RN_in_SC

RN_in_SC

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  1. How Much Does a STUDENT NURSE TECH Make???

    RN_in_SC replied to Sl1011's topic in General Nursing

    I made $14 an hour as a Student PCT (Patient Care Tech) +

  2. Your takes on Columbia, SC for Master's

    RN_in_SC replied to Renee4christ's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I graduated with my BSN in GA and moved to Columbia, SC to start my first nursing job. Yes, it is hot in June, July and August, but the rest of the year the weather is great. USC has a very good...

  3. New Grad ER Vent

    RN_in_SC replied to EMTSNA's topic in Emergency

    It doesn't sound like your hospital does a very good job staffing (to say the least) if you have about the same amount of nurses with half the volume of patients at night. I would be very concerned...

  4. ER Nursing, Is it considered critical care?

    RN_in_SC replied to NicNac's topic in Emergency

    In our hospital it is. I am a critical care nurse and work in the

  5. What was the WORST thing a patient has been brought to ER for?

    RN_in_SC replied to SteveNNP's topic in Emergency

    Ok, I have to put something because this thread is depressing! It wasn't in the ED, but in the Neuro ICU where I was working. 80+ year old man in great physical shape. Was out for a walk, got dizzy,...

  6. ER Pet Peeves

    RN_in_SC replied to ERERER's topic in Emergency

    This isn't really a pet peeve. I just thought it was amusing and wondered if this sort of thing happens at other EDs. Last week a person called the ED and asked if we gave away free samples of...

  7. Only ER?

    RN_in_SC replied to leapfrog16's topic in Emergency

    I only wanted to do ER. I had 3 ER job offers before graduation. So that is where I work. I didn't come to the realization of wanting to do ER until I was in Nursing School, but then it was my goal. I...

  8. Most common non-emergency visits

    RN_in_SC replied to RN_in_SC's topic in Emergency

    My point in posting this was really to see the way people knowingly maneuver to get things from the ER. It was never intended to "make fun of people". As a new ER nurse, I am learning about the way...

  9. new nurse in emergency nursing

    RN_in_SC replied to mikejsmithrn's topic in Emergency

    Apparently this is not an uncommon situation as I found out today. A few nurses leave, the rest of the nurses feel short staffed and more begin to leave and it only worsens the problem (this is in an...

  10. What was the WORST thing a patient has been brought to ER for?

    RN_in_SC replied to SteveNNP's topic in Emergency

    This thread made me remember something. I only got to page 5, but it is late and I need to go to bed. Tomorrow is my first day working in the emergency department as a new grad. When I was doing...

  11. phone calls no outsider would believe

    RN_in_SC replied to JBudd's topic in Emergency

    I would have told the caller that asked about ingesting semen from a dog (I am an animal lover and I am having a hard time thinking of anything more gross than that). I would have told you: You mean...

  12. 8-hour vs. 12-hour workshift: Traditional or Innovative? Benefit or Hazard?

    RN_in_SC replied to WELLimAnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I am more tired when I have to work in the morning than when I have worked a 12 or a 16. I am not scared of nurses who have already worked 10+ hours. Heck, some doctors work 24+ hours straight and...

  13. what do nurses hate about doctors?

    RN_in_SC replied to futureMD's topic in General Nursing

    Right On!!!

  14. Green stool

    RN_in_SC replied to mom4josh's topic in General Nursing

    Well, acually that happens if you eat a lot of lettuce and the like, or sushi with the seaweed. I would first ask about

  15. what do nurses hate about doctors?

    RN_in_SC replied to futureMD's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't read the other replies, but I can tell you that mainly the nurses I have worked with (and me) don't have a problem with doctors. BUT there was this one, he was arrogant and treated nurses...

  16. 8-hour vs. 12-hour workshift: Traditional or Innovative? Benefit or Hazard?

    RN_in_SC replied to WELLimAnurse's topic in General Nursing

    As a PCT and in my practicum I worked 12 hours shifts. At first I thought it was soooo long. I got used to it quickly - things are so busy time goes by fast. I would also get to be there when a...

  17. July NCLEX Takers come on in!

    RN_in_SC replied to orchids8's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    It's in a sticky thread at the top of this

  18. Nurses on Antidepressants?

    RN_in_SC replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

    A person can think a lot better when not depressed than when depressed. Depression "shuts down" higher functioning of the brain. So, if a person (any person) is clinically depresed - they would...

  19. "I don't have AIDS"

    RN_in_SC replied to ThatPoshGirl's topic in General Nursing

    I have never had a patient ask me that. I think they are happy to know we wash our hands and put on new gloves in each room to combat passing infection. I mean there are three boxes of gloves on the...

  20. Poll for those who have already taken NCLEX..

    RN_in_SC replied to lpn2rnMay2005's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I did 78 questions on the NCLEX in about an hour. I read the Exam Cram NCLEX book. Did take a review course, but we did a review the last week of school. We took the HESI exam in February. I waited...

  21. Why do you like Emergency Department Nursing?

    RN_in_SC replied to RN_in_SC's topic in Emergency

    Thank you all for your responses!

  22. First Year--Gain Weight or Lose Weight?

    RN_in_SC replied to kellyo's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Gained a lot of weight in nursing school. Irregular meals, stress (cortisol). Would rather sleep when I had time off than exercise. But I also broke my ankle and had back surgery during nursing...

  23. One of you will be writing about me tomorrow

    RN_in_SC replied to HisTreasure's topic in Emergency

    You can get a dental block (shot in the nerve of the tooth) at the ED to take away the pain until you can see your regular

  24. Body pain as a new nurse?

    RN_in_SC replied to cherokeesummer's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I know what you mean. One day = no problem, Two days = ok, Three days (in a row) = OMG it hurts and I can barely get out of bed the next day, not from being tired, but SORE I had an expensive pair of...

  25. this website....

    RN_in_SC replied to dylansmama's topic in General Nursing

    I think when reading things on the internet it is not always possible to discern a person's tone. Without knowing that person or where they are from, etc etc. Things get misinterpreted all the time. I...