CT Pixie BSN, RN

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    Starting clinicals tomorrow morning...

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

    Oh I remember my first IM. We were doing clinicals in a LTC facility right when they were doing the flu vaccines and the facility had gotten permission prior from all the POA's/guardians of the pts to...
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    Casting Nurses for the Walking Dead

    CT Pixie replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    Yeah, he's yours...after I am done with him. Get comfy it'll be a while before I tire of him.
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    LTC med nurses-Are you obeying all of the rules?

    CT Pixie replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    And if it were brought to court, the one who gave it is more responsible. Because errors happen you HAVE to be sure to check for
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    LVN first and THEN RN?

    CT Pixie replied to stefonee356's topic in LPN to RN

    Depending on the school, taking an LVN/LPN program might not increase or decrease your GPA at all. The might not even look at it. Here in CT, LPN's can do an LPN to RN program. We are then 'granted'...
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    Casting Nurses for the Walking Dead

    CT Pixie replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    For zombies, those ladies have some pretty perky boobs, toned butts and legs hahahah. I just don't get the whole zombie phenom! Now vampires..I love me some vampire flicks! (NOT glittery vampires,...
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    Comfort or death?

    CT Pixie replied to jslcsansom's topic in Patient Medications

    Never once have I felt guilty or that I was assisting in euthanasia when I gave my actively dying patients their medications. I would feel more quilty if i hadn't and knowing they were in pain and...
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    I have to choose between being a nurse or mother!

    CT Pixie replied to luvmykids0810's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Before I let anyone do a hysterectomy on me I'd be getting a second
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    LTC med nurses-Are you obeying all of the rules?

    CT Pixie replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Our 'bubble' packs of meds have the expiration date on the label...right by the drug name and strength. So its very easy for me to check the expiration date of the med, and I do it with each med I...
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    Pathophysiology Help!!

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

    Lymphedema -
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    Pathophysiology Help!!

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

    The Mayo Clinic and the Cleveland Clinic have great websites for accurate credible information on a huge amount of diseases. I use them when my book just doesn't cut
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    How do you cope with looking "too young" to be a nurse?

    CT Pixie replied to LaceyRN12's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If you look younger than your years, I hate to say, you'll probably be dealing with this for a long time. I am in my early 40's and people tend to think I'm in my late 20's. I think its because I am...
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    LTC has changed-How do you give out 5pm meds now?

    CT Pixie replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    My facility policy is to update doc on all refused or held meds (oh as well at the patients POA, guardian etc). We had one patient who was always refusing the same meds, family finally just said to...
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    Is it normal to go from straight As in prereqs to b- grades in nursing classes

    CT Pixie replied to SarahBean87's topic in General Students

    I was an A student for my pre-reqs, now I'm holding steady to an 83 average (need 80 or better to pass). It's very humbling! I strive to the highest grade I can get but in the end, I need an 80, I...
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    nursing diagnosis for care plan

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

    We'd need a bit more info on the pt other than her dx. I personally think there are way better nursing diagnosis you could do other than disturbed body image. Remember ABC...how is her 02 sats,...
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    Blood Pressures ... help

    CT Pixie replied to SarahBean87's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If you do a google search on "audio blood pressure sounds" or something similar it will bring up several. Same thing goes for lung sounds, heart sounds, bowel sounds. Got to love
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    Blood Pressures ... help

    CT Pixie replied to SarahBean87's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Korotkoff Blood Pressure Sights and Sounds on
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    CT tech lpn program

    CT Pixie replied to TEE1978's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    Lincoln Tech is an LPN school (no college degree awared upon completion, you are eligible to sit for the NCLEX-PN) "regular college" nursing programs will award an ADN (CT Community Colleges) and BSN...
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    Why do the unit nurses treat the students like this?!

    CT Pixie posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am always reading posts like that and I thought it was time that I make my own! To the nurses who are the nurse of the patient I have been assigned to for my clinicals on your floor...and even to...
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    Ventilator support at end of life

    CT Pixie replied to bioniclewoman's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    My cousins father was vented, brought home from an ECF and went on hospice. He was not alert. He was in a persistent vegetative state and had a PEG tube. They never turned the vent off. He was only on...
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    Dear God, Help me

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

    When I was a CNA I had an Alzheimer's patient who would wail at the top of her lungs..."ohhhh God!, please help me!"..."ohhh God, just one word from you and I will be able to sleep peacefully..". She...
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    Question about the 6 rights of medication administration?

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

    I was going to say documentation also, just saw the OP came back and let us know it
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    Why do the unit nurses treat the students like this?!

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

    I'm on a med/surg
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    Why do the unit nurses treat the students like this?!

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

    and that's exactly the lure I was looking for when I made the title of the post.. I WANTED nurses to read it so I could thank them and figure with a title that would make me roll my eyes and grab a...
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    Why do the unit nurses treat the students like this?!

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

    Much love for the guys too! Actually during an out-rotation to another floor, I was assigned to an awesome guy! He let me do so much my head was spinning. He seemed to gain as much excitement watching...
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    I'm curious...did you have to pay for uniform?

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

    Connecticut for-profit LPN school...paid WAY too much for tuition...but 3 full sets of uniforms were included as was books. Private College for RN program, tuition included NOTHING. Required to...