chanie911

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1. Please help - diaper issues

   chanie911 replied to mc3's topic in School

   I work in a special ed preschool and all the TA's change diapers, but my nephew had this "problem" when he started school (eventually he transferred to a special school in because of other issues)...he just finished kindergarten and still in diapers ...

2. best pathway to NICU?

   chanie911 posted a topic in NICU

   I've always talked about working in a NICU "someday" (before actually going through nursing school, I was freaked out by the acuity level....now not as much). I've just finished my Associate for the RN (waiting to take NCLEX hopefully by the end of n...

3. LPN now, RN later?

   chanie911 posted a topic in Job Hunt

   I just finished the "RN" (ADN) portion of a 3-year program: the first year gives a certificate in practical nursing, and we sit for the LPN. The second year (which I just completed) gives an ADN and we sit for the NCLEX-RN (which I plan to take end o...

4. G/J tube vs 12 hour shifts?

   chanie911 posted a topic in Disabilities

   I am a new grad (I will call myself an "RN" when I pass NCLEX ) and am starting to look into what the job market looks like....I also have severe gastroparesis/CIPO and about 5 weeks before graduation had to "give in" and go for a j-tube placement. ...

5. RN-BSN vs RN-MSN?

   chanie911 posted a topic in Post Graduate

   I'm finishing my ADN next month, and have a previous BA and masters in another field. I know I need at least a BSN now to be competitive job-wise....and I have hopes of someday maybe working in NICU, so I thought I'd just bridge to my MSN (because if...

6. j-tube?

   chanie911 replied to chanie911's topic in Disabilities

   Thanks for this....I also have GP and CIPO (and esophageal hypomotility) but mine is enteric neuropathy (not myopathy--which seems to make a big difference when it comes to treatment options....). I'm actually very familiar with Oley (also ASPEN)--I ...

7. j-tube?

   chanie911 replied to chanie911's topic in Disabilities

   Last year my school told me I couldn't come in if I was doing an NJ trial (which never happened, but again, long story)...maybe because NJ would come out more easily? That makes sense....I want this SO BAD--I have overcome so much and gotten so far, ...

8. j-tube?

   chanie911 posted a topic in Disabilities

   The short version: I'm 2 semesters away from finishing my RN (got my LPN in Dec). I have refractory gastroparesis and multiple other GI issues (possible GI failure, esophageal and intestinal dysmotility, malabsorption, etc). I'm constantly in the ER ...

9. Applying to LPN Program Fall '14- Have Disability

   chanie911 replied to HopefulStudent14's topic in Disabilities

   Although I don't have CP, I do have several serious medical issues and I very much relate to your story. I am in my second year of nursing school now--passed my LPN, and am going for the RN (which, 5 months ago....heck, 3 months ago, I didn't think I...

10. Be the Nurse You Would Want As a Patient

    chanie911 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Rock

    I am one of those who is becoming a nurse because of the nurses (the good ones) who impacted me (and continue to) as I've dealt with both chronic and acute illnesses for the majority of my life....it's sometimes an odd "balance"--I'm the student nurs...

11. I'm a terrible patient now...

    chanie911 replied to douxmusique's topic in General Students

    You don't have to be in nursing school to DEMAND that whoever is treating you perform proper hand hygeine. There actually was a study done that most patients want to see their docs/nurses/etc do it but are too scared to ask. So don't be! I actually f...

12. What was/are the 3 things that got/get you through nursing school?

    chanie911 replied to crushlush's topic in General Students

    self-care hard work an incredible instructor who believes in me

13. "bad" evaluations given by students of faculty

    chanie911 replied to goingback's topic in Educators

    From a student perspective (though I can of course only speak for myself), I don't necessarily agree that a poor evaluation is because of a poor grade--nor is it necessarily due to a strict instructor. I value greatly the professors who have high exp...

14. LPN to RN Bridge programs in NY

    chanie911 replied to pkt00's topic in LPN-RN

    Monroe College in the Bronx. (I'm currently in the LPN cohort, but it's 1 year LPN, 2nd year RN, and there's a BSN unofficially in the works)