HillaryC

HillaryC RN, CRNA

Adult SICU; open heart recovery

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  1. Rant - Scientology and Anti-Meds

    HillaryC replied to TCASII's topic in General Nursing

    I find it absolutely infuriating. Especially the way he attacked Brooke Shields "promotion" of medication for post partum depression. Excuse me -- but since when did he get a right to comment on...

  2. Endotracheal suctioning technique

    HillaryC replied to hayati's topic in MICU, SICU

    I've never heard them called fish, but then, I've only been a nurse for a year. We call them saline 'bullets' where I

  3. Catholic University

    HillaryC replied to bigmona's topic in General Nursing

    That's horrible Worst thing is, organic chem really isn't that critical for nursing. It's good stuff to know, but many schools don't require it at all. Good

  4. Nursing without license

    HillaryC replied to jansop's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know where to start! That's horrible! What state are you in? Do you know what happened to the

  5. What squicks you out?

    HillaryC replied to elizabells's topic in General Nursing

    Eww, that skin with the thick flakes is so nasty! I had a really gross patient when I was in nursing school who clearly wasn't very well schooled in manners. I was putting socks on him or something,...

  6. What squicks you out?

    HillaryC replied to elizabells's topic in General Nursing

    Oh my god! What kind of patients do

  7. What squicks you out?

    HillaryC replied to elizabells's topic in General Nursing

    Ewww. Reminds me of a pt. I had with half a dead hand from a brachial A-line gone bad. Four fingers and half her hand were black, dried up, and curled inward. We had to apply Silvadene ointment to...

  8. Patients knowing medical lingo

    HillaryC replied to lpnstudentin2010's topic in General Nursing

    Wow! Congrats on your upcoming graduation and

  9. Serving the doctors?

    HillaryC replied to amber1142's topic in Ob/Gyn

    No way! You've GOT to be kidding!!!!!

  10. Salary to expect as a new grad nurse

    HillaryC replied to ashfost's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Wow! $35/hr!?! I know SF has a reputation for a high cost of living, but DC has a very high cost of living too ($1100 to $1500 1BRs aren't uncommon at all), and starting pay is nowhere near $35/hr!...

  11. Cardiac Critical Care or Neuro Critical Care?

    HillaryC replied to IndyGypsyNurse's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    You've probably already made a decision by now, but in case you haven't, I'd say go for the cardiac unit. I work in a SICU with a little of everything (except burns -- they're in another SICU). Neuro...

  12. Is RN allowed to push anesthesia meds under direction of MD?

    HillaryC replied to strugglingstudent's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know about PA, but in my hospital (in DC), we're allowed to titrate propofol gtts, but not allowed to bolus it. I had a pt. on propofol that was getting intubated, and the intensivist asked...

  13. Does your hospital provide the ICU with scrubs?

    HillaryC replied to RNforLongTime's topic in MICU, SICU

    As a general rule at my hospital, we wear our own. The only exceptions are the people who have old hospital scrubs from before. I'm not sure when the hospital stopped providing

  14. Calling staff "nurses" who aren't nurses!!

    HillaryC replied to ZRNZ's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you!! I totally agree. The nursing profession has enough of an image problem without non-nurses representing us!

  15. Certified Medication Technician

    HillaryC replied to NicInNC's topic in General Nursing

    Took the words out of my mouth :) It's what bothers me most about this issue; we have non-nurses giving the general public an inaccurate impression of nursing. Most patients and family members just...

  16. RN to BSN online

    HillaryC replied to mona b RN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    The University of Maryland has an online RN-BSN program. I'm in the RN-MS program and I live in MD, but I've been taking online classes so far, and have had several classmates from out of state. The...

  17. Why I hate DC

    HillaryC replied to HU_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure if her car insurance covered the loss. I'll have to ask her. Regarding the ICU tower renovations -- I guess a part of me is still naively thinking that it might actually happen in five...

  18. Why I hate DC

    HillaryC replied to HU_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, it was in lot 9, around 6 months ago. I felt so bad for her; she had no recourse. I guess when they tell us we're 'safe', they're referring to

  19. Information on Washington DC hospitals

    HillaryC replied to Gaby's topic in General Nursing

    Just a little update -- new grad pay is up to $24.84/hr now at

  20. GW HOspital and working conditions?

    HillaryC replied to Artis's topic in General Nursing

    Bluesky, Do you work at WHC right now? It seems like agency and travel nurses tend to get screwed quite a bit, doesn't it? I knew several travelers on my old unit who were absolutely miserable. Of...

  21. Information on Washington DC hospitals

    HillaryC replied to Gaby's topic in General Nursing

    I've been at WHC for not quite a year. I don't have any other nursing experience to compare it to, but I agree that it's a great place for critical care nursing, and the critical care fellowship is...

  22. Information on Washington DC hospitals

    HillaryC replied to Gaby's topic in General Nursing

    It probably depends on where you want to work. If you're going to work at Georgetown or Sibley, living across the bridge in VA might work (like Arlington or Alexandria). I work at WHC, which is more...

  23. GW HOspital and working conditions?

    HillaryC replied to Artis's topic in General Nursing

    Never worked there myself, but have heard not so great things about it from a couple of other nurses. It's too bad -- the hospital itself is

  24. Why I hate DC

    HillaryC replied to HU_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I'm probably tempting fate as well, but I've never had my car broken into here either. I grew up in DC; now work in DC and live just outside in MD. A travel nurse I knew did have her car broken into...

  25. Public Misconceptions

    HillaryC replied to annmariern's topic in General Nursing

    My favorite public misconception of the day: I'm not actually able to see my patients' monitors, so I need visitors to keep a close eye on everything that's being monitored on my patient, and notify...