PeachyERNurse

PeachyERNurse BSN, RN

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  1. I saved my brother's life last night....

    PeachyERNurse replied to jbjints's topic in General Nursing

    That's awesome! Hope he's gonna be

  2. New Grad ER Vent

    PeachyERNurse replied to EMTSNA's topic in Emergency

    OMG! I'd DIE if I had to take care of 7-8 patients. The most we can get is 4 , but even 3 patients are hard to keep up when you're dealing with the really sick ones. God bless every ER nurse that...

  3. What was the WORST thing a patient has been brought to ER for?

    PeachyERNurse replied to SteveNNP's topic in Emergency

    :chuckle

  4. ER Pet Peeves

    PeachyERNurse replied to ERERER's topic in Emergency

    :banghead:My biggest pet

  5. Mixed Messages about the job outlook in Louisiana

    PeachyERNurse replied to DestinedRN09's topic in Louisiana Nursing

    Salaries for new grads aren't any higher than most hospitals in the South. The most you'll probably get is $24/hr base pay plus shift/weekend diffs. Cost of living DEFINITLEY trumps salary. My rent...

  6. What nursing school did everyone attend?

    PeachyERNurse replied to SoontobeAdrienneRN's topic in General Nursing

    University of South

  7. Would you feel comfortable with putting your loved ones in a nursing home?

    PeachyERNurse replied to BradleyRN's topic in General Nursing

    After reading all the horror stories here on allnurses about staff to resident ratio, I'm gonna have to vote

  8. Does your hospital require a certain color uniform?

    PeachyERNurse replied to ctspargo's topic in General Nursing

    Yep. White or royal blue (or both) for all nurses. No payroll deduction, uniform allowance, and no they don't provide the

  9. Most Humorous Call-In Excuses

    PeachyERNurse replied to jeffrey_rn's topic in General Nursing

    WAY too much

  10. Well, it finally happened after 2.5 years...

    PeachyERNurse replied to Sue Damones's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry that happened to you. Some family members just suck. And if she really is a nurse then she sucks double for treating a fellow nurse that way.

  11. Er Nurses

    PeachyERNurse replied to mamason's topic in General Nursing

    Same here! Just had an intern that came down to see my patient after I'd already faxed report with temp orders written by the ED doc. I was like "nope, she's about to go up." And she did. The...

  12. Er Nurses

    PeachyERNurse replied to mamason's topic in General Nursing

    We fax report to all floors except Psych. We then call to make sure they received it, and if there are any questions, we answer them. Then we send the patient on up. Seems to work out

  13. are math questions a bad sign???

    PeachyERNurse replied to jaylord11's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I've heard they're considered "lower level" questions. Not sure how true that is. I got 2 of them on NCLEX and I

  14. IV size

    PeachyERNurse replied to danger's topic in Emergency

    I'm a huge fan of 20s, just because most veins that I've seen can tolerate them fine. If you've got big huge veins or you need a PE study (radiology requires at least an 18), then u get an 18. I've...

  15. Just a vent about the start of my bad day.. REALLY long winded...

    PeachyERNurse posted a topic in Emergency

    So, I got there at 1445. Find out we have NO tech and NO secretary. Sigh..... Got report on my 2 patients. Ok. good, only 2 pts: Pt. #1 lady with chest pain that is now resolved, uti, on 4L sating...

  16. Just a vent about the start of my bad day.. REALLY long winded...

    PeachyERNurse replied to PeachyERNurse's topic in Emergency

    Thanks guys for all the replies. Yeah, it was the fact that the family members didn't want to wheel out their own mother that really had me annoyed. I did tell them that I didn't have time at the...

  17. I am pathetic.

    PeachyERNurse replied to SaraO'Hara's topic in General Nursing

    LOL!!! Sounds like something I would

  18. A GOOD CNA Rocks!!

    PeachyERNurse replied to pagandeva2000's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Absolutely! I couldn't do my job without the help of good

  19. About Your Hours

    PeachyERNurse replied to J_Jackson's topic in General Nursing

    Wow! And you're staff here at allnurses! Where do you find the time? I thought I worked alot. 645p-715a OR 245p-315a 3 days a week, plus I usually pick up anywhere from 12-24 extra hours a week....

  20. DKA- how often do you see the same ones

    PeachyERNurse replied to HyperRNRachel's topic in Emergency

    wow. never heard this term before. i learn something new

  21. How to deal with the constant violence

    PeachyERNurse replied to cursenurse's topic in Emergency

    I haven't been doing this very long, but I agree with the above post. Gotta leave work at work. Otherwise, you'll go

  22. If you have taken HESI and NCLEX>>>>

    PeachyERNurse replied to CrazyScrubNurse's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I got a 950 or something like that on my exit HESI. We were required to score 850 or better or we failed our last semester despite the fact that we'd passed all our classes and clinicals. I thought...

  23. Took my NCLEX today

    PeachyERNurse replied to marshallnurse's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congrats! But, how the heck did u get ur results so

  24. Taking NCLEX tomorrow!!!!!!!

    PeachyERNurse replied to DisneyNurse18's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Don't think you should be doing any studying or reviewing the day of the test, but good luck with NCLEX! My thoughts will be with

  25. NCLEX passing questions

    PeachyERNurse replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in General Nursing

    83 questions in like an hour and a half. Couldn't get out of bed for 2 days because I knew I had failed. I