crashcartqueen BSN, RN

crashcartqueen has 4 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in ER/trauma, IV, CEN.

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   I'm Shocked

   crashcartqueen replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

   Being a medical student myself, I can assure you that having the booksmarts and social aptitude to get into medical school does not equal common sense. Some of my classmates will have an interesting...
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   Medsurg to ED

   crashcartqueen replied to fhyre19's topic in Emergency

   I live on the east coast, so I don't know how relevant my advice is for CA. It can be difficult to get into ER sometimes without ER experience. However, I have had many coworkers at my hospital...
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   So what have you been doing while the allnurses.com upgrade was happening????

   crashcartqueen replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

   Med school ? working a couple of ER shifts this week on our block break to keep my sanity
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   Is it possible for a nurse to become a doctor?

   crashcartqueen replied to madel23's topic in General Nursing

   So I have been an RN for 3 years now and start med school on Monday. It has not been an easy journey, but I knew where I wanted my career to go so I decided that becoming a physician was the better...
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   Accepted my first position!

   crashcartqueen replied to djmatte's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   :up:That is awesome, good luck to
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   Nursing nightmares.

   crashcartqueen replied to Been there,done that's topic in General Nursing

   Okay, mine is a bit dark. I once dreamt there was a kid coding and I couldn't find any other staff to help. I tried my best to save them and couldn't. Where it gets extra weird and unsettling is I...
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   Was I wrong?

   crashcartqueen replied to Munch's topic in General Nursing

   I hope your coworker is never my
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   Fox News calls CNA a nurse

   crashcartqueen replied to Emergent's topic in Nursing News

   I became a nurse at 20, but I realize that is not the usual timeframe. I must agree with others that there are bigger fish to fry out there than getting upset over them calling a CNA a nurse in this...
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   Med/Surg to ER?

   crashcartqueen replied to cnbnicole's topic in Emergency

   OP, if you want to be an ER nurse, you will do codes. Some patients are brought in coding, or will shortly after being brought in before we have the chance to act. You don't always have the chance to...
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    Anything else I can do besides bedside nursing?

    crashcartqueen replied to neuron's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    If you enjoy patient interactions, a job in a physician practice is usually a great job for LPN's. You have lots of specialties to chose from, OB, peds, family practice, etc. Unfortunately all jobs...
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    New Night Nurse in an Assisted Living

    crashcartqueen replied to Rtwilley3473's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    As an ER nurse, I often get patients from skilled facilities who did not need to come to the ER. However, I understand that the nurse responsible for sending them may have limitations on resources. Do...
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    First job in the nursing home, need help!

    crashcartqueen replied to yanako's topic in Long Term Acute Care

    I would definitely wear scrubs for orientation if it is at the facility. As far as preparation, there isn't much you can do at home. They should provide you with some employee handbooks and what not...
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    Just got my acceptance email! What should I do now?

    crashcartqueen replied to EdVedder's topic in General Students

    Congrats on the acceptance! For a planner, I purchased one at Barnes and Noble that has weekly entries and it keeps my straight. A laptop is not necessary, however I found my iPad to be essential in...
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    Ditching NP school for MD?

    crashcartqueen replied to ICURNPA92's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you so much! Thankfully I had not taken ANY of my pre-reqs yet so I didn't have to worry about that. But if he goes straight into the post-bacc he won't have to redo anything and his GPA is...
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    How many hours did you work taking 7-8 credits?

    crashcartqueen replied to Skippy97's topic in General Nursing

    I have taken up to 18 hours of BSN coursework and was still able to manage full-time work as well, but it ultimately just depends on your program and the demand of the courses you are in and what your...