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    Getting ready to apply: CT Community Colleges- Nursing Program 2013

    CT Pixie replied to HelenaHandbasket's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    Re-admits are probably people who took time off for whatever reason (medical, maternity, personal reasons etc) as well as those who may have previously failed a class and are now being re-admitted b/c...
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    Intake and Output problems

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

    I think the problem lies with the 1/2 quart. There are 32 ounces in a quart, so 1/2 quart would be 16 ounces. Then you'd have 270mL for popsicle (3*3=9 9x30=270) 480mL for iced tea (16 x 30= 480)...
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    Intake and Output problems

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

    Ok, well you have 3 sets of mL's (120, 120 and 125). The patient only had tea and milk for a total of 245mL, the fruit cocktail isn't a fluid I only have few minutes, so I didn't get timet to figure...
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    Getting ready to apply: CT Community Colleges- Nursing Program 2013

    CT Pixie replied to HelenaHandbasket's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    I think pts is patients, not
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    Seasonal Mood Changes?

    CT Pixie replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Being one who suffers from SAD, I personally get a whole new lease on life when the days start getting longer. Since I live in CT, our temp doesn't get to my liking until around late May. The longer...
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    Pearson vue trick says i FAILED but my GVN is still active????

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

    Quick results is not the PVT. Quick results are available after 48 hrs from the time the test was taken. You pay a fee when the results are available and you get your results. PVT (which I didn't know...
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    Fun: Coke or Pepsi Nurses?

    CT Pixie replied to Brian's topic in Nursing Humor

    It depends....what are the liquors being added?? I rarely drink soda. Much prefer water or iced tea. If I have to drink soda I prefer coke over a ton of ice; if there is no ice my choice is then...
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    All Graduates!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    CT Pixie replied to OB-nurse2013's topic in General Students

    May 15th is my pinnng and a few days later is graduation ceremony! Very
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    How do you improve your memory?

    CT Pixie replied to Brian's topic in General Students

    all my Mnemonics are against TOS. Suffice it to say if I really want remember something...the dirtier I can make it the better it
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    Daylight Savings

    CT Pixie replied to SionainnRN's topic in General Nursing

    So, ask her if she gave back an hours worth of pay when we 'fell back' (in Novemeber) since she got to sleep an extra hour
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    Daylight Savings

    CT Pixie replied to SionainnRN's topic in General Nursing

    If she punched in at (for the sake of argument) 7am on Sunday March 10th and punched out at 7pm March 10th thats only 12 hours worked. Now, IF she worked nights...and punched in a 7pm on Saturday and...
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    Cursing on the job

    CT Pixie replied to Ciale's topic in Emergency

    Guess I've found where my specialty should be...haha. Potty mouth
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    Resume question... How should I write this?

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

    How about just 'pending license number' and maybe include the letter that states you are legally able to practice as an
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    In Nursing school, do we review A&P?

    CT Pixie replied to zeno33's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Our instructors expect us to know our A&P. They don't do any sort of review of the body system prior to jumping into the med/surg section of that body system. I always told those in my A&P...
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    Any EMT Paramedic Nurses? NCLEX vs NREMT

    CT Pixie replied to downsouthlaff's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm an EMT-B and an LPN. I found the EMT-B NREMT test pretty straight forward and not at all like the NCELX (with the exception being both are multiple choice). The NREMT test in my opinion it was...
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    How do you get to sleep?

    CT Pixie replied to eva123's topic in General Students

    I tend to find it very easy to fall asleep while reading my notes. About 45 minutes before I want to be asleep, I'll head up to bed, notes in hand. I get in a comfy (sleeping position, not sitting up...
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    How to study for Muscle?

    CT Pixie replied to zeno33's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Youtube is great. I had taken pictures of the muscles from lab class but for whatever reason the pictures printed out really badly. so I youtubed it and found a ton of videos with students, teachers...
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    Job market- ADN students being warned?

    CT Pixie replied to hope3456's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I'm in my last semester of my LPN to RN program. Sadly, I often overhear many students talking about how they can't wait to get a job and that there is a nursing shortage so they will pretty much be...
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    Should I question their training?

    CT Pixie replied to TED_RN-to-be's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Why are you asking the CNA about the patients condition?! And YES the LPN has FAR more medical training than an EMT. And I'm speaking from both sides of the fence. I am an EMT and an LPN. As the...
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    How do you see your results...

    CT Pixie replied to 2bNdNurse84's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Quick results are not free, it costs $7.95. Directly from PearsonVue--->https://www.ncsbn.org/1225.htm [h=1]Quick Results[/h] Some candidates may access their "unofficial" results two business...
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    How do you see your results...

    CT Pixie replied to 2bNdNurse84's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    If you want to find out without doing the PV Trick, you have to know whether or not your State participates with the quick results. If they do, after approx 48 hrs after taking the test you can log...
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    I feel like a failed myself... (Even if I passed the class)

    CT Pixie replied to StudentOfHealing's topic in General Students

    Consider yourself lucky. In my program a 79.99 is failing the class. Need to have an 80 in order to 'pass'. And no, there is no rounding. If you have a 79.9999999 that's exactly what it is, its not an...
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    Can I practice on you?

    CT Pixie replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    Neither my children nor my husband has escaped being my 'patient' for assessment practice...heck, even the 2 dogs and 2 cats have been subject to it! hahha. As for straight and/or Foley caths, yeah,...
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    Looking for books with example questions for 1st year RN student

    CT Pixie replied to busybee12's topic in General Students

    I'm with Stephalump, love Saunders. I used an NCLEX prep book (I think it was also Saunders) during my LPN schooling. I would pop the disk in and formulate tests/quizzes specific to the info we were...
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    Class of 2013 anyone?

    CT Pixie replied to Lizzyru's topic in General Students

    11 weeks from yesterday till Commencement (May 17th)! Filled out our forms for cap and gown sizes a couple of weeks