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I went from PICU to cath lab. I love it! Yes, the lead aprons can and do get very heavy. I take mine off as soon as the case ends and put it back on when the physician arrives (I usually give the sedation, then put on lead while the physician scr...

I had worked peds, PICU, NICU before transitioning to the cathlab. It is challenging changing from little ones to adults, but I LOVE it! You will be learning a lot very quickly (at least I did). Be sure of your orientation time, of how quickly the...

I agree with the previous posters. While in school, I always wanted to be in NICU. I did work pediatrics, PICU, NICU eventually. I started out in critical care, worked house pool, wound up in peds, PICU and NICU, worked there for several years. N...

Pharmacy tech, bookkeeper, LVN to RN. Interested in the replies........

I do stop and take care of myself regularly. I go for full body massages, get my hair done (like it matters since I have to wear a surgical cap) and since it is just me and DH at home, I get at least one day a week by myself while he is at work. Goo...

I bought Lippincott, Saunders, Kaplan, and two others that I can't remember the name of. They all helped. The Saunders had everything sectioned out and I used it to study what we were studying in class at that time. I don't know which is the best, ...

I was a LVN before becoming an RN. I see both side to this. I also work with a LVN who told me "I do everything a RN does except push two meds". WHAT?!?!? I explained to her the things that a RN does that she is not capable of doing within the sco...

I'm so sorry to hear your pain. You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers. God Bless You!!!

Congratulations!

Hello everyone! I'm so excited to see the CathLab portion added. I recently started in the cath lab after thinking about it for a couple of years and now I wish I hadn't waited. I absolutely love it! Yes, the nurses I work with are type A personali...

I agree with the above posters, it seems evertime we turn around, we have to agree to a background check and fingerprints. While in LVN school we had to undergo background checks for each of the hospitals, state facilities as well for the school it...

The previous poster said what I was going to. Good Luck

Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, Happy New Year to all my allnurses.com buddies.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone!!!!!!!!!!!

None, I was one of those few lucky ones. Accepted 1st time for LVN, then again 1st time for RN. Although, I did apply to our local three colleges each time. Turned the other two down each time for the one I wanted. Most of my classmates had to a...

I'm so sorry for your loss. You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers. I'm also sending you lots of hugs. Please keep us posted on how you are doing. (((((((((((HUGS))))))))))

How about RSV, rotavirus, or MRSA? These are some of the things that we see almost daily in my peds unit.

bump, been reading this thread again for the past several hours...........keep them coming!

I know just how you feel! I have plantar fascitis, heel spurs and bunions in both feet. Rolling the frozen water bottle with your foot really does help. Also, I use the orthotics that my podiatrist recommended, to some relief. Had surgery on my ...

I am a daisy also. The website stated that 44% of the visitors to this site were also rated as a daisy. Funny, for my wedding, I chose a spray of daisies!

I love being a nurse! My only regret is not starting sooner. There are bad days, I feel the good days happen more often than the bad. Nursing is tough, but I love it.

I'm very lucky when it comes to our docs. I work primarily peds and all of our ped docs are very nice, asking our opinions of their patients, asking what we recommend, etc. They tell us that we are the ones that see the patient all day, that they c...

I love being able to help people (in my case, babies and children) and the parents in order to cope with their childs illness. I love being able to move to different areas. I love having a career that is in demand. I love nursing! My only regret is ...

My mother was a nurse in starting in the 70's, her instructors told her class to use Cascade (powder). Add the Cascade to hot water in your machine, let dissolve and add your whites. I still use this to wash my whites and they never turn dingy. I ...

I used to wear crocs, now I can't stand them on my feet. The newest shoe that I like to wear to work is MBT, yes they are pricey, but I'm willing to pay the price in order not to hurt. Like another poster said, shoes are very personal, what works fo...