EmeraldNYL

EmeraldNYL BSN, RN

Member

  • Content

    953

  • Visitors

    8,030

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    4

All Content by EmeraldNYL

  1. Nurse Strike at MCP/Hahnemann???

    EmeraldNYL replied to PlanetCaroline's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    They're still striking. I live up the street from MCP and when I drove by this morning they had an enormous stuffed rat outside the hospital with a sign that read "Tenet

  2. Philly area nurses, students..I need some info

    EmeraldNYL replied to iliel's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I live in the city, in the Roxborough section, which is more suburban and not too expensive, but still really close to center city. The Main Line area (around Villanova) is REALLY pricey. New Jersey...

  3. PDA's

    EmeraldNYL replied to beamer's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I have a Dell Axim, 64 mb-- I love

  4. I'm a CCRN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    EmeraldNYL replied to New CCU RN's topic in General Nursing

    :balloons: Congrats!! That is so awesome! How hard was the exam? What did you do to

  5. Debt ridden nurses?

    EmeraldNYL replied to skybirdrising's topic in General Nursing

    As a new grad, I am drowning in student loans. If I was smart I would have just gone to nursing school in the first place and not gotten another degree-- so now I have 2 degrees which I am paying...

  6. A graduate nurse..........

    EmeraldNYL replied to debRNo1's topic in Nursing Humor

    Yep, I'm definitely a graduate

  7. No Jobs?

    EmeraldNYL replied to KristinWW's topic in First Year After Licensure

    We had recruiters come to our school and give us lunch as well. Heck, we even had recruiters at our pinning

  8. SRNAs/CRNAs-Ketamine coming into vogue?

    EmeraldNYL replied to Athlein's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Unfortunately ketamine is so widely abused. It was the drug of choice for many at the first college I

  9. What is your least favorite.....

    EmeraldNYL replied to New CCU RN's topic in General Nursing

    I hate anything dealing with POOP. All the other gross stuff I can totally

  10. Nurses marrying doctors

    EmeraldNYL replied to Cqc_Cqb's topic in General Nursing

    This is a good point, Ashley, and I totally agree. My fiance is a med student, and I like coming home and telling him about my day and knowing that he actually understands what the heck I am talking...

  11. Im in!

    EmeraldNYL replied to Laughing Gas's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Congrats!!!

  12. Do you have to pay for parking?

    EmeraldNYL replied to JJFROG's topic in General Nursing

    I work in an inner city hospital, and the hospital subsidizes the cost of public transportation or parking to make it cheaper for employees. That being said, parking is still about $7/day, but it is...

  13. ICU ratios????

    EmeraldNYL replied to a_clay's topic in General Nursing

    Amy, I LOVE my job. I just started a week ago, so I haven't had that much time on the unit yet (mostly general hospital orientation) but from what I have been on the unit I really, really like it....

  14. ICU ratios????

    EmeraldNYL replied to a_clay's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a MRICU in Philly and we're usually

  15. What is a professional nurse?

    EmeraldNYL replied to ainz's topic in General Nursing

    Excellent post, Ainz. In order to be viewed as professionals, we must conduct ourselves in a professional manner. Recently two nurses on my unit were fired for getting into a physical fight at work....

  16. icu experience

    EmeraldNYL replied to TampaCCRN's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I work in a MRICU and several of the nurses in the unit have gone on to CRNA school. I called a few schools in PA and asked what kind of experience they want, and most simply recommended a general...

  17. Not going to med surg after graduation?What are your thoughts?

    EmeraldNYL replied to happystudent's topic in General Nursing

    I just finished my very first week as a new grad in the ICU. I absolutely love it so far. That's not to say that I'm not a little bit scared and overwhelmed at the moment!! But I decided to work...

  18. ADN NP's...?

    EmeraldNYL replied to Dave ARNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Wow, this is a little confusing. How can you be an NP with only an associate's degree?? I thought all NP programs were required to be at the Master's level. I do know of accelerated programs where...

  19. House Votes to Protect Overtime Pay

    EmeraldNYL replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Whoooo hoooo!! I am so glad we still get

  20. Am I getting jipped???

    EmeraldNYL replied to nicoleinphilly's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I am working in an ICU in Philly, starting as a new grad, and I was told before I was hired that a condition of sending me to the critical care course was an 18 month committment. They should have...

  21. Becoming a CRNA - From One Who Did It

    EmeraldNYL replied to kmchugh's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Nope, go to the state school and get straight A's!!! Save your money for grad

  22. How much do you make?

    EmeraldNYL replied to plumrn's topic in General Nursing

    1. RN (BSN) 2. new grad 3. ICU 4. $23.79, 10 % diff for rotation to nights or 20 % diff for permanent

  23. Mnemonic for cranial nerves

    EmeraldNYL replied to KR's topic in General Students

    And to remember the carpal bones of the hand..... Some Lovers Try Positions That They Can't Handle!!! Scaphoid, lunate, triquetrum, pisiform, trapezium, trapezoid, capitate, hamate

  24. clinical site interview

    EmeraldNYL replied to athomas91's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Yeah I have never heard of this before. My fiance is in med school in Philly (not at Hahnemann) and he certainly didn't have to interview for any of his clinical sites. He actually got to choose...

  25. a good medical excuse

    EmeraldNYL replied to rdtyu7's topic in General Students

    TROLL ALERT!!