happybunny1970

happybunny1970

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  1. Disturbing incident in triage .....

    happybunny1970 replied to DiannaK's topic in Emergency

    While I'm not with Tom Cruise on the issue, I do feel that there are WAY too many people out there trying to 'medicate' their problems (and the perceived 'problems' of their children) rather than to...

  2. Crazy Nursing Rumors

    happybunny1970 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Good Grief... I was in a class today, and the instructor got a call from her Dad, who said he'd just come across something that said that the Texas Board was going to start testing all nurses for...

  3. Adn-msn

    happybunny1970 replied to azor's topic in General Nursing

    UT Tyler does the ADN to BSN/MSN as well (both awarded simultaneously). Your MSN track can be altered for MSN-NP (nurse practitioner), MSN-ED (for education) or MSN for business

  4. yet another intervetion for birth.....

    happybunny1970 replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Good grief... like I need another piece of machinery strapped to me to have a normal delivery without complications... It's one of those things that objectively sounds like a good idea, but has little...

  5. Is nursing bad for your waist line?

    happybunny1970 replied to Sassybottom's topic in General Nursing

    No kidding... I gained 40 pounds during two years of nursing school, and haven't managed to get it off and keep it off... seem to lose and regain the same 20 pounds... I recently pulled out a pair...

  6. Who watches your kids during summer hours?

    happybunny1970 replied to lizzyberry's topic in General Nursing

    I don't recall that the cost was actually that bad for school-aged kids (like $30-40 more a week per child than during the school year). The PROBLEM was finding a place with an opening. If the kids...

  7. Scrubs

    happybunny1970 replied to widenernurse09's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Back when wearing scrubs was new and 'fun' (LOL), I loved ironing them... that quickly got old after a few 12-hour shifts! Between mine and my husband's, we go through a dozen sets a week (he has to...

  8. If Not an Advanced Degree, How About a Certification?

    happybunny1970 posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I am constantly amazed by people... not just nurses, though this is a nursing example... who have opportunity placed in their path to advance their career station and/or pay with just a little effort,...

  9. The Timing Of Getting Into Nursing

    happybunny1970 replied to spiffae's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Best advice: Look up online or otherwise contact the school(s) to which you are considering application -- every one is different. Some take applications only in the Fall to fill both their Fall and...

  10. If Not an Advanced Degree, How About a Certification?

    happybunny1970 replied to happybunny1970's topic in Nursing Career

    Reading this reply, it sounded a little condescending... then I realized that my age did not show on here anymore... I'm not some new grad, young and idealistic -- I'm 36. My point was that, if there...

  11. advice needed......thanks

    happybunny1970 replied to aainme's topic in General Nursing

    I'm with Tazzi -- sounds not so good, but what, if anything, can you do about it? I remember when I graduated wanting to jump in head-first into the most stressful, crazy, adrenaline-charged unit I...

  12. Do you call your physicians by their first name?

    happybunny1970 replied to I<3H2O's topic in Medical-Surgical

    When I'm at work, I always address them as "Dr. __" -- outside of work, I use first names, mostly because they're not acting very doctorly when I see them outside of

  13. Am I selling myself short?

    happybunny1970 replied to peds4now's topic in First Year After Licensure

    One aspect of Nursing that is really fabulous is the diversity available to anyone with that moniker: RN. You have the opportunity for countless lateral moves from specialty to specialty, and...

  14. Why is this PC bullcrap prioritized above people's lives?

    happybunny1970 replied to PeachPie's topic in General Nursing

    I think you went above and beyond by explaining the information to her more than once, and allowing her more than one opportunity to take the test -- would the same have held true if the potential...

  15. The price of healthcare

    happybunny1970 replied to Nightcrawler's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, yeah... Before I became a nurse, I worked in a hospital business office, and so I had in my hands the EOBs from all the different insurance companies. It's AMAZING the difference, based on...

  16. Nurses Who Are Drug Addicts

    happybunny1970 replied to jill48's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Let me quote myself here: "I think the major point is being missed here: There is NO WAY to know whether a nurse is 'actively using' or not -- those with stipulations or restrictions on their...

  17. Nurses never in hospitals

    happybunny1970 replied to natnurse23's topic in General Nursing

    It's both funny and sad how nurses view other nurses in this regard... I actually had a nurse tell me "well, you don't know what you're talking about -- you're just a hospital nurse." I just looked...

  18. Where do I start? Need Advice!

    happybunny1970 replied to Butterfly23's topic in Nursing Career

    Nursing is such a wide-open field... There are so many different and interesting opportunities out there, and once you start studying you will likely find yourself pulled into more than one...

  19. What nursing class at your school has the most failure rate?

    happybunny1970 replied to msteresa97's topic in General Students

    Gads, in my group it was Pharmacology. We had this thousand-page book we had to get through in one semester along with everything else we were doing, with major exams in it every week. WAY too much...

  20. PDA/Cell Combos OK??

    happybunny1970 replied to jadedgreeneyes's topic in General Nursing

    Ewww... SmartPhones... Yuck Sorry, that's just me -- I hate the combo. I have a Palm that I LOVE and a cell phone that I LOVE, but would never marry the two. Part of it is the fear that if one part...

  21. Nurses Who Are Drug Addicts

    happybunny1970 replied to jill48's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Yeah... but so are all the potential employees at Wal Mart, Lowes, the grocery store... This means nothing, except that they were 'clean' THAT DAY. And I think EVERY BON sends out board actions in...

  22. Is a community college okay to go to?

    happybunny1970 replied to Chloe8043's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I don't see why it would, since you'll have to achieve/be accepted for your Bachelor's before you can pursue the Master's. Maybe I'm wrong here, but a nurse is STILL a nurse, whether they received a...

  23. Taking the boards Wed. Morning - Need advice from those of you who have done it...

    happybunny1970 replied to Vektor's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Relax! Did you do well in school? Did you pay attention? Then all the cramming in the world is not going to change what you do or do not know at this point -- you can't really add to or detract...

  24. Breastfeeding moms who work on busy units

    happybunny1970 replied to MarySunshine's topic in General Nursing

    I was not a nurse at the time my kiddos were born, but I did work. I had a really witchy supervisor who was totally unsupportive, but even with the roadblocks I was successful -- I nursed my second...

  25. TPAPN:a Four Letter Word?

    happybunny1970 replied to 1964RNfromTX's topic in Texas Nursing

    Hey! How'd the interview