AmyBRN

AmyBRN

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  1. Migraines and work

    AmyBRN replied to Price 2002's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, Just an FYI. I have been going to a Chiropractor for my back, and felt relief from migraines with just a few back adjustments. She said it could be that some of my migraines could have been from...

  2. Funny dreams about your job as a nurse

    AmyBRN replied to mondkmondk's topic in Nursing Humor

    Another repeat dream, is that your running around taking care of your patients, only to realize that it's 200 and you didn't know you had another

  3. Funny dreams about your job as a nurse

    AmyBRN replied to mondkmondk's topic in Nursing Humor

    OMG!!! I thought I was the only person with weird dreams. My problem is I sleep talk and walk. One dream I had was my patients femoral Aline was dislodged and I was putting pressure on it to...

  4. Strange things people present to the ER with....

    AmyBRN replied to klcrn1987's topic in Emergency

    Guess he'll have to stop drinking margarita's while

  5. Migraines and work

    AmyBRN replied to Price 2002's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, As a fellow migraine sufferer, I think that you should take whatever medication works for you. When I just started my current job, I told the employee health PA that I have migraines. She just...

  6. RNFA salaries?

    AmyBRN replied to brewerpaul's topic in Operating Room

    I'm interested to know

  7. Best-smelling liquid meds!

    AmyBRN replied to Nurse!Nurse!Hello?'s topic in General Nursing

    A few weeks ago I was passing a bottle of Calcium Carbonate around to my fellow RN's because it smelled soooooo good! I also like the smell of liquid zantac and benzoin. Mucomyst and cat pee...

  8. Nursing student in outpatient surgery unit

    AmyBRN replied to pinkiepie_RN's topic in Operating Room

    Regarding PALS, as a PICU nurse. I went to take it after a year of PICU experience (maybe a little longer than I should have waited but...). I think that the PALS class is very interesting, but also...

  9. St. Francis Long Island

    AmyBRN replied to BSNin2008's topic in New York Nursing

    HI!! I just started at St. Francis, and I'm hired for there OR program. I'm very excited to start working there. They hold their RN's up to high standards and expect a lot from you, but in the end it...

  10. Hosp experience in Long Island? new grad RN ?s NSLIJ?

    AmyBRN replied to jetson's topic in New York Nursing

    Hi jetson. Just an FYI, those areas that your considering seem pretty far away from each other to me. (From me, 20 min. to Glen Cove, (being all backroads are the only way to get in and out) Northport...

  11. What should I do - Nassau Community College

    AmyBRN replied to nurse2btracy's topic in New York Nursing

    I am a NCC graduate from the nursing dept. It is a VERY hard program. My husband will attest to the nights I was up, working on my careplans, at 5 am, crying because the printer stopped working!!!!...

  12. OR Nursing - what are your hours?

    AmyBRN replied to k8dubcoran's topic in Operating Room

    I'm going to be training on the 8a-4p shift. Once I'm off of orientation I will be working 1200-0030, 3 days a week, no 4th day (which is what they do at someother area hospitals). I was also told...

  13. Interview Help!

    AmyBRN replied to Apollonia's topic in Operating Room

    I agree that this website provided lots of great help, in preparing for my interview, I searched WAYY back. Great information, great tips to anyone else looking to go into OR nursing and preparing for...

  14. I might have bombed my interview.

    AmyBRN posted a topic in Operating Room

    Hi, I fairly new to these boards, and have been looking around the OR boards, because I'm interested in working in the OR. Well, I had an interview today, and I don't think that I did so well....

  15. I might have bombed my interview.

    AmyBRN replied to AmyBRN's topic in Operating Room

    I was given an interview with a group of 3 people in the OR. I was asked questions like Why do I want to work in the OR?, What is a typical day like where you work?, What are your positve...

  16. I might have bombed my interview.

    AmyBRN replied to AmyBRN's topic in Operating Room

    Just to let you all know... I got the Job!!! Thank you for your support! I will be starting OR orientation Mar. 4th!!

  17. how to determine blood loss by weighing sponges

    AmyBRN replied to nsgmjr's topic in Operating Room

    Weight of a dry sponge - weight of the wet sponge. the difference in grams is the amount lost in ml's. Example: Dry sponge - 5 grams sponge with blood -15 grams the difference is 10 grams which equals...

  18. Day Shift vs. Night Shift

    AmyBRN replied to keaton90's topic in General Nursing

    Where I am here's the run down of what happens on nights. Baths and weight always on nights, except healthier kids whose parents will do it on day shift. Meds: depends on the child with how many meds...

  19. Online BSN but I have pain when I walk.

    AmyBRN replied to LearningRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hi! I have my ASN, and I currently am attending Excelsior college (www.excelsior.edu) for my BSN. I am currently doing some of the pre-requisits. As far as I know, for the nursing portion there are...

  20. Time Management Strategies

    AmyBRN replied to cousx2's topic in Emergency

    I have a little over a year experience in a PICU near me, and at times I to feel like I'm running around like a chicken with out its head. I'm organized, and I go with the flow, but alot of times I am...

  21. latex allergy info question & question on shellfish allergy

    AmyBRN replied to nursebetti2001's topic in Operating Room

    I know that this is an OLD post, however just thought I'd share something. I've never been officially allergy tested, but I am DEFINETLY allergic to shrimp, (hives, itching, difficulty breathing). My...

  22. JCAHO Alert: Tubing misconnections-a persistent and potentially deadly occurrence

    AmyBRN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Patient Medications

    :doh: OMG, I can't believe that, this is good information, and will sure to label lines more carefully. As someone posted earlier, MOM is white, and why wouldn't you stop to think before giving that,...