hollybear1414

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1. are you tougher on foreign nurses?

   hollybear1414 replied to ItsTheDude's topic in General Nursing

   Aren't you the nurse that admits to sleeping on the job when doing homecare nursing? Yeah I think I'd rather have a hard working foreign nurse take care of me than a lazy American. (Not saying all Americans are lazy by any means).

2. akward situations in the home

   hollybear1414 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Private Duty

   um, sleeping on the job is completely unacceptable. You are being paid to be there for the 8-12 hours to monitor and take care of the patient. How can you properly monitor them if you are asleep? What if something were to happen while you were "nappi...

3. I want OUT!!!!

   hollybear1414 replied to shoegalRN's topic in New Nurse

   I think you are being way too hard on yourself. You sound to me like an excellent new nurse who has potential for great things. Perhaps the ICU just isn't for you. I imagine it would be insanely intimidating for a new grad to start out in such a crit...

4. Only working in Home Health??

   hollybear1414 replied to rmbt418's topic in Home Health

   I am a new grad working in the home and just love it. I would never want to work in a hospital/office/LTC/TCU setting now. I feel so spoiled! :) If it's what you are happy doing then don't worry about what others have to say. The whole "you need that...

5. Has anyone ever felt this way?

   hollybear1414 replied to N02ADN's topic in General Students

   you sound like a typical nursin student to me! lol It gets much better after you graduate and find a job. Hang in there!

6. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

   hollybear1414 replied to yazisizit's topic in Humor

   word to the wise- dont ever read this thread whilst drinking a bottle of beer, eating clam chowder and chocolate pudding for dessert. :uhoh21:

7. Is it OK to not work for a few years after passing NCLEX?

   hollybear1414 replied to barkandwag's topic in New Nurse

   I would only do this if the guy happens to be a millionaire and you're looking to marry him. seriously though, I would at least try to find a very part time job in a TCU or something. Maybe like every other weekend? At least that way you can keep yo...

8. New passing standard for the NCLEX-RN Examination to Start on APRIL 1, 2010

   hollybear1414 replied to bogchi2000's topic in NCLEX

   Isn't this what they always do? I was told in an NCLEX seminar I attended that they usually raise the standards every few years.

9. I want to get into nursing school, but I have no insurance? Ever Been You?

   hollybear1414 replied to TrinaCNA's topic in Student Assist

   our school just required us to get student nurse insurance. I think it was only like 10 dollars. I didnt have health insurance all through school because I couldnt work fulltime.

10. Where to get more patient interaction?

    hollybear1414 replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in General Nursing

    If you dont mind the pay decrease I would definatley recommend home health. I am doing pediatric home health right now. I spend all day with my little patient and get to do all their treatments and the charting is very minimal cause you're only chart...

11. Getting Ready for the 5th Go-Round

    hollybear1414 replied to ShannyRN's topic in NCLEX

    I passed on my first try and I am an atheist.

12. another precaution question

    hollybear1414 replied to scared2death's topic in NCLEX

    I believe the answer is RSV. I think that's just standard precautions.

13. Pearsonvue Trick Is this TRUE? Does it work every time?

    hollybear1414 replied to brichielpn08's topic in NCLEX

    Denis- don't worry you DEF. PASSED! go celebrate! :)

14. STRANGE # OF NCLEX Questions!

    hollybear1414 replied to caviel's topic in NCLEX

    There's really no way to predict. You can literally pass or fail at ANY number. and the odds are alwasy around 88% that you passed at any number so dont stress. have you done the pearsonvue trick yet? it works.

15. Would like to get some feedback on this NCLEX question

    hollybear1414 replied to Jedi of Zen's topic in New Nurse

    The answer is A. I know for a fact because i saw this exact same question in one of my NCLEX books. I thought it was C too but it's A. I think you're only supposed to wait 5 minutes. I dunno, it kind of depends on the situation and the type of drop/o...