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  1. Starting PIV = bane of my existance. Any advice?

    sbyramRN replied to whykiki0103's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am a new grad nurse in a pediatric ER. I was nervous that the kids were going to be hard, but out of the 10 or so I have had to start, I only missed one. I actually got flashback on it, but it...

  2. My boyfriend is letting me practice IV starts on him!

    sbyramRN replied to PeachPie's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Out of curiosity, where are you getting the supplies to start

  3. Graduation and taking the boards

    sbyramRN replied to shippoRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I graduated December 11th, and took my boards on Jan. 6th. Started my new job last

  4. New Jurisprudence Exam

    sbyramRN replied to texasrtkd's topic in Texas Nursing

    Here is the link to the online Jurisprudence Exam Tutorial.

  5. Questions about some Houston area schools

    sbyramRN replied to momto2beauties's topic in Texas Nursing

    lone star college - cy fair 1) how does the application process work? the accept applications twice a year. the amount of students they let in varies btwn 30-60 based on staff. when i started, they...

  6. applying to lone star colleges for fall 09

    sbyramRN replied to jeneecw's topic in Texas Nursing

    I think it is just English and

  7. Care Plan for congestive heart failure

    sbyramRN replied to princeza28's topic in General Students

    When you ask someone for answers to an assignment, it is called cheating. There is no excuse for cheating, no matter how "stressed to the max" you are. If a student doesn't understand, then they...

  8. Care Plan for congestive heart failure

    sbyramRN replied to princeza28's topic in General Students

    Yes, the mod already addressed the issue. When I responded, I did not realize it was under the student forum. I clicked on the subject from the home page. Also, I did not stereotype. It is...

  9. Care Plan for congestive heart failure

    sbyramRN replied to princeza28's topic in General Students

    Are you serious?????? Get a nursing care plan book....google NANDA approved nursing diagnosis. Is it that hard???? I am amazed by how many people come on here asking for someone to do their work...

  10. New grad jobs ANYWHERE?

    sbyramRN replied to Mosesblah's topic in General Nursing

    Houston, Texas hires new

  11. What is the best shift in the ER?

    sbyramRN replied to divagirl's topic in Emergency

    I am a new RN that will be starting in the ER at a large Pediatric hospital. While orienting, I will be on the 7pm-7am shift. Once that is over, I will be working

  12. ^^^Need Advice: Unsure of what job to take... ^^^

    sbyramRN replied to Mesomorph's topic in General Nursing

    I would look into Pharmaceutical

  13. Question about Priority

    sbyramRN replied to JeepDudeRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Well, I didn't take the Kaplan's course. I did the Lacharity book from front to back, and I really think it helped ALOT. I passed the NCLEX with 75 questions, and their were questions on like...

  14. Student Nurse

    sbyramRN replied to KendraS's topic in General Nursing

    It looks as if another one of your classmates is trying to do the same thing, and has been told the same

  15. Student Nurse

    sbyramRN replied to KendraS's topic in General Nursing

    We had similar questions we had to ask a Nurse Manager that we shadowed for a few days. Are you sure your not supposed to interview someone face to

  16. New grad accepted peds offer

    sbyramRN replied to gigglebuns1186's topic in Pediatric

    I am a December 2008 ADN grad who was hired at a pediatric hospital in the ER. I was shocked, because the hospital has Magnet status, and I thought for sure they would toss my resume aside. I...

  17. Submitting Declaratory Orders to the Board of Nurses to take NCLEX-RN

    sbyramRN replied to longlegsintexas's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Wow, I sent mine in in June, heard something back about two weeks later, and graduated in December. I had written a bad check, but the charges were dropped once I paid the money back and took a check...

  18. I am HORRIFIED!!

    sbyramRN replied to missingunc's topic in General Students

    I did quite a few blood draws as a nursing student. I think I did more of those than IV starts. All the hospitals I did clinicals had, the RN's did the blood draws. The lab was called up if it was...

  19. hmm. messed up on interview?

    sbyramRN replied to lilaznbabystar's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think I would have told them about the honeymoon and

  20. Do Graduate Nurses get paid more if they are bilingual?

    sbyramRN replied to D2588's topic in Texas Nursing

    No, you might get hired over someone who isn't, but I don't think you get paid more for

  21. stay at home or work? Please offer advice

    sbyramRN replied to alexis79's topic in General Nursing

    I would look into hiring someone to come to my home to watch the baby. Of course, I have been a stay at home mom for ten years, and cannot wait to go

  22. only really intelligent people pass NCLEX RN the firs time?

    sbyramRN replied to shush001's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Everyone who I graduated with in Dec., who has taken the exam, has passed the first time, most with 75 questions. I think it all depends on how you were prepared to take it. We had NCLEX style tests...

  23. Interview Attire?

    sbyramRN replied to ZooGurl3's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Why flats???? I always wear heels with my

  24. Attention OB or pediatric nurses

    sbyramRN replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

    I did a community presentation on car seat safety. There is a lot of info on the web on that. It is important to me, because I see too many parents driving around the Texas area without children...

  25. Letter of Recommendation length

    sbyramRN replied to The Purple Smurf's topic in General Nursing

    Just be glad it is not a generic check off list. Some students received these from my instructors when they asked for letters of rec. The instructors wrote really nice ones for some, then a generic...