Lily C.

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1. Please pray it will go fast

   Lily C. replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

   You should definitely explore the city while you're there! The museums are great. I loved walking around the city and then going to a museum for the afternoon to escape the cold. I second that pizza...

2. Nurses aging

   Lily C. replied to Vtachy1's topic in General Nursing

   When I first began nursing, I felt extremely stressed at the end of the day. I found that exercising when I get home really helps me wind down. I run a LOT and then do yoga for about half and hour. I...

3. Anesthesia and urine output....

   Lily C. replied to RN1982's topic in General Nursing

   Yeah, I had the same thing happen to me a few weeks back. I can't remember any of the specifics, but it took the pt. several hours before their (foley) output was

4. Peds rotation

   Lily C. replied to mlisk589's topic in General Nursing

   I loved peds! Try not to dread it; just like everything else, it gets easier and more relaxing as you

5. 1st Baby Born Cancer Free

   Lily C. replied to gentlegiver's topic in General Nursing

   As a woman who has seen several relatives die of breast cancer, I am thrilled with this new development in technology. I think this should be limited to true "problem" genes, like a certain type of...

6. Pediatrics Question

   Lily C. posted a topic in Pediatric

   Where I work, I am not always working with kids. When I do, I have a lot of trouble focusing on the task at hand. Recently, I have not been able to insert a single one of the children's IVs. Usually I...

7. Tennessee Environmental Disaster

   Lily C. posted a topic in General Nursing

   Maybe some of you have heard about the coal plant that broke down and released heavy metals and orificenic into two rivers in Tennessee. These rivers supply drinking water to many areas in Tennessee....

8. Know it all tech

   Lily C. replied to SDS_RN's topic in General Nursing

   Ha! Poor guy...I'll bet he was humiliated. Yeah, the mother who diagnosed her kid online is the best. I always allow myself a chuckle over

9. The Ones that Pull at Our Heartstrings....

   Lily C. replied to ChristineN's topic in General Nursing

   With the elderly, I just try to remember that it may be heartbreaking, but it is the natural cycle of life that must take place. And I comfort myself by thinking of how long they have lived and the...

10. With Gratitude

    Lily C. replied to Vito Andolini's topic in General Nursing

    That was such a good message. I probably don't mind working today as much as others because I am Jewish, and I know my pts. and their families are grateful for all of us too. Today was nice because...

11. Awkward Situation

    Lily C. replied to Lily C.'s topic in General Nursing

    I'm definitely wearing gloves a little more often than I already

12. Awkward Situation

    Lily C. posted a topic in General Nursing

    Yesterday, I was distributing meds, and I knocked on the next pt.'s door (16 yr. old male). There was no reply. So I knocked a second time, louder, and waited a few moments. I decided that the pt....

13. Probably a dumb question: "I have to pee even though I have a catheter in!"

    Lily C. replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, the one time I had a catheter (10 years ago) I remember that I felt like I had to go all the time. It was terrible. Now, I just tell the pts. to expect the

14. Too Many Appendectomies!

    Lily C. replied to Lily C.'s topic in General Nursing

    Oh, the irony. I went out of town to visit some relatives. While I was there, I had to take my 13 yr. old cousin to the ER for an emergency appendectomy. She thought she was having menstrual cramps...

15. Is it more of an accomplishment to be a younger nurse?

    Lily C. replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in General Nursing

    I became an RN at 22, but I always admired my older classmates who seemed calmer and wiser. Any age is a great time to become a nurse! I don't think it is any more of an accomplishment either