skyyhiflygirl

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1. Your school's nursing cap

   skyyhiflygirl replied to S.N. Visit's topic in General Students

   I am currently a student at COD. We only purchase caps for the Pinning ceremony now. It has one maroon and one gold stripe. Also, we now wear solid maroon scrubs from Aviator. No more white except for graduation. Yay!

2. Night shift & social life

   skyyhiflygirl replied to acebsn05's topic in New Nurse

   I am usually sleeping while my friends are working. Its great because I get together with them and I am refreshed and ready to go and they are exhausted from a days work. By the way, I work 12 hour shifts and only three or four per week (full time ...

3. I Feel So OLD In My Class!

   skyyhiflygirl replied to land64shark's topic in General Students

   44 years old here and starting my 3rd semester. I am not the oldest in my class and definitely not the youngest. I have so much camaraderie with my fellow classmates that I feel 20 something when I hang with them. It has really given me a perspect...

4. Where do you buy your scrubs?

   skyyhiflygirl replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

   I am absolutely in love with Aviator Uniforms. The best fit and the best fabric that I have ever owned. The pockets on the pants they sell are to die for and they have a million custom options for pockets. http://www.aviatoruniforms.com

5. As a nursing student...

   skyyhiflygirl replied to MMARN's topic in General Students

   It is neither a step forward or a step backward. Its just different.

6. Had orientation today

   skyyhiflygirl replied to SoulShine75's topic in General Students

   This is EXACTLY what I did. It made my life so much better to just open up that little calendar with all the information stuffed into it. I even put my reading assignments into it. It was by FAR less confusing than the syllabus and gave me a MUCH ...

7. What is telemetry?

   skyyhiflygirl replied to selulion's topic in General Students

   I am a student nurse assistant on telemetry. We actually have 4 telemetry units, each one is 30 beds and each has a completely different focus, though all of them monitor cardiac rhythms. . .

8. As a nursing student...

   skyyhiflygirl replied to MMARN's topic in General Students

   The problem is that now a days it is perfectly acceptable to sleep with someone before marrying them. That is why people only date one at a time. I mean if you sleep with more than one at a time you are considered a "slut or loose, etc".

9. Scrub sites... again

   skyyhiflygirl replied to bowkerj's topic in General Students

   My favorite scrubs are Aviator Scrubs. They are more expensive than most but are by far much more superior in quality than most. Definitely worth the money. http://www.aviatorscrubs.com

10. Finished Semester One (of 4)

    skyyhiflygirl replied to JR816's topic in General Students

    STRESS RELIEF. . . The party after the semester is over. LOL. After first semester ended we had maybe 10 people at the end of semester blow-out. After this 2nd semester we were maybe lacking 2 people out of the entire class (31). I guess the stre...

11. Share your highlights of the semester!!!

    skyyhiflygirl replied to alexillytom's topic in General Students

    Just finished my second semester. Discovered I really do not care for pediatric nursing, also discovered that I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE trauma ER nursing. Didn't think that going in so it was an interesting learn. My first patient of the semester was a ma...

12. catecholamines

    skyyhiflygirl replied to onduty23's topic in General Students

    That was some really great info. They were giving dobutamine in the cardiac stepdown the other night on a guy waiting for a pacemaker. They didn't want to make him tachy but did want to get the rate up into the 50s. . .someone suggested dopamine an...

13. I cannot get past the "Phelgm" issue.

    skyyhiflygirl replied to JGLPN2BE's topic in General Students

    Your post cracked me up. I did a one day ER rotation where I was up to my ears in phlegm, blood, pus, etc. The cake was the guy with the severed small artery. . .it was shooting blood like a fountain, just like a cartoon. . . Hate the hacking sound...

14. What "JOB" did you work to put yourself though School?

    skyyhiflygirl replied to NurseMatt's topic in General Students

    Started out waitressing (great tips), then after the first semester of nursing school decided to work as a student nursing assistant. Definitely hard work but I work 3 to 4 12's a pay period (2 weeks) and make enough money to cover the bills with di...

15. As a nursing student...

    skyyhiflygirl replied to MMARN's topic in General Students

    ROFLMAO. . . The reason I laugh is that I flirt and am flirted with a lot. It is innocent as I am married and very happily I must say. It cracks me up when the young ones (nursing students and doctors alike) start asking me questions like "how is h...