porcelina22

porcelina22

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About porcelina22

I am 23, mom of 3, wife of 5 1/2 years, and third semester nursing student.

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  1. Sleeping

    I work in a small ER, where we might have 5-6 pts between 0200 and 0700. Some of us will, occasionally, doze off. More often though we'll watch a movie in the breakroom or sit at the nurses station and play solitaire. There is ALWAYS an understand...
  2. Birth Certificates

    Here in AZ, when I had my daughter (9 years ago) I just didn't put anything down. Therefore, my daughter's birth certificate doesn't mention any father on it, there's not even a space for "unknown". ...chrissy...
  3. Would you become a nurse today if you could do it over again?

    I'm totally disheartend by the responses so far. I've been out of school almost 6 months, orienting in the ER the entire time, and I LOVE IT. I go to work never knowing what will come in the door. Every single day I go to work with the possiblity t...
  4. I got my first IV stick!

    Congrats! The first feel so good! Chrissy
  5. New Grad in the ER looking for a shoulder to cry on

    Hello! I'm a new grad in the ED too. I started my position on May 21st- 2 days after graduation! I'm in the same boat. Some days I feel like I participated in a 13-hour long test (and didn't know a single one of the answers). The things that have...
  6. What Do You Love About Your Job?

    I graduate in 14 days! WooHoo! I'm doing my preceptorship in the ED, where I am also hired on to work after graduation. I LOVE my job because I get to see some of the coolest things, I get to learn something new every day, and it is a constant cha...
  7. Hi Purple! I'm in preceptorship right now and I LOVE IT! I don't have to prep the night before, I don't have instructors breathing down my neck, I don't have paperwork to turn in afterwards...it's awesome! I go in and work, just like I will after I...
  8. Precepting an ED nurse

    I am set to start my orientation as a new grad in the ED on May 21st. My ED has an entire protocol from an organization of ED educators that has to be finished in my six month training. I am also to shadow an RN, Tech, and US for set number of shif...
  9. would you be a RN for $11.00/hr?

    Starting New Grad pay at my local hospitalis $20.29/hour, available overtime and differentials not included. There is NO WAY I would work for $11. I'm a nurse extern right now and I make $12.55/hour! Nope, no way. Chrissy
  10. HELP! I DON"T WANT TO GO THROUGH CNA first...

    Good Grief! Talk about a popular thread!!! I am also a nursing student, and I graduate in May. I plan on going straight to ICU or ER on graduation. I have been a nurse extern in both places. When I started school, I had this wonderful vision of m...
  11. May 2007 Grads...have you applied for jobs yet??

    I graduate May 19th!!!! I haven't started applying for a "real" job yet, but I work as a nurse extern in the float pool, so at one time or another I have worked in every department and have introduced myself to all the department heads. We only hav...
  12. Have you ever done CPR off duty?

    This is probably a stupid question- but as far as infectious diseases go, what are you going to catch by doing mouth-to-mouth? Aside from a cold, maybe Herpes if you managed your ENTIRE life without it (up to 90% of the adult population has Type 1 a...
  13. Lots of Lifting.........

    I'm 4'11 and 105 lbs. Granted I'm a girl and a soon-to-be nurse, but I can manage pretty much anything the CNA's do. I can't see any reason you wouldn't be able to.\ Chrissy
  14. rules for student nurses

    Nursing school is your JOB. Treat it as such. Do your share, do it well. Help other people out.
  15. Stupid things your school does/did

    I would never disrobe for a classmate. I would fight that one until they changed the rules or kicked me out of school. My shcool has been pretty good. We don't wear stupid uniforms, all of our rules seem to make sense, and there is no nudity or sem...