SunshineBaby

SunshineBaby

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  1. nurse jobs with autonomy

    SunshineBaby replied to healthcarefome's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, I'm a school nurse and I love the freedom I have. I'd be happy to answer any questions you may

  2. Ways I have heard Metoprolol pronounced...by medical personnel.

    SunshineBaby replied to stillpressingon's topic in General Nursing

    My second month as a nurse, I said to my preceptor, "you still need to show me how to use that MAN-O-METER." I was the butt of that joke for months

  3. Orientation burnout, should I change units?

    SunshineBaby replied to Race Mom's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm glad you are feeling better=) I have a similar story. I started NICU as a new grad. I was so excited but it quickly turned to dread. I was hired for nights along with all the other new grads and...

  4. Funny Names

    SunshineBaby replied to nurserynurse55's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I work as a school nurse and I have so many names that I can't even pronounce. I called a mom once to pick up her child and the white card had the name Azvain, so I said "hi I'm trying to reach the...

  5. interview!!

    SunshineBaby replied to crissrn27's topic in School

    Good luck to you!! I'm a brand new elementary school nurse and I made the transition from NICU. I love it! The kids are great, the schedule is awesome, and not working in the hospital is so much less...

  6. alternate ways of treating borderline personality disorder

    SunshineBaby replied to hsieh's topic in Psychiatric

    Wow....I am shocked by the fact that you work as a psych nurse. I'm only a nursing student but my mother has been diagnosed with BPD for almost all of my life. She too was sexually as well as...

  7. Is it ethical for hospitals to have Mickey D's on premises?

    SunshineBaby replied to SharonH, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, I'm quite surprised by the number of nurses who think McDonalds is a fine choice to have on hospital premises. I despise McDonalds for their blatant lies and targeting of children, who are not...

  8. RN's who cannot insert IV's being Fired???

    SunshineBaby replied to maidy's topic in General Nursing

    Not learning a skill in Nursing school is no excuse for not being willing to try. It's Nursing school people, not osmosis. There is no way you can expect to be given a chance to become proficient in...

  9. Advice Needed...How to survive nursing school and parenthood at the same time!

    SunshineBaby replied to 18mara86's topic in General Students

    You can definitely survive nursing school with children. However, you have to work a little harder than your childless counterparts. I just finished my junior year in nursing school in a very tough...

  10. Venipuncture IV Skill nervousness

    SunshineBaby replied to genhen's topic in General Students

    I got to start my first IV on a patient this week! At our school, we aren't even allowed to practice on each other or volunteers. So, I had only done it on the rubber arm. Then the nurse I was...

  11. Salary to expect as a new grad nurse

    SunshineBaby replied to ashfost's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks! I'm actually from Charlotte, born at Presbyterian Hospital :) My grandparents live in Matthews. They own Matthews Pottery if you've ever heard of it. And yeah, I would never live there due to...

  12. Salary to expect as a new grad nurse

    SunshineBaby replied to ashfost's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Exactly. Maybe before all this hurricane madness you could get something for $100K but you'd be hard pressed to find anything like that now. In fact, my husband and I live in a 2 bedroom townhouse,...

  13. Salary to expect as a new grad nurse

    SunshineBaby replied to ashfost's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Where in Florida do you live? I'm in Pensacola and due to the hurricanes that have battered the panhandle, real estate has skyrocketed with no cost of living increase. I would strongly advise anyone...

  14. Care of High Risk Antepartum Moms

    SunshineBaby replied to SC RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi All: Just wanted to say that I was high risk with my daughter's pregnancy. Woke up one night at about 24 weeks with lots of pain and nausea. I tried to go back to sleep but the pain soon became...

  15. As a nursing student...

    SunshineBaby replied to MMARN's topic in General Students

    HAHA. Not me, but I am married. However, we do a round of clinicals at the Naval hospital so we're talking mostly male patients in their early 20's, most of the single girls we're salivating before we...

  16. Why are you REALLY going into nursing? Honest answers please.

    SunshineBaby replied to Sheri257's topic in General Students

    I never grew up wanting to be a nurse. In fact, I wanted to be a lawyer and have a degree in Criminal Justice. When I got pregnant with my daughter I suffered through bouts of pre-term labor,...

  17. Waiting List for Clinicals

    SunshineBaby replied to delete123's topic in General Students

    I've never heard of having to wait for clinicals or not taking them in conjunction with your core classes. For example, I'm taking Med/Surg 2 the first 7 weeks of the semester and Psych the last 7...