busykim

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1. Age you will/were graduated?

   busykim replied to sweetiez's topic in General Students

   I was 45 in 2004. No regrets, I love what I do. I loved what I did before-:1luvu: and have 4 really awesome kids to prove it!

2. Gray on ice?

   busykim replied to cardiac.cure03's topic in Emergency

   :yeahthat:

3. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

   busykim replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

   I was working triage last Sunday and Dad brought in daughter for "psyche reasons" stated that she might be suicidal and that she was not acting normal. 16 year old calm (not looking too happy) in chair answering all questions appropriately--denies ...

4. Most easy job in Nursing?

   busykim replied to moliuchick's topic in General Nursing

   I think it depends on the clinic and what kind of hospital nursing you do. I work both, and I can tell you that my clinic job (even dealing with everything you listed plus 2 years as clinical manager) vs. my ER job -that the clinic job is cake it's ...

5. Most easy job in Nursing?

   busykim replied to moliuchick's topic in General Nursing

   How about laser nurse? The pay is pretty good and you only laser one patient at a time Pretty low stress compared to my other job in the ER. When I go to my laser job I feel like I am playing with my friends plus- there is always the perks:yeah...

6. New hosptial computer systems pull nurses away from patient care

   busykim replied to lee1's topic in Safety

   My experience so far with what I believe is eclypsis-- but called "health connect" at our facility (which we have dubbed "hell connect") is not good. I know change is hard, but to go from a computer program that was a couple of screens to input a ...

7. Help...are these feelings "normal"

   busykim replied to TallyJofutureRN's topic in General Nursing

   I think your feelings are totally normal! Your first clinical experience is nerve wracking enough, let alone being in a nursing home. I can tell you that for me that was my least favorite clinical experience (LTC) and I like old people. I just did...

8. Incident or not?

   busykim replied to NurCrystal22's topic in General Nursing

   Just a question? Don't all ER rooms have both ports? We use them for nebulizer treatments all the time. (The yellow ones for room air). - Kim

9. 15 year old son with cystic acne

   busykim replied to sharann's topic in General Nursing

   Accutane is often a miracle drug. It is the best drug we have in dermatology to fight cystic and other stubborn acne (usually after all other types of medicines have been tried). I have personally seen it change peoples lives. I think it's almost ...

10. What do your ER patients families say or do that irks you?

    busykim replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

    I have to agree with the other posters that it is soooo irritating when people come in at 9:00 pm and "haven't eaten all day" and now is an emergency! --- or the patient with abdominal pain that is eating an In and Out burger that her husband snuck i...

11. Just wondering???

    busykim replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    I worked with an anethesiologist that was first a nurse, then a CRNA and now an M.D. I don't know how long she was in each profession. She is an excellent Doctor though. I think it sure must have been a long road to go though. :)

12. Slower pace nursing?

    busykim replied to CoconutNurse's topic in General Nursing

    As said in other posts there are all types of jobs out there. I work in the ER (very stressful) and also for 2 private practice Dermatologists. I love the variety of both jobs. My derm job is sooooo not stressful, just busy. I mostly laser there ...

13. cysts under skin

    busykim replied to cumberland40's topic in General Nursing

    Are you talking about a cyst like a boil? These are easy to remove in a Dr.'s office, I work part time for 2 dermatologist's and they do them all the time. They are usually gone permanently with a small incision (the doc has to remove the sac or th...

14. Why do unit nurses have bad reps?

    busykim replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in MICU

    I have only worked at one hospital in the ER, but I have heard nurses say that we "dump" patients on them at shift change. In our facility that is not the case, once we have orders from the admitting Dr. we fax for a bed, admitting has up to one hou...

15. New nurse blues

    busykim replied to Pleaides's topic in New Nurse

    As said in other posts--- it is a very common feeling to be overwhelmed, unsure and scared as a new grad. I have been a nurse for only a year now and boy can I relate!!! I used to have nightmares all the time and replay the shift in my dreams for th...