WDWpixieRN

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  1. Help please!!! Soon to be Arkansas RN Graduate- moving to Missouri

    WDWpixieRN replied to WTTsMom's topic in General Nursing

    I really wish I knew your answers, but am still a student myself and not planning on doing any moving once I graduate. I know a couple of classmates that are and I believe they were planning on...

  2. How many new nurses are seriously thinking about quiting?

    WDWpixieRN replied to PACNWNURSING's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm still a student so really know nothing, but what just KILLS me is that I'm a tech in the ER of a fairly small hospital. I have the potential to be hired here once I pass my RN. I happened to...

  3. Song lyrics that remind you of nursing...

    WDWpixieRN replied to grace90's topic in Nursing Humor

    Yes, it's Pink, "Just Like a Pill"....I LOVE this song and don't ask me why. I'm 50+ and it's kind of sick, but there's just something I like about this girl and her voice and music: I'm lyin' here...

  4. Welcome to the Missouri State Forum!

    WDWpixieRN replied to suebird3's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome

  5. Math Question!

    WDWpixieRN replied to 987!'s topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you will be aiming for a degree higher than an associate's you will almost certainly need the statistics. As to whether this particular class will be transferable, I couldn't tell you for sure. If...

  6. A classmate is going to QUIT! Please help...

    WDWpixieRN replied to kukukajoo's topic in General Students

    I think letting her know you are in her corner and willing to help in any way is great, but beyond that, you have to let her make her decision. As hard as it is to imagine, she must have her reasons...

  7. Wearing Gloves in the NICU

    WDWpixieRN replied to minky84's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I watched a nurse in the hospital where I am doing clinicals start an IV (on an adult) with no gloves...when she retracted the needle, the guy bled like a stuck pig all over her hands and down the...

  8. Barnes Jewish College

    WDWpixieRN replied to 2bNurseNik's topic in General Nursing

    Unlike many other programs, you don't arbitrarily get kicked out of the cc for not passing a dosage test. And so far, it hasn't been required to get 100% to pass. Each semester since first, we've...

  9. Barnes Jewish College

    WDWpixieRN replied to 2bNurseNik's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, Nik Nik....don't give up on the community colleges either...sometimes there's a reason why we have to wait....have you retaken the dosage test

  10. Let's spice it up, MO!

    WDWpixieRN replied to maggijo's topic in General Nursing

    They aren't flexible at all with your schedule? I am a tech at another SSM facility and have found them totally willing to work around my school schedule as suits both of

  11. I had a very bad day in clinical (ugh)...

    WDWpixieRN replied to ARRR10's topic in General Students

    The good thing about a bad day at clinicals is that it passes....meaning you usually have at least one night, and hopefully at least a week, before you have to go back and face it again!! I can not...

  12. Mean nurses

    WDWpixieRN replied to heather318's topic in General Students

    After 3 semesters of being on med/surg floors, I've just come to understand that there are some folks who tolerate us newbies better than others. And having come from 6+ years in the business world,...

  13. drug test results

    WDWpixieRN replied to EDnurse2009's topic in General Students

    :icon_hug: Wow, that just really stinks that they waited so late to notify you....it sounds like at this point you'll just have to suck it up and do whatever they decide is best to make this...

  14. can't decide between the NICU and ER

    WDWpixieRN replied to JulieRN07's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I did a student internship in the ER this summer and it was great exposure/experience for me as I realized I wasn't as in love with it as I thought I would be. We weren't level I, but it was...

  15. what is a good path to NICU nursing?

    WDWpixieRN replied to nightingale1969's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'd like to ask those of you with experience whether there is a preference for BSNs over ADNs?!? I am currently in an ADN program and will also graduate in May '08. One of my fellow students noted...

  16. Medication Administration Test suggestions

    WDWpixieRN replied to lulu rn's topic in General Students

    Memorization. Go over the steps over and over. If you have practice orders, use them to practice. Memorize. This will be a huge part of your new career and is vital during clinicals as well. Just...

  17. Considering a mid-career change into nursing - Yikes!

    WDWpixieRN replied to NHGUY's topic in General Students

    I am 51 and will be 52 in December when I complete my 3rd semester of my ADN program. I am not the oldest in my school either. No one has given me so much as a sideways glance since I started this...

  18. Nursing Student in Saint Louis needs help

    WDWpixieRN replied to dtermineddenise's topic in General Nursing

    The OPs original post is over a year old; I would be interested in hearing whether she and Tosie ever got in to a program? I wanted to point out that in reference to your reply, prospective students...

  19. I'm Back....

    WDWpixieRN replied to 2bNurseNik's topic in General Nursing

    Okay....so apparently you know HOW to do the math, it sounds like you just will need to take the time to be sure you've formatted the answers correctly. It just takes a few minutes to double-check...

  20. Is it too late

    WDWpixieRN replied to Jazy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Sheesh, I was 51 when I started my ADN program last fall. Age hasn't been an issue at all, but I truly envy those in their 20's and 30's as they will have so much more time to explore all that...

  21. I'm Back....

    WDWpixieRN replied to 2bNurseNik's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sure you are very frustrated at this point...it would help to get some other practice problems if possible....look at the student nursing forums or pre-nursing forums or just do a search on dosage...

  22. I'm Back....

    WDWpixieRN replied to 2bNurseNik's topic in General Nursing

    I hope you don't. I know there are limits on the # of times you can take this test per year, but I think you've got at least one more try, yes? Take the dosage calculations class again if you need...

  23. Lack of Confidence, I don't think I can do this!!

    WDWpixieRN replied to svno7659's topic in General Students

    Hi from a 3rd semester student in an ADN program!! I hadn't stepped foot in a hospital when I started last fall except to have my babies . We had about the same "training" as it sounds like you...

  24. How many new nurses are seriously thinking about quiting?

    WDWpixieRN replied to PACNWNURSING's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Can you give us some specifics about why you feel that way? Scary business since I am in my 3rd semester of an ADN

  25. Getting Frustrated w/ Classmates

    WDWpixieRN replied to Kathyz's topic in General Students

    I wouldn't share my notes except with a couple of very good friends. By this, my third semester, I know who's there to watch my back and who won't be. I do anything for the folks who I've developed...