DizzyLizzyNurse

DizzyLizzyNurse has 12 years experience and specializes in Peds Medical Floor.

Latest Activity

1. yelled at by doctor at another patient bedside

   DizzyLizzyNurse replied to RadioJenn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Surely you mean incompetent? Pretty funny! Next time, don't apologize for yourself when you've done nothing wrong. The dr was completely out of line and made himself look like a complete

2. New RN...Am I being under paid???

   DizzyLizzyNurse replied to RNewbie's topic in Nursing Career

   I live in western NY and it's $28-$29/hour for new grads where I

3. January 2015 Caption Contest: Win $100!

   DizzyLizzyNurse replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

   Wanna pick up tonight or tomorrow? No bonus

4. How do I explain to my snobby family why nurses are important and worthy of respect?

   DizzyLizzyNurse replied to Miss Infermiera2b's topic in General Nursing

   I love

5. Ebola Nursing Survey: to Quarantine or Not to Quarantine

   DizzyLizzyNurse replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Disaster Preparation

   As long as she continued to be a asymptomatic she'd be welcome to come stay with

6. Ebola Nursing Survey: to Quarantine or Not to Quarantine

   DizzyLizzyNurse replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Disaster Preparation

   THIS!! Notice this is a nurse. Not a doctor (or man!). There is a dr in my area who made news because he's going right back to work after being in Sierra Leone. Why isn't the media following him...

7. Ebola Nursing Survey: to Quarantine or Not to Quarantine

   DizzyLizzyNurse replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Disaster Preparation

   IDK where you live but I live in NY and I assume weather conditions are similar in NJ. If you want to live outdoors in a tent without heat (when it's been in the 40s and 50s with rain) and no running...

8. Everything is our responsibility. Rant.

   DizzyLizzyNurse replied to dudette10's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   My favorite so far on my new(isn) floor is when an intern came walking out of the physician's office (a little room behind the nurses' station) and wanted to know why the floor in there was so dirty....

9. I never, ever went to ER when I was a kid

   DizzyLizzyNurse replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

   I've been to the ER twice. Once for stitches when I fell on my face ice skating and the second time when I had appendicitis. My brothers went a few times each but they played hockey and football....

10. Do I have what it takes to become a CRNA?

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to cdbranch13's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Keep those grades up! UB is a good school and the nursing program is very competitive. Keep in mind, the economy hit nursing too and you might not get ICU or even a hospital job right away. I had...

11. Cops and Nurses

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to GundeRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have been pulled over twice in scrubs (in 12 years…give me a break ) and both times I was allowed to go. I got a speeding ticket when I was 16….that's it. And I'm polite when they pull me

12. Is this common with teaching hospitals?

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to liketheairport's topic in General Nursing

    You can always ask who they are. If someone is rude, make a complaint along with their name and who they work for. In the hospital I work at, every new admission is given a small packet explaining...

13. Nurse or ninja?

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to NickiLaughs's topic in General Nursing

    I have my job listing on my FB page as registered

14. Going for a Bachelor's in something besides nursing

    DizzyLizzyNurse posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Hello! Just a disclaimer, I am not looking to start a BSN vs ASN argument. Ok I have an ASN in nursing. I have been a practicing RN for 3 years and was an LPN for 6 years before that. I decided to...

15. Is nursing really that bad of a career choice?

    DizzyLizzyNurse replied to alyssajeanette's topic in Nursing Career

    I second the person who said try to work as a CNA first. I recommend that to