chicookie BSN, RN

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    What is your personal nursing mission statement?

    chicookie replied to loveshospital's topic in General Nursing

    Take what you can, give nothing back! LOL Really its just be the best person I can be, and show someone else that I care. And let the bad stuff roll off my
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    Accounting job first?

    chicookie replied to tiffdeandre's topic in General Nursing

    I was a payroll accountant for a couple of months. Pay was ok, drove me nuts though. All those numbers. But once I got the hang of it, it was
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    Your young, you should do it all!

    chicookie replied to Scrubby's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah I get that alot. I'm tired or oh my knee hurts so go do this and this. Well I have health problems too! Plus I am tired all that time and if that excuses me from work then I should be excused all...
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    Is my NM whack or is it just me?

    chicookie replied to jomoholono's topic in General Nursing

    All nurse managers are whack. End of story. Even the great ones have some thing that is out of
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    What I Wish I Knew Before Nursing School!

    chicookie replied to rollydrooly208's topic in General Nursing

    Just know that even when you feel like you are behind or lonely, you have support. Your family and friends will have no clue what is going on with you but your fellow students will. They will all be...
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    I have the flu.

    chicookie replied to Capt_Syd's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I am sure that was exactly what you wanted to hear.
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    Medical students practicing for pandemic say, "need more nurses"

    chicookie replied to oramar's topic in Disaster Preparation

    not only volunteers for patients but also patients family. that would be cool. "doctor! doctor! what is going on with mom?" and then another "if you don't do anything right now i am going to sue!"...
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    Evil secretaries from hell...Do you know one as well?

    chicookie replied to Gr8Dane's topic in General Nursing

    Yup there is one where I work too. I, fortunately, an on her good side and she makes sure my charts are in order. ^_^ (All I did was stand up to her
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    Nurses whom give overly detailed reports...

    chicookie replied to Gr8Dane's topic in General Nursing

    Even me being a new nurse (and being spanish. lol) sometimes I talk too much but I can tell with the look on the nurses face that I am talking way too much. Then I quickly ok there are the orders,...
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    Advice needed!!! New graduate....1st interview!!!

    chicookie replied to OBGYN*RN's topic in General Nursing

    Just be yourself. Fake people can be spotted a mile away. Remember that they are going to try to find a good fit to that floor. So just think to yourself what would a prefect team player be. those...
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    Would you do it all over again?

    chicookie replied to ohcomeon's topic in General Nursing

    IDK. I am still to new to know if it is going to turn out good or not. I love it so
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    I'm feeling dumb........

    chicookie replied to FreshRN05's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Take it easy, you won't begin to grasp anything until like a couple weeks into orientation. Plus if you are anything like me once off orientation its like back to step one. Just have a little patience...
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    What to do to help endure consecutive work stretches

    chicookie replied to NC Girl BSN's topic in General Nursing

    I used to hate that. My preceptor worked Fri, Sat, Sun of one week and then Mon, Wed, Thur. The next. That was four 12 hour shifts in a row! The only thing that got me through them was thinking how...
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    FINALLY FINISHED!!!

    chicookie replied to gerry79's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats! I am SO JEALOUS! It my first week of the RN to BSN program........its going to be a long year.
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    On my own tonight!

    chicookie replied to Coffee Nurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    When I got off my first shift by myself I was drunk off the I DID ALL BY MYSELF. ( mostly) LOL Then when I got home I realized oh crap I am going to Jail. Why? IDK. I just got that feeling! LOL...
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    To Psych or Not To Psych that is the question

    chicookie replied to Pepsi_Girl's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I don't think you will become stuck there. You will gain experience and who doesn't need a good psych nurse. We have a psych nurse on our floor and I can't tell you how many times we run to her to ask...
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    Anyone experience muscle pain from work?

    chicookie replied to SICUteam's topic in General Nursing

    Are you kidding!?! LOL I come home every day sore, and my leg muscle spasm all the time.It hurts like crap. What helps is a nice soak in warm water, plus my friend is a message therapist and it makes...
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    Worksheets--do you keep?

    chicookie replied to Butternut's topic in General Nursing

    If I work the next day I will take them home but leave them in my bag because I will get the same patients the next day. If not then we have a basket where we put them and they eventually get...
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    Strange job interview...thoughts on this?

    chicookie replied to RNpandoraRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know sounds like you most likely got it to me.
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    Top 10 reasons to hire a NEW GRAD

    chicookie replied to BabyLady's topic in General Nursing

    We also try to be team players even when the other nurses don't want to. Plus because we are new you can just about make us do anything.
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    what do nurses hate about doctors?

    chicookie replied to futureMD's topic in General Nursing

    What really makes me mad is that for some reason there is a group pf doctors where I work that all do the same thing. I am reading the chart, they ask me that number, I say yeah......don't get another...
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    Somebody better call the cops...

    chicookie replied to hypocaffeinemia's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It takes a man to make that type of grade. :lol2: No but seriously, Congrats and keep up the good
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    My God, these family members!!

    chicookie replied to SoundofMusic's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Its hard especially when you yourself aren't like that at all. Just remember to breathe!!! Keeps things interesting I
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    OK, YOU WIN!

    chicookie replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    Be sure its a very big dinner! You deserve it.
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    Jacksonville RN opportunities

    chicookie replied to RN2binjax's topic in Florida Nursing

    try tehc health care. call 722-1112. its on beach and university right near the k-mart. they hired me as a new grad and it was too late because i already had a position with baptist. the nursing homes...