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  1. To Flu Shot or Not??

    hunydew2262 replied to nurseinprogress2010's topic in General Students

    My husband and I went together when we got the flu vaccine for the first time. I watched the RN, an old school chum, draw up the two injections from the same vial. (Yeah, this was back in the olden...

  2. male entering the NICU ward... sigh

    hunydew2262 replied to madmaxls6's topic in General Students

    My second son spent 3 days in the NICU and his best nurse was male. Since I'd had a C-section, I wasn't able to get to the nursery right away. My husband was the one that spent most of the first day...

  3. SO nervous - any help here?

    hunydew2262 replied to averna's topic in General Students

    Zana, I STILL can't watch surgery on TV! I love going to live surgeries. Go figure. Ask yourself why you want to be a nurse. It is not a glory job. There will always be interventions you will not...

  4. considering nursing school at 45 yo

    hunydew2262 replied to turtlesrus's topic in General Students

    I'm 46 and a Jr. in a BSN program. I'll graduate in 2010. Sometimes I wish I had done this years ago, but then I think about the life experience I bring with me. I know I am a better care giver...

  5. NG tubes

    hunydew2262 replied to ropeforwork's topic in General Students

    We just certified in this as well. One of my instructors said you can give the client a small amount of water to sip while inserting the tube. The client swallows the water and the tube and the water...

  6. Care Plans - What's their purpose? - What do you think of them?

    hunydew2262 replied to jjjoy's topic in General Students

    Care plans can be very frustrating. My understanding, limited though it is, is that they are to prepare us to think logically about our patient care. I'm in a BSN program and they hit on that theme...

  7. Please hear me out...confused on the right steps in my nursing career!

    hunydew2262 replied to MedicalDreams's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Whatever you do, check with the nursing program/s for any university you are considering applying. The university I attend offers a BA/S-to-MSN or RN-to-BSN program. I'm not aware of an ADN-to-MSN...

  8. How old were you when you began nursing school?

    hunydew2262 replied to smellyacres's topic in General Students

    Most of the students in my class are late 20's to mid 30's. I started working on my BSN when I was 44. I'll graduate when I'm