rn2bnot

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1. I'm just whining...

   rn2bnot posted a topic in General Students

   I was going the LPN route with hopes of eventually turning that into a BSN and evenutally MSN. After speaking with LPN's and reading many things about it, I decided to forego LPN and focus on getting my BSN by way of ADN. My husband is in the milit...

2. What do/did you say when...

   rn2bnot replied to Nalini's topic in LPN/LVN

   I've been asked this question too many times and after a while I started doubting myself...my favorite person to ask me, and who did so with such a condescending tone, hadn't even graduated high school let alone do any vocational training in their li...

3. Anyone have/had extreme anxiety?

   rn2bnot replied to Bambi's topic in General Students

   holy cow - i'm not the only terrified student out there! what a relief! before i had my first clinical, i thought that my only worries would be how to overcome the smell of poop, or stifle myself from being sick when caring for trach patients...aft...

4. Full-time mom in VA Beach needs a school!

   rn2bnot replied to usmcwife's topic in Virginia

   I had to respond - it's not often you meet other Marine wives in the Virginia Beach area - I'm assuming you are stationed at Camp Elmore? I lived in San Diego for 6 years (1992-1998). I think the advice others gave you - Old Dominion, TCC, et. al. ...

5. California license plates

   rn2bnot replied to EMTPTORN's topic in General Nursing

   I lived in California for six years - military - and the cops were all too "out of state plate happy" - they tried to get me several times but because I'm a military dependent and my hubby's home state of record was elsewhere, they weren't successful...

6. White uniform dress common nowadays?

   rn2bnot replied to FutureIsBlue's topic in General Nursing

   My $0.02: As a student, I have to wear all white scrubs, which I hate. They stain easily, no matter what you do, everyone can see your underwear, and to make it worse, my school requires that we wear a smock over the scrubs. This smock is blue and...

7. Where are you?

   rn2bnot replied to ClimbingNurse's topic in General Nursing

   i was assisting a patient into bed for her afternoon nap when her room mate became excited about the sound of helicopters flying over the facility. (i'm in virginia beach, va and majority of the atlantic fleet has returned home from deployment today...

8. Where are you?

   rn2bnot replied to ClimbingNurse's topic in General Nursing

   in the same ball park, i was asking a patient who had recently been admitted what brought her to the nursing home. without missing a beat, she hissed, "my daughter!" :imbar