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greatshakes

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  1. I finally passed 6th time

    greatshakes replied to mimidragon's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    AWESOME. welcome New

  2. HELP with resume & almost no experience!

    greatshakes replied to onehusbandsevenkids's topic in First Year After Licensure

    One husband seven children sorry about spelling errors. In a

  3. HELP with resume & almost no experience!

    greatshakes replied to onehusbandsevenkids's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi one husband seven kids All those clinical hours and preceptorship time was experience. You explain you were a student and worked within scope of competence etc. Where it says accessment criteria,...

  4. Quitting smoking.. for real this time.

    greatshakes replied to tachybradyRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Allimariee All the best with it. I have posted before about my smoking.I have given up for third time. First 4 1/2 years with hyponotherapy, snd time 6 months after staple in ear, zyban and patches...

  5. Ex smokers

    greatshakes replied to greatshakes's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Thanks everyone for your posts. Well it's almost three weeks since I quit for the third and last time and I am not missing them quite as much. All smoking is banned in public places where food is...

  6. Torres Strait Nurses

    greatshakes posted a topic in International Nursing

    Hi all. A bit of a concern re the Nurses and now teachers leaving in Torres Strait. (We lived there for 2 1/2 years between 1981 -84). Security is always a concern and one has to wonder how Government...

  7. Somethings very wrong here..

    greatshakes replied to MaleNursesRock's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Isn't move him out of danger the obvious one? Just don't get hit

  8. 1 question and a solution (not serious stuff)

    greatshakes replied to greatshakes's topic in Retired Nurses

    Hi Bernama Good day again to all at Allnurses. Remember I asked about the castellani's paint. Spray hairspray on it and rub. Supposed to be okay for ink as well. Takes out quite a bit. For makeup of...

  9. wondering about diabetic's appearance

    greatshakes posted a topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    This might sound a bit confusing but here goes. There is a lady I know in late thirties and she apparently has diabetes. She has not been well of late. From what I understand she has played squash...

  10. Am I incompetent?

    greatshakes replied to rnrae's topic in Agency Nurses

    I haven't been an agency nurse but I know how I feel about one place I worked and I am not going back again. It's LTC and they know and I know I am a bit slower than most handing out the meds but...

  11. OR experience for students?

    greatshakes replied to vickynurse's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Oh bugger ...sorry about the triple entry I did not know it had gone in so repeated

  12. OR experience for students?

    greatshakes replied to vickynurse's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I got to do a week in theatre and loved it. I'd lost my voice during another prac and had to make up time and even though I'd asked for theatre or A & E I didn't think I'd ever get there. It was...

  13. OR experience for students?

    greatshakes replied to vickynurse's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I got to do a week in theatre and loved it. I'd lost my voice during another prac and had to make up time and even though I'd asked for theatre or A & E I didn't think I'd ever get there. It was...

  14. OR experience for students?

    greatshakes replied to vickynurse's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I wil never forget my week in the OR. I had a week to make up as I had lost my voice prior to another prac with this facilitator. I was hoping I'd get something interesting. I had earlier applied for...

  15. Not giving up

    greatshakes replied to grentea's topic in First Year After Licensure

    all people fall...the great ones get back up!... cardiotrans. i just love this. thanks. all i could see when i did fall was the number of people who'd know i had stuffed up. it just made me more...

  16. Please help Personal question

    greatshakes posted a topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    The other night I was with a so called friend at home. We were having Christmas drinks. He proceeded to make mine double scotches. During the night I had two heavy falls. Blackening my eye and hurting...

  17. Has anyone puchased the wound or IV Push on Ebay?

    greatshakes replied to NC Girl BSN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Do you students have to buy all this. The only things we had to purchase in Qld was a stethescope, nurse's watch, scissors, calculator and digital thermometer in addition to our books. When we had...

  18. Please Help Me!! 50 pts med pass [New grad]

    greatshakes replied to medsurgcutie's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have to admit I am disenchanted with my current LTC too and thinking of dropping the job. One week I get three nights then two months later not even a day then they will ring out of the blue and...

  19. Sore feet! And what's a "corn" anyway?

    greatshakes replied to vampireslayer's topic in General Nursing

    Hi All I hobble around like an old woman about 2 1/2-3 weeks after I go to my podiatrist every month. My little toes are like little fat lumps and I have corns between toes and hard skin on the...

  20. Insulin dosaging with proper syringe choice

    greatshakes replied to Jedi of Zen's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I tend to agree with daytonite about the measurement calculation. My tuberculin syinge says the same graded measurements on each side and goes up to a mL altogether. each ten graduations is 10, 100...

  21. Injection into a patient's head

    greatshakes posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello Just a general query. A carer took her client to the Doctors as the client had a really bad headache which was radiating from the neck upwards. The carer was told by the client that she had...

  22. Have you gone to patient's funeral?

    greatshakes replied to sunfirebsn's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Yes I have, one was a resident where I worked and I just loved her, another was a patient in the same nursing home as my husband died in and I had been to uni with him. I spent some time in his room...

  23. Insulin dosaging with proper syringe choice

    greatshakes replied to Jedi of Zen's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Don't know if this helps either and has probably been posted but I was told to use a tuberculin syringe which is very thin, graduated finely and goes up to 1

  24. passed nclex after seven attempts

    greatshakes replied to RNendurance's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Excellent. A nurse who knows what they want and sticks around to get it.

  25. "Maybe you shouldn't be a nurse"

    greatshakes replied to krazy_coconuts's topic in General Nursing

    Natania I agree with the fact that you'd rather find out in the first semester. In fact I challenged the nursing school for letting me go to week 10 in one subject and then let me know I wasn't...