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  1. I PASSED NCLEX-RN! so thank to allnurses.com
    Congrats!
    Apr 23
    Forum: NCLEX Discussion Forum
  2. Free Kindle Books!
    Thanks!
    Mar 24
    Forum: General Nursing Discussion
  3. St. Joseph - Marshfield Critical Care Internship
    What is the cost of living like in Marshfield? Is it a family friendly town? How is housing in the area?
    Mar 20
    Forum: Wisconsin Nursing
  4. Private loans & community colleges
    Does your PCT job offer tuition reimbursement? That can help a lot!
    Jan 12
    Forum: General Nursing Student
  5. Is anyone else graduating
    Gosh, I hope its normal! I graduate in 125 more days. I am sooo excited! I feel like I have been in school forever, but yet feel like I know NOTHING! I hope someone can comment on here saying...
    Jan 12
    Forum: General Nursing Student
  6. Single Mother Starting RN Program
    Single mom of 4 kids here, no help from their dad at all. I am in my last semester of nursing school. You can do this! It will be hard, but it is possible. (Where there is a will, there is a way)....
    Jan 12
    Forum: General Nursing Student
  7. Any final year students finishing this year?
    I remember back when I was doing my pre-reqs. All I could think of was how long this process is going to be. Now its my last semester, and all I can think of is how fast May is coming! I can't...
    Jan 5
    Forum: General Nursing Student
  8. Moving to MKE....LPN looking for advice
    my friend is a cna in Milwaukee. She lives in Cudahy, that is where Gen. Mitchell airport is located. It is a good area to live in, from what I saw. She has 3 small children, and she is not...
    Jan 5
    Forum: Wisconsin Nursing
  9. Traps of interviewing (Health Assessment)
    "Tell me about the time you found out you were pregnant..."
    Nov 5, '12
    Forum: General Nursing Student
  10. Transitions Clinical options
    Thanks for the response, I really haven't made a choice yet. I really have mad respect for med/surg nurses, sorry if my post came off differently, I reread my post. I might just end up loving...
    Oct 21, '12
    Forum: General Nursing Student
  11. Transitions Clinical options
    In our last semester of nursing school, we have a class that is like a clinical, but we pretty much are one on one with an actual nurse, all by ourselves. For this clinical, we get to pretty much...
    Oct 21, '12
    Forum: General Nursing Student
  12. Worst Day of School EVER..Please help
    I don't understand how they expect you to know that something someone else wrote was plagerized? In group work, everyone does their own work and you compile it all into one assignment to hand in. ...
    Mar 29, '12
    Forum: General Nursing Student
  13. 2nd Nursing Cartoon caption contest - win $100
    New and improved "Rock Cammode" The best commode for your patients with C-Diff. Now only $19.95 +$1,000 S/H
    Mar 13, '12
    Forum: About A Nurse - Nursing Cartoon Series
  14. For those in ADN programs -- how many patients do you have in clinical?
    I am in my second semester, we only get one patient, if that.
    Feb 24, '12
    Forum: General Nursing Student
  15. Anyone else prefer custom made scrubs
    I am not a seamstress by a far shot, but if you like the cherokee scrubs, couldn't you just seam rip a set of scrubs apart, and use that as your template? Just a suggestion, not sure if it is...
    Jan 8, '12
    Forum: Nursing Scrubs / Uniforms / Gear
  16. OMG I made it through the first semester!
    Yes! There were 2 classes that I got through by the skin of my teeth. Great job, and good luck in the next semester!
    Dec 29, '11
    Forum: General Nursing Student
  17. What Committees are you on?
    I was thinking about joining a committee on my floor, we have a ton of them and they are always looking for new members. Are there any advantages to being on one of them? (besides making your...
    Nov 23, '11
    Forum: General Nursing Discussion
  18. IM injections, to aspirate or not?
    Thanks for the CDC info, it was very interesting. Yes, I see where they say not to aspirate. Also, I see no mention of Z track either. I assume they are teaching it the other way because...
    Nov 10, '11
    Forum: General Nursing Student
  19. IM injections, to aspirate or not?
    Thank you for the spelling correction, spell check wasn't working for me. Our teachers taught us to wait 10 seconds before removing the needle to allow the medication time to be absorbed.
    Nov 10, '11
    Forum: General Nursing Student
  20. Potentially great job while in nursing school "unoffered" because of HR
    Aw man! What a bummer! I would be really upset too. I can't imagine how it must have felt to get that call from HR. I can totaly understand the bad taste it must have left in your mouth. I mean,...
    Nov 10, '11
    Forum: General Nursing Student
  21. Nursing Books
    I always check Amazon for textbooks before buying them from my school bookstore, I have saved hundreds of dollars with them! I had prime for students too, but my time ran out :(
    Nov 10, '11
    Forum: General Nursing Student
  22. IM injections, to aspirate or not?
    I am a 1st semester ADN student. We were told that we should aspirate when giving IM injections, using the Z track method, wait 10 seconds after med is in before removing needle. That is the method...
    Nov 10, '11
    Forum: General Nursing Student
  23. Can someone explaine dimensional analysis to me?
    I mean, I understand what it is, and how all the cancelling out works and what not, but my confusion comes in when deciding what goes where. How do you know what to put in the first equation,...
    Sep 8, '11
    Forum: Nursing Student Assistance
  24. Wisconsin Background Check Not Necessary for Licensure?
    http://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/forms/F8/F82064.pdf In accordance with the provisions of Chapters 48.685 and 50.065, Wis. Stats., for persons who have been convicted of certain acts, crimes,...
    Sep 8, '11
    Forum: General Nursing Student
  25. iPad or MacBook Air? for Nursing Student?
    I want both, but can't afford any :cool: I would go with the MBP for sure!
    Sep 8, '11
    Forum: Mobile Apps For Nurses