lindaobrn

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1. Dumbest thing a student/newbie ever said/did?

   lindaobrn replied to Abishag's topic in General Nursing

   Do not worry about saying or doing something dumb. No matter how many answers you get you are still going to come up with something. I have been a nurse almost 5 years and I know that every once in awhile my coworkers look and me and think "She did N...

2. How many of you have 75 questions passed or failed?

   lindaobrn replied to Mino's topic in NCLEX

   I passed for my LPN with a 75 and my RN was 78. Both times I just KNEW I had failed. MY daughter who was already a nurse of 4 years said "Oh Mom congratulations you passed." When I told her about the machine shutting off.

3. what did you do in your former life?

   lindaobrn replied to 3rdgenRN2B's topic in General Nursing

   I worked in a factory loading and unloading semis with a forklift for 29 years. Then I decided I would do something similiar...ob nursing haha. Actually I had always wanted to be a nurse since high school and my daughter was an OB nurse. My job w...

4. New Nurse feeling overwhelmed!

   lindaobrn replied to Diva Nurse Dani's topic in General Nursing

   I have been working in the OB unit for a year on my own. By that I mean I am the only RN with ob experience in the hospital on night shift. We are a very small hospital and I usually work with one LPN. I have felt so overwhelmed at times that i wou...

5. Can I hear some positive things about nursing school?

   lindaobrn replied to rntoben2008's topic in General Students

   I went back to school at age 48 and graduated at 50. It was tough and I (sorta jokingly) say the instructors try to kill you when you are older. I had one I allowed to intimidate me and that was a BIG mistake on my part. I did make friends with all ...

6. Silent birth? Anyone see one?

   lindaobrn replied to Sis123's topic in Ob/Gyn

   We deliver alot of Amish and some of them might classify as a silent birth. You can only tell they are in transition by the extra bead of sweat on their upper lip. You have to keep an eye on them because they don't look like they are in hard labor. A...

7. Regional differences in OB terminology ....

   lindaobrn replied to Selke's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Well that whole effacement thing is still a little mysterious to me so I say thank goodness you can just guess at the percentage. I have been told it isnt a HUGE deal anyway as the baby won't fall out til the are COMPLETE. (that is what we say in the...

8. What is a "Code Black"?

   lindaobrn replied to sugabuga's topic in General Nursing

   I love this show too. That episode I believe a guy had shot himself with a bazooka and there was no exit wound. I think they believe there was still an explosive inside the guy. So I am going with a bomb for code black. At my faclility the bomb thre...