lcb

lcb

Adrenaline junkie, lover of chaos. Emergency Room or bust!

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  1. I am really thinking this is not the right job for me - Am I Crazy?

    lcb replied to Birdsofprey's topic in Emergency

    I work in a similar ER -- a public safety net level 1 trauma with extremely high volume and acuity. I thought our ratios were bad but yours are out of the park. I made it through 2 years...

  2. Triage Vital Signs

    lcb replied to DaveenaRN's topic in Emergency

    I work at a big level 1 trauma ER in the heart of downtown of a major city. We're the only public safety net hospital in our city, and we see a huge volume of very high acuity patients. (We're...

  3. CVICU Practicum and I'm so nervous!

    lcb posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Hi all you brilliant CVICU nurses out there! I just got my senior practicum assignment in the CVICU and I'm SO excited but also SO nervous. I've been working as an extern in the ER at the same...

  4. Senior practicum clinicals - is this normal?

    lcb posted a topic in General Students

    My cohort has to reach out to our senior practicum preceptors ourselves, with no introduction. We’ve been given a name but no contact info and sometimes there’s uncertainty about the unit, we just...

  5. Senior practicum clinicals - is this normal?

    lcb replied to lcb's topic in General Students

    OK, but you all were given contact info? We’re just being given a name. No contact info and in some cases the unit is unclear. I was assigned two different preceptors who both told me they...

  6. Grady Nurse Externship Summer 2021

    lcb replied to Guest1170236's topic in General Students

    hey, how's everybody doing in your externship? I LOVE the ER so much! I've known since I first started thinking about going to nursing school that I wanted to work in the Grady ER, but it's so much...

  7. How long until you were pretty good at IV starts?

    lcb replied to sweetER's topic in Emergency

    I’m brand new in the ER and an extern so I can’t answer this question, but I will say: If you ever have time, watch a good phlebotomist get a hard stick. They are amazing and have so many tricks....

  8. How Should I Respond to a Bad Clinical Eval?

    lcb replied to lcb's topic in General Students

    this is a GREAT point and exactly what I was trying to point out in the discussion. I was definitely not rude in the discussion with this instructor, at least not by my standards of politeness — I...

  9. How Should I Respond to a Bad Clinical Eval?

    lcb posted a topic in General Students

    I am a rising senior and I just got my first poor clinical eval. The problem is, I have no idea why. She did pass me, my overall grade is satisfactory, but she said in the eval that I'm argumentative,...

  10. Are you happy with your nursing career choice?

    lcb replied to Joe V's topic in General Students

    WOW, @soontoretire2020, it’s WILD to hear how much hospitals have changed. I can’t even imagine the situation you’re describing when you first started — so different from

  11. How Should I Respond to a Bad Clinical Eval?

    lcb replied to lcb's topic in General Students

    Ah, thanks for all the support — I wish I’d checked this thread again before my comments were due! After talking with other students who saw me in clinical and a friend who’s a nurse and had a...

  12. Grady Nurse Externship Summer 2021

    lcb replied to Guest1170236's topic in General Students

    Bianca, did I meet you today? Were you the person who’s going to ICU? I’m the one who asked nonstop questions and is gonna be in the ER. ? I’m so

  13. Grady Nurse Externship Summer 2021

    lcb replied to Guest1170236's topic in General Students

    THANK YOU, yes that’s extremely helpful! Gonna email my prof and see if anything can be

  14. Grady Nurse Externship Summer 2021

    lcb replied to Guest1170236's topic in General Students

    I emailed to try to find out orientation week schedule cuz I have a clinical day on June 8. ?? Which I can probably get moved if I ask NOW....but I need to know the orientation

  15. Grady Nurse Externship Summer 2021

    lcb replied to Guest1170236's topic in General Students

    Have you guys heard anything from HR yet? It’s been over a week and I’m worried they didn’t get my confirmation or something! I’m holding my breath to hear what unit I’m

  16. Grady Nurse Externship Summer 2021

    lcb replied to Guest1170236's topic in General Students

    Yes I got the offer too!! So excited! Mine didn’t say which unit either but I’m assuming it’s ER since that’s the only clinical director I interviewed with. So excited!!! June 7 is so far...

  17. Grady Nurse Externship Summer 2021

    lcb replied to Guest1170236's topic in General Students

    Bianca have you heard any updates? I'm gonna email Friday if I haven't heard anything...trying not to hold my

  18. Grady Nurse Externship Summer 2021

    lcb replied to Guest1170236's topic in General Students

    Did they tell you when they’ll be making decisions? I forgot to ask that

  19. Grady Nurse Externship Summer 2021

    lcb replied to Guest1170236's topic in General Students

    How was your second interview? Mine was today and I think it went well! It was with the clinical director of the ER so they’re definitely considering me for that!!! ??? I honestly felt a little...

  20. Grady Nurse Externship Summer 2021

    lcb replied to Guest1170236's topic in General Students

    Yes they did! Second interview next week. I know a second interview is a good thing but dangit I wish they’d told me there were more hoops to jump through! I was not emotionally prepared for another...

  21. Advice for student - Summer classes?

    lcb posted a topic in Emergency

    Hi ER nurses! I’m a BSN student in an accelerated program, graduating in December. My dream is to work in our level 1 trauma ER someday. I’m waiting to hear if I’ll get an externship at my dream...

  22. Grady Nurse Externship Summer 2021

    lcb replied to Guest1170236's topic in General Students

    I want ER SO BAD I can taste it. ??❤️? Relieved to hear your interview was short too, hopefully that’s a good sign. I was totally thrown because I had prepared SO MANY stories and she only asked...

  23. Grady Nurse Externship Summer 2021

    lcb replied to Guest1170236's topic in General Students

    Bianca how’d your interview go? I felt like mine went well but it was really short!! She only asked me 3 questions. I prepped answers to like 10 questions. ? The first one was “tell me about...

  24. Grady Nurse Externship Summer 2021

    lcb replied to Guest1170236's topic in General Students

    Yeah, I did, but she wasn’t there...left a message. Ugh. I tried to email her weeks ago but I don’t know if I found the right address. I did not need another thing to stress

  25. Grady Nurse Externship Summer 2021

    lcb replied to Guest1170236's topic in General Students

    Hi! I did and I have an interview tomorrow! Super nervous. Also I haven't received the email invitation to the online interview. Someone called me yesterday to invite me to interview, but I'm not sure...