copperkali

copperkali

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  1. Stress Relief after a BAD shift?

    Wine....lots of wine....
  2. GA, CO, or TX Which state has a higher pay rate for RN?

    The pay in Co is much lower than anywhere else.
  3. Night Shift!!! How do YOU stay awake?

    Lately we have been so busy I don't even have a chance to sit during the night. However when it is super slow, I will play solitaire or other games on my ipod, search the internet (what we can), or try to chit chat with coworkers.
  4. I wish I made 65k a year...
  5. Nurses Under 30 Years Old

    In my experience, it is those that are OVER 30 that are lazy...
  6. What would you change about nursing?

    No charting would be magnificent. I'd get to spend more time on patient CARE!
  7. Any overnight nurses?

    I usually sleep from 9am to 1 or 2 in the afternoon. I can't sleep any longer than that I have a hard time sleeping during the night let alone the day...It sucks.
  8. Men: Are catty / backstabbing / selfish female nurses typical, or not?

    It's not just nurses, that would describe women in general
  9. IMs and aspirating blood

    I always aspirate, but have never gotten blood.
  10. Anyone going for IBCLC?

    I used to think I wanted to, but I spent the day with lactation on Monday and it was BORING! I learned a lot of great stuff, but I would never want to be a full time Lactation consultant.
  11. Postpartum Sleeping Pill

    We have ambien 5-10mg as a standing order. We only give it occasionally.
  12. Caring for infants when mom is unable and no newborn nursery exists

    We do this too. Lots of times we don't have a CNA so the unit secretary (if we have one) will sit with the babe for a few minutes. Sometimes it's nice to have to "babysit" because you can't really leave the baby so you have to chart I often will ...
  13. Pumping at Work???

    Wow, I'm glad I don't work with people like you...
  14. EMLA Cream with Circs

    I find this funny, because I just saw my first circ with EMLA two days ago. I've never seen that before and I was like what the heck!! I've only seen it done with lidocaine before then.
  15. What did you do before you were a nurse?

    Ugh...Human Resources Generalist for 6 years...
  16. What has ended up in your pockets?

    I have found alcohol prep pads, empty medication blister packs, a whole small jar of sublingual NTG (OOPS!), paper towels with vitals written all over them...
  17. Baby during NS = bad idea?

    I would really wait until after school. Why make nursing school harder than it already is? Just my opinion.
  18. how old were you when you decided to become a nurse?

    I decided at 21 when I had my son. I wanted to be an L&D nurse. I didn't get into nursing school until I was 26 (tried accelerated BSN programs for years with no luck). Just finished at 28 and start my job on the mom/baby unit in 2 weeks!
  19. What's the weirdest baby name?

    We had a Bonez in the NICU about a year or so ago...That was the strangest i've seen so far.
  20. What advise would you give to your younger self?

    Boys are bad. Stay away.
  21. Colorado New Grads- Do you have jobs?

    I think that would be an awesome job! I'd love to work for planned parenthood.
  22. Take your spouse to work day.

    This is hilarious, because I went to work with my boyfriend last week. He calibrates methane wells and let me tell you his job SUCKS!!! I have a whole new respect for him now. He makes good money and started this job while I went through nursing s...
  23. HCA New Grad Program?

    Hello, I was wondering if anyone has gone through a new grad program at any of the HCA hospitals in the Denver area. How was it? I start at the end of July and just want some feedback from anyone who may have gone through the program. Thanks in adv...
  24. HCA New Grad Program?

    I just applied for several jobs, and a recruiter contacted me back in April. I went in for 2 interviews and after the second they said they wanted to hire me contingent on passing my boards which I passed last week! If I were you I'd contact the re...
  25. HCA New Grad Program?

    What did you dislike working for Swedish? Since they are both HCA I figure they are somewhat similar in how they run things. Anything specific you didn't like? Thanks!