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  1. Trouble giving IM injections :(

    aureliey posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I never got a chance to give IM's during school, just watch and do them on a dummy in class. I have tried a couple times now that I just started nursing, but every time I draw up blood. I'm very...

  2. NCLEX math rules for putting zero before decimals, etc.?

    aureliey posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Someone who is taking NCLEX soon asked me if the math questions must be answered with a zero (0) in front if it's a decimal point answer, such as 0.5, or .5? I took it last year, and only had 1...

  3. someone plz help im in desperate help!

    aureliey replied to hello02's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    How have you been studying? Did you get any books such as Saunders? I studied that one, and it was the best help for me. If you don't have it, I suggest getting the latest edition (or last edition if...

  4. NCLEX math rules for putting zero before decimals, etc.?

    aureliey replied to aureliey's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Thanks for that link. It was helpful, I'll send it to my friend. But do most math questions have the unit of measurement already, or do some leave it blank, and must be entered by the student? I don't...

  5. Trouble giving IM injections :(

    aureliey replied to aureliey's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yes, I'm being very careful landmarking, taking my time, but isn't there capillaries in most areas? I wish I had practiced this in clinicals, but we never had the chance to do so. I just don't see how...

  6. Medication Interactions, what are nurses' responsibility?

    aureliey posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a recent graduate, about to take boards. But I am still confused about medication protocol and nurses' responsibility. I know that nurses are liable for any mistakes on meds, even if the doctor...

  7. Trouble giving IM injections :(

    aureliey replied to aureliey's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks for your advice. But what exactly happens if the med happens to be injected with blood? I was under the impression there are no major arteries in the ventrogluteal area, and I thought the...

  8. Medication Interactions, what are nurses' responsibility?

    aureliey replied to aureliey's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you both for your responses, that was really helpful.

  9. Poll: Male Nurses in the OB? Ok or No Way???

    aureliey replied to KrisRNwannabe's topic in General Nursing

    I understand what you're saying. I also agree with the above posters about assisting women in labour as not being erotic or arousing, of course. But that doesn't mean all women will still be...

  10. Nurse Salary Poll

    aureliey replied to EqualPay's topic in General Nursing

    I disagree also, that nurses don't make much everywhere. It really depends where you live. Maybe upstate NY makes much less, but in NYC, most new nurses I know are making at over 55K, some over 60K a...

  11. Perfect time to have a baby

    aureliey replied to MB37's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hope you can figure out what's best for you both. It's great that your husband can stay home so you don't have to worry about childcare. Yet, from my experience in an Accel Nursing program, it's not...

  12. Poll: Male Nurses in the OB? Ok or No Way???

    aureliey replied to KrisRNwannabe's topic in General Nursing

    I think male nurses can be just as competent as female nurses, but there is also the cultural perspective to consider. I am in the eastcoast US, where we have many different cultures/races coming to...

  13. Perfect time to have a baby

    aureliey replied to MB37's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Oh, one more thought..you said your husband wants to be able to play with your children and meet his grandkids..i understand this..but if you have a child in 2 yrs (after you finish your nursing...

  14. Perfect time to have a baby

    aureliey replied to MB37's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I agree with the others that there is no 'perfect' time to have a child, but I do believe that it's better to get your education completed if you can, before your first child. I know people that are...

  15. Bleeding heavily and anemic, what to do?

    aureliey posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm a nursing student, but have a personal health issue, that I need advice about. I've been having very heavy periods for the past couple yrs due to a 4cm submucosal fibroid (i'm 31 yrs old). I tried...

  16. Getting a Spouse's Support

    aureliey replied to nynurse2be's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yes, I agree that the media doesn't like to show women like us, since it's not interesting nor lucrative for advertising (wedding mags, vendors, etc)especially. I think it's great that your husband...

  17. Oh Crap, we have a test today...can I borrow a scantron?

    aureliey replied to DAMomma's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It's not so much the price, but the having to go out and buy them, even if it's in the bookstore at school, sometimes the bookstores are not open when a student is free, etc. It's just another time...

  18. Getting a Spouse's Support

    aureliey replied to nynurse2be's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Well I guess I'm sort of an independent thinking bride. :) I have sisters friends who spent the big $ on a wedding and now all say they wish they had spent less,and it's better to get a house. I also...

  19. Oh Crap, we have a test today...can I borrow a scantron?

    aureliey replied to DAMomma's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It's funny to me too, since i've NEVER heard of buying our own scantrons in college. I graduated with my BA in the late 90s and went on to do prereqs a few yrs ago, at different city colleges and...

  20. Oh Crap, we have a test today...can I borrow a scantron?

    aureliey replied to DAMomma's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I went to college in CA for a couple yrs, then went to NYC for the other 2 yrs, never had to buy scantrons. I have friends in other colleges,and they never had to buy scantrons either. I have never...

  21. Getting a Spouse's Support

    aureliey replied to nynurse2be's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    There are TONS of options for nursing nowadays. IF you decide you hate bedside nursing there are other specialities, such a nursing informatics (with computers), telenursing, nurse case managers....

  22. Getting a Spouse's Support

    aureliey replied to nynurse2be's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I understand that it's expensive to live in NYC, but I live in north NJ just a few min next to the holland tunnel,and much cheaper rent. So do many of my classmates. I guess if one decides to live in...

  23. Oh Crap, we have a test today...can I borrow a scantron?

    aureliey replied to DAMomma's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I never heard of schools making students buy their own scantrons. I've been to at 4 different community colleges in the past for prereqs, and 2 colleges, and now nursing school, and none have...

  24. Getting a Spouse's Support

    aureliey replied to nynurse2be's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Well I think it depends where a person lives. I am in NY, and can tell you that I know several people who just graduated the program I am in, and they all had job offers even before they took their...

  25. Getting a Spouse's Support

    aureliey replied to nynurse2be's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I also have a BA in Psych and agree that there's not many career options. I never found a decent paying job with that degree, and ended up working in a field (business) that didn't even require that...