Luckyyou

Luckyyou BSN, RN

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  1. Uniform maintenance

    Luckyyou replied to lasair's topic in General Nursing

    Downy wrinkle release. That stuff is a lifesaver. I've never used it on scrubs

  2. What is a Nurses Calling?

    Luckyyou replied to hopepedersen87's topic in General Nursing

    Money. I made $10k this month. Big money when you're single and in your

  3. Coworker tried converting me on my break

    Luckyyou replied to CountryMomma's topic in General Nursing

    We've gone full Godwin. Time for this thread to end. (for those not in the know: Godwin's law - Wikipedia, the free

  4. Does he have schizophrenia?

    Luckyyou replied to nisha321's topic in General Nursing

    There is so much going on here that I can't even think of what to say. We cannot offer medical advice here, but I urge you to re-read what you wrote here and notice the huge red flags that are waving...

  5. New Nursing School Blues

    Luckyyou replied to nurse2324's topic in General Students

    Do you have a source for

  6. ECG leads for micropreemies

    Luckyyou replied to NICURN29's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We have the same problem with limb leads. Sometimes I cut the long part off and stick them on the chest and abdomen and have better luck with skin integrity. People tighten the limb bands WAY too...

  7. Have you ever had the nightmare..

    Luckyyou replied to xoemmylouox's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I have very similar dreams still... and I've been out of school for four

  8. Looking for suggestions for good scrub pants

    Luckyyou replied to Sally_'s topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    The wonderwink four-stretch fold over waistband ones are AMAZING....just wish they had back

  9. Kiddos

    Luckyyou replied to klone's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    we call them kiddos, little people, tiny people. we call the micros squids or

  10. Want To start A Petition-Any advice?

    Luckyyou replied to BettyUK's topic in General Nursing

    I feel like the president has a couple of other things on his plate right

  11. I want to become a neonatal nurse, but I'm still in highschool.

    Luckyyou replied to haleyyshmaleyy's topic in General Nursing

    you do not need an MSN to work in a NICU as a staff

  12. Area of nursing with the least amount of vomit?

    Luckyyou replied to Nursetobe25's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah but the thing is with some NICU vomit, you're getting what basically amounts to someone's breast milk all over you (because babies are really good at barfing ON people). And that's some real hard...

  13. Pay rate for new nurses in the south

    Luckyyou replied to sparked's topic in General Nursing

    Base pay in St Louis is about $21 for new grads. Wouldn't consider us the south

  14. I received this email from a professor. I was a little shocked. Opinon?

    Luckyyou replied to kdflet's topic in General Students

    To the previous posters who claim they've never seen an MD in a wrinkled lab coat: Have you ever worked in a teaching hospital?? We are lucky if the fellows (and sometimes even residents) have...

  15. Too soon to take NCLEX-RN?

    Luckyyou replied to piratenurse1222's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I took my NCLEX something like three weeks after graduation. I passed in 75 questions. Like you, I had a high likelihood of passing based on the exit HESI, so I read through a review book and did a...

  16. Life with Medical School

    Luckyyou replied to Briilliant's topic in General Students

    Did you take the appropriate pre-med classes while in nursing school to get a competitive grade on the MCAT? Are you applying to MD or DO programs? What's your GPA? What have you done to make your...

  17. NICU questions- a few weeks in

    Luckyyou replied to noodles1987's topic in General Nursing

    These are all going to be policy-specific questions to your NICU. I can tell you how and why we do some of these things in my unit, but that doesn't make it the right thing to do in YOUR unit. The...

  18. A potential nursing student seeks realistic advice/outlook

    Luckyyou replied to Markman122's topic in General Nursing

    What about physical therapy

  19. PA vs. NP

    Luckyyou replied to mayleesa423's topic in General Nursing

    Many PA programs require paid healthcare experience (EMT, CNA, phlebotomy, so on and so forth) to apply, and even if you find one that doesn't, you will be competing for admission against people with...

  20. New grad nurses in the Midwest

    Luckyyou replied to nursekelly1225's topic in General Nursing

    Saint Louis U has great online MSN programs as well (although

  21. New Nurse Proverbs.

    Luckyyou replied to richardgecko's topic in General Nursing

    if you ever have to pull two vials/syringes out of the Pyxis for one dose, stop and double

  22. Help me with my research for my Senior Thesis, please!

    Luckyyou replied to BrieanneMarie's topic in General Nursing

    Started doing the survey, but I'm a NICU nurse so.... I could teach my patients about a healthy lifestyle all I want but they don't speak my

  23. how to answere qestion in a interview when you have a probation period on your license

    Luckyyou replied to clgannon1's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    People give their group of friends a name? like the Pink Ladies? Is this

  24. New to special care

    Luckyyou replied to NeoPediRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Aghhhhh!!!

  25. Has anyone taken and passed the NCLEX without a review?

    Luckyyou replied to brownsc2's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I took the Saunders book on vacation and sort of read it on the beach. Took NCLEX three weeks or so after graduation, passed in 75 questions, wondered what the fuss was about. I got a very high score...