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  1. New admits at shift change

    luckylucyrn replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing

    I NEVER hold patients until shift change just so I don't get another one. Don't assume that is what happened when you get a patient at shift change. I get my patients up as soon as I see a bed...

  2. The good and the bad about getting a new job!

    luckylucyrn posted a topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I am very excited, yesterday I accepted a job in the PICU in our city. It is in a big children's hospital, and sees pretty much everything! I feel like I am going to get tons of experience there, and...

  3. No scrubs allowed in psych?

    luckylucyrn replied to Jedi of Zen's topic in Psychiatric

    We weren't allowed to wear scrubs to psych at my school either. Needless to say, I wore the same 2 outfits over and over

  4. One of you will be writing about me tomorrow

    luckylucyrn replied to HisTreasure's topic in Emergency

    At my ED you wouldn't be able to see a dentist (we don't have an on-call dentist) but you would get pain meds and antibiotics. We understand the pain you are going through, but when it comes to...

  5. The Wait is over!!!

    luckylucyrn replied to fawidonna's topic in General Nursing

    I remember that feeling well! Congrats! That is awesome, now go call your family and tell them you

  6. 14 months and I should have never become a nurse

    luckylucyrn replied to crazdmomof4's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It wasn't a person, but when my dog slipped while jumping out of the tub and wouldn't put weight on her leg, all I did was stand there and bawl. My husband (who was a third year med student at the...

  7. Best place in US to be an RN?

    luckylucyrn replied to solneeshka's topic in General Nursing

    If you go to texas, just be sure you brush up on your Spanish (especially Houston!). You will be better equipped to communicate with your patients! I have never worked in Texas, but i thought Austin...

  8. question about 4th of July pay (holiday pay)

    luckylucyrn replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    We get nothing. Holidays are just like any other day here. They say they don't pay extra for holidays because they pay us more year round, which is technically true because we are the highest paying...

  9. new nurse in emergency nursing

    luckylucyrn replied to mikejsmithrn's topic in Emergency

    I started in the ED as a new nurse 2 1/2 years ago. My experience with orientation was very good. I had worked there for 1 1/2 years prior to graduation, so I had an idea of how things worked and had...

  10. Finished NCLEX in 1 hour TODAY!!!!

    luckylucyrn replied to momathoner09's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Less than an hour is fine. I took the test so fast (25 minutes) that I didn't even remember a single question (wasn't even sure I read them correctly, I was so stressed!) and had absolutely no clue...

  11. How can an adult leave a child in a hot car?

    luckylucyrn replied to Patrick57's topic in General Nursing

    I was also going to bring up the story of the dad who didn't usually take the child to day care. He wasn't being lazy, he just made a mistake. It is tragic, of course, but not laziness or stupidity....

  12. Thinking of Nursing School.....?????

    luckylucyrn replied to student8520's topic in General Nursing

    I agree, you can do it!! You will find that many nursing students are more your age (or older)! If they can, you can

  13. Lpn's working ER

    luckylucyrn replied to Arky's topic in General Nursing

    My ER has one LPN that works in Pediatrics. He is awesome, and has 10 more years experience than I do. He works as the "second nurse" in Peds and we share the 5-bed assignment. (You RNs that do Peds...

  14. Disclosing personal info to patients

    luckylucyrn replied to bethin's topic in General Nursing

    I agree I think dogs is pretty neutral territory...now if a patient starts talking about Boxers, we are friends for

  15. stupid question 1075 - b

    luckylucyrn replied to bigreddog1934's topic in Emergency

    Yeah, the only problem I could think of is that you could blow the IV by doing so. I have a tendency to use the arm opposite my IV if I can, out of habit. Sometimes when it's inconvenient to use the...

  16. Holding our tongues vs things we really want to say!

    luckylucyrn replied to TraumaNurseRN's topic in Emergency

    I have heard of this...what a waste of our

  17. new er director

    luckylucyrn replied to Uptoherern's topic in Emergency

    While my ER hasn't had that many directors in 6 years, we have been through 3. I totally agree with you though. The pro-nurse ones get fired and the pro-managment ones are horrible. Ours tend to get...

  18. I hate it!!!

    luckylucyrn replied to luckylucyrn's topic in Emergency

    Unfortunately she decided to complain of nausea and abdominal pain, so she had to get evaluated, which of course included a pregnancy test...which is all she really

  19. How soon after graduation did you test?

    luckylucyrn replied to Erinfly27's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I graduated on December 17, 2005, and tested on February 28, 2005. I wanted to test earlier, but my school was super slow getting our paperwork in. I had time to take the Hurst review once live and...

  20. What are the benefits of getting your BSN?

    luckylucyrn replied to smilin4ever's topic in General Nursing

    I agree, I think that the main benefits come more from advancement versus additional pay. When you first graduate from school whether it be an ADN or BSN degree, your opportunities are the same....

  21. Do I need a Bachelors in Nursing?

    luckylucyrn replied to justconsideringit...'s topic in General Nursing

    I agree, it depends on what you want to do. I disagree though on not doing an accelerated program. I went into nursing already having a bachelor's, and completed the nursing portion of my BSN in 16...

  22. Do I need a Bachelors in Nursing?

    luckylucyrn replied to justconsideringit...'s topic in General Nursing

    I agree, it depends on what you want to do. I disagree though on not doing an accelerated program. I went into nursing already having a bachelor's, and completed the nursing portion of my BSN in 16...

  23. LPN Supervisor Over RNs.???

    luckylucyrn replied to zimsaint's topic in General Nursing

    I would be uncomfortable having to sign off on documents for my supervisor, but whether or not I would be comfortable being supervised by an LPN depends on the roles assigned to each person. For...

  24. What Med-Surg Textbook do you use at your school?

    luckylucyrn replied to RN 2 B's topic in General Nursing

    We used this one as well and I really liked it. Mine is highlighted to the

  25. the RN's appearance

    luckylucyrn replied to Olli's topic in General Nursing

    I wear makeup to work, i definitley agree that it improves my appearance. I feel like a slob without it! I definitley think about the choices I make as to what "looks" I might do. I wear more subtle...