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  1. Not letting my kid go to school

    waitingforthedream replied to RedhairedNurse's topic in Disaster Preparation

    OTFLMAO, OMG us nurses and germs. I do the same thing. I carry the sanitizer and wipes everywhere I

  2. Not letting my kid go to school

    waitingforthedream replied to RedhairedNurse's topic in Disaster Preparation

    So true!!!! Quality time is hard to come by. I know what I can do, teach her how to apply to jobs and send out over 100 resumes a day to find a job!!:) Teach her some responsibility, she should enjoy...

  3. Not letting my kid go to school

    waitingforthedream replied to RedhairedNurse's topic in Disaster Preparation

    My district in Jersey just shut the doors of my daughters school . Two probable cases, guess I better get creative with things to do since it is going to rain all week. OMG, what to do??? I know that...

  4. Swine flu raises fear of pandemic - Adults and Children

    waitingforthedream replied to oramar's topic in Disaster Preparation

    My family is laughing at me when I tell them to go to store before everything is gone. I told them to get 3 weeks worth of H2O and canned goods. I am stocked up, have been for awhile. This is getting...

  5. No She/he Did Not!!!

    waitingforthedream replied to Maggie in NC's topic in General Students

    OMG, any one did that in our test room, we would be out of the program so fast our head would spin. You were not even allowed to bring them into the testing

  6. what is the normal salary for a new grad RN

    waitingforthedream replied to tumnus's topic in General Nursing

    Almost 29.00 hr in New Jersey as new grad on

  7. Going to LPN school with a friend , anyone go to school on the buddy system ?

    waitingforthedream replied to Elleveein's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I could not do it without my friends, and you will make more as you move forward. I always told my husband when I spent so much time on phone or study group: They can give me what you can't. Only a...

  8. I m in big trouble! I think I failed my drug screen

    waitingforthedream replied to alex68's topic in General Nursing

    I feel the same way, I worked to hard to get here! And no she cannot put off orientation. But OTC came back negative so she is moving on, I am just worried for her. She has been drinking alot of H2O,...

  9. I m in big trouble! I think I failed my drug screen

    waitingforthedream replied to alex68's topic in General Nursing

    That is what I told her, and then she got nervous. She starts on Monday with training, and I think because she passed OTC one, she thinks she is ok. She can't put it off, they want it before...

  10. I m in big trouble! I think I failed my drug screen

    waitingforthedream replied to alex68's topic in General Nursing

    Since we are on the drug screen subject, here is a question. A friend nurse of mine smoked marijuana last week and was offerered a position today. :angryfire She needs to take a drug test of course...

  11. Did I answer in the wrong way??

    waitingforthedream posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I was recentely being pursued for a wonderful job and came back with excellent recommendations from referances and emplyment history. On the application it asked if I have ever plead guilty or been...

  12. I m in big trouble! I think I failed my drug screen

    waitingforthedream replied to alex68's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, don't know even how to reply to this one. I would never put years of hard work to become a nurse on the line like that. I can't judge you, I don't even know you, but random drug tests are a part...

  13. Chicken Surprise

    waitingforthedream replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    LOL, made my day better!

  14. blood sample with a butterfly needle

    waitingforthedream replied to kantuta's topic in General Nursing

    I just hold the butterfly needle with one hand and have tubes in my lap and use other hand to single handedly (is that a word) pull tubes out, p/u other tube and insert with free hand. Takes some...

  15. May 2009 Graduates!!! Do you have a job yet?

    waitingforthedream replied to soon2bRN516's topic in First Year After Licensure

    South Jersey, burlington county. Yes it is a hospital. They are not hiring any more new grads right now, I was just in the right place at the right

  16. blood sample with a butterfly needle

    waitingforthedream replied to kantuta's topic in General Nursing

    They are great when someone has no veins left, my employer lets us use them only when necessary because of expense. They are the greatest invention next to sliced bread! We used to hoard them in our...

  17. blood sample with a butterfly needle

    waitingforthedream replied to kantuta's topic in General Nursing

    I never use a butterfly needle unless I am using the hand to draw blood, things are to darn expensive to use for patients convenience! Our Patients seem to think that it is less painful, but I try to...

  18. Does anyone know anything about this?

    waitingforthedream replied to RNDreams's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I would get it done. When I said basic math, I mean basic. Questions like 487+908, simply fractions (addition, mult, division, subtraction), long division, etc. The algebra was pretty basic also, only...

  19. Does anyone know anything about this?

    waitingforthedream replied to RNDreams's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The net at my school was good for 2 years. And it was not that bad of a test. No calculators allowed! Basic Math, algebra, division, multiplication etc. with fractions. I found the reading part more...

  20. May 2009 Graduates!!! Do you have a job yet?

    waitingforthedream replied to soon2bRN516's topic in First Year After Licensure

    LOL, December grads still looking for jobs here in Jersey. Got an offer to start at 27.63, not my first choice, but you know I am all over it if nothing else comes up!! No one is hiring new grads, and...

  21. Anyone interested in joining a walk for the fight against Multiple Sclerosis?

    waitingforthedream replied to lolaoguntade's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I am doing one in south jersey in the next month, do it every year!!!! For a great

  22. Tips for studying Medications

    waitingforthedream replied to A2008's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    There is no way to study all of the meds, impossible. But you can study the main classifications and their side effects. The drugs that I got on NCLEX, I had no clue what they were and I never heard...

  23. Kaplan NCLEX-How long should I study before taking NCLEX

    waitingforthedream replied to LUVNURSING2008's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I took the NCLEX one week after finishing Kaplan class. Did all q-bank questions and trainer tests. passed with

  24. Patients who are bed bound-Need Nursing Diagnosis

    waitingforthedream replied to deemarys's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    well, I think he would be at risk for infection d/t foley, pain like you said, mobility issues d/t him not getting out of bed, which is what someone mentioned in other post (lung problems, DVT etc),...

  25. Pulling Hair Advice (No really pulling hair)

    waitingforthedream replied to onerzray's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    OMG, I would not have been able to control myself. Your friend deserves credit for holding her cool, because I would not have been able to control myself. How dare anybody every do that, never, ever,...