LilgirlRN

LilgirlRN ADN, RN

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  1. I have an interview tomorrow.

    LilgirlRN posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I'm an RN and I have an RN job interview. Is it better to wear dress up clothing or would could I help my potential boss see me as a nurse by wearing nursing garb? Although it might be weird since he...

  2. Sponsor relapsed

    LilgirlRN replied to TorsadesRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    You may find that AA has sponsors with longer time in the program without relapsing. Here there is a huge drug problem and therefore huge NA meetings. Lots of kids buying from each other etc. I was...

  3. The most outrageous excuses from patients.

    LilgirlRN replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    "I have no idea how that got in there!" Mr. Smith there seems to be a long serpentine necklace in your

  4. What to wear?

    LilgirlRN posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I could have sworn I posted this last night but if I did I can't find it now. Not currently working as a nurse but I have an interview today. Should I wear scrubs to help the manager see me as a nurse...

  5. What to wear?

    LilgirlRN replied to LilgirlRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I dressed nice. Went well. Thanks

  6. TNCC Course next weekend-freaking

    LilgirlRN replied to RNsteve's topic in Emergency

    Why are you taking TNCC? Take ACLS instead something that you can use on the patients you take care of now. I guess TNCC could apply for falls in a long term care facility. OK that's my two cents...

  7. Tired of it all

    LilgirlRN replied to DSkelton711's topic in General Nursing

    I feel your pain. I too am 52. Nurse for 25 years. ED is my specialty. I haven't worked as a nurse in 7 months but I have an interview tomorrow afternoon for an ED position. It really makes me wanna...

  8. Answered wrong on Interview Question

    LilgirlRN replied to missrn208's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I'd say the pain in the chest area and the fresh surgery patient that is having sob would tie. You have a potential MI vs potential PE... OK now I see where the surgery patient has a nurse with him....

  9. Can't get a nursing job

    LilgirlRN posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Earlier this year I did something stupid. After a 13 hour shift and taking sleepy meds I was on a socail network site and I mentioned a doctor's name instead of an initial. My boss saw it and fired me...

  10. Nursing student wanting ER

    LilgirlRN replied to Belle2013's topic in Emergency

    Try to do your preceptership in the ED where you wanna work. If your precepter likes you he/she may pass that on to the boss. There are so many newbies wanting to work ER that some institutions allow...

  11. Confessions Of A Nurse With Poor Interpersonal Skills

    LilgirlRN replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I did some travel nursing in California back in '03. Small hospital, 69 beds but had a 15 bed ER. We saw anything and everything and had the local airmed company on speed dial. I'm working when I here...

  12. The Disrespect Of Nurses

    LilgirlRN replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    So many things can show up in a persons mind in regard to respect. Let's just say Jo is not a nurse. Jo works at the grocery as a cashier. Is Jo's life threatened because someone forgot to mark the...

  13. Would you become an RN again if you had the choice?

    LilgirlRN replied to eminthesr's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    There are a whole lot of jobs that pay a whole lot less than a 2 yr RN degree. The education to $$ comparison wins but happiness outweighs the $$ I think. Would I be a nurse again? Probably not. Whole...

  14. Confessions Of A Nurse With Poor Interpersonal Skills

    LilgirlRN replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You just described me! You are doing what you have to do. I live in the deep south but I don't have the characteristic drawl, I do when I'm at work. Believe it or not people here don't like "yankees",...

  15. Written up and confused.

    LilgirlRN replied to pageturnstyle's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I have to agree with the others, find a place more deserving of your effort and your

  16. You're going to think I'm nuts

    LilgirlRN replied to ixchel's topic in General Students

    Just remember, no one (prospective hirers) cares what grade you made in nursing school. They'll only care that you passed your state boards. I've been a nurse for 25 years so our styles of learning...

  17. Interns takes credit for my idea!! so unfair sometimess

    LilgirlRN replied to willowRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It's even worse when you make suggestions to your unit manager and they are implemented and you never get a thank you, great idea or

  18. New grad RN in the ED. Am I being hard on myself?

    LilgirlRN replied to phlebitis's topic in Emergency

    Good! You forgot everything they taught you in nursing school! What they taught you really has nothing to do with what you do in the ER. I am not sure which is better or worse, someone with experience...

  19. The youngest new mother's you've seen

    LilgirlRN replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    No affair here. 14 can't consent. That's

  20. Is this common? The new face of the ED

    LilgirlRN replied to mariposa311's topic in Emergency

    Identical to yours. I started in the ER 23 years ago. My big job was making sure everything was restocked. This was WAY before PYXIS. We used to do minor procedures like mole removal too so we had to...

  21. The youngest new mother's you've seen

    LilgirlRN replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I work in the ER. Had two little girls show up in the ambulance bay, I opened the door for them to see what they needed. The taller one said, "my water broke." She opened her coat to show me her big...

  22. Primary Nursing is for the BIRDS

    LilgirlRN replied to mindlor's topic in General Nursing

    There are several different things that an RN and a CNA could both do on the CNA level but hardly anything that can be done by a CNA on a nursing level. You only have 15 shifts under your belt.... you...

  23. Comfortable shoes for the ER

    LilgirlRN replied to nursegirl75's topic in Emergency

    Can't go wrong with

  24. What is the most interesting case you've seen in the ER?

    LilgirlRN replied to BigDiesel's topic in Emergency

    Son brings his mom in by ambulance. She had a root canal 4 days earlier. He couldn't get her on the phone so decides to go check on her. He finds her unresponsive. She's taken almost all of the...

  25. Narcotic Administration in ER

    LilgirlRN replied to silver2009's topic in Emergency

    Whoa Nellie!!! What does the ER do? We treat emergent things that may kill you until proven otherwise. If you have a chronic condition that requires pain medication given to you by either your regular...