peridotgirl

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1. Nursing to PT... help pls.

   peridotgirl replied to peridotgirl's topic in General Nursing

   thank you to all of those who have replied. does anyone out there do pt?

2. My Jingle

   peridotgirl replied to JBizzleRN's topic in Humor

   nice song... :yeah:

3. A Little ER Poem

   peridotgirl replied to Triage24's topic in Humor

   it's a cute poem! thanks for sharing...... got any more?:)

4. Nursing to PT... help pls.

   peridotgirl replied to peridotgirl's topic in General Nursing

   hello, just cause. how are you? yes, i have looked at the apta website a while ago and yes i did in fact read the excerpts that you have provided for me. yes, i can clearly see that the two vary. what i assume is that being a pta will in fact give me...

5. Nursing to PT... help pls.

   peridotgirl replied to peridotgirl's topic in General Nursing

   i heard that pta's can do almost everything a pt can do except evaluate and diagnose pts. is this true?

6. Nursing to PT... help pls.

   peridotgirl replied to peridotgirl's topic in General Nursing

   hello classic and thank you for replying. yes, i know the pt's and pta's have to assist others with ambulating. yes i can do that safely. i did much of that in nursing while i was getting my cna.

7. Nursing to PT... help pls.

   peridotgirl replied to peridotgirl's topic in General Nursing

   hello, just cause. thank you so much for replying. actually i am planning to attend college in jan. the only i have is that i'm a cna that i got through my high school. i was going for my lpn, but u read how that turned out. now i wanted to start fr...

8. Nursing to PT... help pls.

   peridotgirl posted a topic in General Nursing

   hello to allnurses. okay, here is a little background info. i have rop (retinapathy of prematurity), which is an eye conditon in which there is scarring of the retina. basically, i don't really have good vision. i have previously been in an lpn prog...

9. Charting Bloopers

   peridotgirl replied to AHarri66's topic in Humor

   what does that mean?

10. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    peridotgirl replied to Trixxy's topic in Humor

    one question: How???

11. Things nursing school FAILED to tell us

    peridotgirl replied to Debbie_LPN's topic in Humor

    Hey thanks for the laughs.. hahahaha! :yeah::lol2:

12. perfectionist or not cut out for nursing?

    peridotgirl replied to turtle rain's topic in LPN/LVN

    i'm sorry to disagree with you. they will kick ya out if ya make too many mistakes... that is what happened to me.. got nervous soo many a time and my insructor was there. i kept thinking " i better not make a mistake" and i did. i had never given th...

13. How was LPN school for you?

    peridotgirl replied to kerri2686's topic in LPN/LVN

    oh yeah, I agree with FOXRIDING, make new friends and form study groups if you can. What helps after a long day of nursing school is to know you have a strong support group. You guys will form a strong bond not only as friends, but "nursing buddies" ...

14. How was LPN school for you?

    peridotgirl replied to kerri2686's topic in LPN/LVN

    okay. So I recently graduated high school and I completed half of the LPN program there. So I have about 3 months left (I graduate in Dec 18). The pasing rate for all tests and clinicals is 77%. Not bad, but the tests are getting much harder and hard...

15. You Know You're a Nurse When...

    peridotgirl replied to Brownms46's topic in Humor

    okay here's a litle story.. I was in class the other day and we were learning about the s/s of GERD and numerous other GI disorders. We had a test the next day on the disorders of the GI system. After class ended, we had to stay up late studying. Now...