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  1. Doctors that make rounds too late!

    southernchickrn replied to nursesbca's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    this happened to me on july 4th. the patient was admitted around 4pm, with hardly any orders for iv fluids or anything. doc comes around at 7:30pm and writes a page of orders for an insulin drip, picc...

  2. 3rd shift people please help

    southernchickrn replied to nckdl's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    i agree with rn/writer said. the earplugs came in very handy. my neighbor across the street has this annoying habit of cutting his grass, hedging the lawn or doing some other noisy yard work sometimes...

  3. Looking for scrubs in all the wrong places . . .

    southernchickrn replied to rn/writer's topic in General Nursing

    i know what you mean about the "crossing eyes" bit. there's an older nurse that i work with on night shift that must be trying to desperatly trying to hold on to her youth. when she wears her scrubs...

  4. New grad programs in GA

    southernchickrn replied to blee1's topic in MICU, SICU

    i work at university hospital in augusta, ga. they have a great new grad program. in fact, you can be hired right into icu if you want. i was already working there during nursing school as a pca....

  5. How Do I Get Into Critical Care Nursing?

    southernchickrn replied to mrigas's topic in MICU, SICU

    thanks guys for all the advice. i graduate in 9 days, and have already been offered a job in a micu. i knew that this was where i wanted to be. my first two semesters in school i worked as a unit...

  6. A little dissappointed in allheart.com

    southernchickrn replied to studentnurse74's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    oops! my mistake! i forgot that they did have a fax number, i just don't like sending credit card info over the fax. i never did see a phone number though. good detective work!...

  7. A little dissappointed in allheart.com

    southernchickrn replied to studentnurse74's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I had problems with allheart as well. The only reason that I used them was because when I joines the National Student Nurses Association, I got a $10 gift certificate. There was an Incredibly Easy...

  8. What Nursing school are you in? Show your pride!

    southernchickrn replied to straba's topic in General Students

    university of south carolina-aiken! go pacers! adn program graduating december 16,2004! i'm the third from last class to graduate from the adn program as our adn program ends in december 2005....

  9. Third semester student/Time management

    southernchickrn replied to foreverhope's topic in General Nursing

    I struggled with the same thing while in my third semester. My solution? I got a job working as a patient care aide/student nurse at a local hospital to help me. I now handle 12-18 patients and give...

  10. Bombed 1st Med/Surg Exam 68% :O(

    southernchickrn replied to jenrninmi's topic in General Students

    I know how you feel. It's like you put your whole body and soul into studying for this test and then you feel like such an idiot! It took my brain two semesters to get rewired to absorb all this...

  11. Why are you REALLY going into nursing? Honest answers please.

    southernchickrn replied to Sheri257's topic in General Students

    Why do I want to become a nurse? Several reasons: 1)Science was always one of my favorite subjects which was why I got a biology degree. Was always asked if I was going to teach or do nursing. My...

  12. Where are all you SC nurses?

    southernchickrn replied to RedVaz's topic in General Nursing

    Hey! Anybody out there from the North Augusta/Aiken area? I attend USC Aiken and will be graduating in Dec 04. Last year it was announced that our ADN program was being phased out and will end in...

  13. Looking for names of helpful books

    southernchickrn replied to nursemichelle's topic in General Nursing

    RNNotes is a handy little pocket guide that you can put in your pocket. it has wipe free forms that you can write on and then wipe off with an alcohol pad. It has things such as assessment tools,...

  14. Advice on units in a hospital

    southernchickrn replied to andreaJ's topic in General Nursing

    If you don't want to do much lifting, working in the psych ward (adult and/or pediatric) may be for you. Just in psych you have to watch what you say. In most units regardless though, you have to do...

  15. I'll be a new student Jan '05. Any tips?

    southernchickrn replied to foqus's topic in General Nursing

    Echo Heron's books are GREAT! she wrote a follow up to intensive care called Condition Critical. Another book by her is Tending Lives: Nurses on the Front. This has various stories from nurses all...