starlight13

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1. 3 12's - in a row or break them up?

   starlight13 replied to bisacat's topic in New Nurse

   i definitely like 3 in a row, yes i'm exhausted at the end and get nothing done during those days, but i like have 4 off in a row to actually do stuff

2. Greatest Nursing Item You Ever Bought

   starlight13 replied to Sponkie's topic in New Nurse

   crocs! they're inexpensive, come in great colors and are soooo comfortable! they're the only things i can wear and not have my feet hurting after a 12 hour shift

3. Living in Minnesota?

   starlight13 replied to pumpkin1984's topic in Minnesota

   While I can't really speak to the nursing schools here I can talk about the other points you asked. I was born and raised in MN and then moved away for 17 months to go to nursing school in NC only to come back here. I love MN and all it has to offe...

4. Let's introduce ourselves...

   starlight13 replied to pedi-RN's topic in New Nurse

   Hi everyone. I just graduated from nursing school in December 2007 and passed the NCLEX with 75 questions about 2 weeks ago. I just accepted a position at a major children's hospital in the ED on evening shifts. I start orientation a week from mon...

5. Your hair-do. Is it mandated?

   starlight13 replied to vivasmom's topic in General Students

   ours pretty much just has to be out of the way. most of us wear it up but some people will just use a headband or put the front up. if it's really short it usually isn't an issue, you might just have to use bobby pins to keep the front out of your ...

6. Are Dansko shoes really that great?

   starlight13 replied to Nrs2bE09's topic in General Students

   I've heard only the best about them from my colleagues and wish I had invested, probably will soon. When I started I just bought white walking shoes from new balance and I hate them! They're so heavy, my feet just hurt. I usually wear Crocs and think...

7. Just wondering if anyone else has career related tattoo's

   starlight13 replied to tattooednursie's topic in General Nursing

   it may depend on your school and how strict they are. one of my friends has her rook pierced (that's the little triangular part, right?) and has left it in all through school. i don't know about the nose ring though, sometimes people think those ar...

8. Precepting Questions

   starlight13 replied to SoulShine75's topic in General Nursing

   i'm in school now and we're also getting ready to do our preceptorships. we were given a list of all the units that were available at different area hospitals and then asked to rank our top three and write down what was most important to us. from t...

9. Nybody else can deal with anything except vomit?

   starlight13 replied to 1jazzynurse's topic in General Nursing

   i'm also with you on that one, but the combination of vomit, blood and diarrhea has got to be the worst thing i've ever smelled. i haven't tried it, but some of my colleageus said that if you're wearing a mask, stick an alcoholo pad in it right unde...

10. starting salaries

    starlight13 replied to starlight13's topic in Minnesota

    sorry, i don't know much about unions, are you saying that because of the union, ALL of the mpls area hospitals start at $27.27? and yes, i agree that where you get paid the most is not necessarily the best place to work, just trying to get an idea o...

11. NCLEX prep books

    starlight13 posted a topic in NCLEX

    Anyone have any suggestions on good prep books to get (or ones that you didn't find helpful to stay away from?) I graduate in December but am looking to get a book soon to start preparing and with the huge array of books and materials out there just...

12. What type of bag for books?

    starlight13 replied to nursemidestiny's topic in General Students

    i agree in not bringing books to class. i did this in the beginning and all i managed to do was hurt my back, we never needed them! i still use a nice NorthFace backpack because it's got a lot of padding for the few times i do bring the books or my...

13. Littman Stethoscopes?

    starlight13 replied to kaety's topic in General Students

    i also have the master cardiology and love it. at the same time, i agree with labcat01 that if you aren't going into cardiology or the CCU or something it probably doesn't matter to much. good luck deciding, i don't think you can go wrong. oh, and...

14. Nursing School Orientation. What to wear!?

    starlight13 replied to MegNeoNurse's topic in General Students

    from my experience it didn't matter a whole lot what you wore, most of us dressed kinda dress casual/professional though. you can do jeans, but i would personally suggest slacks and a cute top. WcBrinkerhoff-i think your plan sounds perfect, i think...

15. Minnesota Roll Call

    starlight13 replied to tiroka03's topic in Minnesota

    well I'm originally a minnsotan from the minneapolis area but live out of state right now. looking forward to coming back though because i love MN! i love the seasons (ok, not so much winter, but you get used to it), the lakes, the people and the c...