Danielle RN

hahaha. At least it's not next door or anything. :) Yes, someone lives there right now.

Same here. I was accepted into Kaplan's FN program straight out of nursing school (after I got my RN license, of course). I have finished the program, and now I'm waiting for my certificate. It was a great experience. :) Dee

Yes, and I live minutes away from that house! It's very creepy to see in person. :uhoh21:

It's so funny that you should ask that! My mother, who is also an RN, has the RN professional license plate. She had recently asked me if I would get one, and I said that I was afraid that I'd have to stop at accidents and such. It's not that I don't want to help, because I do ... but I'm afraid of being by myself and not knowing whether I'd be endangering myself. There are a lot of weirdos out there. I'd love to know the answer to your question myself.

Hi :) Can you tell me if FHC has any clinicals in their online RN-BSN program? What is the work like? Are there a lot of papers that need to be done (that are like 10-30 pages long)? Thanks for any input you can give me. I'm trying to decide if an online program will be better than going to the University near me.

I definitely thought A&P I was a lot harder than A&P II. :)

I graduated from Suffolk County Community College's ADN program in May 2005. I'm now one class away from being a Forensic Nurse, from Kaplan University. When I'm done with that in August, I'm off to Stony Brook University for my BSN and subsequent MSN. :)

Funny you should mention that. When I was 23 years old, I was a victim of one of the worst blood transfusion reactions around. I had a Transfusion-Related Acute Lung Injury (TRALI) and it put me on life support. My friend had donated the blood to me for the very first time, and she had a protein that my body didn't like very much. I ended up with non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema and an oxygen sat of 50, before I was intubated. That was March 2000, and it's a miracle that I'm alive today. Before that time, I never had a transfusion reaction before, aside from the minor hives and low-grade fevers that are common. I had thousands of units of blood before that time, and never thought I would ever have a reaction like that. Ever since then, I treat every one of my (or my patient's) transfusions as if it is my first. I understand what you mean, though. ? As for needle gauges, I have used different ones at different times, and they all held up pretty well. I ended up getting two mediports (at seperate times) down the road, which made things easier, but I have since had them removed due to clotting.

I cannot speak for anyone else, but I didn't do it for other people to see. I got it done for myself, because I wanted it. As a matter of fact, I actually had my tongue pierced a little farther back, so it wasn't noticeable. I never play with it, so no one ever sees it, unless I yawn or something. As for odor, food has never gotten stuck in there, and my mouth gets cleaned often. I have never heard of anyone having an unpleasant odor coming from their mouth due to their tongue piercing. The hole in the tongue is only big enough to fit the bar that goes through it, so food should not get in there.

I have 3 in each ear, a navel ring, and a tongue ring. I don't see a problem with it. Most people don't even notice my tongue ring, because I'm not one to play with it between my teeth or anything. I had it done for myself, and myself only. Not for anyone else to see or benefit from. No one ever sees my belly ring, because I don't wear belly shirts when I'm out, and I wear scrubs to work. As for my ears, I only wear diamond studs in the first hole now, because the other ones bother me. I think only some piercings are unprofessional when taking care of patients, like spikes coming out of faces or the "bull ring" that some people have in their nose. A small eyebrow ring isn't a big deal to me, and a nose piercing isn't bad either as long as it's a very tiny stud. I don't think people should have a say in what other's do to their bodies. I've been a patient my whole life (Cooley's Anemia), and I've never had a problem with any of my nurses having piercings. And now as a nurse, I don't see a problem either.

Hi all, I'm one of those "lucky" ones to have experience on both sides of the fence, being a nurse and a patient. I was born with Cooley's Anemia, so I've been getting blood transfusions every 2-3 weeks since I was 9 months old. I don't make my own hemoglobin, so I must get it from others. I could never imagine getting a unit of blood over 4 hours. That would be agony for me, since I need to get two units each time I'm at the hospital. I understand as a nurse that blood shouldn't be pushed quickly but, trust me, two hours is more than enough for a unit of blood for a healthy person, unless the unit is abnormally large (400+ml). This is a way of life for many people, like myself, and it's very hard to live a normal life when you spend so much time at the hospital. Therefore, I think it should be taken into consideration the amount of time you are giving the transfusions over. Not only is it time consuming when you give a unit of blood over 3 or 4 hours, but the blood is also in danger of going bad or developing clots. This is only my opinion, and I'm giving it from both sides of the spectrum. A normal unit of blood is usually between 275 and 325 ml, and I wouldn't have a problem giving a patient a unit of that size over 2 hours. As a matter of fact, the hospital that I used to go to for blood always tried to push my units in an hour and a half, and I always made them put it over two hours instead. So, I'm actually giving it more time than many nurses do here in New York. I don't like getting blood over 1.5 hrs, unless it's a really small bag. Otherwise, I end up with tachycardia and tachypnea. I don't mean to step on anyones toes. I just thought you might want to hear a patient's point of view on this. :)