RNgirlie

RNgirlie specializes in med-surg, BICU.

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1. Most common overdose drug of choice?

   RNgirlie replied to KungFuFtr's topic in Emergency

   antidepressants. But definately the most interesting is ingestion of bleach (which I have seen on 3 seperate

2. A physican where I work called a patient a "FAT PIG!"

   RNgirlie replied to JomoNurse's topic in General Nursing

   not shocked at all. this is the state of docs unfortunately. you find a few good ones but you always can also find the rotten

3. Help...Graduated in 2002 and never took NCLEX

   RNgirlie replied to tomnikki's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

   just curious...why have you not taken the

4. Who is GENERALLY more of a "PAIN"?: Co-workers OR Patients?

   RNgirlie replied to Di Deanna's topic in General Nursing

   i am fairly ok with my coworkers, we are like a little family on my unit. some patients can be a little anoyying. visitors can definately drive you crazy and sometimes they increase the patients...

5. Is YOUR hospital hiring???

   RNgirlie replied to MoLee228's topic in General Nursing

   I work in nyc in a very large hospital and management is still hiring nurses. I work in a burn unit and we currently have nurses on orientation for permanent positions. (and new grads are

6. Telephone Triage RNs - help!

   RNgirlie replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

   I am very interested in telephone triage!! what experiences do I need?? I would put off mentioning the vaca part. Is is possible you could reschedule your

7. Green card of nurses

   RNgirlie replied to cucukebede's topic in International Nursing

   What state are you in? where I am (NY) I knew a few people personally who benefited from this. Depends on the hospitals. Very few Hospitals do it here in NY I

8. Did anyone find anatomy easy?

   RNgirlie replied to smellyacres's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   well i took anatomy 1 in the summer semester. and before that 1st day started i decided that i would literally dedicate myself to anatomy and only that. when i would come home from class i memorized...

9. Ran to my first code alone...

   RNgirlie replied to WWRN's topic in General Nursing

   this is how we knew at my old facility; there is a DNR order in the computer (online cart), the nurse assigned SHOULD KNOW, color coded stickers on pts paper chart, and bright blue bracelet on pt's...

10. hospital loosing medicaid/medicare funding

    RNgirlie replied to Zookeeper3's topic in General Nursing

    i would probably start sending out resumes and going on interviews if i were

11. Who wants a bicarb question?

    RNgirlie replied to gluck's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    we give bicarb for

12. ER nurses make $144,000 a year!

    RNgirlie replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    ps--this friend of mine happens to work in the same hospital i work in and 150K is very

13. ER nurses make $144,000 a year!

    RNgirlie replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    a friend of mine who works in manhattan makes over 150K--nights, perdiem...and this friend almost literally kills theirself with OT every

14. Paramedic to LPN

    RNgirlie replied to abj55's topic in General Nursing

    not that i know of. but maybe you should could consider RN school. the paramedics are usually very good in RN school. I had a paramedic in my class and he was advanced in hard subjects like cardiac...

15. I am working in Saudi Arabia

    RNgirlie replied to ksa2008's topic in International Nursing

    Hi, I made another thread recently and got no reply in regards to questions i have about 'working in saudi.' Do you know of any hospitals that has a computer documentation system. Secondly, do you...