sarah_bellum

sarah_bellum

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  1. New Graduates In The Icu?

    sarah_bellum replied to Aaron Catmull's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated in December and passed board two weeks ago! I have worked in critical care for years as a UAP, US, cardiac monitor technician and PCT. As a UAP, I always received compliments on how...

  2. New Graduates In The Icu?

    sarah_bellum replied to Aaron Catmull's topic in MICU, SICU

    I graduated in December and passed board two weeks ago! I have worked in critical care for years as a UAP, US, cardiac monitor technician and PCT. As a UAP, I always received compliments on how...

  3. Funny Names for Nurses

    sarah_bellum replied to randomnamees's topic in Nursing Humor

    We had a Dr. Richard Head in one hospital I worked

  4. Heavily Tättooed: Can I get into nursing???

    sarah_bellum replied to YukonDave's topic in General Nursing

    I can see why this would be an issue. You will probably have to cover them, a lot of employers require that now. I saw a girl working at Home Depot the other day with sleeves and you could tell they...

  5. Do you wear some type of support for your legs to prevent leg cramps?

    sarah_bellum replied to JNT'smom's topic in General Nursing

    I just bought some support socks from nursemates and I love them. I was given the sage advice by an older nurse to always wear support socks to prevent vericose veins. I do not know if this is true...

  6. Cheapest Scrubs online?

    sarah_bellum replied to Butternut's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I also bought from them very cool scrubs, not too cheap, but they do provide catalogs which I love I also ordered from http://www.smartscrub.com they had funky scrubs and I just love

  7. What will YOU do with your first "real" paycheck!?

    sarah_bellum replied to DZcarrie's topic in General Students

    I think my husband already has my first paycheck already spent! Or so he thinks

  8. No She/he Did Not!!!

    sarah_bellum replied to Maggie in NC's topic in General Students

    No he did not just walk into the burn patients room during dressing changes, listen for bowel sounds on an open patient with his personal stethoscope, and then walk into another patients room (without...

  9. Has anyone made their own scrubs?

    sarah_bellum posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was thinking of making my own scrubs shirts, there is such cute material out there, I was wondering if anyone has made their own and if they can give out any advice. A lot of the material at craft...

  10. No She/he Did Not!!!

    sarah_bellum replied to Maggie in NC's topic in General Students

    No he did not as a third year med student ask the PCA what normal blood pressure was and when the PCA replied "Do you mean for this patient?" "He replied "No, in general" I was the PCA, I told the...

  11. Shoes...omg my feet are in heaven!!

    sarah_bellum replied to RainEdayWoman's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    My feet are also wide, my highland crocs fit with room to wiggle, I am debating buying a pair of their sandals as well for my days

  12. Shoes...omg my feet are in heaven!!

    sarah_bellum replied to RainEdayWoman's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I just purchased the highlands in white, the ones that have no holes, they came today and are the most comfortable shoes I have ever worn. We will see how they hold up, I am hard on shoes and used to...

  13. Tired of people disrespecting where I work before I even start

    sarah_bellum posted a topic in General Nursing

    I just wanted to know if anyone else has had this experience. I have just taken a position at a small independent hospital in my city that had a bad rep in the 1970s before it became independent. I...

  14. Death stories?

    sarah_bellum replied to Teachchildren123's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    When I was barely 18, I worked in an extremely small, rural hospital. We had a two bed ICU and there was a hospice patient admitted with cancer. I can't remember the details of her condition (it was...

  15. Has anyone made their own scrubs?

    sarah_bellum replied to sarah_bellum's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the ideas and advice, its been awhile since I have sewed, so we will

  16. Does anyone have a hip clip?

    sarah_bellum replied to sarah_bellum's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the advice I will check that out, My work dress code is laid back and I was looking at those aprons. I bought a lot of tunics that just came in today, hopefully it will also fit in those...

  17. Does anyone have a hip clip?

    sarah_bellum posted a topic in General Nursing

    Does anyone have a hip clip? I bought a prestige one online and it does not fit my ultrascope, I was very sad. Is there any other brands out there that will fit. I am hoping someone else had this...

  18. Microbiology help needed please

    sarah_bellum replied to matsgrl's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You are welcome, wish me luck, I will be in your shoes in

  19. Crocs Nursing shoes

    sarah_bellum replied to KrisRNwannabe's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I just bought highlands and they arrived today. I am wearing them now, they (so far) are the most comfortable shoes I own. I bought them at http://www.nofeargear.com for 40.90. They shipped very...

  20. artifical nails off..angry nurse

    sarah_bellum replied to Lady Sapphire's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I also used to have acrylic nails, I am in pre nursing and just accepted a position in the CCU, I took my nails off on my own accord, my hands do look terrible, but I was reading a magazine the other...

  21. A&P II: The Summer '05 Anatomy & Physiology Club

    sarah_bellum replied to fry.girl's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I live in Saint Louis and did not realized they had an online Nursing Program, I attend Saint Louis Community College. I will have to check it out. Sarah

  22. Microbiology help needed please

    sarah_bellum replied to matsgrl's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Here is a good site, I am taking micro in the fall, but I am bass ackwards since I have already taken A &P II and I had a professor that LOVES histology, I used this one to study a lot. I printed...

  23. former ICU and ER burnout matures

    sarah_bellum posted a topic in General Nursing

    I entered nursing school at 18, had some personal problems, left and worked as a tech for the next six years. After an inability to return to school (lack of funds) I became frustrated and burned...

  24. What's your craziest story of the ER

    sarah_bellum replied to debo_lpnER's topic in Emergency

    I swear I'm not making this up! I was 19 and worked in a small ER in the south, it was about 9pm on a Saturday night when a 2 y.o. with a dog bite came in. It was a puncture wound, deep but not...