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  1. I hate it!!!

    luckylucyrn posted a topic in Emergency

    Ok, I strongly dislike it when 17 year olds come in at 2:30 AM looking for a pregnancy test...hello? Drugstore? And i dislike it even worse when they come back positive. And when they bring the baby...

  2. OMG! This waiting room!!!

    luckylucyrn replied to zamboni's topic in General Nursing

    Very much enjoyed this post!

  3. ICU/CCU nursing?!?

    luckylucyrn replied to heaverboo's topic in General Nursing

    I have been at a hospital before where the critical care nurses got an extra

  4. My Feet are KILLING Me!!

    luckylucyrn replied to BeachGirl08's topic in General Nursing

    I have never been able to work in tennis shoes without pain, and I'm a runner and am used to tennis shoes. I wear Dansko's and think they are awesome. It takes a few shifts for them to break in and...

  5. Introducing Myself to the World of PICU and seeking encouragement!

    luckylucyrn posted a topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Hi Everyone, My name is Andrea and in 1 1/2 weeks, I start a new path in my career. I am leaving the ED (adult and peds, but I usually do the peds) to go to our local Children's Hospital's PICU! It's...

  6. Just got rejection letter, what happened?

    luckylucyrn replied to MelodyRNurse's topic in General Nursing

    That was my thought! Sounds horrible! But I also thought that perhaps they were picking between several qualified candidates and had to make a tough call. I'm sorry that you didn't get the job though....

  7. Which state would be ideal for me??

    luckylucyrn replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I second Nashville, TN! I grew up there, great hospitals and climate! Knoxville TN has a lower cost of living and has beautiful mountains nearby, though. Nashville has plenty to do (and you don't have...

  8. skills necessary prior to acls

    luckylucyrn replied to rndme's topic in General Nursing

    The pre-test is way harder than the actual test, so if you see that you're struggling, just use that opportunity to refamiliarize yourself with the rhythms, and then you should be fine. You mainly...

  9. Can i have a social life while in nursing school

    luckylucyrn replied to NursingStudent-Tati's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't see much of a change in my social life, I just kept up with all my classes during the week, did all my reading before class, and studied sat/sun afternoons if needed. I had Friday/Saturday...

  10. Why it is better to be a Nurse than a Physician.

    luckylucyrn replied to BaRNs's topic in General Nursing

    I am married to a 1st year general surgery resident, and I would NEVER want to do what he's doing. He gets paged all the time, gets up at 3 am just to get home at 7 or 8 pm. He's exhausted. When he...

  11. Licenses in more than one state

    luckylucyrn replied to harikris's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know specifics for Maryland and Illinois, but I hold licenses in 2 states right now. I work and live in Tennessee but do a summer camp in West Virginia in the summers. So i think if you get an...

  12. Different terms/meds used across the USA

    luckylucyrn replied to ArwenEvenstar's topic in General Nursing

    When I moved from Nashville to Memphis, I had never heard of an INT. I didn't know what they were talking about. I had always said Saline Lock. And that was the same

  13. Any Loewenberg Nursing Students or Grads here

    luckylucyrn replied to UofMTiger's topic in General Students

    I graduated from LSON and enjoyed it. I think everybody's experience may differ slightly based on clinical instructors, past healthcare experience, etc. I had previous experience so I never felt...

  14. True or False?

    luckylucyrn replied to oohappyday's topic in General Nursing

    I have never heard of anything like

  15. How hard is it for a new grad to find a hospital job???

    luckylucyrn replied to ohcomeon's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated from Nursing School in December, but had a job lined up by October, so I graduated knowing where I would go. I was a nurse intern on the unit before I applied. 9 people applied for 2...

  16. exercising/working out on work days

    luckylucyrn replied to beachbum3's topic in General Nursing

    Lately I have been going running after my shifts, cause it's too hot any other time! I only do about 3 miles after work, I'm usually pretty worn

  17. Would you ask a patient's child to dress his or her parent?

    luckylucyrn replied to ThatPoshGirl's topic in General Nursing

    At this point if my father was able to dress himself, i can imagine he would be quite embarrassed if I helped him get dressed. I get embarrassed if i accidentally see him in his underwear, much less...

  18. New grad cant even get an interview

    luckylucyrn replied to Nurse K8's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Make sure your resume doesn't have any typos or grammatical

  19. How do you address your patients?

    luckylucyrn replied to anonymurse's topic in General Nursing

    I do kids, so I usually give them a

  20. Best jobs while in Nursing School?

    luckylucyrn replied to joetex12's topic in General Students

    In my area once you have adult health clinical under your belt you can be a nurse intern, which pays well here. Usually $14-$16 per hour. With shift diffs I was making $18! As a new grad at the same...

  21. Is BSN ( bachelor degree in nursing) worth it ?

    luckylucyrn replied to neatnurse30's topic in General Nursing

    you never know what you'll want to do in the future. If you have the time and money now, do it. I doubt you'll regret

  22. New admits at shift change

    luckylucyrn replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing

    If it's going to be a couple of hours, I let the oncoming nurse give report. I'm talking about what usually happens, when the bed is requested after everything has been done and admission orders have...

  23. My two least favorite words

    luckylucyrn replied to elizabells's topic in General Nursing

    "Extreme Pain" as a triage complaint. It's like they're trying to sound

  24. HELP! Newbie nurse need your advice!

    luckylucyrn replied to Dawn_M_74's topic in First Year After Licensure

    This sounds like a bad situation. Talk to your manager. (By the way, 5 weeks on the floor is not enough time to learn to manage so many

  25. What the ER really like in the USA

    luckylucyrn replied to AandE angel's topic in Emergency

    It's organized chaos, it just seems disorganized! To the OP, In my ER most full time employees work 3 12's which is 36 hours a week. That's full time for them. PRN employees sign up for what shifts...