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  1. My unofficial results from Quickresults are pass from Pearson Vue, but my license number has not been put up yet on the state board of nursing website. I am just wondering if anyone has ever been...
  2. Application help.....quick!

    Tough situation Tazzi! I wouldn't give them permission to call them if the recruiter is already aware of your situation. I think that with your experience they would still consider you for the job....
  3. Graduation Speech HELP PLEASE!!

    In ours, our student speaker talked about the commitment that went into earning our degrees and told stories from over the years that she had heard other students telling each other. Example: A girl...
  4. Graduation Songs

    The two songs that we played at our graduation were: 1. Whenever you Remember by Carrie Underwood 2. My Wish by Rascal Flatts Everyone in our class agreed on these songs- they fit perfectly with the...
  5. mandatory hourly rounding

    Welcome to my world of hourly rounding. I recently graduated, but where I worked as a student nurse we had hourly rounding where we had to sign a sheet that was inside the patient room stating that we...
  6. Pediatric PICC lines

    I work in PICU and we do not use Heparin unless there is an order for it. We use positive pressure saline lock or kvo with normal saline at
  7. Im willing to help as well. PM
  8. Help! I am brand new off of orientation and we are over staffed for this weekend. All the nurses are telling me that I will be the first on the float list since I have never floated. I am terrified...
  9. Student Fundraising

    Yes, we also sell t-shirts, sweatshirts, tote bags, car stickers, badge holders, scrub pants, and coffee mugs that say our school of nursing on them. Every semester we sell these items and they...
  10. Student Fundraising

    We contacted our local hospital where we did majority of our clinicals and asked if they would do a "jean day" for us. All the employees were allowed to wear jeans for a day, but had to pay 1.00, and...
  11. oh my goodness!!!!

    My advice is to stay calm! Also, look over lab values, insulins, and infection
  12. Friends are frustrating me..Anyone in same situation?

    I am a fellow nursing student who will graduate in December...yay!! Anyhow, no one else understands it except nursing students. Boyfriends dont get it, family doesn't understand, and close friends...
  13. Are 12 hour shifts terribly long?

    I love the 12 hour shifts. It is a lot easier to stay for an extra 4 hours then think about coming into work for 4 or 5 straight days. Plus when you do have to work an 8 hour shift, it flies by and...
  14. ok, here goes...(kinda long)...

    Just a thought for you.... Were your fingerprints done with computer or actually someone printing you with ink? The reason that I ask is because I worked for the state and took fingerprints and when...
  15. Anybody Here Expert in IV Insertion?

    I just want to warn you not to learn them this way and not look at the packages when you grab them to use them. We had a nurse using a 18 gauge on an infant because they changed colors on her and she...
  16. How much vacation time do you get?

    I never realized nurses got so much vacation! What a great benefit that I was unaware
  17. Did I do the right thing?

    Hold your head up high and keep applying! I think you did the right
  18. Student Asking a ?

    I strongly suggest Saunders NCLEX Comprehensive Review (has a triangle on the front). I started using this book in Med Surg and went from B-'s to A-'s. It is a great book to review before tests!...
  19. Peds nursing project ideas?

    I taught the preschoolers in my peds class about brushing their teeth. Another group taught about outdoor safety such as staying away from dogs, wear a helmet, don't run around a pool, look both ways...
  20. How do you take notes for class, anyway?

    I don't write my notes until after lecture. I read the info in the book once and highlight as I read in one color. I then go to lecture and have the book open to the area that the instructor is...
  21. At my school we do not practice anything on one another except for bathing and then we wore a tank top and shorts. You do almost everything on the fake
  22. How about a thread for baby names you liked?

    My brothers name is Jaxon and I absolutely LOVE
  23. Following up with interview?

    I interviewed today for a student nurse position. I am afraid because the manager never really asked me questions. She asked about some skills and then just told me about the job and then we went on...
  24. Help! Interview tomorrow!

    Hello Everyone! I have an interview tomorrow for a Magnet hopsital. The interview is for a student nurse job at at the hospital that I would really love to work at when I graduate this December. I...
  25. Help! Interview tomorrow!

    anyone else have any ideas on this