MNnurseMom

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1. Breastfeeding after c-section

   MNnurseMom replied to camay1221_RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I had my daughter by C/S and my husband took her to the "recovery room" while they stitched my up. They then wheeled me into recovery and the nurse said, "let's see if this little girl is hungry". Yes she was! :) That couldn't have been but maybe ...

2. To other LPN's that went through RN school

   MNnurseMom replied to michelle95's topic in LPN/LVN

   I also am an RN who just got my license in June. Before that, I had been an LPN for 19 years. I think I expected to feel something different after graduating. I realized though, that since I had been an LPN for so long, that I know a great deal of...

3. What was IV tubing made of before the invention of plastics?

   MNnurseMom replied to sunnyjohn's topic in General Nursing

   I was an LPN for 19 years before I just became an RN. About 15 years ago, when I was working in Long Term Care, we were lucky to have one box of gloves in the building for all the cares. You never wore gloves to change pads, clean people, or change...

4. ER violence

   MNnurseMom replied to night fox's topic in Emergency

   I saw the anger of a father once in the ER when I was at the Children's Hospital with my daughter. He was there with a gun waiting for his child to be seen. Unfortunately we were in the next exam room. A nurse came to our room, closed us in the ro...

5. MDS staffing

   MNnurseMom replied to FrazzledRN's topic in Geriatric

   I work in a LTC facility with approx 150 beds. We have a transitional care unit which is mostly Medicare. Then we also do all the MDS's for the other residents each quarter. No we do not do all the assessments, but we do a few of them. We audit t...

6. Other Side of Coin---Less than Humble New Grads

   MNnurseMom replied to Mystery5's topic in General Nursing

   I don't know if I would allow a student to care for me. I think if I was alert enough to watch what was being done........I would watch carefully if they were caring for my children. There was a student nurse that helped care for my daughter, but I...

7. Isn't this a joke?

   MNnurseMom replied to ZZTopRN's topic in General Nursing

   My daughter went through 7 hospitalizations in a winter a few years back. We were at Children's Hospital. The care there was beyond wonderful. We didn't receive any cards afterwards......maybe we weren't gone long enough between visits.....anyways...

8. NCLEX Number of Questions and Clarification

   MNnurseMom replied to cjmmsn98's topic in NCLEX

   DukeSirValentine, I got both of my easy med calculations in the last part of my test. I mean they were so easy that I almost stood up and yelled, "Yeah, I got two right for sure!" My machine went off at 76, not 75 but 76. I did pass though, so don...

9. Anyone fail with 75 questions?

   MNnurseMom replied to emmatt's topic in NCLEX

   Mine shut off at 76!!! I thought Good Grief, 76? Why not 75? I did find out the next day that I had passed. We can find out in ususally 48-72 hours, but mine was about 32 hours.

10. # of Questions before Nclex...

    MNnurseMom replied to nursing 101's topic in NCLEX

    I have to tell everyone what I did the 2 evenings before I took the NCLEX. I sat in the family room studying and every once in a while I would tell my husband something interesting I had learned. He finally said, "give me the book". He started rea...

11. NCLEX Number of Questions and Clarification

    MNnurseMom replied to cjmmsn98's topic in NCLEX

    Hi, I took the NCLEX on June. I graduated on May 11. I had an NCLEX book with a CD as well as a Kaplan book with a CD I bought at Borders. I did not take any official study groups, but met twice with a few fellow students. I answered 76 questions...

12. Brainstorming, End of life and Morphine use.

    MNnurseMom replied to Antikigirl's topic in Hospice

    Here is a story I have about a personal experience with a family member who was dying. It was my father. As an LPN at the time as well as a daughter, it was a hard thing to endure. I know this story is long....I wrote it for an English class.........

13. Welcome to the new Nursing Student Assistance Forum

    MNnurseMom replied to RNPATL's topic in Student Assist

    I have gone through all the same feelings, frustrations, and anxieties as you. I had chest pain/tightness the first day of classes so bad I was sure I was having a heart attack. It goes away as you learn to relax. I have finished all my laundry for...

14. What Is/ Was your grading scale in nursing school?

    MNnurseMom replied to brina's topic in General Nursing

    I have my finals on Monday. Here is our scale. 77-84 = C 85-92 = B 93-100 =A If you get less than 77% in either theory or clinicals, you fail. If you get 98% on theory but 76% in theory, you fail. So your final grade is an average of your theor...

15. Is this a normal feeling before graduation?

    MNnurseMom replied to shape0fmyheart's topic in New Nurse

    I too understand how you feel. I have been an LPN for 20 years and now will graduate from ASN program in 2 weeks!!!! I never thought I would make it this far. Our final test is not cumulative (luckily) but I am so nervous I won't pass it or someth...