CT Pixie BSN, RN

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    Do you live in New Haven?

    CT Pixie replied to Kensington's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    Hi Kens, I don't live IN New Haven but very very close to it. Can't really answer your question without asking a couple of my own..which airport are you flying into? And will you have access to a car?...
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    Anyone have a student planner that they love?

    CT Pixie replied to BreatheFree's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I loved it since it wasn't just a calander per se. It has a lot of good info. It was worth the
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    Baby Brain?

    CT Pixie replied to BlearnRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Wanted to add: Normally I am a very organized person..to the point of being obsessive/compulsive about it. Add to that I have a memory like an elephant. Many people comment that they are amazed with...
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    How many nurses want their children to be nurses too?

    CT Pixie replied to pumpkin1984's topic in General Nursing

    I will not encourage or discourage Nursing for either of my daughters. Should one or both decide to persue nursing, I will stand by their decision 110%, just as I would any other career choice. I...
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    Baby Brain?

    CT Pixie replied to BlearnRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    A few years ago, I remember reading something scientists were saying about womens tendency to become very forgetful etc when pregnant and for a bit after delivery. Now, I don't remember where I read...
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    I have a question about lpn's

    CT Pixie replied to Iwannabeababynurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Here in my area of CT I notice a lot of LPN's in the doctors offices (peds, internal med, OB/Gyn etc) There are a few hospitals here that still hire LPN's but I am not too sure about the L&D...
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    the little things make you go uh ok

    CT Pixie replied to celestial1's topic in Nursing Humor

    I just wanted to add: I was once given a script for doxycycline, took it for a couple of rounds and was fine. Got another script for doxycycline not too long after the initial therapy and got a horrid...
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    Anyone have a student planner that they love?

    CT Pixie replied to BreatheFree's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I use to have a Saunders Student Nurse Planner. Then went to a smaller regular academic year calander (runs with the school year, not the calander year). Now I have a PDA and once I learn how to use...
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    Aspirate Always?

    CT Pixie replied to Emma123's topic in General Nursing

    I'm still in nursing school (5 months to go) and we were taught to aspirate IM's. However, in the clinical setting, when I was giving my first IM, I was talking through it to the instructor and I said...
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    LPN clinical schedule.....this seems like alot!

    CT Pixie replied to MrsBradyMom's topic in General Students

    Mondays and Tuesdays 8a-2:30p lecture Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 6:45a-2p clinicals I am in the 4th of 5 mods (mod is like a semester). In the first mod we had classes m-w and clinicals th-friday....
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    What's behind your name?

    CT Pixie replied to antidote's topic in General Nursing

    When I have honor and legal right to do so, I'll sign off w/just my name and RN after it. CT Pixie, RN has a nice look to it..no?
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    Huntington's Disease

    CT Pixie replied to CT Pixie's topic in General Nursing

    WOW! Thank you all for the info. I have limited knowledge of this terrible disease. My clinical pt has a dx of HD and since its not a common thing to see, that is why my instructor decided for me that...
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    Were you there 6 years ago??

    CT Pixie posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    6 years ago today (10:09pm) I gave birth to my 2nd (and last) child. She was a beautiful ,albeit, tiny baby girl. Tipping the scales at a "whopping" 3lbs 11oz and measuring all of 15 inches. At my...
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    Were you there 6 years ago??

    CT Pixie replied to CT Pixie's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The older daughter was a Discovery Channel and TLC channel junkie when I was pregnant. I found her watching hours and hours of A Baby's Story when they had a 24 hour marathon. I think she knew more at...
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    Hit 'Enter' Key to make Paragraphs! (Then I can read your allnurses posts!)

    CT Pixie replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    For those who can't change the first letter of every word is a cap, I apologize. For those who can control it, please, don't cap the first letter of every word. Its very hard to read when its like...
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    Hit 'Enter' Key to make Paragraphs! (Then I can read your allnurses posts!)

    CT Pixie replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Ditto what everyone has said. Add to that, the posts that look like this I Went To The Second Floor And Asked The Person At The Desk Why I Was And She Said That The Doctor On Call Wanted Me There And...
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    Medication Conversions

    CT Pixie replied to Sirena922's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    A cool way we were taught to convert from units of say grams to milligrams etc was this: First you have to know bigger to smaller measurements for example: Kilos, grams, milligrams, micrograms. Then...
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    Comfortable Nursing Shoes

    CT Pixie replied to hunnybaby24's topic in General Nursing

    Are yours leather? I put on a brand new pair this week and yup my toes were a bit pinched. Forgot that it took a few wears to "break in" the leather. I actually had to get a 1/2 size larger in the...
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    All White Uniform Dress Code?!!

    CT Pixie replied to keludtke's topic in General Nursing

    I'm with Leslie. I love, love, love the look of all white. But its not practical. I was in healthcare back in the day when the nurses wore all white..head to toe (and wore caps too). The only...
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    Work 2 12-hour shift and get paid 40 hours???

    CT Pixie replied to FreshRN05's topic in First Year After Licensure

    A very good friend of mine works 2 12 hour shifts (7p-7a on Friday and Saturdays). She's paid for 40 and she is considered a full time employee with all the perks and benefits of a full time employee....
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    How is this fair?????????

    CT Pixie replied to jg11785's topic in General Nursing

    Same thing in my school. You have 2 attempts to pass the Exit Exam. If after 2 attempts you still don't pass w/the required minimum score you have to repeat the last 2 Mods of school. (Mod comparable...
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    Comfortable Nursing Shoes

    CT Pixie replied to hunnybaby24's topic in General Nursing

    Everytime this question comes up, I reply with the same answer.. NIKE SHOX! I have always had a problem with shoes/sneakers/boots. After a few hours, my toes would hurt so bad I could barely walk. Add...
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    Rounding up grades

    CT Pixie replied to kakalika's topic in General Students

    No rounding up for us either. Your grade is your grade. We lost several students to literally tenths of a
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    Please read I can cry- student in desperate need:(

    CT Pixie replied to tiffany311's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Do you have the phone numbers or email addresses of ANY of your A&P classmates? If you do, give them call, ask if you can copy their notes (by hand or by copy machine) and study that way. I had a...
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    A deeper view of long term care and paying it forward

    CT Pixie replied to tattooednursie's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Couldn't have said it any better. Mandi, the world would be a much better place if your love and dedication could be clonned!! Rock on with your wonderful attitude! Geriatrics and LTC is one of my...