LadyBugLass

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  1. Who went straight to ICU after getting your BSN

    LadyBugLass replied to UpwardMobility's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I agree...don't slam the floor nurses, or any nurse for that matter. It's ALL hard, whether it's a nursing home or the best ICU in the world. I worked at my hospital as an aide on the med-surg floor...

  2. Who went straight to ICU after getting your BSN

    LadyBugLass replied to UpwardMobility's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Funny that someone mentioned not starting a lot of IV's in the unit...it's the truth! The staff thinks I'm some kind of expert at IV starts and blood draws and blood cultures from a peripheral vein...

  3. Nurses grossed out by spit/mucus

    LadyBugLass replied to rnmi2004's topic in General Nursing

    More grossouts: 1. Ileostomy odor (God love ostomy nurses..they deserve alot more money than me.) 2. Toenails that look like Frito scoops 3. People who LIKE to pop zits on other people (not just a...

  4. Nurses grossed out by spit/mucus

    LadyBugLass replied to rnmi2004's topic in General Nursing

    oh, that is so

  5. Who went straight to ICU after getting your BSN

    LadyBugLass replied to UpwardMobility's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Just started my orientation last week, actually! I have an ADN, actually. I also have LOTS of paramedic experience too. So far, so good! It is a real challenge...so many new things to learn. The...

  6. For all you future CPNEr's- a New Website

    LadyBugLass replied to BBFRN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    As a CPNE veteran x2 from two different sites, I gotta say this is most likely the best internet site I've seen for the exam! I ran across it when I was studying earlier this year, but it was just a...

  7. Nurses grossed out by spit/mucus

    LadyBugLass replied to rnmi2004's topic in General Nursing

    Another funky smell? If you have worked in ER or trauma surgery, you'll know this one... Fresh blood from a drunk driving accident. It has a strong metallic scent mixed with the sweet alcohol odor....

  8. Nurses grossed out by spit/mucus

    LadyBugLass replied to rnmi2004's topic in General Nursing

    What upsets me most is not just the lung butter, but that patients just CANNOT WAIT to show you their sputum. They get all worked up and stuff, like they want to show you that they have a winning...

  9. Accident Scenes: Do You Always Offer Assistance?

    LadyBugLass replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    OUCH!! What a crappy thing to do!! What kind of judge/jury could sleep at night after that? And how badly did she immobilize that arm? It was most likely so badly mangled so in the first place, no...

  10. Accident Scenes: Do You Always Offer Assistance?

    LadyBugLass replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    What if I passed out on the golf course and my body was in your

  11. Do new grads belong in the ICU?

    LadyBugLass posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    :balloons:JUST GOT MY FIRST RN JOB!!! I got hired to the Thoracic ICU in a major heart hospital...basically my dream job! Interviewed with the clinical manager and just really liked her! The hours are...

  12. Accident Scenes: Do You Always Offer Assistance?

    LadyBugLass replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    I cannot emphasize this enough...PLEASE don't do anything that will: 1. Get you hurt. 2. Make you uncomfortable. 3. Is outside of your scope of practice. I myself always had to wait for the fire...

  13. Accident Scenes: Do You Always Offer Assistance?

    LadyBugLass replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    :chuckle Oh, I know that NOW! But at the time, it like, scarred my fragile young mind! I can still see that sucker in my minds' eye. Now, with some experience under my belt, I would have had the...

  14. Accident Scenes: Do You Always Offer Assistance?

    LadyBugLass replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    Funny story about a nurse bystander... The year was 1993; I was a very young and very new EMT. I worked at an amusement park of pretty good size. I worked in First Aid, and we only worked ONE person...

  15. Accident Scenes: Do You Always Offer Assistance?

    LadyBugLass replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    The maxi pad thing is a good idea! It won't stick to a wound! Hey, if they can use a tampon in the ER to stop a nosebleed.....:imbar . I stopped at an accident a couple of months ago after I had been...

  16. Accident Scenes: Do You Always Offer Assistance?

    LadyBugLass replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    As a paramedic and an RN, I feel pretty qualified to answer some questions and give a little advice!!! Can you be sued? Sure, anybody can get an attorney and try to sue you...but it is unlikely that...

  17. Which stethoscope is better?

    LadyBugLass replied to hellerd2003's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, as an old paramedic and supply manager, I have to say the spragues are your best bet!! I got tired of all the abuse the expensive ones took (ie the fire department leaving them out in a field...

  18. Do new grads belong in the ICU?

    LadyBugLass replied to LadyBugLass's topic in MICU, SICU

    Thanks for the vote of confidence...I just took boards yesterday and I really needed an ego boost! I thought I was ready, but I tell you, those questions DID NOT even resemble the ones in both of my...

  19. I may be going to the ER for a migraine...help!

    LadyBugLass replied to z's playa's topic in Emergency

    Four quick ideas that might help and, most likely, will not hurt you. If you and your doc have already tried these, just bear with me. 1. Midrin- a prescribed drug that has been used for a while,...

  20. Tips for living with an NCLEX candidate

    LadyBugLass replied to nursbee04's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    HEE HEE HEE! The only questions that are MORE annoying are the MMPI ones... 1. I would like the work of a florist. TRUE FALSE 107. My florist wants to hurt me sometimes. TRUE FALSE 255....

  21. Paramedic to RN: Where do I belong?!

    LadyBugLass posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a Paramedic with seven years experience plus 3 years as a tech on a HEAVY-DUTY med-surg floor; I am currently in Excelsior program and will do my CPNE next week. If I pass and pass...

  22. Paramedic to RN: Where do I belong?!

    LadyBugLass replied to LadyBugLass's topic in General Nursing

    You just HAVE to remember that stuff to share with your co-workers. It literally becomes the stuff that legends are made of. It is SO hard to be professional sometimes. Wierdness abounds, and I swear,...

  23. Paramedic to RN: Where do I belong?!

    LadyBugLass replied to LadyBugLass's topic in General Nursing

    You understand then! All this talk about the goofiness of the ER DOES hold a certain appeal, mind you,( Memories...like corners of my mind), but I am just worried that because of my paramedic...

  24. Paramedic to RN: Where do I belong?!

    LadyBugLass replied to LadyBugLass's topic in General Nursing

    HEY YOU!! Are we still on for next week in Georgia? Maybe I should spend more time studying and less time

  25. Paramedic to RN: Where do I belong?!

    LadyBugLass replied to LadyBugLass's topic in General Nursing

    :rotfl: The Shaving Guy is a hoot!! Are you sure that you want to be a Paramedic still...don't know about your neck of the woods, but over here, the pay stinks, and it is the same amount of schooling...