NurseYoshi

Hello! I am graduating in December and I have the summer off so I've begun looking at potential places that I'd like to work. I'm thinking I'd like to do a nurse residency because I want to work in a pediatric Critical Care setting (PICU or Peds ER) ...

The facility I work at (or within) pays more to prn nurses because they get no benefits. I think they can get a 401k set up and have free access to the wellness centers if they sign up for the hospital wide yearly wellness checks. Prn nurses get 10-2...

It's raining phlegm, hallelujah. It's raining phlegm, every specimen. Bloody, sticky, yucky and gross.

I've got two! Neither are probably funny to anyone else, but they were hilarious to me at the time. First one, pt: "What's that in your ear?" Me: "my stethoscope?..." Pt: "no there's a shiny thing, like an earring" Me: "oh my daith piercing?" Pt: "th...

Hey all, So I'm sure there are probably some old threads about this, but what would you do if you hadn't gotten into nursing school, passed NCLEX, or not gotten that first job in the nursing field? What would your backup plan have been? Or what did y...

I LOVE THIS! I was thinking "man if I ever end up in an assisted living facility, this would be it." I was talking to a guy who manages an assisted living facility and he said he always listens to his nurses instead of doing what he thinks sounds goo...

So a little background about me. I was a military kid. So I moved A LOT as a kid. I will tell you that as long as your supportive and encouraging him to try to make friends and partake in hobbies/extracurricular that he's previously done, he shouldn'...

My pre-nursing/pre-high school dream job was to become a lawyer to help kids who were stuck in bad situations at home or elsewhere. Now I'm glad I didn't go that route because it almost sounds like something a social worker would help with and I can'...

That's crazy! We had one guy who had tons of back surgeries, but no chiropractors or anything like that. We only had one person (that I'm aware of) that had been an LPN before our BSN program. Everyone else either had no prior experience or was a CNA...

:roflmao:Lol I'd love to know how much business a cake sculpting/decorating stripper would get!

My first thought when I read the secretary part was "OMG! It's Anna Beth from Hart of Dixie!" Lol I just finished that up on Netflix and now I'm trying to move forward from it, but I grew attached.

Daaaang. All I ever learned was a little piano and a little guitar. I could do the very basics. I did two years of choir in high school and sang at church. I imagined being a math teacher who subbed as the choir teacher during certain periods. I work...

When I applied, they were in the process of changing things. My cohort was the first one with the new curriculum (not the new scrubs though). I've been told by friends in cohorts behind me that they now require an interview during the application pro...

Hey! So I went to UAH but could have done my ADN at Calhoun. I, like you, wanted my BSN, but as I was going through school, I realized something. If I had done the ADN program and done the other prerequisites for my BSN during that time (since Calhou...

I work for one of the largest hospital systems in North Alabama (we have 7 hospitals across North Alabama). Some of the hospitals still hire LPNs, especially in endoscopy. Not so much on the floor because most floors require ACLS and something about ...

Your teenage self had such high aspirations! I love it.

I'm sure you would've been great! If you're a male from England. Lol

TOTALLY! I left my old unit where I worked as a tech because I wanted new experiences as a new nurse and I feel like I haven't seen anything new or exciting yet.

What about a firefighting, biology teaching elementary teacher? Haha. You could be a firefighter on the weekends and teach during the week.

I have a friend who does book binding in her free time as a second job. I can't imagine being creative as a second job. I like to keep my artsy side to myself because I don't think I'm very good at all that (as much as I love singing and drawing and ...

I would not, but money isn't a motivator for me. If it's a job I REALLY wanted and they were willing to offer me more money, then maybe. If it's just a job I really wanted, I'd wait until after orientation to leave. Honestly, if this new place you're...

Honestly, I would personally choose the job in Maine. I'm a family person myself and as much as I love Disney, I don't think I could move to the Orlando area alone for a job, plus I'd be concerned about my safety in a big city like that. You can hone...

This reminds me of how the house supervisor walks the floor and goes "y'all have some empty rooms. ICU is full, but y'all are sure slow up here. Must be nice." Then walks down to the ER and comes back "y'all will be having 5 admissions soon. K, see y...

Nurse: "Doctor, I promise he swallowed something." Doctor: "I think you just wanted me to help you change his brief." Nurse: "now I remember what he swallowed. IT WAS THE DOORKNOB!"

I attended UAH as a BSN student. They're in the process of separating from the joint DNP program that's partnered with Alabama and UAB. It seems like as of right now UAH's individual DNP program (MSN-DNP and BSN-DNP) is not accredited, but they say t...