CT Pixie BSN, RN

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    Did you work while in LPN school?

    CT Pixie replied to ajerm9's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    There's an exception to every rule....I was an A student who worked full time during my LPN schooling. Oddly enough, those of us who worked full time had better grades than those who didn't work at...
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    Possible to work full time and study for NCLEX-RN??

    CT Pixie replied to Ecstatic2014's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I worked full time during my LPN and RN program as well as working full time while studying for both the LPN and RN NCLEX. Passed both the first
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    Working two jobs

    CT Pixie replied to Nightowl_lpn's topic in General Nursing

    I worked two jobs as an LPN, full time for an insurance company (40 per week) and 16 hrs per week in a SNF. I was also going to school full time for the LPN to RN bridge. (husband, 2 children, blah...
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    PVT trick and Quick Results

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

    Thats the good pop up. Thousands of us have gotten it and passed (take a look in the NCLEX forum and you'll find more info than you ever care to read). It's 48 hrs from your test date (and often the...
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    Prescription Medications

    CT Pixie replied to onlymiah's topic in General Students

    Your doctor can clear you physically for clinicals however the doctor would be doing this without any idea of meds/drugs (legally or otherwise) you have taken in the last X amount of day. The doc...
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    worried about not having a life

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

    You can have a life during nursing school. Maybe not as much as an active social life but you can still see friends and do things. Now, that being said...comparing non-nursing classes to nursing...
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    To mention surgery or not?

    CT Pixie replied to miamiabean's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    You can tell them the event that caused you to decide nursing is where you wanted to be. But don't give specifics. They have no need to know what surgery you had. You could even say something like,...
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    Not all nurses wear scrubs

    CT Pixie replied to rosen60's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Happens to clinical nurses also :) When I was an LPN, if people found out I was a nurse the first question was 'what hospital do you work at' when I'd state I worked at a LTC facility they'd wrinkle...
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    question about kaplan and general NCLEX-RN

    CT Pixie replied to blondie1887's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    You have to pass each section in order to be considered passing the exam. I was never a fan of doing sections. The NCLEX will fire questions at you and you may have one psych, 4 maternity, 2 pharm...
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    RN's what was your occupation while in nursing school?

    CT Pixie replied to mzsuccess's topic in General Nursing

    The CPA/accounting people must have a thing for nursing. I have several friends who are nurses now who were CPA's and/or in accounting in one way or the other who chose accounting over nursing because...
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    RN's what was your occupation while in nursing school?

    CT Pixie replied to mzsuccess's topic in General Nursing

    I worked for an insurance company during LPN school..and worked as an LPN (part time) and the insurance company during my RN program. Now in my RN to BSN, I'm working as an RN and still at the same...
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    Do you ever find yourself comparing where you are to where other people are?

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

    I started nursing school after high school ...close to finishing but had to drop out due to life circumstances beyond my control. tried several times to get back into school and life happened...
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    Insurance claims can be rejected for what?

    CT Pixie replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Students

    I work for an insurance company and see the CMS form daily...for the last 20 years and I don't ever recall seeing anything asking for employment or student
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    White Shoes for clinicals

    CT Pixie replied to jennaroo's topic in General Students

    I swear by my white Nike Shox (leather) and my white Dansko's. I've had times I put them on at 4am and didn't take them off until mid-night (working doubles) and my back, legs or feet never hurt....
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    Nurse Hijabi advice

    CT Pixie replied to SXUnursingstudent's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    The pictures the other poster provided are exactly how I've seen the hijabi worn during my clinicals and by the staff nurses and
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    Which is harder: A&P 1 or A&P 2?

    CT Pixie replied to giraffe4's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My school had A&P 1 and 2. One really wasn't harder than the other. I'm not sure if my school broke up the classes the way they did to keep an even balance of the 'harder' body systems. Now...
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    Be honest please, Am I Kray Kray?

    CT Pixie replied to cee cee g's topic in General Students

    Personally I'd take as few non-nursing classes as possible each semester. I got all my non-nursing classes done before starting my nursing classes. Most nursing classes are heavy and require hours of...
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    Classmates?

    CT Pixie replied to InsideWindow's topic in General Students

    read the post
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    Non-diapering nursing home patients

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

    I've worked in facilities that do both. This is just my observation but those who only used a pad overnight did tend to have more 'rashes' on their bottoms. When the pads are used, if the person...
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    Where are all the nurses?

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

    Funny enough right before I saw this post I responded to this little gem in a post about 'how hard is your nursing school' "Mine's not hard at all. And that's why most of the graduates end up going to...
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    Where are all the nurses?

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

    CapeCodMermaid I've been telling you for years I'd cut off my right arm to work for you! :) Experienced LTC/SNF LPN and recent RN grad. Love my geriatric patients. Alas, while I'm in CT, I'm closer to...
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    How hard is your nursing school?

    CT Pixie replied to EternalFeather's topic in General Students

    WOW! Really?! I take offense to this. Before getting my RN I was an LPN. I work in a nursing home. My LPN program wasn't easy at all nor was my RN program. Several of my cohorts from the RN program...
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    How hard is your nursing school?

    CT Pixie replied to EternalFeather's topic in General Students

    80 (B-)was passing for us..anything lower (including a 79.999999999) was
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    Connecticut Community Colleges - Applying for 2014

    CT Pixie replied to MissCris's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    Yeah, that and the fact that they (Bridgeport Hospital) are now a part of Yale New Haven Health Corp..and Yale holds magnet
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    allnurses Launches Thank A Nurse Website

    CT Pixie replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in News, Announcements

    I see it on this page to the right of the posts, right under your 'info' and the count of how many users are