Raven Sierra

Raven Sierra BSN, RN

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  1. How do you feel about professors locking the door?

    Raven Sierra replied to Amnesty's topic in General Students

    Absolutely agree. I had the unfortunate experience just last week of getting violently sick just before class started. I ran to the bathroom and made it back about 2 minutes into lecture. My materials...

  2. The Dark Side of Passion

    Raven Sierra replied to Music in My Heart's topic in Emergency

    This field is very demanding - physically, emotionally, spiritually. The ED can chew you up, spit you out, and move on to the next person. Please - talk to someone you can trust, without violating...

  3. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    Raven Sierra replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    ...just when you thought you had seen it

  4. job market for new grads-Cleveland

    Raven Sierra replied to vitalsignz's topic in Ohio Nursing

    Interesting...could you elaborate on this fitness test? I've got visions of Army basic training running in my head - push-ups, sit-ups, run... I'm curious about this because I've seen various...

  5. Fake crying and bad acting in the ER

    Raven Sierra replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

    One of my favorite frequent flier actors did this little scene for me: Patient: [flopping around in a mediocre, Hollywood-inspired version of a tonic-clonic seizure] Me: "Are you seizing?" Pt:...

  6. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    Raven Sierra replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    "Please, please, please - for the sake of humanity's future - don't procreate. Oh, you already did? I guess that explains why human evolution is still just a

  7. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    Raven Sierra replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    At least we know the heart rate wasn't due to pathological

  8. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    Raven Sierra replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    I need a ghost like that at my

  9. Will it matter if I don't have the BSN? ADN -> MSN question

    Raven Sierra posted a topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Will it matter to employers if I don't have a BSN - that is, if I go straight for the MSN? I already have a bachelor's degree in a different field. Not sure yet where I'm going to nursing school,...

  10. Deathbed visions

    Raven Sierra replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    My grandfather began talking to dead relatives before he passed away from septicemia. I believe they were a comfort to him. My grandmother just began talking to her mom, her dad, and her...

  11. Nursing- is it worth it?

    Raven Sierra replied to katemarie's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    OP, I understand your concern. I'm starting to wonder myself...and I'm quite a bit older and have worked in a hospital side-by-side with nurses. The thing I'm clinging to is that allnurses is...

  12. Why is unionization a subject of taboo??

    Raven Sierra replied to wanderlustRN24's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Ok, thanks for that clarification. We were always told in the hospital's anti-union propaganda that it was a right-to-work state. But I do see the

  13. Why is unionization a subject of taboo??

    Raven Sierra replied to wanderlustRN24's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I have to admit, this is one of the parts of nursing about which I am apprehensive. When I was a teen, my mom (a BSN) went back to work in a right-to-work state. I heard horrible stories from her...

  14. stressing- how do you pay for nursing school

    Raven Sierra replied to CNA2day's topic in General Students

    Likewise for me. I'm 30 and married for almost 8 years. I haven't been supported by my parents since my marriage. I just did my FAFSA renewal, and it was optional for me to include my parents'...

  15. Tired of hearing about the kids.

    Raven Sierra replied to TECHTORNHOPEFULLY's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I totally agree, OP. FWIW, "The Mommies" are bad everywhere, including for stay-at-home or work-at-home moms. I just don't get it. I'm a mom. I love, love, love my kids; they are lights of my...

  16. interviewing after assaulted by patient

    Raven Sierra replied to fiveofpeep's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Fiveofpeep, I just wanted to tell you that I'm SO happy you found a place that is in your passion for critical care but also is good for you!! Like others said, I think you are such an inspiration....

  17. What field of nursing are you interested into going into?

    Raven Sierra replied to CNA1991's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    No peds units for me; I already know I don't do well with pediatrics. to those who can, though! It just gets to me in a way that adults don't; all of the kids have my kids' faces on them. I end up...

  18. Taking NCLEX in two weeks! But I have acrylic nails...

    Raven Sierra replied to joannamdv's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Glasses' rims too big?? That's crazy...but I guess they've had people try to cheat with those. I will be wearing contacts, then, as my glasses are thick (but cute!). I'm blind when reading without...

  19. UAA BSN and nursing in Fairbanks questions

    Raven Sierra replied to Raven Sierra's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks, Jenndavis! Thanks for the info. I wish they had a BSN, but that's ok. I have heard so many nice things about Fairbanks, and DH and I love cold. After being stationed in the South for most...

  20. UAA BSN and nursing in Fairbanks questions

    Raven Sierra posted a topic in General Nursing

    Dear Husband and I are crossing fingers that he gets stationed at Fairbanks for our next move. My understanding from the UAA website is that there is a distance learning option in Fairbanks? Does...

  21. How do you keep your back healthy and safe?

    Raven Sierra replied to hiddencatRN's topic in General Nursing

    I completely agree on this. I would add that it's probably worth the money to hire someone who knows good technique to teach the proper technique. You can really mess yourself up if you do it wrong....

  22. Anatomy and Physiology I

    Raven Sierra replied to jdlabadia's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You will. I found myself thinking, "My shower curtain looks like hyaline cartilage." Ha! I'm in A&P II here. Yes, we covered about a chapter a week in A&P I. It was insane, but you can...

  23. Will it matter if I don't have the BSN? ADN -> MSN question

    Raven Sierra replied to Raven Sierra's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Chuckster, thanks for the reply. I guess I should have explained better: the MSN program I'm planning on pursuing won't let me do the MSN part until I've been a nurse for two years. But I think you...

  24. Drug Seeker Stories

    Raven Sierra replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

    Guess so...I remember my first day as a brand-new CNA in the ED. A patient told me she was "allergic to all painkillers other than 'Dulalidid.'" I didn't know what that was (or what it was supposed...

  25. Anyone needing a job....

    Raven Sierra replied to mom35's topic in Texas Nursing

    Thanks so much, Mom35! You have given me hope. :) Lived in Texas for a while - it's a great state. Hot, but great. Is the town nice? I'm talking about for families with kids. How are the...