Luckyyou BSN, RN

Luckyyou has 11 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in ICU.

Luckyyou's Latest Activity

1. Michigan Nursing License

   Luckyyou replied to jakrob123's topic in Nursing

   @jakrob123 I applied by endorsement (MO license first) and I don’t remember needing a TCN number! I booked through the identogo website via the MI BON application so maybe it was already included?

2. Michigan Nursing License

   Luckyyou replied to jakrob123's topic in Nursing

   It took nine days from the day I mailed my fingerprint card.

3. CVICU/Cardiac ICU Capstone/Preceptorship

   Luckyyou replied to StudentNurse1221's topic in Nursing

   Things to study: common procedures - what’s a CABG? What kind of valves do we replace most often? What are the common complications or emergencies that can arise from these procedures? What are important things to assess on a post op patient? me...

4. What is your "favorite" procedure?

   Luckyyou replied to NewRN'16's topic in Nursing

   Bedside ECMO cannulation

5. Best headbands?

   Luckyyou replied to 2019RNBSN2019's topic in Nursing

   I love the thick headbands from Athleta. Have also had a lot of success with the Fly Away Tamers from lululemon and any of the ones from Maven Thread. I have a headband problem!!

6. Why do so many cheerleaders enter nursing?

   Luckyyou replied to RitzyCinnamonRoll's topic in Nursing

   The only ex cheerleader on my floor is a guy. He does a mean back handspring.

7. How soon did you move out after graduating (BSN)?

   Luckyyou replied to Ryohei Tomoyuki's topic in Nursing

   I was already living on my own by the senior year of my BSN program. Had my own apartment the first two years I was a nurse (no roommate) then bought a house. Had about 24k in loans I paid off in 4ish years. Low cost of living area, obviously. There ...

8. How often do you wash your scrubs? :)

   Luckyyou replied to RNinheart's topic in Nursing

   No shoes in the house of any variety!! I’m no germophobe but this one gets me. ?

9. How often do you wash your scrubs? :)

   Luckyyou replied to RNinheart's topic in Nursing

   After every single shift. Period. Ugh. Gross. Can’t fathom any other option.

10. Salary Offer

    Luckyyou replied to MilitaryNurse78's topic in Nursing

    I am in the area and make $35/hr ish in one position and $39/hr ish in another with 8 years of nursing experience (this includes differentials for ICU experience and specialty roles).

11. Birth Control and 12 Hour Shifts

    Luckyyou replied to sillymu's topic in Nursing

    I’m a huge fan of my Nexplanon. I think the new ones are good for five years.

12. NICU or Med-Surg

    Luckyyou replied to Enurse1234's topic in Nursing

    I made the NICU to adult ICU switch. IV skills are a lot different. That’s the extent of the “big people skills” I felt I was at a disadvantage in. Otherwise, sure, there were new things to learn, but isn’t that the point of switching specialties? To...

13. Running vassopressers separately?

    Luckyyou replied to cwilliams032's topic in Nursing

    Depends upon what else you’re running — I would avoid putting them in line with anything I might bolus (insulin, sedation...) if at all possible. Of course, if all you have is a 22 in the thumb while you’re waiting on the docs to throw in a line, you...

14. Fellow ECMO nurses

    Luckyyou replied to Atrial.Kicks.'s topic in CCU

    I’m an ECMO nurse in a CTICU, and an ECMO primer/educator in another role. I don’t have any formal specialty certification for it though — who offers it? I just have CCRN, and ACLS/PALS. Taking CSC soon. I thought about perfusion for a bit too, but ...

15. Advice

    Luckyyou replied to BSN_TN's topic in Nursing

    So ... apply to the ER? What’s stopping you?