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  1. How to balance things thru nursing school -for those who have partners, spouses, etc.

    sissyboo replied to caffeineRx's topic in General Nursing

    I feel you! I am sorry things are this way for you right now but you can make it! Here's some things I did while in school to get things done... Made notes of routine things to be done. I would even...

  2. Flush bag when giving IVP meds?

    sissyboo replied to carebear01's topic in General Nursing

    I'm with the others! Look up the med and be sure to dilute properly! Flush, push med at correct rate, flush again using the same rate you did for the medication (there is still medication in the IV...

  3. Post Partum...

    sissyboo posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I was just wondering, what all do you do in a days time while working postpartum...in regards to either mom and/or

  4. Graduation gifts for family members...

    sissyboo posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm a senior nursing student from an ADN program. Granted its only two years it's been a rough two years and my family has been GREAT at helping me get through this mess they call nursing...

  5. Does any one know

    sissyboo replied to blynn9173's topic in General Students

    I don't know a mnemonic for it...I just work head to toe! A little A&P goes a long way for

  6. What is your stress relief during nursing school?

    sissyboo replied to mzjennx's topic in General Students

    Anything thats not medical related! Be it going for a walk, listening to music, going for coffee with friends (usually non-nursing ones so you don't spend the whole time yacking about nursing school),...

  7. Help with a math question presented on my quiz

    sissyboo replied to BreezyFB's topic in General Students

    Short & Sweet GingerSue!

  8. Help with a math question presented on my quiz

    sissyboo replied to BreezyFB's topic in General Students

    me

  9. What color scrubs does your school make you wear for clinicals??

    sissyboo replied to intensity_too's topic in General Students

    White scrub bottoms, royal blue polo shirt with school logo, white shoes If we choose to wear a lab coat it has to be white with a school patch on the left

  10. Help with a math question presented on my quiz

    sissyboo replied to BreezyFB's topic in General Students

    I got 10mL 12mL 4x/day is 48mL/day 16oz converts to 480mL (16oz x 30mL/1oz) 480mL / 48mL per day = 10mL/day I'm not too great at these myself...correct me if I am

  11. Soooo, you're observing in the Operating Room (O.R.)...

    sissyboo replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in Operating Room

    Thanks for the info! I start my OR rotation in a couple of weeks, I hope this stuff is helpful! Keep it

  12. Things you would LOVE to say to your nursing instructors...

    sissyboo replied to Montessori Mommy's topic in General Students

    I work my a** off for my grades. Keep it fair to the fullest extent possible--don't allow people to "get by"! Do not bash my actions in front of patients. I am not incompetent--I am a student. Be on...

  13. med surg clinicals

    sissyboo replied to NursingIs4CoolPeople's topic in General Students

    Good luck with clinical day number two! I just finished my first round of med surg clinicals, there's more to come in the next year! I'm with many of the other ones. By the time my class reached med...

  14. SIM lab - Do you like it?

    sissyboo replied to AOx1's topic in General Students

    I'm not a big fan of "sim-man" labs. 1. My school had a wierd schedule for time doing SIM applications. They tried to make it so that the situation related to class, but considering it took three to...

  15. Where do I belong??

    sissyboo replied to lorabel's topic in General Nursing

    I realize alot of what you do in LTC is meds and paperwork. But you CAN make a difference in LTC, alot more than you may think. I'm not a nurse yet--but I know that residents in LTC have just as much...

  16. Why did you pick the nursing school you did?

    sissyboo replied to Mnstn's topic in General Students

    Honestly--I just read about the school and decided "I'm gonna go there!" There was no entrance exam or interview--application, letters of recommendation only (I've heard they are now going to...

  17. Whats to Enjoy about Nursing?

    sissyboo posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm a student and have been reading up on some of these forums and many, many nurses would leave their jobs if they didn't need the money. Everyone continually talks about how stressful their jobs are...

  18. Stethoscopes

    sissyboo replied to pattylpn54's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I have been there too! I had a prestige and had some trouble with it..the tubing kept falling off...I'm not sure why! I had taken good care of it...anyway.... I chose the Littman Lightweight 2 S.E....

  19. Tattoos & Nursing

    sissyboo replied to jadedgreeneyes's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't been around alot of tattoos in my life--but I know that if I was choosing someone to take care of me...I would most likely choose the one without tattoos. I know its not a great assumption...

  20. Scared To Start Nursing School

    sissyboo replied to Mustang Sally's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Just some sympathy for you! We're in the "same boat"!! Good luck to

  21. Should I???

    sissyboo replied to SweetGrL397's topic in General Nursing

    Everyone else has come up with great suggestions! I would just come up with a good medical teriminology book/dictionary and study that. Everything should be covered in nursing school. My school does...

  22. Do you use the Nurse ProPack

    sissyboo replied to MrsMommaRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure how practical it is--obviously because I'm not a nurse!--but it sure looks

  23. The State/Uniform Rules, opinions please

    sissyboo replied to Tangerine Lipgloss's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not a nurse (yet!), but having been around several hospitals in the past few years I am very much for separate areas wearing different colors. Even though I may not know a thing thats going on, I...

  24. lpn school

    sissyboo replied to us4halls's topic in General Nursing

    I was told to get my application in as many places as possible. There's also a book you can get to study for the NET exam, but I didn't find the test very hard and got in first try. Some nursing...

  25. Is there Math involved in AP I or II?

    sissyboo replied to justme1972's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I didn't have any math in