fiveofpeep

fiveofpeep

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  1. Funny Names

    fiveofpeep replied to nurserynurse55's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    "player" not sure if it was "play-ah" (gangster style) or "player" (more refined).... I loved how professional the nurse was "whats that baby's name? oh yeah, player...hi player". With a straight face...

  2. New Grad - am I doing something wrong?

    fiveofpeep replied to AhJee's topic in California Nursing

    yeah I dont think it's possible to bypass security w/o your badge anyways. I have friends and relatives pass my resume and then at the hospital I am doing clinicals at I plan to meet the manager...

  3. Nursing school does some crazy things to my body....

    fiveofpeep replied to midnight*sky's topic in General Students

    right now, I am a zombie. I have a sleep deficit of 10 hrs in the past 2 days and have clinical until 11pm tonight. The world goes black and I have to grab something everytime I get up. im probably...

  4. Prgnancy induced hypertension

    fiveofpeep replied to afi06's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    increase of what? bp?

  5. UCLA New Grad Interview questions? what are they?

    fiveofpeep replied to expo4u's topic in California Nursing

    congrats and thanks for the info. please pm me and let me know how the NICU is going if you ever have the

  6. Don't wear gloves when doing vitals on post-partum mom

    fiveofpeep replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    after

  7. Don't wear gloves when doing vitals on post-partum mom

    fiveofpeep replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    exactly. all those hands grabbing in the box, especially those people who dont wash their hands and just grab

  8. Don't wear gloves when doing vitals on post-partum mom

    fiveofpeep replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    by the way: in my pp clinical two days ago, the nurse told me I had to wear gloves when assessing the baby (even though I just did a full newborn assessment with my instructor and neither she nor I...

  9. Don't wear gloves when doing vitals on post-partum mom

    fiveofpeep replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    I agree with others in that wearing gloves during vital signs/assessment is cold and OCD (and I actually have OCD hehe) I only wear gloves in an assessment while Im doing doppler pulses (I dont like...

  10. New Grad looking for a position in CA

    fiveofpeep replied to Suri08's topic in California Nursing

    Thanks for sharing this. I didnt sign the contract at my school because I didnt want to be tied down and was considering choosing to sign it now to have a guaranteed job. I guess it wont always work...

  11. Need Sleep

    fiveofpeep replied to MermiesGreatGig's topic in General Students

    bennnnaaaaadrrryyyyyllllll im sleep deprived right

  12. Politely Refusing to Share Grades

    fiveofpeep replied to Cilantrophobe's topic in General Students

    "I did well" "No, really what did you get?" "I dont share my grades anymore because it puts unfair pressure on me and makes people

  13. my nursing lab?

    fiveofpeep replied to darcysjam51's topic in General Students

    I need it too for a class and followed the directions to a T but some how they wont let me buy the package for my book! Im just going to wait for the first class to sort this all out. From what I got...

  14. Whats your clinical instructor/student ratio? Should I change a program..

    fiveofpeep replied to miniangel729's topic in General Students

    Im from CSULB too. The primary learning comes from the nurses and I find it better when my instructors arent around to give me a hard time hehe. The ratio doesnt bother me or any of my peers, like I...

  15. To pass or To be the highest?

    fiveofpeep replied to psySins's topic in General Students

    Trepin, sorry, it's just a sore subject for me because people I know have tried to say that I have no life or that it's easy for me because of my circumstance which isnt true and youre right, everyone...

  16. To pass or To be the highest?

    fiveofpeep replied to psySins's topic in General Students

    I think this is mean spirited and shows your jealousy and rationalization for your own short comings in that you "have a life" and other responsibilities . I have seen courageous women and men post on...

  17. Reading textbooks

    fiveofpeep replied to Buff77's topic in General Students

    I start out reading as much as possible but then lose momentum after the first tests hehe. It is hard to be a diligent reader when you have 5+ chapters per class each

  18. starting off the 2nd semester in a rough way

    fiveofpeep replied to Nurse Allison's topic in General Students

    I dont have much advice but I wanted to say I am so sorry. Nursing school is tough enough without cancer! Depression and stress can cause fatigue... With the cliques, I have had issues with that too,...

  19. San Francisco hiring freeze?

    fiveofpeep replied to clareRN's topic in General Nursing

    I am interested in similar advice as well :) good

  20. Normal Maternal Lab Values

    fiveofpeep replied to mom2bckj's topic in General Students

    http://www.labtestsonline.org/ ? ? ? sounds like a stupid busy work to me prof probably wants something with .edu at the

  21. Hijacking The Class

    fiveofpeep replied to RNShenanigator's topic in General Students

    A loud sigh and attempting to hang myself from my desk usually does the trick. If it doesnt, asking a similar yet exaggerated question with an air of sarcasm might work. some people just like to hear...

  22. To pass or To be the highest?

    fiveofpeep replied to psySins's topic in General Students

    I just try to focus on me and my learning and learning the most I can to be the best nurse I can be in the future. I used to be like you in pre reqs, but now I just focus on learning for me and when...

  23. Back to being an ugly nursing student

    fiveofpeep replied to lovehospital's topic in General Students

    casual wear is my best friend in nursing school... I also wear the same makeup and hair for three days in a row (just showering and tidying my head up) hahaha... good

  24. Prescription From Student Health Center

    fiveofpeep replied to shadowboxer's topic in General Students

    We cant give medical advice here, but as a nursing student with mild OCD and generalized anxiety, I just wanted to let you know that I started off really nervous and shaky, but now I am much more...

  25. What are your critical care write-ups like?

    fiveofpeep replied to Mrs07RN09's topic in General Students

    20+ pages was normal for