lesleyg

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1. Attention OB or pediatric nurses

   lesleyg replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks Jill, I meant it.....I do think nursing is a tough industry and I myself have had difficulty dealing with the way nurses treat each other. I actually have ADD (which is why I was on the site-looking for advice from other nurses regarding time...

2. Attention OB or pediatric nurses

   lesleyg replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

   I'm glad the assignment worked out for you. Don't be afraid to ask for help just because of one experience.....nursing school can be very competative and as long as you know you are doing your best that is all that matters. Sounds like you are doin...

3. Nurse with bipolar disorder or adhd?

   lesleyg replied to nursedudekl's topic in General Nursing

   Are you taking medication for it? Do you have any particular techniques for dealing with it? I've met nurses who have ADHD and they seem to do okay, especially if they have the hyperactivity componant. My type is more the "inattentive" type, so I ...

4. Attention OB or pediatric nurses

   lesleyg replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

   You could try googling Isis Maternity. It is a business for new and expecting parents and has all sorts of resources in one retail location, such as lactation consultants, classes, mom and infant care products. It's pricey but endorced and recommen...

5. Attention OB or pediatric nurses

   lesleyg replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

   Babylady......maybe you are unfairly judging others? We need to remember not to eat our young. Seriously.

6. Nurse with bipolar disorder or adhd?

   lesleyg replied to nursedudekl's topic in General Nursing

   I have a mood disorder (I am somewhere on the spectrum but have really only had major depressive episodes as well as some hypomania.......I think If you had to pinpoint my diagnoses it would be a combination of PTSD, Cyclothymic mood disorder, ADD (...

7. Tripler ?

   lesleyg replied to lovingmom's topic in Hawaii

   Hi, I Have been an OB nurse for my first year out of nursing school and now I have been offered a position at Tripler. It would be my first travel position. I am very nervous as my previous position was at a community hospital that took high-risk p...

8. What do you think about the use of Cytotec?

   lesleyg replied to CardioTrans's topic in Ob/Gyn

   This is in response to the nursing student who is convinced that cytotec is a dangerous drug that should not be used during inductions. I practice as an RN in boston and did my student practicum at Mass General Hospital, which is one of the best hos...

9. I wish I didn't feel like this

   lesleyg replied to AcosmicRN's topic in New Nurse

   Hi I think that you got the triage question correct- I studied emergency stuff for the boards and there is a specific order that you treat patients in a disaster and the ones who have the least chance of surviving (I.e fixed pupils, "dead in the bed"...

10. Taking boards in two weeks

    lesleyg replied to anutmeg's topic in New Nurse

    Did I mention that the Kaplan CD SUCKS?!!! I was getting scores of 60-65% and thought I was really in trouble but I guess it helped prepare me. My advise is take the tests but don't feel bad if you do bad because it doesn't mean you won't pass.

11. Taking boards in two weeks

    lesleyg replied to anutmeg's topic in New Nurse

    I was the same way and you are not going to feel better until you take the test and pass it. I took kaplan, scored borderline on the readiness test, and then studied for three weeks strait by doing questions and going through the content book and ty...

12. New here, need your help

    lesleyg replied to chrysalus1003's topic in New Nurse

    Hi, I also took kaplan and was scoring 60-65% on the practice tests. I studied for exactly three weeks by typing notes on the course book (I literally typed about 20 pages a day and then studied them). HOwever, I thought I was screwed big time when...