abbylee1211

abbylee1211 has 3 years experience and specializes in ER, NICU.

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1. Crossing professional boundary.

   abbylee1211 replied to helen21186's topic in General Nursing

   I have a sort of related experience... Went into the hospital with a ruptured ovarian cyst (what a boat load of fun that was!) was initially seen by an ER doctor who then returned to tell me he was leaving me in the VERY capable hands of another ER d...

2. Any ACTUAL Second Degree BSN/RN's?

   abbylee1211 replied to buddhak0n's topic in ADN/BSN

   won't comment on anything except... if you're so interested in what others' 1st careers were... read more carefully. I was ARMY, not NAVY. and no, it's not all the same. :angryfire

3. Woot! Woot! Just bought my first pairs of scrubs!!!

   abbylee1211 replied to couldntbhappier's topic in CNA/MA

   Couldn'tbehappier: :biere: I know exactly how exciting that 1st pair of scrubs was! So full of happiness & potential! Before that, I remember trying to hold in the excitement when we were issued our 1st BDU's during ROTC. Definitely didn't wan...

4. Dismissed from nursing program

   abbylee1211 replied to VRNH's topic in General Nursing

   VRNH: another thing that was occuring to me... do you really want to start again somewhere fresh pretending not to know any skills? it will be embarassing, frustrating, and even a bit degrading not to be able to step up & say "YES, I know how to...

5. stethoscope question

   abbylee1211 replied to shrimpchips's topic in Ohio

   as for stethoscopes -- littman does some more basic models that can be quite reasonable. even these models can out-perform some other brands. just my personal experience. as for shoes -- i like to alternate between my Saucony's (best arch support, c...

6. Dismissed from nursing program

   abbylee1211 replied to VRNH's topic in General Nursing

   it seems like a really bad idea to lie about the op's previous education/experience. many schools put a clause on the bottom of their application that you have to sign, stating that all facts & information you've listed is both truthful & com...

7. Any ACTUAL Second Degree BSN/RN's?

   abbylee1211 replied to buddhak0n's topic in ADN/BSN

   i'm just not sure what your point is here. so you've been to a good high school. you've been to college. you've been to grad school. in all of your posts, i don't see one good reason why you want to be a nurse. it only seems like you look down on nur...