gypsigirl

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1. Algebra!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

   gypsigirl replied to nurseshn's topic in General Students

   Algebra......just the word alone used to make me break out in a cold sweat. During a test I have been known to start trembling so badly that I could hardly hold my pencil. When I decided to go to school, I started part time, just a class or two a s...

2. Gotta good "poop" story? I do.

   gypsigirl replied to st4304's topic in General Nursing

   I'm in pain from ROFLMAO. I laughed so hard my son came in and read this thread and he was laughing too. I have a question. Don't get me wrong. I am not afraid of poop. I did my 3 kids poops, my husband died of brain cancer, for several months I ...

3. Is the money all we are looking for???

   gypsigirl replied to zumalong's topic in General Nursing

   Hi zumalong, I am just a lowly student as of now, but I understand what you are saying. I am almost 40 so my eyes are not covered by rose colored glasses quite as much as they used to be. I want to go into nursing for several reasons. 1. I fee...

4. New Travelers Get Taken Advantage Of...

   gypsigirl replied to TEXASWAG's topic in Travel

   Hi TEXAS, I go to Delphi.com , there is lots of info about traveling and travelers who give their advice and experiences. So far I have found almost 155 travel agencies!!!! There are some really great ones, some really bad ones. I am a student ...

5. How much Verbal Abuse should a nurse take from a PATIENT?

   gypsigirl replied to billssisbeth's topic in Safety

   Socrates Soul.....you go girl! I think I would be tempted to give him a big dose of ex-lax right before I left. ha If we don't stand up for ourselves, who will? Abuse is wrong.

6. What's the weirdest baby name?

   gypsigirl replied to teresab_2000's topic in Ob/Gyn

   these are priceless....some make me laugh, others make me want to slap some parents. I have these to contribute. In our local bank a girl named Shelly married a guy whose last name was shelley. My best friends sister is a teacher in Houston. Had a s...

7. typical day of a pacu nurse

   gypsigirl replied to blue42's topic in PACU

   hawkins, I'm curious as to why you say the recovery room is the best job in nursing....is this because you love it....can you tell a little about what a recovery room nurse does...thank you

8. Do you wear a seat belt?

   gypsigirl replied to fedupnurse's topic in General Nursing

   Always, always. always Two nights ago a boy down the road from us was driving on a road he's been on hundreds of times...lost control....over corrected....threw him out and rolled on him...his funerel was today. I know his mom well. He was 21. ...

9. wound care

   gypsigirl replied to shygirl's topic in Wound

   My 19 year old son has started working concrete construction for the summer. Today, he got concrete/lime on his legs and could'nt rinse for 2 hours... by the time he got home he was in tears and his legs looked skinned in some parts. I quickly got...

10. Live Chat Room

    gypsigirl replied to emtjena's topic in General Nursing

    I've been several times but no one is ever there.....I would really like to chat live and ask questions as I am a student but no ones ever there.

11. nursing shortage

    gypsigirl replied to charo's topic in General Nursing

    JeannieM, I agree with you....you should be paid much more as a teacher. I am a student and I truly admire my teachers and their dedication. Some students were really suprised when they found out they would most likely make more than their teachers...

12. What or who was your inspiration for becoming a nurse?

    gypsigirl replied to fedupnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Hi fedupnurse.....I guess I have been inspired by several incidents...I first wanted to go in to nursing 16 years ago but the second prereq class I took, found out I was pregnant with No 3. Two months after she was born we found out my husband had g...

13. Preferential treatment for new staff

    gypsigirl replied to RNinICU's topic in General Nursing

    to the senior nurses here....I am a student now...I'll be 40 next month so I'm a little late getting started, but I just want you to know that there are those of us who don't feel that we "know it all" and WILL respect the experience and wisdom from ...

14. Send In The Clowns

    gypsigirl replied to l.rae's topic in General Nursing

    These last post scared me crapless.....what can a new nurse do to protect herself? If your new and you don't know that the doctor's orders are stupid and you follow them are you liable?

15. How many of us are over 35?

    gypsigirl replied to Dublin37's topic in General Students

    Hi, this is my first time to post anything....you really encouraged me as I too am a late starter....will be 40 next month. I will be almost 43 when I graduate but I love school. I want to be a travel nurse. I have been widowed for 13 years and ha...