Pixiesmom BSN, RN

Medical-Surgical, Hemodialysis

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About Pixiesmom

Pixiesmom has 4 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in Medical-Surgical, Hemodialysis.


Married with three kids, three dogs and life is good.

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  1. I start in July? Is there a Facebook group set up
  2. I'm starting in
  3. Thank you all for the great information. Wow! I'm going to talk to an advisor from Simmons on Monday. I'm early in this process and I'm sitting on a cumulative GPA of 2.968 for my BSN and well...
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    No needle nursing?

    You can get past this! It is SO better to give than receive. I still don't care for having needles pointed in my direction but I've learned not to watch if I'm on the receiving
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    Thinking of Making a move to St. Louis Missouri

    You might get better replies on the Missouri forum. If you want to move a little farther east we have a lot of
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    Nurses Day Gifts

    Right. Sound like the mythical food brought in by pt's families as a thank you. Oh wait, that food isn't mythical it's eaten by day
  7. That is what I was thinking. If I have a pt that looks like they will need assistance of any type after d/c I will make sure they are put on the list for case
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    Upcoming interview, should I mention...

    My thought was that she knows about them and I wanted to tell her what changes I've made to help correct the problem. I've been wrong before though! Thank
  9. absences? The interview is for a different position at my hospital. I've had three absences (one was lengthy r/t pneumonia) in a year and I don't want it to hurt my chances. My instinct is to...
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    Lakeview Collge of Nursing

    I was at the EIU campus. No roommates other than my family as I am a "townie". I don't know if anyone can say that they liked nursing school. It is one of the most difficult things I've willingly...
  11. Yes, several people. Some of them were family members. I would like to say I succeeded to prove them wrong, but really I did it for
  12. Focus on your schooling now. Show up for each clinical prepared and looking professional and be ready to learn new skills. The job market is different in each area and it will change by the time you...
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    night shift help!

    Ideally I stay up late and plan on getting a nap in the next day. Sometimes that works and sometimes life gets in the way. You will have to see what works for you. It may take a little bit of...
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    feeling bad practising IV insertion

    You know how to get to Carnegie hall? Practice, practice, practice. The same goes for IV
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    What you love/hate about your assistants

    I don't consider them my assistant's but I'm not going to lie to you I love it when they say that I'm their nurse. I'm fortunate to work with a great group of men and women. They are my eyes and ears...