Lily79

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1. Nursing and tattoos

   Lily79 replied to MelRN13's topic in General Nursing

   I would love to get a small butterfly on the inner aspect of my right ankle, but have never worked up the nerve.

2. Attention all 50 states: what is your nursing ratio? please post!

   Lily79 replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

   When I worked in Texas, I worked med/surg, and we would usually have a 1:9 ratio on nights. Days was usually 1:7. It was insane. I'm in Michigan now as a float nurse. On med/surg floors I have had anywhere from 2-7 patients, or between 5-8 with an LP...

3. Orders you wish you could have written in the chart...

   Lily79 replied to NurseKatie08's topic in Humor

   Ignore the BP and don't call me again unless she's coding. I just said "Alright, I'll just chart that verbatim." and hung up.

4. Song lyrics that remind you of nursing...

   Lily79 replied to grace90's topic in Humor

   I remember as a new grad walking around the unit singing "Everyone knows I'm in over my head, over my head..." Then after leaving Covenant Health System (Lubbock, TX)... "Happiness is Lubbock, TX in my rearview mirror..."

5. Covenant or UMC???

   Lily79 replied to CandiceMarie's topic in Texas

   Please avoid Covenant like the plague! I graduated from Covenant SON and feel like I got an amazing education there (great clinical training too!) However - I made the mistake of hiring on at Covenant. I worked med/surg and would routinely have betwe...

6. Anyone from Waco or Lubbock?

   Lily79 replied to JJFROG's topic in General Nursing

   It snows a few times each winter. But overall the weather is pretty warm (national average, I suppose). I'm living in Michigan now, so I would KILL for it to only snow a few times a year! Lol!

7. what is a buffalo cap?

   Lily79 replied to GingerSue's topic in General Nursing

   This is so funny because I was just talking to a coworker the other day about this. She is from Colorado, and they called them "buffalo caps" there. I'm in Michigan now, and when someone was talking about a saline lock, I never knew what they were sa...

8. On-call pay...standard or not?

   Lily79 replied to BabyLady's topic in General Nursing

   We receive $2/hr while on call, and time and a half if called in.

9. Anyone from Waco or Lubbock?

   Lily79 replied to JJFROG's topic in General Nursing

   I was born and raised in Lubbock, and graduated from Covenant School of Nursing. UMC is an AMAZING hospital. I did some great clinical rotations there. The nurse:patient ratios are wonderful and manageable. I put in 2 years on a med/surg floor at Cov...