Becca608

Becca608

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  1. Is this even possible?

    Becca608 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Don't laugh...I did this once when my sister (aka 'The Snit') was coming. She called to let us know when she would be 'arriving' and that she hoped a homemade dinner would be coming out off the oven...

  2. Is this even possible?

    Becca608 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    No, the howling at the moon thing only works when its full. I did buy some polished quartz 'eggs' at the flea market and then lit some candles around them. I told my sister it was a Wiccan ritual...

  3. Giving a gift to a patient??

    Becca608 replied to EllenDeeRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My first year of nursing school, I had a patient with a rare condition that had turned into skin and bones. She wasn't that much younger than I was (I was 38) and she broke my heart. She had never...

  4. Is this even possible?

    Becca608 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree 110%. I love my family, but sometimes I just have to walk away (sorry, drive away with reservations in hand). I get the occassional jab from my oldest brother about 'running away from home'...

  5. How to dodge HIPAA?

    Becca608 replied to liam36's topic in General Nursing

    In those cases, there would be an APB out for him and he would be reported. An APB means that they are seeking a known dangerous individual. Warrants just mean that someone is violating the law, not...

  6. How to dodge HIPAA?

    Becca608 replied to liam36's topic in General Nursing

    Because he is a patient at the time. If they are not actively requesting information on his location, then you are volunteering something you would only know as a health care professional. Would you...

  7. Best Lotion for cracked hands?

    Becca608 replied to austin9104's topic in General Nursing

    well that makes sense---i've been buying all kinds of fancy things, but if it can keep clients from getting decubiti, then why wouldn't it work on my hands! thanks acosmo27 for the slap upside the...

  8. How many of you were older when you went into nursing?

    Becca608 replied to ohcomeon's topic in General Nursing

    I just graduated and I'm 40--also a second career for me. At 32, you should fit in well. I think the average in my class was about 35. Good luck to

  9. Another "What would you do post" but I really need some opinions....

    Becca608 replied to Nursey2b3's topic in General Nursing

    Although I am sure my charge nurse would like have liked to exterminate me a time or two. I'm glad looks can't kill:chuckle OP, you did the right thing. I'm very protective about my folks after a...

  10. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    Becca608 replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    Just putting in a bookmark for myself. Awesome thread! Keep them coming. I used to be an EVP analyst for a local investigative paranormal group and one of the locations we were investigating had a...

  11. Night Shifters: Do you sleep?

    Becca608 replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    I love nights and am never bored. We may slow down a little from 0230-0400, but that a good time to just shoot the bull. I have caught a few CNAs catnapping in the linen and supply rooms, but that's...

  12. need answers about working during clinicals...

    Becca608 replied to unsure4now's topic in General Nursing

    I think it depends on the program and your support systems. Talk to recent graduates of the school you want to go to. Anything is possible with determination and hard work. Also look into scholarship...

  13. Below 3.0 GPA and you still got in?

    Becca608 replied to MsKaz's topic in General Nursing

    Don't give up if you don't get in the first time. I had a 3.21 and had to wait a year to get

  14. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    Becca608 replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    Please don't bring your tiny chihauhau into the hospital in its pink fashion carrier, take the dog out of the carrier and set it on your hospitalized loved one's bed so it can lick at the unconcious...

  15. Effects of illegal drugs

    Becca608 replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    What irritates me is the MDs that prescribe these meds instead of actively getting clients with chronic pain into the appropriate pain management programs. Then when they realize what they have done,...

  16. a patient who things she's in a hotel

    Becca608 replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    I don't mean to sound like I'm being judgmental and I agree, detox is not our job on the floor. But if you have to set an alarm to wake you up for your pain meds, then you might not need that dose...

  17. ER- HELP: Dumbest reason people go to ER

    Becca608 replied to DachRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    'Miss Day B' I thought it meant that it meant she forgot her 'Plan B'.

  18. a patient who things she's in a hotel

    Becca608 replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    We had one guy that set his watch alarm to wake him up when his meds were

  19. White scrubs...you have got to be kidding!

    Becca608 replied to abbaking's topic in Men in Nursing

    Wear beige/flesh colored undergarments with white. No more panty

  20. MRSA and Isolation

    Becca608 replied to tgirl84's topic in General Nursing

    I bet all of us would test positive for MRSA

  21. New, and have a question!

    Becca608 replied to exsnohs's topic in General Nursing

    I think alot of programs will be getting rid of the acceptance levels at 2.5-2.8. Even having a 3.0 GPA is risky. Try to keep your GPA at 3.3 or higher to get in your first application year. Even a...

  22. This is a surreal feeling---I beat the NCLEX beast! Here's my story

    Becca608 replied to brwnsuga83's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  23. Eeeeevil nurse stories

    Becca608 replied to elizabells's topic in General Nursing

    Bless my folks...I'm a new RN and they don't understand why I don't want a bunch of cute 'Nurse' things. I keep explaining I don't want to advertise my license in a store because I will inevitably be...

  24. Just got rejection letter, what happened?

    Becca608 replied to MelodyRNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't initially receive an offer for the first job I interviewed for either. They rejected me for the job, but offered me an opportunity to interview on a unit I was not interested in. The next day...

  25. Staph Infection

    Becca608 replied to 2bmalenurse007's topic in General Nursing

    And let's also remember to clean off things that go patient to patient like our