southernchickrn

southernchickrn specializes in ICU, cardiac.

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1. Doctors that make rounds too late!

   southernchickrn replied to nursesbca's topic in CCU

   this happened to me on july 4th. the patient was admitted around 4pm, with hardly any orders for iv fluids or anything. doc comes around at 7:30pm and writes a page of orders for an insulin drip, picc line placement, iv fluids etc. of course since it...

2. 3rd shift people please help

   southernchickrn replied to nckdl's topic in Geriatric

   i agree with rn/writer said. the earplugs came in very handy. my neighbor across the street has this annoying habit of cutting his grass, hedging the lawn or doing some other noisy yard work sometimes when i am sleeping. i don't expect him to know my...

3. Looking for scrubs in all the wrong places . . .

   southernchickrn replied to rn/writer's topic in General Nursing

   i know what you mean about the "crossing eyes" bit. there's an older nurse that i work with on night shift that must be trying to desperatly trying to hold on to her youth. when she wears her scrubs she not only wears the top but the matching pants ...

4. New grad programs in GA

   southernchickrn replied to blee1's topic in MICU

   i work at university hospital in augusta, ga. they have a great new grad program. in fact, you can be hired right into icu if you want. i was already working there during nursing school as a pca. during my last semester of school, i transferred to t...

5. How Do I Get Into Critical Care Nursing?

   southernchickrn replied to mrigas's topic in MICU

   thanks guys for all the advice. i graduate in 9 days, and have already been offered a job in a micu. i knew that this was where i wanted to be. my first two semesters in school i worked as a unit clerk in a micu and loved it, but no pca (patient care...

6. How do you Survive?

   southernchickrn replied to jae82301's topic in General Students

   ouch and i thought that $240 an hour was rough! and i go to university of south carolina aiken. when i started two years ago, it was $159 a credit hour. when they hiked it up to the recent amount, i looked at my husband and said, " i am going to a st...

7. I am officially a nursing student!

   southernchickrn replied to DanaD's topic in General Students

   congratulations! what a great gift for the holidays! here's a few pieces of advice that i've learned from my two years of adn school: buy your books now if you can. you can use them as expenses on your taxes. that also applies to your stethoscope (bu...

8. What unit should I work in as a student nurse extern?

   southernchickrn replied to Animaniacs's topic in General Students

   hey animaniacs ! love your user name. they were my favorite when i was in college a while back. back to your post. do med surg for your externship. that's what i did and i loved it. you do get to see a lot and the fact that you're doing your externsh...

9. Anyone else do wierd stuff when studying for a test?

   southernchickrn replied to cherokeesummer's topic in General Students

   i have to have music playing in the background ( usually classical or something with no words, lyrics are too distracting). also, i like to study in our living room sitting in front of the couch with my books spread around me in a semicircle. you can...

10. How do you keep yourself motivated to study when you really don't want to?

    southernchickrn replied to jemommyRN's topic in General Students

    i did the old college out of high school too. bs in biology. couldn't find a job with my degree (and this in a town with 4 hospitals !). worked temp for 3 years, got married, worked in dialysis 3 years, sports medicine 2 years, unit clerk in icu 1 ye...

11. How do you keep yourself motivated to study when you really don't want to?

    southernchickrn replied to jemommyRN's topic in General Students

    hey i want to buy a jeep wrangler too! except mine would be silver hardtop with black interior. the car i have now is ok ( 99 nissan sentra) but it was all i could really afford when i bought it. i've already told my husband that i would buy him some...

12. How do you keep yourself motivated to study when you really don't want to?

    southernchickrn replied to jemommyRN's topic in General Students

    hey i want to buy a jeep wrangler too! except mine would be silver hardtop with black interior. the car i have now is ok ( 99 nissan sentra) but it was all i could really afford when i bought it. i've already told my husband that i would buy him some...

13. Final semester vs. First semester

    southernchickrn replied to rnmi2004's topic in General Students

    i feel like my last semester is a little bit easier too. which is good, considering all the other stuff we have to worry about (nclex, graduating, finding a job, etc)! last semester seemed a little bit better too. i did great my first semester (all b...

14. How do you keep yourself motivated to study when you really don't want to?

    southernchickrn replied to jemommyRN's topic in General Students

    i am on my last semeseter of an adn program. after having a long summer off (working mostly), for some reason i wasn't really looking forward to coming back to school. at first i was kind of worried since this is my last semester, you would think tha...

15. You Know You've Been in School Too Long When ...

    southernchickrn replied to Sheri257's topic in General Students

    you find yourself writing letters to friends and relatives using medical abbreviations that only you understand. you've read more books by mosby than danielle steele you actually enjoy talking about feces, urine and throw up! you wake up next to your...