BamaRN

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  1. Your Pet and your schedule...

    I live alone, work 12 hour shifts and have a minature poodle (pierre). He does good when I am gone. When I have to work, I get up and feed Pierre while Im getting ready then let him out right before I leave. He has dry food out just in case he get...
  2. Anyone ever pass out at work....I just did :'(

    I have never passed out, but my blood sugar bottoms out all the time. yesterday i started getting shaky in a pts room and excused myself quickly to check my blood sugar. I barely made it down the hall. my bs was 40 (i start getting symptomatic aro...
  3. Online Nurse

    hey - i too will be glad to help you. im a new nurse so i still have school, nclex etc on the brain as well. let me know if i can help candice
  4. Did you see a positive PPD result?

    I have had around 10 PPD tests and every time I get one the site looks worse than the one before. I think I may have reactions to the stuff they inject. Last one I too had a red bump about as big as a dime and it hurt. This took like 2 weeks to cl...
  5. Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo Woes

    I took it for 4 months and hated it- my periods never regulated, pms was worse and i gained like 15 pounds. I went back to my doc and she changed it to yasmin which i have taken for about 3 years and I love. my periods come the same day (even the s...
  6. For all the RN's that passed nclex on 1st shot

    Ok the first thing to do is calm down - no need in freaking out about it because odds are youll pass and if not its not the end of the world, you just take it again. I took 2 review courses and answered about 3000 questions. I also read thru a revi...
  7. Feeling like I'm a lousy nurse (rant)

    The one thing I pride myself on is organization and time management. I have figured out a way to get my am assessment/med pass/nursing notes finished usually before the experienced nurses do. After report I gather all my piggybacks and narcotics tha...
  8. Let's introduce ourselves...

    Hey - Im Candice. I just found out 2 days ago that i passed boards!! I work on a med/surg floor. Im on my 5th week of orientation.
  9. stressed out man

    congratulations!! I found out that i passed today too!!
  10. Shut off at 75

    Oh my lord - i too am freaking out. I took it today and like so many of you i have no earthly clue how I did - no idea at all. It cut off at 75 so Im hoping that is a good sign. My state (AL) doesnt do the quick results thing so i have to wait fo...
  11. preparing for nclex

    Well the long hard road through nursing school is finally over for me!! Now i have one more hurdle to jump over before begining my new career - the nclex. I was just wondering how ya'll prepared for boards. Any suggestions will help. Thanks!
  12. Who is your Favorite TV or Movie nurse?

    I was wondering if anyone was going to say Gaylord Focker!! He is my fave :)
  13. ? about birth control ?

    When I first got on BC a few years ago I took Ortho Tricyclen Lo. I hated it - it didnt help regulate my period and I gained about 20 pounds while taking it. So I went back to my Gyn and she put me on Yasmin. Ive been taking that for about 2 years...
  14. Funniest injury you have ever seen.....

    ok when I was little I for some dumb reason wanted to be hurt - I would do things like put on ace bandages on the school bus and tell everyone I sprained my wrist. I have no idea why I did this. Anyways when I was 7 I was playing outside and though...
  15. Night Nurses-Pts think we sleep?

    WHAT??? You mean thats not what ya'll do at night? Well my hospital can just forget me working the night shift when I graduate then. :rotfl: :rotfl: