CT Pixie BSN, RN

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    Do you have to pass a HESI exit exam to graduate?

    CT Pixie replied to Bonny619's topic in General Students

    We have an exit exam we have 2 attemps to pass. If you don't you have to redo the last 6 months of classes. We were told this the first day we stepped into class. I personally think its a crock but...
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    Back from the Desert and Thankful-What are you thankful for?

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

    To echo the others, I am thankful that people like you are willing to protect me and my family. That you put your lives on the line to protect all of us. I am thankful that YOU are back home safe and...
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    Anyone who can help?

    CT Pixie replied to angel wifey's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I was your age when I became pregnant. My situation was different in that I was not a few months from having a profession that would make the situation much more easy for me and all involved. I was a...
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    drugs encountered in NCLEX?

    CT Pixie replied to angel wifey's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    After speaking with a lot of school mates who've taken the NCLEX recently (with in the last 6 months or so) they have all stated to our school powers that be that the majority of the meds on their...
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    Nurses teaching with degrees other than a MSN

    CT Pixie replied to Wgbem's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    One of the favorite clinical instructors at my school holds her RN, MBA. Another has her masters that has to do with diet, nutrition (I can't remember the exact title..but its what dieticians get),...
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    Changing a patient's diaper while they are standing ?

    CT Pixie replied to EmBeMap's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Changing the brief while standing is appropriate in some circumstances and not in others. When toileting a pt (back in the day that I was a CNA), if pt had been incontinet of BM prior to us toileting...
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    peg tube placement

    CT Pixie replied to hunny_pye's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I think Nrs_Angie is speaking of Medical-Surgical Nursing, 5th Edition - Critical Thinking for Collaborative Care, Single Volume By Donna D. Ignatavicius, MS, RN, Cm and M. Linda Workman, PhD, RN,...
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    LPN Entrance exam test and interview advice gladly accepted

    CT Pixie replied to ibmissy's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Physics?? No, no physics on an entrance exam that I've ever taken. Physics is an advanced class, nothing you NEED nor HAVE to have skills in, in order to gain entrance into an LPN or RN school. We...
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    peg tube placement

    CT Pixie replied to hunny_pye's topic in Medical-Surgical

    sorry Morte, I thought you were trying to say that it couldn't come out of the stomach. I do know that it can migrate into the small intestine or into the peritoneal cavity. Had you phrased the...
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    peg tube placement

    CT Pixie replied to hunny_pye's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I answered where it would be if it were not in the stomach any longer... If its not IN the stomach, then its placement would be somewhere out of the stomach. I couldn't tell you exactly where each...
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    peg tube placement

    CT Pixie replied to hunny_pye's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Out of the
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    peg tube placement

    CT Pixie replied to hunny_pye's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Can only answer with my experience of a student. The most accurate way to know if the tube is still in the correct placement is an XRay, without the benefit of an XRay in certain situations like in a...
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    LPN-->RN bridge programs..how to

    CT Pixie posted a topic in Connecticut Nursing

    Hello All, I am currently 6 months from graduating my LPN schooling, and fingers crossed will take and pass the NCLEX. I have always known I wanted to be an RN but due to life circumstances, the best...
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    Do I really have to study a second language?

    CT Pixie replied to The-Manny's topic in General Nursing

    I have several friends who are bilingual..some even speak 3-4 languages and they STILL had to take a formal foreign language course in high school and college. American children are brought up...
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    How Long Before Sciences Expire?

    CT Pixie replied to Jenpea71's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    5 yrs for most schools here
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    Are you allowed to wear Makeup ?

    CT Pixie replied to AspiringNurse7's topic in General Nursing

    Then you're using the wrong brand ..mine holds up from 4am-11pm when I go to bed. We had the same "rule" about makeup being ok but not overly done. It was disputed by several students..who is it that...
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    Assisting handicapped person to public bathroom

    CT Pixie replied to Valanda's topic in General Nursing

    Yup its manditory to have handicapped facilities..the thing is the handicapped facility for women is in the womens room and for men its in the mens room. Not all places have the 'family room' which...
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    Assisting handicapped person to public bathroom

    CT Pixie replied to Valanda's topic in General Nursing

    I'd much rather see you taking him into the womens room where there is privacy for him and you in the stalls, than see you have to go into the mens room and pass all the men using the urinal. I hope...
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    How do I add an icon next to my user name?

    CT Pixie replied to NICUrn2B's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you, never realized you could check the credit card spot. Only thing is they still saved the info for PayPal..I'll just never use it that way. And, as promised, I upgraded within seconds of...
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    How do I add an icon next to my user name?

    CT Pixie replied to NICUrn2B's topic in General Nursing

    Not to hijack the thread but is it possible to upgrade your membership any other way than using PayPal? Long story short, had a problem with paypay (someone other than me was using it without my...
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    Do you run to bed alarms?

    CT Pixie replied to TiggerBelly's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I go to bed alarms at a very brisk walk. Honestly, if you think about it..if you are at the opposite end of the hall that the alarm is going off on, even if you DO run, the person can already be on...
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    How do you learn to give injections?

    CT Pixie replied to tigress_8207's topic in General Students

    We were given lecture in lab and shown how to draw meds first. We were all given a vial and a syringe to handle and practice with. Then we were lectured and shown giving the injection on rubber...
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    Obtaining urine specimen from foley

    CT Pixie replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    Just a student here but I was taught the procedure to obtain a urine specimen from a foley just as you were. Clamp tubing, From the port..wipe with anticeptic, let dry, insert new sterile needle and...
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    What states offer good working condition for RNs?

    CT Pixie replied to John123's topic in General Nursing

    Thats great to hear since its been the plan that when I graduate from LPN school in 6 months and then do my LPN to RN bridge, its off to NC me and my family
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    Exaggerations about nursing school

    CT Pixie replied to RNDreamer's topic in General Students

    "No one gets A's in any nursing class" I do and in ALL my classes as do a couple of others in my class. Although they do bust their butts getting those A's. I am one of those oddities who really...