Chrislynn2003

Chrislynn2003

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  1. Comparing Wages in the OR setting

    Chrislynn2003 replied to dmclung's topic in Operating Room

    As a new grad at age 23, I started in the OR. I started out at $22.23/hr doing an OR internship with orientation for 9 months.

  2. I passed!!

    Chrislynn2003 replied to nursesweet's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Congrats on your success! :balloons:

  3. what an RN told my friend

    Chrislynn2003 replied to S5777's topic in General Nursing

    That nurse is totally wrong. You are still a registered nurse; both ADN and BSN are licensed to do the same job. A good friend of mine is a very good nurse who has had her ADN for 14 years now....

  4. How low can you go

    Chrislynn2003 replied to sharann's topic in General Nursing

    I am anemic and was loosing blood through my stool prior to being diagnosed with UC. My Hgb went down to 5.0 adn I was still walking around; now it usually stays around 10.0. But I don't know if...

  5. "You Made Me Want to be a Nurse."

    Chrislynn2003 replied to RN-PA's topic in General Nursing

    The whole reason I went into nursing was because of the nursing care I received when I was hosplitalized as a child. I loved the ICU nurses at the Childrens's Hospital. I had a great surgeon and very...

  6. What field of nursing would you NEVER consider working?

    Chrislynn2003 replied to PMHNP10's topic in General Nursing

    NO Med -surg; hated doing clinicals in school in med surg. NO L&D- just no desire Am starting in OR as a grad, but thinking about diabetes educator later in life as a career choice or a transplant...

  7. What field of nursing would you NEVER consider working?

    Chrislynn2003 replied to PMHNP10's topic in General Nursing

    OR... can't handle gowns and masks all day, either, nor standing in one place like a wooden soldier... wouldn't care for the "twilightzone" effect either as previously mentioned. As the surgeon,...

  8. Acrylic nails

    Chrislynn2003 replied to btrfly76's topic in General Nursing

    I work in the OR, so of course there is no acrylic nails, not even nail polish. But on the floor, there is no acrylic nails, and if nail poish, has to have been reapplied every 4 days in order to be...

  9. Thanking God For A GREAT Position!

    Chrislynn2003 replied to Brownms46's topic in General Nursing

    That's so awesome! Congratulations :balloons:

  10. What is your least favorite.....

    Chrislynn2003 replied to New CCU RN's topic in General Nursing

    personally, nothing grosses me out. I've had a liver and kidney transplant and had a temporary illeostomy for 3 months. I think it's kinda hurtful when people say they don't like to be around or do...

  11. who are these people?

    Chrislynn2003 replied to KLS's topic in General Nursing

    yeah and everyone is dumb enough to jump right in and take a

  12. Nursing without the "yukkies".

    Chrislynn2003 replied to skybirdrising's topic in General Nursing

    Well if you were in that situation, I;d hope that you wouldn't turn away, but instead have an instinct to go save the patient. I think that your instinct would be to go help the patient. Certaintly...

  13. Nursing without the "yukkies".

    Chrislynn2003 replied to skybirdrising's topic in General Nursing

    Oh and I forgot to mention that everybody has yukkies. Everyone is human you know and if you are a caring nurse you wouldn't care about yukkies. If your patient is in danger you will not care about...

  14. Nursing without the "yukkies".

    Chrislynn2003 replied to skybirdrising's topic in General Nursing

    Let me see here, you don't want to deal with piss, crap, puke, or any other body fluid. Well, if you work on the floor or in ICU, you will see all of the above (bedpans, commodes, stool guiac, emesis...

  15. Perioperative Nursing

    Chrislynn2003 replied to abcd's topic in General Nursing

    abcd, I just started working in the OR as a new grad. The OR is a really fun place to work; you will run into some not so nice people and others will be your friends. I just started an internship in...

  16. didn't get accepted!

    Chrislynn2003 replied to marelle's topic in General Nursing

    I am so sorry that you did not get accepted. You sound like the perfect candidate. Please do not get too discouraged.

  17. Tired of Pain! Any suggestions?????

    Chrislynn2003 replied to emmaline's topic in General Nursing

    I don't have an answer for you, sorry. But, i was diagnosed with sinusitis and otitis media recently and doc put me on Amoxicillin. Felt much better, then after i got off antibiotic, my left ear was...

  18. lpn-rn...same difference

    Chrislynn2003 replied to reyna's topic in General Nursing

    There are differences between RN and LPN: they do have similar roles, but an RN did have more education. Yes LPN's are valued just as well as RN's. An experienced LPN certaintly will know more than a...

  19. No Jobs?

    Chrislynn2003 replied to KristinWW's topic in First Year After Licensure

    There are jobs out there; some people have their ideal job set in their mind and don't want to do anything else. I was lucky that I dont have to do nights for now until I start on call next year ( I...

  20. I ended up failing!

    Chrislynn2003 replied to LuvLotB's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am so sorry Luv; please do not let this discourage you. I know you will be a wonderful nurse. If you ever need anything, feel free to PM me.

  21. How the Battle Axe is Born

    Chrislynn2003 replied to Plato's topic in General Nursing

    As a new nurse and new grad starting in the OR, I've had nurses stomp on me and treat me like I'm their servant and I better do it right. My nurse manager is a "doll" and there are some very nice...

  22. Nclex Results

    Chrislynn2003 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I just found out that I passed the NCLEX. I took NCLEX last Thursday, got 265 questions and today I got my license in the mail. I am soooooooo excited; already had some wine It feels great to say...

  23. Nclex Results

    Chrislynn2003 replied to Chrislynn2003's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I live in Delaware. Actually the first time I took NCLEX, it took about amonth to get my results in teh mail; but I got my unofficial results by phone in 2 days. This time it only took 5 days to...

  24. Took NCLEX Today for the Second Time

    Chrislynn2003 replied to LuvLotB's topic in First Year After Licensure

    TLS, I did pass my exam the 2nd time :) In response to what you were saying about getting all teh same 265 questions again, youcan't. The computer remembers what questins you got the last time and...

  25. How many of you didn't pass the first try?

    Chrislynn2003 replied to JacelRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I had 78 questions the first time and did not pass, but the 2nd time I had 265 questions and passed. I am not that great of a test taker; was never really that good on nursing exams. The exam does...