crunchymomx3

Does your facility have a policy on tattoos? Where I work the policy states that you can't have any tattoos visible that are "offensive". That's kind of vague wording to me lol. I have a small set of cherries on the back of my neck and no one has sai...

I have been using mainly the Saunders book and CD for studying. Basically, I have been going over question after question and reviewing as needed. My averages seem to be running around %75. Is that good? Bad? I feel like I should be doing MUCH better...

And then my hubby gets laid off. We were finally getting to a place where we were catching up on the bills we accumulated over the years with me in school full time and now we will be back to struggling again. This sucks. He got laid off basically b...

We had sign ups for holidays about a month ago. As long as you signed up for 2 out of the 3 you were pretty much guaranteed your request off. If not enough people signed up, they would have had to place people, but more than enough signed up. Money i...

Night shift (7p to 7a) on a med/surg floor, here. I'll give you the basic run down of what I do on my shift. 7-730: get report 730-8: print up MARs and worklists(we're half computer, half paper at this point) and go over who gets what when. Starting...

I think I have been very lucky so far with working nights. I have no issues with it at all. I come home and sleep 5-6 hours and I am fine. No recoup time. I think for some people it either works or it doesn't, kwim. Last week I worked 3 in a row (We...

Where I work, I would mix say Zosyn in a 50 ML bag of D5, run it in on a pump, disconnect the tubing when it's infused, and then flush the line at the hub closest to the patient with 10 cc of NS. We can't hang bags of fluids without an order so setti...

I started work on a med/surg floor on July 14th. I'm still on orientation (it's 16 weeks total) and I will be switching to my scheduled shift (nights) at the end of September. I really like my job. My preceptor is great, and has become a good friend....

Got my job in April.Graduated in May.Took the NCLEX on July 12th and started work on July 14. :)

I work in a No Smoking Hospital. No smoking on the grounds. Staff must leave the grounds to smoke and they do. I've been there for about a month and a half (and it's a hospital that is a mile from my house so I drive by it all the time) and I have ne...

Yes. Always.

I MADE time for the gym while I was in school and I have 3 kids

Why is mentioning race a bad thing. If your patient is a 45 year old Caucasian male you don't say the patient is 45 and leave it at that, do you? Why is mention race different from mentioning gender or age. It is part of who the person is. Sometimes...

YES! Specifically this one :redbeathe:redbeathe:redbeathe My artist just added the legs and stool.

EXACTLY! I'm fine with people looking at me like a hot sexy nurse, because, well I am gosh darn it!! :chuckle It's funny because the thought of people being offended by the portrayal of a nurse as sexy never entered my mind. I mean, I figured some pe...

They ARE addicting! This was number 7 for me! LOL I have plans for a few more big ones too!

Definitely post a pic when you gets your done! I was thinking of doing the Cadeus but I'm a huge Bettie Page fan and this one just fits me so well! She is going to add white and shading to the clothes, white nylons with garters on the legs, and some ...

Oh I totally respect your opinion. It's just not an opinion I've come across where I am, kwim. Plus, I don't mind being looked at as sexy. grrrr. LOL

Thanks! The picture is a classic Bettie Page shot (not sure if people here know who she is or not). My artist added some things, like the legs and stool. She did such a good job! Did the foot hurt? I've been thinking of getting one there.

Honestly, I highly doubt that. No one is concerned with that mentality here. It's funny because all through school my class went to a bar that served a beer called The Naughty Nurse. LOL We'd always order a round!

Yeah, it's still really goopy lol. That spot, she is holding the handkercheif up to her chest. I'll post some more pics when I get it all finished, which is in a few weeks.

I'm 5'1" but after having 3 kids weigh a bit more than 96 lbs and I do just fine on a med/surg floor. :)

I should mention, I stayed in CT. LOL. I do love it down in NC though. Raleigh/Durham is a beautiful area. But Hubby's family is here so we stay here. Plus, I'm a true Yankee and I don't know if I would make it down South. :chuckle If I were to live ...

My family moved from CT to the Raleigh/Durham area of NC 11 years ago. They all love it down there.Nice weather, lots to do, etc.

I hated writing careplans during school but just the fact of writing and having to think about how I was caring for a patient led to critical thinking. Looking back, as much of a pain as they are, they are what's needed in school. Oh, and I went to ...