RNgirlie

RNgirlie specializes in med-surg, BICU.

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1. Most common overdose drug of choice?

   RNgirlie replied to KungFuFtr's topic in Emergency

   antidepressants. But definately the most interesting is ingestion of bleach (which I have seen on 3 seperate occasions).

2. A physican where I work called a patient a "FAT PIG!"

   RNgirlie replied to JomoNurse's topic in General Nursing

   not shocked at all. this is the state of docs unfortunately. you find a few good ones but you always can also find the rotten ones.

3. Help...Graduated in 2002 and never took NCLEX

   RNgirlie replied to tomnikki's topic in NCLEX

   just curious...why have you not taken the NCLEX?

4. Confessions of a 30-Something RN Grad

   RNgirlie replied to LuvofNursing's topic in New Nurse

   (only difference is that i was 21)

5. Confessions of a 30-Something RN Grad

   RNgirlie replied to LuvofNursing's topic in New Nurse

   lol. beautiful story. i felt the same way. i passed in 75 questions too.

6. Who is GENERALLY more of a "PAIN"?: Co-workers OR Patients?

   RNgirlie replied to Di Deanna's topic in General Nursing

   i am fairly ok with my coworkers, we are like a little family on my unit. some patients can be a little anoyying. visitors can definately drive you crazy and sometimes they increase the patients anxiety.

7. Is YOUR hospital hiring???

   RNgirlie replied to MoLee228's topic in General Nursing

   I work in nyc in a very large hospital and management is still hiring nurses. I work in a burn unit and we currently have nurses on orientation for permanent positions. (and new grads are welcome!)

8. Telephone Triage RNs - help!

   RNgirlie replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

   I am very interested in telephone triage!! what experiences do I need?? I would put off mentioning the vaca part. Is is possible you could reschedule your vaca??

9. Green card of nurses

   RNgirlie replied to cucukebede's topic in International

   What state are you in? where I am (NY) I knew a few people personally who benefited from this. Depends on the hospitals. Very few Hospitals do it here in NY I think.

10. Did anyone find anatomy easy?

    RNgirlie replied to smellyacres's topic in Pre-Nursing

    well i took anatomy 1 in the summer semester. and before that 1st day started i decided that i would literally dedicate myself to anatomy and only that. when i would come home from class i memorized everything verbatom (i truely did!). i found the...

11. Ran to my first code alone...

    RNgirlie replied to WWRN's topic in General Nursing

    this is how we knew at my old facility; there is a DNR order in the computer (online cart), the nurse assigned SHOULD KNOW, color coded stickers on pts paper chart, and bright blue bracelet on pt's wrist.

12. hospital loosing medicaid/medicare funding

    RNgirlie replied to Zookeeper3's topic in General Nursing

    i would probably start sending out resumes and going on interviews if i were you

13. Who wants a bicarb question?

    RNgirlie replied to gluck's topic in CRNA

    we give bicarb for acidosis

14. ER nurses make $144,000 a year!

    RNgirlie replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    ps--this friend of mine happens to work in the same hospital i work in and 150K is very true

15. ER nurses make $144,000 a year!

    RNgirlie replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    a friend of mine who works in manhattan makes over 150K--nights, perdiem...and this friend almost literally kills theirself with OT every week!