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1. What do you think about this? Tips please

   shelbywu replied to RNOTODAY's topic in Operating Room

   Why can't you go back to your original OR? If it was for medical reasons, wouldn't they have known, and would accept you

2. Looking for Comfy Shoes

   shelbywu replied to sg6307's topic in Operating Room

   BREWERPAUL: May I ask you a question? I think I may have a bone spur. (I have a large "bump" at the base of my great toe). This is preventing me from flexing my toe to any degree and is quite...

3. Prioritizing in the OR

   shelbywu replied to shelbywu's topic in Operating Room

   Thanks for the awesome responses! This info will go a long way. It has also made me realize how much I really want to do this and I WILL make it work. It seems like there is so much to do, but at...

4. Prioritizing in the OR

   shelbywu posted a topic in Operating Room

   Hi everyone! Let me first say I am addicted to this site. I think all you OR nurses have great advice and a tremendous amount of knowledge. I am starting my orientation in the OR soon and have a...

5. New Grad-RN Just got hired into OR

   shelbywu replied to IsseyM's topic in Operating Room

   Congrats on your new postion. I too am a new grad, however, I did listen to everyone's advice and am on a Med/Surg unit. I hate it!! There are just too many patients and too many medications to...

6. What is wrong with me??? Pls help...

   shelbywu replied to AnaBanana12's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

   That is exactly what happened to me. I couldn't understand it. I didn't know if it was burnout or maybe I wasn't doing enough. I only did about 50 questions a day, but I started about a month...

7. Did not pass with 75

   shelbywu replied to Corvette's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

   I feel your pain. I just took mine today. Machine shut off somewhere between 125 and 140 (I wasn't looking). I know I failed. I only got 1 check all that apply, 1 med calculation. The rest were...

8. Name that part. Words patients use for their own anatomy.

   shelbywu replied to JEHORAPHA's topic in General Nursing

   :lol2: That one is tooo funny!!! This is not quite along the same lines, but I used to work for an OBGYN. I was reading the registration sheet of one of the patients. When it asked for any...

9. Please help!!!!!!

   shelbywu posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

   Hey everyone..hoping you guys can help me out. Are the Kaplan online questions very similar to the NCLEX exam? I do much better on the Saunders questions. I started out doing well with the Kaplan,...

10. How do you tell your co-worker you don't won't to be in their study group?

    shelbywu replied to nurse2b2007SC's topic in General Nursing

    I never worked well with study groups either. I found I needed to get a good grasp of the material on my own before I could go into a group. You could tell them you want to get a good handle on the...

11. What was the toughest part of Nursing school for you?

    shelbywu replied to LADYFLOWER's topic in General Students

    By far, the absolute worst part of nursing school for me was writing all those CARE PLANS!!! I would take a test any day over doing care