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  1. According to Pearson Vue, I PASSED!!!

    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 told that they passed from Pearson Vue and then reall...
  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. You can always explain why you didn't want them t...
  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 miss her youngest kids first day of kindergarten. ...
  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 nursing graduation because of the crap they put yo...
  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 did round to that room during the hour. Not only ...
  6. What's the weirdest baby name?

    DeLasJuan (the last one)
  7. 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 3ml/hr.
  8. Im willing to help as well. PM me
  9. Floating 2nd day off orientation

    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 of this since I have never had an orientation to ...
  10. 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 really are a big hut because you have like 4-5 nursing ...
  11. 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 the money was then donated to us. We did it Frid...
  12. oh my goodness!!!!

    My advice is to stay calm! Also, look over lab values, insulins, and infection control!
  13. 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 do not get it. The only advice that I can give you...
  14. What's the weirdest baby name?

    I went to school with a guy by the name of Bud Weiser. Weiser is the last name. Poor kid! I have to admit that we chuckled everytime they would say his name over the intercom!
  15. What is the biggest challenge facing nurses??

    I think that the challenge between electronic charting and non electronic charting is a great topic. I for one love the electronic charting, but we used that all the way through nursing school. When I started working, the hospital did not have elec...
  16. 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 seems like a 1/2 day. Good luck!
  17. 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 we took them by ink and they were bad prints it to...
  18. 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 was just used to grabbing by the color. My hospi...
  19. Pharm Note Cards

    Mosby's Pharmacology Notecards: Visual, Mnemonic, and Memory Aids for Nurses by Joan Zerwekh is a great tool. They are not in depth though and you will still have to write out pharm cards, but I imagine your school will make you do that anyhow. Thi...
  20. How much vacation time do you get?

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

    Hold your head up high and keep applying! I think you did the right thing.
  22. Students and chat???

    I think that is a great idea too. I thought you had to be a premium member as well!
  23. 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! Hope this helps!
  24. 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 when crossing the streets. I really like this id...
  25. 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 teaching and highlight in another color. If the teach...