SillyLilly

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  1. Kindred Hospital

    SillyLilly replied to extreme's topic in Long Term Acute Care

    Ohh man.. same story in Chicago land area-bad rep, for nurses and

  2. How are you judgemental?

    SillyLilly replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    I agreee! Many pts and pts family and co workers exhibit behavior that make me cringe. I have many similar stories to the ones mentioned in this post. But I do not ACCEPT NURSES MAKING FUN OF PTS or...

  3. ICU VS. the ER?

    SillyLilly replied to Anna5M's topic in Emergency

    I do not work in either but I started off in a MS Tele unit. I plan to go to ICU later. Look at the ER and ICU boards, as they have ALOT of "a day in the life of a ___ nurse" and other questions on...

  4. How long is your orientation??

    SillyLilly replied to healer27's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Good choice! From what your situation sounds like- I would have quit too. Good luck, and let us know how it

  5. A step towards "universal health care" run by the government?

    SillyLilly replied to blueyesue's topic in General Nursing

    My father had always been against universal health care. That is until I broke my ankle and racked up a 40,000+ medical bill. I was had just graduated nursing school so had no insurance/job yet. I...

  6. Christmas Songs For The Psychiatrically Challenged

    SillyLilly replied to lozza81's topic in Emergency

    Ha! I find it hilarious. And will pass it on

  7. two full time jobs for a new grad

    SillyLilly replied to shyinla2004's topic in General Nursing

    NO NO NO!!! I agree with all other posts.

  8. House, Grey's Anatomy make me mad

    SillyLilly replied to nitesky83's topic in General Nursing

    I agree... And its not like you can trust TV to portray anything correctly. Its fiction and its for entertainment purposes. If we had to watch real life on tv it would be BORING (and im not talking...

  9. Medical terms you'd rather see changed....

    SillyLilly replied to Lisa CCU RN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh I sure do hate the word 'client' too. Foley is like Jello. Its the brand name of the indwelling catheter that is apparently the most popular. Jello of course is a brand name for gelatin, but we...

  10. What do nurses really think of CNAs?

    SillyLilly replied to ccyrrus's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked with many great CNAs and some not so good ones. But the same has been with nurses. I worked as a nurses aid for over a year and did notice some disrespect toward some of the CNAs. But...

  11. Medical terms you'd rather see changed....

    SillyLilly replied to Lisa CCU RN's topic in General Nursing

    I DO NOT like diaper either. l try to use pad, brief, or undwear, but it usually winds up like "mary, can you pass me the adult pad?" "huh? you mean this diaper? or "Ok, here is the diaper." To me...

  12. How do you get a job that requires experience if you don't have experience?

    SillyLilly replied to Megsd's topic in General Nursing

    Some people in the OR have experience working as an unit secretary. But not everyone has this experience obviously. Because of the shortage/issues you may get a position in the OR, look around. It...

  13. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    SillyLilly replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    :eek: I cannot believe that someone can be that ignorant in the US with a nursing degree. I dont know, I guess I still have a lot to see in this

  14. City Colleges of Chicago

    SillyLilly replied to nursemi's topic in Illinois Nursing

    Yes I have. PM if you got lots of

  15. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    SillyLilly replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    some of the CNAs on my unit are AMAZING. Im a new grad, and they have taught me alot-by showing me how to work equiptment and just by watching them work. actually, I have seen alot of team work on my...

  16. Medical Workers wearing scrubs to and from work, outside the Hospital, etc..

    SillyLilly replied to Galvatron1's topic in General Nursing

    Germs transfer to everything and everyone! Vistors, nurses, doctors, techs, machines, etc. Luckily, most of us have good immune systems. Also, some germs die before being tranfered into another

  17. Telemetry monitoring

    SillyLilly replied to Bwick's topic in Cardiac

    We mount 2 x for a 12hr shift. at 8am and at 3pm for 7a-7p We do not have monitor techs at our hospita. We carry pagers. At my other hospital where I was a nurse extern (a nurse aid basically) there...

  18. Do Rns Clean The Urine And Bowels

    SillyLilly replied to Dashing's topic in General Nursing

    Ha!

  19. Do Rns Clean The Urine And Bowels

    SillyLilly replied to Dashing's topic in General Nursing

    They a) usually have experience in a hospital first b)are medical assistants, and im unknowledgable about them or c) rare case of getting a job right out of school, but would never get out of...

  20. UW Madison Hospitals!

    SillyLilly posted a topic in General Nursing

    My boyfriend is planning on moving to the University of Wisconsin in Madison. I will probably join him. I have my associates in nursing, and next year will go for BSN. Does the UW hospitals hire...

  21. Medical Workers wearing scrubs to and from work, outside the Hospital, etc..

    SillyLilly replied to Galvatron1's topic in General Nursing

    I had microbiology after work one day. It was the first class, and the expirement was to check the bacteria growth of certain objects. We did the bathroom, our finger, etc. I also did my uniform...

  22. In-hospital MDs take pressure off physicians

    SillyLilly replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    This is the first time I am hearing about hospitalists. If I ever went to medical school (not likely) I would probably become a

  23. How long is your orientation??

    SillyLilly replied to healer27's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Were you ready to be out of

  24. How long is your orientation??

    SillyLilly replied to healer27's topic in First Year After Licensure

    6-8 weeks tele/medsurg. But they said I can take longer if

  25. How do you stop bad habits?

    SillyLilly replied to loriannlpn's topic in General Nursing

    I heard only good about hypnotherapy too. Whatever you try good luck to you. But I believe you can do