gauge14iv

gauge14iv MSN, APRN, NP

ICU, ER, HH, NICU, now FNP

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  1. TWU Dallas Hopefuls for Spring 2005

    gauge14iv replied to nurseboudin's topic in Texas Nursing

    Actually - it hurt me severely LOL It was a 7 am class from a lonnnnnnnnnnnnng time ago that I rarely showed up for and missed the final - one of those required classes that I never WANTED to...

  2. TWU Dallas Hopefuls for Spring 2005

    gauge14iv replied to nurseboudin's topic in Texas Nursing

    I have come to the conclusion that it depends entirely on what cycle the moon is in as to what they count in your GPA - if they teach a class at any TWU campus that is similar to one you have taken,...

  3. TWU Dallas Hopefuls for Spring 2005

    gauge14iv replied to nurseboudin's topic in Texas Nursing

    The number of professors, clinical professors (State regs say only 10 clinical students per clinical instructor) and the size of the classrooms and the size and availability of lab facilities...

  4. Tests and Cheating Classmates

    gauge14iv replied to RNSuzq1's topic in General Students

    There were a couple of known cheaters in my class back in 92 and 93 - they managed to graduate BUT ...one of them never passed boards, the other two managed to pass boards but neither of them are...

  5. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    gauge14iv replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    Pattie - I did the same thing - except I was sitting on the sofa with DH lauhing so hard I had tears rolling down my face - I'd read him a story or two and he'd just give me this blank look like...

  6. Texas Nursing School

    gauge14iv replied to Princess_WannaBe's topic in Texas Nursing

    Do whaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?????? LOL that's funny - Iv'e been at TWU for 3 years now and I have yet to hear ANYTHING like THAT!!!!!!!! Nor have I ever even been given that impression - I'm at Parkland.......

  7. Texas Board of Nusing

    gauge14iv replied to Faynell's topic in Texas Nursing

    Sure - you go to the Texas BNE website - it's all laid out

  8. Night shift & single moms how DO you do it?

    gauge14iv replied to Nursesuzi's topic in General Nursing

    The thing that helped me the most was dark curtains over the windows in my room. I also painted the room a deep purple so that I could make it VERY dark in there during the day. On my answering...

  9. Capping ceremony

    gauge14iv replied to Truly_Blessed's topic in General Students

    We had a capping in 1992 - even the guys participated but they didn't get caps - they got something else - a lapel pin with a ribbon or something. My mom graduated from nursing school in 1962 and for...

  10. Heard a sad, scary story from my preceptor today

    gauge14iv replied to pebbles1977's topic in Ob/Gyn

    In the version of the story I was told - the baby had already died - not that that makes it any better or more true....and I would bet based on the age of the person and the age of the person who...

  11. Heard a sad, scary story from my preceptor today

    gauge14iv replied to pebbles1977's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have heard this story too..... but the baby was supposedly breech, it was in the middle of nowhere and there was no anesthesia to be called in. Dunno if it's true or not, but I have heard of some...

  12. The Viagra Usage

    gauge14iv replied to meintheUSA's topic in Nursing Humor

    We got a workers comp claim for a tennis elbow type injury...come to find out his doc had given him a scrip for viagra two weeks prior - and it was all

  13. Tossing perfectly good breast milk

    gauge14iv replied to TiffyRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS!!!!! :angryfire We print labels for the mother (same labels we use on chart forms) and give them to her - the bottles come in ALREADY labeled with her infants name. As an...

  14. Dealing with Birthmoms & Adoptive moms

    gauge14iv replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My oldest had a child at 17 and gave him up in an open adoption. She loves to talk about her experience and would be very very willing to sharing her experience with you or the birth mother. She is...

  15. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    gauge14iv replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    Thank God she is a floater and we don't see her very often - we complain when Nursing Office sends her our way and then call and ask them to send her

  16. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    gauge14iv replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    ER - county hospital....(not the one in Dallas) Patient found after 4 to 5 days of laying in his own vomit and feces - DKA (Gluc was > 1200), semi to unconcious for I dont know how long. His...

  17. How can I get my Hematocrit up?--FAST!

    gauge14iv replied to NurseFirst's topic in General Nursing

    I bought a cheap brand once - noticed that they came out whole in stool (TMI I know but relevant to the discussion) Not surprising but those also didnt dissolve in

  18. How can I get my Hematocrit up?--FAST!

    gauge14iv replied to NurseFirst's topic in General Nursing

    Well....not quite true - yes your garden variety vitamins you buy at the grocery do not ever dissolve (drop one in a glass of water - you'll see) but there are many that do dissolve (even in water...

  19. Your perception of student nurses when they visit your hospital?

    gauge14iv replied to avery's topic in General Nursing

    I love students! It just seems that I always get assigned a student on a day that is already looking like it's sliding down the pipe for the worse. That's ok - I think it's important for students to...

  20. BSN online - looking for creditable degree

    gauge14iv replied to vcannon's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Im in the same boat - struggled with Algebra but got an A in stats. Stats actually applies to things - which is why I think it makes sense to those of us who are not traditional math wizards. Stats...

  21. Adn To Msn

    gauge14iv replied to VANCIALA's topic in First Year After Licensure

    ADN to MSN students still have to take all of the english and math and gov and hist and stats etc to meet the core education requirements for a BSN - and at some schools you actually get the BS about...

  22. TWU Dallas Hopefuls for Spring 2005

    gauge14iv replied to nurseboudin's topic in Texas Nursing

    B's get degrees is my

  23. Texas Board of Nusing

    gauge14iv replied to Faynell's topic in Texas Nursing

    They dont represent Nurses!!!!!!! That is not their purpose. Their purpose is to protect the public - they have no obligation to nurses whatsoever. Nurses are lucky that there are nurses appointed to...

  24. Texas Nursing School

    gauge14iv replied to Princess_WannaBe's topic in Texas Nursing

    TWU Houston and TCU both have programs for people who hold BS degrees that will put you through nursing school in 14 mos and then you will also have a BSN. Thats the ones I would check into if you...

  25. How do I get Texas RN license?

    gauge14iv replied to moliuchick's topic in Texas Nursing

    The BNE says 90 days - I'd probably give it more time than that - I have been hearing that they have been taking forever to process the fingerprints and FBI background checks because the FBI is slow...