LeesieBug

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  1. DNP Nursing Education

    LeesieBug replied to SweetRaine's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    One of my colleagues is getting working on a DNP in Educational Leadership. It is an online program, with two 5-day residencies. She is loving it, and feels like it is extremely relevant to what we...

  2. MSN: Education vs. Specialty Degree

    LeesieBug replied to starryx2's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I struggled with this same decision, and the answer is: There is no right or wrong way to go! It just depends on your individual interests and goals. I decided to do a masters in nursing education...

  3. Breast Exams

    LeesieBug posted a topic in General Students

    Yikes! I just found out that next semester, during our health assessment course, we have to do breast exams ON EACH OTHER! I had heard about this throught the grapevine, but thought it was a rumor....

  4. Iv help pleeeeeasssssee!!!!

    LeesieBug replied to SDA3694's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly, it is just doing them over, and over, and over......and over. Its kind of like learning to drive car...hard to give someone specific instructions on how to get better at it, you just get...

  5. How often do EMS crews show up to your dept unannounced?

    LeesieBug replied to Larry77's topic in Emergency

    In the ER the problem has little to do with caring a whole lot about the report and a LOT to do with traffic flow. I don't really give a crapolla how much notice I have on pt information/condition...I...

  6. How often do EMS crews show up to your dept unannounced?

    LeesieBug replied to Larry77's topic in Emergency

    Had one a few days ago on a record breaking day...had a full house, 4 squads out we were trying to place, and one rolls in with a respiratory distress...."oh sorry, we forgot to call"....

  7. Enemas in the ER

    LeesieBug replied to Jaloc's topic in Emergency

    :chuckleIndeed, I find something inherently wrong with something that is intended for "oral or rectal" use.....gives me the heebie-

  8. Enemas in the ER

    LeesieBug replied to Jaloc's topic in Emergency

    Very rarely....In three years I have done one once (thank God...I hate them). Have often sent a fleets home with patients on dc,

  9. ED-did you always know?

    LeesieBug replied to ~'JesusRocks'~'s topic in Emergency

    I am sort of an oddball in the pack. Never had any interest whatsoever in ER. Got shuffled into it as a new grad. I remember taking one look at the trauma room on my first day and thinking "ohhhhhh...

  10. Non emergent ER visits

    LeesieBug replied to Guest219794's topic in Emergency

    Also, recently read research regarding the fact that it is getting to a point where there is little difference in the actual numbers of insured versus uninsured using the ER for non-emergent...

  11. Non emergent ER visits

    LeesieBug replied to Guest219794's topic in Emergency

    As an ER nurse, I also had such an experience where I gained perspective on why people...even the insured, are coming to us instead of an urgent care clinic. Couldn't get myself and son into the doc...

  12. RN s Rotating Pods in Emergency Dept.

    LeesieBug replied to triage1's topic in Emergency

    I also agree that rotating areas helps keep things more interesting. One of the things I like about E R is that it has some variety, and that would be minimized if I was going in the the same...

  13. Holiday Schedule

    LeesieBug replied to homehealthsup's topic in Nurse Management

    We do the rotation...I like this and prefer to have it that way. We have three groups so we only work any given holiday every third year (two holidays each year, a "major" and a "minor") It is very...

  14. Do Newbies "Eat" Their Elders?

    LeesieBug replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    The thing I can't figure out is why nursing seems to so LOVE the "us vs them" mentality in various forms....whether it be day-shift/ night-shift, ER/floors, ADN/BSN, experience/new, etc.. There seems...

  15. Men intimidated by RN salary?

    LeesieBug replied to ment2be's topic in General Nursing

    Since I graduated, my husband affectionately refers to me as his "sugar mama".:loveya: He works for a community funded agency and makes a tad over half of what I do. I work with a guy that says all...

  16. Anyone else on nights feel completely out of it?

    LeesieBug replied to allthingsbright's topic in General Nursing

    Another way to do it is to slightly modify your schedule on days off. I have been on nights for over two years and have found a rhythm that works very well. If I were to shift back and forth , doing a...

  17. How did you feel in NP school?

    LeesieBug replied to VTBabyNurse's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Last night was my first round of classes....and let me say, I am right there with you in feeling a lack of enthusiasm, at the moment, for doing all this! And I am only taking 8 credit hours- advanced...

  18. Why do you like Emergency Department Nursing?

    LeesieBug replied to RN_in_SC's topic in Emergency

    The TEAMWORK! The funny drunk people (not the ones that pee on the floor:no: ) I also love knowing whats going on in the city at any given moment, as I am an extreme closet busy-body. Love putting...

  19. ONLY 6 week orientation for New Grad?

    LeesieBug replied to clairebearrn's topic in Emergency

    That statement in itself is a REALLY good indication of the level of support you are going to receive (crappy).....I can't stress enough how important it is to have a supportive environment as you...

  20. ONLY 6 week orientation for New Grad?

    LeesieBug replied to clairebearrn's topic in Emergency

    Six weeks is not enough. I would I have serious concerns about taking a job in a department that felt a new grad could be adequately prepared in 6 weeks. As a new grad in ER, my orientation was a...

  21. Anyone here using MedsPub?

    LeesieBug replied to Skrawberri's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I hated, hated, hated those MedsPub questions allll through school, and while studying for the test. Doing the questions was the only method of study I used. Those questions are such a pain in the...

  22. does smoking really cause lung cancer?

    LeesieBug replied to cumberland40's topic in Oncology

    I read the article and found his logic COMPLETELY flawed.... and I read it with an open mind. I found the section on heart attack very amusing, as he spoke about exercise CAUSING heart attack. sigh....

  23. Spousal clearance for passport/overseas assignmt.

    LeesieBug replied to EvaLuna's topic in Government, Military

    In the Army you get your passport on post, and it is a military passport (unless things have changed in the past 7 years). When I got my military passport, I do not recall a waiting time while they...

  24. er visitors...a funny

    LeesieBug replied to UtErRnEmt's topic in Emergency

    FRIDAY NIGHT-NEED A LIFE: frequent fliers who seem to come in every weekend with their posse in tow with a bogus complaint so they can watch cable tv, drink pop, use the phone and basically have a...

  25. er visitors...a funny

    LeesieBug replied to UtErRnEmt's topic in Emergency

    Allergy by Association: The friends (not even related to pt) who show up and tell you not to give the patient that Toradol you have ready. Friend reports " I had a horrible reaction to that and almost...