tollern

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1. If I get a B, does it matter how I ranked in class in terms of %?

   tollern replied to Bala Shark's topic in General Students

   agree with the above posters......employers care that you passed the NCLEX and have license...I've never been asked about grades or transcripts

2. Kaplan questions

   tollern replied to heaverboo2006's topic in NCLEX

   http://WWW.KAPLANNURSING.COM

3. Lower cost of living in NC? Whaddya mean? :>)

   tollern replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in North Carolina

   hello Susan & Vickie, what counties are you in, sounds like Susan lives in the Cary, Garner area I have found the Lee & Harnett County areas cheaper than Wake with easy access to hospitals like Wake Med, Duke, Cape Fear & Moore Reg. I li...

4. New to Dialysis

   tollern replied to roseynurse345's topic in Urology

   Don't worry. Try to think about it from the patients view.....their graft/fistula is their lifeline. they have been taught to protect it, washing before cannulation, no bp's, no iv sticks, they rmember how long it took for a fistula to mature or may ...

5. Don't laugh, but... what if I throw up??

   tollern replied to Alice b.'s topic in General Nursing

   Nothing is as bad as a GI bleed IMHO. Once I had a patient with a massive GI bleed and was having trouble holding it down since he had explosive diarrhea several times that day.....At lunch I got a pack a listerine strips on the advice of a 'seasoned...

6. watches - best for nurses?

   tollern replied to LanaBanana's topic in General Students

   best watches 1. stretch band for easy handwashing 2. large black numbers on a white background (cause I can't see for squat) 3. sweep second hand 4. military time (if you are like me and have trouble remembering MT) 5. cheap one that can be trashed i...

7. You know the family is nuts when...

   tollern replied to Adam D. RN2005's topic in Humor

   when you actually have daughter, mother and father in psych unit within a one month time frame, but not all at the same time......with issues ranging from bipolar disorder to depression to schizophrenia to substance abuse......and they request the sa...

8. White Pants Underwear Woes

   tollern replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing

   I posted this on another post about white scrubs, but I wear white nursing support hose under white scrubs, can't see panties lines and my legs don;t hurt after 12 hours on my feet.

9. Anyone Here Sew their own Scrubs?

   tollern replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

   wearing white nursing support hose is great too, for not showing anything under white pants AND my legs don't feel like white hot pokers of fire after 12 hours : )

10. What is that smell?

    tollern replied to sharann's topic in General Nursing

    Oh THE SMELL! My 16 y/o has the same thing......i've learned never to enter without FEBREZE......I've crawled around on hands and knees smelling carpet, smelled the sheets, under the bed, the trash can, you name it.....it's just there. Can't identify...

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

    tollern replied to Brownms46's topic in Humor

    I thought of another... how about when you are in the OR and the smell of cautery smoke makes you CRAVE a BBQ sandwich. The first time this happened I thought I was nutz!

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

    tollern replied to Brownms46's topic in Humor

    A real nurse......when husband, wife, kids, parents, family members, neighbors, etc. complain about their back ache, stomach ache, sore throat, gas pains, sore muscles, HA....will reply..."Rate your pain on a scale 1-10" I used to be quilty of tell...

13. Question about shoes.....

    tollern posted a topic in General Nursing

    I know this has been addressed before but I need your educated opinion(s). I went shopping today and "invested" in a pair of Dansko's. I also tried on a pair of Quark's and loved the way they felt on my feet. I was a little concerned about the lig...

14. 50% Failed!!!!!

    tollern replied to WannaBRN4's topic in Student Assist

    Oh.....another note...... Our school has the most requested applicants for employment than any schools in the surrounding 5 counties. Employers know that our program is one of the most difficult and the nurses come out well prepared for employment. O...

15. 50% Failed!!!!!

    tollern replied to WannaBRN4's topic in Student Assist

    I attended nursing school in a rural town at the community college. Our class started with 54 students. We lost the majority in 1st semester and then only a handful the next 2 semesters. Went into the Critical care/4th semester with 18...ended with 9...