LilRedRN1973

LilRedRN1973

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  1. Anyone else hate their clinicals?

    LilRedRN1973 replied to moonbunnie's topic in General Nursing

    moonbunnie, I just had my school clinical in the ICU where I've been working for over a year. Funny thing....I LOVE going to work, but I HATED being a student nurse there!!! I didn't like not being...

  2. NCLEX Nighmares

    LilRedRN1973 replied to LilRedRN1973's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you SO much to everyone who gave suggestions and advice. I guess I just hate that after almost 2 years of nursing school, I'm finally feeling that "test anxiety" that it seems many of my...

  3. NCLEX Nighmares

    LilRedRN1973 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've always been one of those students who never go through test anxiety or stress out before taking an exam. But for some reason, I've been having nightmares about taking the NCLEX and am getting...

  4. What do nursing unions do?

    LilRedRN1973 replied to pickles98's topic in General Nursing

    I'm doing my Leadership project on union vs. nonunion. I currently work at a facility where only a few nurses belong to the union. Some of coworkers who have been nurses for a long time are big...

  5. Leadership project: Union vs. nonunion

    LilRedRN1973 posted a topic in General Nursing

    We have to do this Leadership project for our final and I've chosen to do the pros and cons of both union and nonunion. I was wondering if anyone had any ideas of how to get started? Once I get...

  6. Patients Who Are Prisoners

    LilRedRN1973 replied to Cameelrn's topic in General Nursing

    My husband has worked as a Correctional Officer (not a GUARD) for the past 4 1/2 years and lately, I was toying with the idea of Correctional Nursing. I've gone on several tours of the prison here in...

  7. Stethoscope covers!

    LilRedRN1973 replied to Kaelie's topic in General Nursing

    Our Infection Control did away with them as well.....at the same time they mandated that all artificial nails come off. Of course, I still see nurses running around with the fake nails. A few are...

  8. Caring for patients with VRE (lots of questions!)

    LilRedRN1973 replied to findingmywayRN's topic in General Nursing

    We are required to gown up and gloves anytime when entering the room with VRE, C-Diff,

  9. IV site changes

    LilRedRN1973 replied to SRW's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Our facility has a q96h protocol, also based on current literature and studies. The nearby facility still has the q72h

  10. school nurses salary

    LilRedRN1973 replied to Britt0822's topic in School

    I live in Nevada and starting pay for an elementary school nurse is under $30,000. But when I talked to a school nurse and figured out how many hours she actually works, it broke down to $31.29 an...

  11. pay scale and shifts

    LilRedRN1973 replied to andreamae's topic in International Nursing

    OOPS....LOL....I didn't even look to see what forum this was in...teehee! That's the result of having too little sleep and too many careplans to work on.

  12. pay scale and shifts

    LilRedRN1973 replied to andreamae's topic in International Nursing

    At the hospital I work for, pay for a new grad (GN) is $21.82/hour. There is a shift differential for nightshifts of around $3.45. After you take your boards (and pass) you receive a $1.00 raise for...

  13. GOOD nursing shoe suggestions other than Danskos??

    LilRedRN1973 replied to NCNurse2be's topic in General Nursing

    There are a couple of respiratory therapists and RN's who wear those Z-coils (mostly men) and I've seen a few problems with them. We will have patients who are on 6,7,8 IV pumps and a ton of tubing...

  14. propofol

    LilRedRN1973 replied to jackieliz's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I currently am working as an Apprentice Nurse in an ICU and I can tell you the nurses there use propofol ALL the time. Especially in the patients who are having ICP

  15. GOOD nursing shoe suggestions other than Danskos??

    LilRedRN1973 replied to NCNurse2be's topic in General Nursing

    It must depend on the individual's foot because I have the Cherokee Rockers and although while weighing next to nothing, they are horribly uncomfortable. By the 8th or so hour at work, my feet are...

  16. HUGE A&P Dilemma, object to dissecting cats, any options?

    LilRedRN1973 replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    We had to do fetal pigs in 9th grade, cats in 11th grade, and then in my college level A&P, we did cadavers. There were quite a few students in high school who did not wish to do the cats. They...

  17. Question on most comfortable shoes

    LilRedRN1973 replied to RN123456789's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I've been working as an Apprentice Nurse in an ICU and couldn't find shoes that were comfortable the entire 12 hours. I noticed about 75% of the nurses there wore these cute little clogs. I asked...

  18. Daughter wants to go into Forensic Pathology ...

    LilRedRN1973 replied to RNPATL's topic in Forensic

    I have just recently heard that the city of Houston is requiring an RN license to be hired on as a CSI. You might want to tell your daughter to check that out and see if it is indeed true. I'm not...

  19. Question about rectal exam

    LilRedRN1973 replied to rachel18us's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm 30 and have been to 3 different OB/GYN in my life. I have had a rectal with each of them. My current OB (who I've been going to since 1995) does them every other year now. I have no problems...

  20. What Nursing school are you in? Show your pride!

    LilRedRN1973 replied to straba's topic in General Students

    Western Nevada Community College in Northern Nevada...Class of May

  21. hiring a student nurse?.......

    LilRedRN1973 replied to n8isgr8's topic in General Nursing

    I am making $14.62 as a Nurse Apprentice I/Critical Care Tech. After my 2nd semester, if I get the position of Nurse Apprentice II, the pay goes up to $18.76 an hour. I work in the ICU in one of the...

  22. hiring a student nurse?.......

    LilRedRN1973 replied to n8isgr8's topic in General Nursing

    I just finished my first semester of an ADN program and am currently working as a Nurse Apprentice in the ICU. I love my job and I am getting to see so many things that I would not have the chance to...

  23. Locked I.C.U

    LilRedRN1973 replied to gizelda196's topic in MICU, SICU

    I'm a Nurse Apprentice in the ICU at one of the bigger hospitals in town. We are a locked unit. Anyone wishing to come in must pick up a phone in the waiting room and call the main nursing desk....

  24. Aspartame Headaches?

    LilRedRN1973 replied to Harold's topic in General Nursing

    I buy Diet Rite at Walmart...they come in lots of flavors, besides the typical cola flavor. My favorite is the tangerine. And they best part is they are cheap...I think around $2 for a 12

  25. Need Advice about pursuing nursing career

    LilRedRN1973 replied to cheryldoug's topic in Texas Nursing

    I know a lot of nurses who work med-surg find it stressful to deal with so many patients and be expected to get it all done. In ICU (where I'm working as a Nurse Apprentice) they have 2 patients...