lizzieborden BSN, RN

lizzieborden has 16 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in Peds.

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1. To be a coward, or to be a fool?

   lizzieborden replied to MsJenn_The_RN's topic in COVID

   I understand you completely. My background is ER but now I only do that per diem. I am full time school nurse during the week and work in the ER once or twice a month. Now school is out until who knows when. Next week was supposed to be my school...

2. Nurses sound off! Steth belt clip or around the neck?

   lizzieborden replied to vhern246's topic in General Nursing

   I try not to wear it around my neck. When I'm charting, I leave the stethoscope on my desk and when I go see one of my patients, I carry the stethoscope. I started getting intense neck pain and I realized it was from the stethoscope around my neck!

3. Low starting pay for new RN?

   lizzieborden replied to 09NewGrad's topic in General Nursing

   Work in Northern NJ in an ER and have been there a little over a year (I started as a new grad). I now make $33.50/hr plus weekend differential. I think I made about a dollar less just starting out.

4. Help! I should've wasted a medication & didn't!

   lizzieborden replied to lizzieborden's topic in Medications

   Thanks for your help.

5. Help! I should've wasted a medication & didn't!

   lizzieborden posted a topic in Medications

   Please help. I don't know what to do. I was doing my laundry and cleaning my uniforms. Like most nurses, I keep a lot of stuff in my pockets so I went through my uniform pockets to clean them out before putting them in the machine and found a vial...

6. Will I lose weight being a nurse??

   lizzieborden replied to Misslady113's topic in General Nursing

   I have lost about 15 pounds since I have started working, mainly from missing meals. I work 12 hours shifts and on the days I work I usually eat only 2 meals and sometimes only 1 (breakfast at home)! I work in the ER and we don't always get a break...