LeiaT

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1. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

   LeiaT replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

   I have quite a few stores from working on the Med-Surg and Psych units for the past three years. I'll start with the first paranormal experience that I had (at the hospital, at least): I was newly out of nursing school and just started being charge ...

2. RN pat ratio and how many other helpers??

   LeiaT replied to ChristinaNcRN's topic in Med-Surg

   Weekend night med-surg unit. Nurse/patient ratio is usually 5.1, rarely 4:1. Usually at least one admission during the night (I have only had 7 pts one night in my entire 2 years). Charge nurse also takes a full pt load. We don't have techs or CN...

3. Taking the first step, online ADN to MSN

   LeiaT posted a topic in Post Graduate

   I am planning on starting my ADN to MSN online through The College Network (Regis University) very soon. I have set up an appointment with a local preceptor (?) to get general information and to ask about financing/etc. I am glad that I actually to...

4. light headed when wearing a particulate respirator

   LeiaT replied to LeiaT's topic in General Nursing

   yes... :)

5. light headed when wearing a particulate respirator

   LeiaT posted a topic in General Nursing

   i recently had a patient with tb. most of the time when i have these patients, i minimize my time in the room, taking breaks, grouping care, etc. this particular patient needed more care, so i was in the room at one point for probably twenty minute...

6. Post Fall 05 acceptance schools here ctxt

   LeiaT replied to adnstudentnurse's topic in General Students

   I got accepted to an ADN program here in Tennessee....I made a post similar to this one in the pre-nursing student forums...it's called Roll Call '05, so you may want to check it out, too!

7. No She/he Did Not!!!

   LeiaT replied to Maggie in NC's topic in General Students

   No He didn't recieve a text message in class and proceed to REPLY, making a beep for every button that he pushed! :uhoh21:

8. No She/he Did Not!!!

   LeiaT replied to Maggie in NC's topic in General Students

   I don't know why, but that made me laugh out loud!

9. No She/he Did Not!!!

   LeiaT replied to Maggie in NC's topic in General Students

   Ewwwwww no!

10. soooo...anyway....

    LeiaT replied to DZcarrie's topic in General Students

    I haven't begun clinicals or anything yet, but... I have some ideas: OB nursing, Surgery, Research..I'd also like to become a lactation consultant and maybe a midwife--but we'll see after I do my OB rounds!

11. u know there is a "pre-nursing student forum

    LeiaT replied to beautimouslove's topic in General Students

    i feel that if this really was a problem the moderators would move the posts. this is general nursing student discussion, remember. i know people have said this before me, but thanks "cooler than me " nursing students (and rns that post here)!!

12. Anyone go to MTSU?

    LeiaT replied to belabelisa's topic in General Students

    I don't go to MTSU either, but I do live in Middle TN and go to Motlow. Hello!

13. Next set of questions...

    LeiaT replied to twinmommy+2's topic in General Students

    Here are my guesses-- c b a? d?

14. Ok, shall we try it again?

    LeiaT replied to twinmommy+2's topic in General Students

    keep em coming! I haven't even begun nursing school and I already feel smarter! I'm sure that feeling will go away in, um...about 3 months!!!

15. new students - what do you fear most?

    LeiaT replied to speedykicks's topic in General Students

    Great mental picture!...haha, sounds like something I'd do!