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1. Insulin tips for no bubbles in syringe

   princess pickles replied to princess pickles's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for all the input. I will try some of the advice given. Thanks All Nurses!!

2. Insulin tips for no bubbles in syringe

   princess pickles posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi all, I need some help. I have tried every trick I have been told of. I am having trouble keeping bubbles out of the syringe. As soon as you start to draw insulin into the syringe there is a divit of air that is at the top of the space. When I try ...

3. Seizures Real vs Fake

   princess pickles replied to princess pickles's topic in Correctional

   Thanks for all the information. I laughed at the instant miracle.

4. Seizures Real vs Fake

   princess pickles posted a topic in Correctional

   There was a patient/IM that had a possible seizure and the staff that responded were claiming that it was fake because she was alert and oriented. How do you handle this situation, and how do you know the difference between real vs fake seizures...

5. Corrections and wearing skirts

   princess pickles replied to princess pickles's topic in Correctional

   @rob72 & chulada77... well I learned the hard way the first day I wore a skirt because I had orientation elsewhere and then to the facility. I thought maybe classroom setting learning computer stuff or policy and procedures....nope. Walked everyw...

6. Corrections and wearing skirts

   princess pickles replied to princess pickles's topic in Correctional

   True, thanks for the info. I start a job next week and normally I wear skirts in the hospital setting. In the OR I wore what was provided and I just started thinking about where I will be working (jail type atmosphere/detention center) and the reason...

7. Corrections and wearing skirts

   princess pickles posted a topic in Correctional

   Just out of curiosity, are scrub skirts allowed in correctional nursing? I didn't know if this would be viewed as a safety issue. Really just curious.

8. How did you find a job as a new grad?

   princess pickles replied to rn_yogi's topic in Job Hunt

   I graduated May 2010. I had interviews in So Cal and Central Cal. I had a job offer for a position at a hospital in the desert. This contract was rescended a week before I was to start work. Very discouraging, this was July. I am currently in a RN-BS...

9. Dream job if you weren't an RN

   princess pickles replied to EDnursetobe's topic in General Nursing

   I also would like to own my own bakery. I would love to decorate cakes and cookies for a living/fun. I do it to relax now.

10. Can I still be a great nurse if I am shy/introverted?

    princess pickles replied to onlyj's topic in General Nursing

    How do you do one-on-one? I am shy as well but I do great with my patients. The more comfortable you become with a setting you may do better too. The more I am around the same people I become more comfortable with them. I would not do public speaking...

11. Ever see "FULL LET" for code status?

    princess pickles replied to shygoofyone's topic in General Nursing

    I had an instructor from Maine and to her a Johnnie was a gown.

12. med-surg..the "trailer trash" area of nursing??

    princess pickles replied to nightengalegoddess's topic in Med-Surg

    Well guess what? You now have to have experience to get into a med-surg position. I am considered a "stale" new grad because I still have not been able to find a job. I have applied to countless med-surg positions and they all want experience. Appare...

13. Graduated 12/10, still no job, giving up...

    princess pickles replied to RNtslifka's topic in New Nurse

    hey, I graduated in May 2010 and still no job. Had one, but they retracted their offer a week before I was to start. Bummer, yes. All the males in my class and a recent one from the most current class all have jobs. Maybe CA prefers the males to the ...

14. New grad job woes - question (long)

    princess pickles replied to Kringe38's topic in New Nurse

    I feel your pain. I graduated May 2010. Still no job. I am 42 also. Had one job I was suppose to start last week, but a week before the start date I got a call that due to budget issues (they are in a building program) they had to drop my group and t...

15. California doesn't accept BSNs from Chamberlain College of Nursing?

    princess pickles replied to RN122's topic in California

    This is the reply from the CA BRN..." The BRN approves prelicensure nursing programs (those that prepare you to take the licensing exam and get your license in California as an RN). The BRN has no jurisdiction over RN-to-BSN or MSN programs, therefor...