Kristenlaurenw

Kristenlaurenw

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  1. PRN to OB with no OB experience?

    Kristenlaurenw replied to WannaBNursey's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I know someone that went straight to postpartum PRN without experience but around here, they make you train postpartum full time for a while before you cross over to L&D for the most

  2. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    Kristenlaurenw replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    We have had at least a couple of patients this year come in complaining that they got arrested the night before and the handcuffs

  3. Large ladies! Best scrubs?

    Kristenlaurenw replied to thf6v's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I hated going to the uniform shop when I first became a nurse! Sizing was so out of whack! I found that Cherokee is pretty consistent in sizing (not to mention I wear a smaller size in them) and now I...

  4. Stethoscope Color Help!

    Kristenlaurenw replied to Ashbee's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Just a little something to keep in mind: your class will be mostly females so everyone is going to show up on their first day with a pink or purple stethoscope. I'm so glad mine was a light green. I...

  5. EMS Radio Reports

    Kristenlaurenw replied to TRC211's topic in Emergency

    Usually the nurse taking report states "room assignment on arrival" unless we know they need a trauma room assignment. On arrival, usually the charge nurse assigns a room, but if unavailable, a staff...

  6. EMS Radio Reports

    Kristenlaurenw replied to TRC211's topic in Emergency

    I work in a small 14 bed ED (4 day nurses, 4 night nurses, and a mid shift nurse). The radio sits at the nurses station and is answered by whichever nurse is closest or hears it

  7. How did you finally "know" when you found your niche?

    Kristenlaurenw replied to Butterflyxx0621's topic in Nursing Career

    I didn't know I had found mine until I left it. I had always wanted to be an OR nurse so I left the ER when I was offered the opportunity. Thank goodness I stayed PRN in the ER because a few weeks...

  8. What to study?

    Kristenlaurenw replied to ahosoda's topic in Emergency

    Expects lots of clinic stuff (colds, stomach viruses, headaches, chronic back pain) but be prepared to see anything. Lots of chest pain work ups. A good prep would be to get very familiar with common...

  9. Took NCLEX for the third time...

    Kristenlaurenw replied to findingyoshie's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I attended a Hurst review and studied it for a few months before I took mine. It made concepts clearer to me in minutes than the textbooks did after studying for entire semesters. I passed in 75...

  10. Tension between Nursing Home Nurses and Acute/Critical Care Nurses! Lets visit!

    Kristenlaurenw replied to downsouthlaff's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I can't imagine a nursing home in my area not calling report to us in the ER when they send a patient over. The thing that really irks us with LTC nurses is when they don't use common sense. Just this...

  11. Does the ER get easier or is it time to call it quits?

    Kristenlaurenw replied to RNTEE's topic in Emergency

    I moved to the ER after 9 months on the floor at a small rural hospital and for my first 4 months, I was an idiot. I contemplated going back to my old unit because I felt so incompetent. I'm going on...