many vent patients were there one the floor? Were they evenly divided? Plus a person in bilat restraints who sounds like he may have needed a one to one.... That is way to much to handle. You said that you are tr...

9. How much do u like nursing? Scale of 1 to 10

   SillyLilly replied to goldie66's topic in General Nursing

   3/10 for many of the same reasons critter lover stated.

10. New Contraceptive Pill approved to stop periods

    SillyLilly replied to bigsyis's topic in General Nursing

    I do not get my period unless I am on BC. Blood tests show up ok. My gyno said that I should be on BC because its good to have my period to decrease my risk of cervical cancer. As far as I know, Im not at an increase risk for cervical or ovarian c...

11. shift ends at 7, but you leave at 9? Why?

    SillyLilly replied to RNDreamer's topic in General Nursing

    Well I feel like the odd one out. I am a nurse, 3months off of orientation. My shift ends 730pm, I get out around 830pm, sometimes later. Why? Because my floor is so hectic, and I am still practicing time managment skills, and I am still new to ...

12. Crying when stressed/overwhelmed

    SillyLilly replied to SillyLilly's topic in New Nurse

    Thanks for the links, Pumpkin! I will look at those. I know there are worse things than crying. It is just that crying impedes me from doing my work. And sometimes, it takes me a while to get back into multitasking. I have been struggling latel...

13. First Year RN survey

    SillyLilly replied to blueherring's topic in New Nurse

    1. why did you enter the nursing profession?always felt i would be in a career that helped people and/or animals. was looking into social work, came across nursing and never looked back. 2. what do you like about being a nurse? i like making someone...

14. What's In Your Pocket?

    SillyLilly replied to AmyD_RN's topic in New Nurse

    I either have a scrub top on or a lab coat--either way, I must have 2 pockets. I have a little pocket organizer which is not too organized. I have 2 pens, a highlighter (lost the combo), alcohol wipes, pen light, scissors, bandaids and tape. Also, m...

15. Crying when stressed/overwhelmed

    SillyLilly replied to SillyLilly's topic in New Nurse

    Thank you all for your posts! My unit manager did want to talk to me and review what could have been done differently (regardless of me crying). She seemed very supportive. We did talk for a minute here and there but we both were so busy we didn...