Nursing_Chic replied to clvjacksonlpn's topic in LPN/LVN
I think it depends what field of nursing you want to be in. If you want to go into acute care, it will be harder to find a job as a new nurse. (My opinion and some observations by job hunting most like 1 + years. HOWEVER if you want to go into homeca...
Nursing_Chic replied to laurasc's topic in Relations
I worked in an Emergency Setting as a Medic (talk about burn out city!) before I became a nurse. I know all of your amazing ER nurses get burnt out but I believe when you get to that point its time to change floors or places in nursing. If you are bu...
Nursing_Chic replied to santos2010's topic in General Nursing
I believe you misunderstood me. I am in no way saying it was OK to ask for anwsers here, in fact I was saying ask her classmates or read the text. I also said that in the real world you CANNOT take short cuts. So I believe we had a misunderstanding. ...
Nursing_Chic replied to santos2010's topic in General Nursing
My guess is a nursing student and is trying to trick the other people into anwsering a question. Not exactly what I call "studying". If you are a student its OK not to know everything right away (I am sure we all remember what that was like!) But you...
Nursing_Chic replied to FutureNurseKaturah's topic in General Nursing
I did HOSA in high school! It's health occupations students of America. I competed in research speaking and CPR/First Aide. It looks great on a college resume!
Nursing_Chic replied to Mrs. SnowStormRN's topic in General Nursing
My sister is a pre-K teacher and she carries around epi-pens for her allergie students. My sister was not required to have any first aid training, CPR, or epi pen instructions. In fact I had to teach her how to use one! Oh and whats worse is there is...
Nursing_Chic replied to Brian's topic in Relations
All the time. Working as a medic it was alot of drunk and junkies (yeah Narcan can **** pts off...) And now I am a nurse in LTC and work with dementia pts, almost everyday it is some type of kicking or biting. And verbal abuse? It would be the end o...
Nursing_Chic replied to TaoMedic's topic in Emergency
before I try to figure out anything diffcult I always looked out for medical alert tags/necklaces/bracelts. I even have seen young aduls wear them around their ankles! (hard to find but understandable) I like the know past medical hx. mostly to know ...
Nursing_Chic replied to peppapig123's topic in LPN/LVN
I worked as a paramedic for 4 years but that defnitly was not for me! I went a community college to start an RN program but there was a 2 year wait-list. So I applied to an LPN program. I got and passed my boards in 12 months. I love being an LPN. Ma...
Nursing_Chic replied to RNmilwife's topic in Ob/Gyn
Do you have a Planned Parenthood clinic is your area? I have a friend who is an RN and besides doing routin blood tests and assits with physicals she does family planning and birth control planning with the clients. Alot of the clients there ARE tee...
My Fiance is a college professor (english) and gets squemish at the very though of a BM. I actually like it better that way. I love it because it makes my "cool" stories seem so much better to a non-nurse. (even if it's just somthing routine.) Befor...
Nursing_Chic replied to Angie O'Plasty's topic in Humor
When helping one elderly male with his condom catheter he starts grinning and points "down south" and tells me I am giving him "the tinglies" ughhhhhhh I go home and tell my fiance about this and he says, "Poor old guy, thats how I used to feel when ...