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  1. transgender nurse (transvestite)

    kimtab replied to nursecathy's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I should probably educate myself a little more before I attempt to answer but, naw. In my limited understanding of Transgender, I believe that it is incorrect to say that this person is...

  2. Overweight: Lose wt before Interview?

    kimtab replied to allsmiles's topic in General Nursing

    I am overweight and it never occurred to me to be apprehensive about finding a job when I get out of school. There are overweight nurses, there are nurses that smoke, there are Nurses who exceed the...

  3. Week 1 of 6-week Microbiology class...

    kimtab replied to FutureArmyNurse's topic in General Students

    You don't have DAY OFF! That is your problem in a nutshell. Micro or no, I'd be going crazy if I had to go in to work every stinkin day! If you can't rearrange things then just grit your teeth and...

  4. Men in the OB

    kimtab replied to Brob's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The male students in my clinical group had a good time in L&D and no problems with patients at all- but said they felt uncomfortable in Post-partum. Still, they got through it. They found that...

  5. Where's a pretty place to live?

    kimtab replied to Dixen81's topic in General Nursing

    If I was moving I'd go to North Carolina, I love it up

  6. Atlanta Medical Center

    kimtab replied to Wa State RN's topic in General Nursing

    Just a student, but I don't know that AMC is well known for cardio. Have you looked at Saint Joseph's?

  7. Saudi Arabia

    kimtab replied to GERRI CHARLE's topic in International Nursing

    Check this thread, this gentleman is working in Riyadh and seems willing to answer questions. He also has a cool EMS site.

  8. Worms and other Parasites! Does anyone know how to get rid of them?

    kimtab replied to careerdejour's topic in General Nursing

    The printing company I used to work for did film for ads for a self-deworming product. They had testimonials like, "Only hours after taking so and so product--I passed a twelve-inch Tapeworm!" The...

  9. Teaching Nursing as a Career

    kimtab replied to Tamera's topic in General Nursing

    I saw an ad in the classifieds for full-time instructors at my school (Public 2-year college, ADN, requires a Masters) and the salary was $36,000 and

  10. Bathing - scared to death!

    kimtab replied to jennysjewels's topic in General Students

    You will probably find it to be a non-issue once you start doing it, so try not to worry. The only time I ever felt the least bit weird was when an older gentlemen told me he was thinking of starting...

  11. Care Plan Hell

    kimtab posted a topic in General Students

    I am now on my third straight nursing care plan of the day (have a major OB paper due). I am in Care Plan Hell. Anyone care to join me? The plans were beautiful in the beginning, but at this point,...

  12. Care Plan Hell

    kimtab replied to kimtab's topic in General Students

    Thanks MB RN for the offer of advice. I actually just wanted to whine though:) I tried Breastfeeding, effective and Knowledge deficit, infant care for Mom. Pain and Infection, risk for are always...

  13. What field of nursing would you NEVER consider working?

    kimtab replied to PMHNP10's topic in General Nursing

    Don't think I could ever do hospice.

  14. ADN student needing study tips

    kimtab replied to nursebucky's topic in General Nursing

    Bucky, I know where you go to school. I don't think it's you. What I have to do is go SLOW and really pick the question apart. You can scratch out the distracting information, figure out exactly...

  15. Why there is a debate re: ADN/BSN

    kimtab replied to Berkeley's topic in General Nursing

    Berkeley, A flamer is someone who uses incendiary language in an online

  16. a good school in Ga

    kimtab replied to rndreamgirl's topic in General Nursing

    I Pm'ed

  17. hospital onsite daycare or private daycare?

    kimtab replied to deanaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Personally, I feel more comfortable using daycare. They are held to State licensing standards, must have certain training, and there are multiple staffers, age groups of kids, and parents present at...

  18. Help! Can't hear BP sounds

    kimtab replied to Altra's topic in General Students

    If you have one of those that you twist the head around depending on whether you want bell or diaphragm make sure it is set on the one you are using. If it's set on bell and you are listening with...

  19. is the NCLEX-RN examination difficult?

    kimtab replied to apexsw20trd's topic in General Nursing

    You can get NCLEX pass rates for schools from your State Board of

  20. Contraceptives and Weight Gain

    kimtab replied to sunnyside's topic in General Nursing

    I gained 25# on Depo but was otherwise happy with it. Amennorhea was a pleasant side effect. I don't recall any change in sex drive, but mine is fairly low on any kind of hormonal

  21. Jury duty summons

    kimtab replied to wonderbee's topic in General Students

    I would never tell anyone to do anything illegal but I have to say that they send those notices through the regular mail so they really don't know whether they actually reached you or not until you...

  22. Lotus births.

    kimtab replied to dawngloves's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It's hard to tell from those pictures but it doesn't even look like they clamped the cord, just left it as it was. Is there a reason that isn't a risk for infection or is she just lucky none of her...

  23. Mnemonic for cranial nerves

    kimtab replied to KR's topic in General Students

    Oh , once one takes the anatomy final- very good vacations are

  24. Subjective or Objective?

    kimtab replied to bedpan's topic in General Students

    For the purpose of care planning and charting, it's subjective because it wasn't observed directly by you or another member of the healthcare

  25. Typical drop/fail rates for RN programs?

    kimtab replied to jjbaby's topic in General Students

    The class I started with in the fall had 110 students. By the end of spring semester in May we had 38. Some of those didn't pass the final, but the class was spilt so I have no idea how many that...