NickiLaughs

NickiLaughs ADN, BSN, RN

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  1. Should the H1N1 Vaccine be mandatory for Healthcare Professionals?

    NickiLaughs replied to Brian's topic in Disaster Preparation

    If all these acute respiratory failures and deaths of healthy individuals at my hospital are really H1N1, I will take the risk of a reaction to the vaccine. I would rather risk it then pass away like...

  2. Hey Sunny California! New grad in Oregon looking for work

    NickiLaughs replied to JuliaC~RN~'s topic in California Nursing

    No it's bad in most of California right now. The bay area is horrible to find work and a lot of the new nurses there went to Sacramento. Plus a lot of hospitals have had hiring freezes, Kaiser just...

  3. Scared to death I am going to lose my license

    NickiLaughs replied to tolerantgirl's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I completely understand the fear, we all have it sometimes. I got a call from my work once after a shift and thought I was going to have a heart attack. I called them back right away and panicked...

  4. Where have all the jobs gone?

    NickiLaughs replied to Foxfour's topic in General Nursing

    There are a lot of threads related to this, and those are the main beliefs among many nurses. Many before have said, "there never was a nursing shortage, just a shortage of nurses willing to work in...

  5. How much walking do you have to do every day?

    NickiLaughs replied to Bill Levinson's topic in General Nursing

    ICU night shift I average 7 miles When I was training on days it was still about 12 miles. I thought I would gain work at my first job, but keeping my diet in check and I've actually lost a few...

  6. How likely is it as a new nursing grad I'd have to work nights?

    NickiLaughs replied to honeymist's topic in General Nursing

    It really does depend. Where I got hired in ICU, there were actually more day shift openings than night shift. Many of the nurses that work there enjoy night shift, plus the 15% shift differential...

  7. Administration lacks the reasoning ability of a 5 year old

    NickiLaughs replied to Guest219794's topic in General Nursing

    Documentation is a part of care, we are all aware of the whole "if you didn't document it you didn't do it." But a lot of hospitals have become incredibly redundant. I feel like half the time I'm...

  8. 6 months in and not a big fan of ICU

    NickiLaughs posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hey all, just thought I'd put my 2 cents in. Anyone been successful in a department but really didn't like it? I've been fine taking two patients on my own (admits/discharges etc), dealing with...

  9. 6 months in and not a big fan of ICU

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

    Yeah I haven't exactly figured it out either. I think ER might be a better fit for me. We all take turns on the code team in my unit for the entire hospital (except for ER) but every time there's a...

  10. Does the Nursing School Matter?

    NickiLaughs replied to JShoe's topic in California Nursing

    The school doesn't matter. Grades can be beneficial sometimes, but mostly, places of employment look for experience or backgrounds of new grads. You'd be better off getting your ADN somewhere with...

  11. How long to find your "niche"?

    NickiLaughs posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey all, just wondering how long it took you to find your nursing niche? I am 6 months into ICU and definitely know it's not for me. I actually loved my last LVN job before I went to RN school and...

  12. How long to find your "niche"?

    NickiLaughs replied to NickiLaughs's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks guys! I should have known critical care wasn't a fit for me. I don't agree with the whole dynamics with many critical care patients. Putting a 96 year old through hip surgery and never being...

  13. Have you been assulted as a nurse?

    NickiLaughs replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    Multiple times Alzheimer's mostly. I even had one grab a insulin syringe from my hand and try to stab me with it. That was a scary day......there was enough insulin in that thing to put me in a...

  14. RN Nurse VS Pharmacist

    NickiLaughs replied to thongvo89's topic in General Nursing

    Pharmacists often seem bored to me. I worked with this one at a clinic, he was a completely awesome guy. But I believe spent most of his day messing around on the computer. He was paid less (state...

  15. RN vs Dental Hygiene

    NickiLaughs replied to thongvo89's topic in General Nursing

    Don't do any job for the money, do it because you love it. I know everyone harps on this and everyone ignores it because we all like money. The reality is this is your life, whatever you want to do...

  16. Funny things you have said but wish you didn't

    NickiLaughs replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    I had an 86 year old lady this weekend and we needed to do a second set of troponins on her. The lab tech came to draw her blood and she was refusing, so I went in there and she kept saying that "she...

  17. You Know You Really Have To Pee When......

    NickiLaughs replied to Nursing Assistant's topic in Nursing Humor

    You get home from work and go about the house and pass the bathroom and say "Oh yeah....I've needed to pee for 14 hours" You have to have a visual of a toilet in order to remember a basic body...

  18. San Jacinto LVN PROGRAM

    NickiLaughs replied to shortybird2000's topic in Texas Nursing

    Hey you might want to post in the forum of your state. i'm assuming this is in cali near hemet right? If so post in california. You'll get more of a

  19. "High Alert Medications"--How are you dealing with them?

    NickiLaughs replied to PICC ACE's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I think it's funny because we have to double check when we're giving SQ insulin but not when our patient is on an insulin

  20. HORRIBLE DAY 2!

    NickiLaughs replied to erin01's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I believe on a tele unit with 5 patients no patients can come to you on a drip that is to be titrated.... That would be complete negligence, the fact that a doctor wrote orders to titrate based on...

  21. California's 2009 New Grad RN Program- Who's hiring right now?

    NickiLaughs replied to piscesmama's topic in California Nursing

    It is my firm belief that the current new grad systems often don't work out and that's why nurses leave. I think that on top of the rotations that one does in nursing school they should do a rotation...

  22. California State Mental Health Facilities

    NickiLaughs replied to TissueBanker's topic in California Nursing

    That's funny because I applied with county of riverside and said I was willing to work psych and had over 3 years LVN experience including some psych, and never received a call back as far as even an...

  23. if you ever leave nursing

    NickiLaughs replied to funmom's topic in General Nursing

    I really really really like school....professional student unfortunately doesn't pay the bills....maybe some sort of teacher. I had a big dream of being an FBI agent, but I don't believe that's...

  24. Why is it so hard to get a job in northern california

    NickiLaughs replied to PACIFICWHALES's topic in California Nursing

    Many hospitals pay straight time for a 12 hour shift, after the 12 hours it goes to double

  25. I'm bored!

    NickiLaughs replied to litebrightgirl's topic in General Nursing

    I knew an LVN who became an ER tech. I'm not sure what additional requirements she had to do, EMT I believe? Maybe something like that would spice things up for you a