Raven Sierra BSN, RN

Is it sick that I thought this was brilliant?

"Your ego is writing checks that your brain cells can't cash. It frightens me that you are actually providing care to real people."

I'm planning to do my A&P and Micro online. I've applied to Snead State in Alabama, and the ABSN program I'm hoping for has already approved it. They said that it was fine, as long as the college is regionally accredited, which Snead State is. ...

My previous "life" was as a journalist. Let me tell you - NOTHING ever leaves the Internet. I do have Google alerts on my name (sounds egotistical, but it also lets me know if people are using my writing without permission), and it always amazes me...

I am an Army spouse. My husband (active duty) is applying to IPAP in San Antonio, and I will hopefully be in the Accelerated BSN program at UTSA at the same time. I'm considering joining the Army once I have my BSN. Obviously, we'd both be in MED...

Yes, we all know that your job is the latest brainchild of the hospital administration, who insist on kissing the rears of all the troglodites that frequent our ED. Your job description is to go from room to room, making sure the "customers" are "sa...

I have to agree. It actually made the hair on my head stand up. That is horrifying.

Thanks to both of you for your replies! CRF250Xpert, I actually didn't realize that UTHSCSA is not affiliated with UTSA. I just presumed the former was a branch of the latter. That's what I get for presuming! :) Wisconsinbee, thanks for all the ...

I am enough of a geek to do this!! Brilliant idea!!! As for the OP: -Don't snap your fingers at me like I'm a dog to do your bidding. If you do, I'll presume you can't speak, can't move, and can't open your eyes....and I may take appropriate acti...

I agree with looking at on-base housing, Superman. We were stationed in San Antonio in 2007, and we are hoping to go back there when we're done with this OCONUS tour. We loved it. The first time around, we lived in Universal City, in the Sunrise Ca...

If you're wanting to stay in the military, have you considered the Army Enlisted Commissioning Program? The other services have comparable programs, if you're in a different branch. Here's info on the Army version: The AECP allows active duty enlist...

Also.... Multiple times: -Ear wax removal. One of my least favorite things in the world. -Pt: "I think I'm pregnant/I want a HIV test (or other STD test)." -Family: "Momma's not responding to us!!!!" Real Dx: Momma's ****** you haven't come to see ...

We had a 20-something female arrive via ambulance for "acute abdominal pain." On exam, pt was having menses. Asked her if she had taken anything for it. "No." Still, did full workup, including CT. Dx: Cramps. The kicker? The patient was surpris...

I'm a fan of the LLBean laptop backpacks. We're required to have a laptop in the nursing school I'm hoping to attend, and I have to have one in my current profession anyway. It will fit that plus books. A LOT of books. My current backpack has lit...

The hospitals I've worked at have been color-coded by job - navy blue or white for nurses, hunter green or royal blue for CNAs/PCTs, ciel blue for unit secretaries, etc. You could only wear a white lab coat if you were an LPN, RN, NP, PA or MD. And...

Count me in the Pilot group. I love my Pilot pens. I prefer the V5 for charting, but I can't always find them. I always have V7s around, too. I've used them since high school. I think I will start using the ponytail trick! Any suggestions on h...

I was/am a journalist. 10+ years in the business and a bachelor's degree. I was working night weekend option as a CNA at an ER for benefits, and I fell in love with healthcare - nursing in particular. Ultimate goal: NP in the Family NP/Adult-Gero...

Crossing my fingers for summer school here!! I'm stationed overseas right now, so all of my paperwork is taking forever to reach my college. But, if all goes well, it will be A&P I for me this summer.

Lumbar punctures. UGH. I can't watch. Blood, guts, pus, internal organs? No problem. But LPs? Heck no. And I HATE big balls of earwax. UGH. I'd rather deal with puke all day than face a mound of crusty earwax. Sputum is also not my favorite,...