WDWpixieRN

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  1. North and South California

    WDWpixieRN replied to marie88's topic in California Nursing

    Aren't they doing some building out near the Hemet area? My mom had sent me an article some time before she passed away about expanding hospitals in that region? I realize it's a bit east, but it's...

  2. North and South California

    WDWpixieRN replied to marie88's topic in California Nursing

    I have a friend and her family who have been lifelong residents of Riverside, CA. As So. CA communities goes, it's not by far the worst. There are still some agricultural areas (very few and far...

  3. Easiest drug calculation method?

    WDWpixieRN replied to MiaKeaRN's topic in General Students

    We use this book at our school and just about everyone in our class agrees that it's priceless. Practice problems and things in pretty plain English....give it a

  4. pre-nurse student - looking for sound advice

    WDWpixieRN replied to dukeee's topic in California Nursing

    dukee: I started on this path a little sooner than you, but not by much...after 6 years in the IT field, the money I was making became irrelevant to my happiness and need to feel I was making a...

  5. Another ratio question

    WDWpixieRN replied to RN ColbyJack's topic in California Nursing

    Wow, thanks for this link...we have to do a project on a subject of our choice and my group chose "Why there is a shortage..."....this will help

  6. Question: Any places with Work Flexibility

    WDWpixieRN replied to gentle's topic in General Nursing

    Are you already a licensed RN or a nursing student? I know I've done clinicals in a couple of places that apparently use either part-time or prn staff as these nurses also work in other facilities...

  7. Needles

    WDWpixieRN replied to nursetobe512's topic in General Students

    This might sound really ignorant, but when I learned that the only thing left in the vein after an IV insertion was a PLASTIC TUBE, I couldn't believe it. That made me feel so much better (probably...

  8. nurses who don't want students

    WDWpixieRN replied to crimsondawn's topic in General Students

    I love the responses on this thread....I think it's so important to be sure that students are trying to look on this through the eyes of the RNs where they are. I have had one floor at one hospital...

  9. study NCLEX books while in school?

    WDWpixieRN replied to sum07's topic in General Students

    My study group has two Saunders books that we use when reviewing for an upcoming test. I love that it's another resource for the information that we are studying and that there are more practice...

  10. Wages At Ssm Hospitals

    WDWpixieRN replied to pattycake's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know that I'd go so far as to bash SSM and their physicians and nurses, but while I was there this summer the area where I was working was up in arms about that summer program. I don't know...

  11. Chamberlain college of nursing

    WDWpixieRN replied to love34's topic in General Nursing

    wildk1, are you in the state of MO? Or from another state? Please take to heart what you are hearing from the posters on this thread. What you are hearing is not sour grapes. There are many terrific...

  12. nurses who don't want students

    WDWpixieRN replied to crimsondawn's topic in General Students

    I had never been anywhere near the healthcare field or in a hospital except to have babies or labs done. I am 50+, so am not exactly a child. Our first semester of clinicals we were on a floor where...

  13. Will I be too old for nursing school?

    WDWpixieRN replied to nrsbetsy's topic in General Students

    I'll be 52 in December when I finish my 3rd semester of an ADN program. My grades are always at the average or above in a class of forty students. Physically, I can keep up or run circles around the...

  14. disruptive students

    WDWpixieRN replied to gigi15's topic in General Students

    The majority of our class ended up doing this last year for the group of chatters that sat at the back. Turns out that about 15 of us were being annoyed, while the instructors couldn't hear them at...

  15. I'm Back....

    WDWpixieRN replied to 2bNurseNik's topic in General Nursing

    Best wishes on your dosage calc test....did you take any of the Nursing Dosage classes?!?! Please let us know how you do!! And let me know if I can help with anything!! We just started 3rd...

  16. Dosage calc

    WDWpixieRN replied to lylega's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I like Calculate with Confidence. It's been a lifesaver many times, although I sometimes have to start back a chapter or two to understand concepts that I know that I know, lol....the majority of my...

  17. med calculations

    WDWpixieRN replied to aronld1's topic in General Students

    I don't do dimensional analysis, or at least don't set up my problems that way....here's how I would do this one: 50 ml/15 min X 60 min = 200 ml/hr I'm a bit confused by the second one

  18. First week of nursing school and I already had my first good cry

    WDWpixieRN replied to curlylocks29's topic in General Students

    Take it day by day. Anymore and you will only continue feeling overwhelmed and stressed. That's how I got through my first 2 semesters. We just started our 3rd and I'm trying to keep that in mind,...

  19. Should I or Shouldn't I ???

    WDWpixieRN replied to curlysue82's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    :yeahthat: It will really help a lot when they're throwing words around that you have never heard of. You will learn suffixes and prefixes and roots and stuff that can help you be able to figure a...

  20. I need a pep talk!

    WDWpixieRN replied to Jado0114's topic in General Students

    My overall GPA with my bachelor's in business is a 3.78. I always strive for the A, but knew that nursing would be a bit different. I have been a consistently high B student since my first semester....

  21. I'm Back....

    WDWpixieRN replied to 2bNurseNik's topic in General Nursing

    Good luck NikNik....with all the education options we have here locally, don't give up...just realize that some take more patience than others....get the prereqs necessary for the St. Louis Community...

  22. Let's spice it up, MO!

    WDWpixieRN replied to maggijo's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, my....I have many Dodger fans in the family/friends network still...one in particular goes to many games and has written me about the "people in red" that he harasses when he goes to Dodger games....

  23. I am so upset!

    WDWpixieRN replied to lashon20's topic in General Students

    Do you have a contract with this school? Does it say anything in it about a REQUIREMENT to have a vehicle? I'd go through that thing with a fine-toothed comb and if it didn't, be sure to point it...

  24. Are most nursing students cruel?

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

    I got news for you....a lot of the "mean" students also include younger, ignorant kids fresh out of high school who don't have a clue what the real world is like or how to be courteous to anyone....

  25. Let's spice it up, MO!

    WDWpixieRN replied to maggijo's topic in General Nursing

    kckstrt: welcome (back) to st. louis!! it is a great place, huh? i'm originally a southern californian and have been here 14 years!! congrats on passing the boards and being gainfully employed!! i...