silhouettedreams

silhouettedreams has 2 years experience and specializes in Med surg, psych.

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1. IUGR and SUA at 37 weeks

   silhouettedreams posted a topic in NICU

   Hello! I hope that it's not inappropriate that I'm posting this here (someone correct me if it is). I'm a med surg nurse, and a week from today I'm being induced. I'll be 37 weeks along, and my baby has IUGR and SUA. Other than that she looks OK. She...

2. Acute Care NP

   silhouettedreams posted a topic in NP Students

   Hello! I've seen several posts about FNP vs AGNP, and this is (somewhat) another one of those posts. I hope to start in an NP program in Fall 2018. My hope is to work in the hospital setting, and I love the idea of being part of a hospitalist group, ...

3. Advice for a new nurse!

   silhouettedreams replied to Ajefferson's topic in Med-Surg

   My unit has a brain sheet that we all use. It's pretty generic, and I just write that stuff in wherever I can fit it. Lol. You should be able to find a brain sheet on Google, or build your own once you have an idea of what things you'd like to write ...

4. How do you handle co-workers who are extremely dramatic and are easily stressed?

   silhouettedreams replied to 1Jessie86's topic in Relations

   For the most part, I try to avoid these situations or ignore them. If that's not possible, I nod along and provide minimal responses. Staying busy helps to avoid it.

5. Advice for a new nurse!

   silhouettedreams replied to Ajefferson's topic in Med-Surg

   Hello! I'm new to med surg, I worked in psych for two years before now. I can tell you a few things that I've learned since I started in med surg! I always go into work twenty minutes early to look at charts. I don't get paid for that twenty minutes...

6. Anyone successful in switching from psych to med/surg?

   silhouettedreams replied to Guest321574's topic in Med-Surg

   I'm not the original poster, but I recently made the switch from psych to med surg! I worked as a psych nurse for two years, I've been working in med surg for four months now. I applied for every possible med surg-ish job at the two hospitals in the ...

7. Are hair accessories unprofessional?

   silhouettedreams replied to silhouettedreams's topic in Professionalism

   Wow, thank you for all the responses! I really appreciate the feedback. Yes, they are easily hand washed. No, they do not dangle in my field of vision. In fact, they help hold my thick bangs back from falling in my field of vision. After all of your ...

8. Random: best lotion for dry nursing hands!

   silhouettedreams replied to stacylethani's topic in General Nursing

   The Body Shop has travel sized hand lotions, perfect to fit in scrub pockets. They use all natural products, and smell really nice. There are all sorts of scents, from subtle to vibrant. They usually run them 2 for $10. Travel Size Softening Coconut...

9. Are hair accessories unprofessional?

   silhouettedreams posted a topic in Professionalism

   Hello nurses! I was hoping to gain your opinion on something. I am a young nurse, who has been in the field for about a year now. I have a bubbly, bright personality. For years now I have been wearing clip in fabric hair flowers daily, in my bangs, a...

10. LCC 2013 Applicant Roll Call

    silhouettedreams replied to SopranoKris's topic in Michigan

    I've noticed that there are several Facebook groups for various graduation classes of the nursing program (LCC Nursing Winter 2014, etc). Does anyone know if there is one for our class yet? I haven't noticed one. That would be a great way to share le...

11. LCC 2013 Applicant Roll Call

    silhouettedreams replied to SopranoKris's topic in Michigan

    Hey Evan, all we have to do is send an email to that address, right? I did but I haven't gotten a confirmation or anything yet. I'm just mildly alarmed by that whole "if we don't get your response by the 26th" bit, haha.

12. LCC 2013 Applicant Roll Call

    silhouettedreams replied to SopranoKris's topic in Michigan

    I JUST GOT MY ACCEPTANCE LETTER FOR THE TWO YEAR IN THE FALL! I'm seriously bouncing off the walls I'm planning on attending the meeting on 5/2/13. Best luck to all of you still waiting on letters!

13. LCC 2013 Applicant Roll Call

    silhouettedreams replied to SopranoKris's topic in Michigan

    I've been stalking the list on the Accepted Student Information page as well, lol... Ugh, really? So not looking forward to another week of obsessively checking the mail. I've literally been DREAMING about getting that letter this week, haha.

14. LCC 2013 Applicant Roll Call

    silhouettedreams replied to SopranoKris's topic in Michigan

    I'm at 142 points, I'm about to start pulling my hair out if the letters don't come soon. lol. I thought I was going to be at 152 but I took micro with the worst professor I've ever had and got a 3, that pulled my GPA just below the 3.75 mark. Defini...