CT Pixie BSN, RN

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    drug testing in school

    CT Pixie replied to prettylittlenurse2b's topic in General Nursing

    during all of my drug testing for both nursing school and pre-employment, i never had anyone watch me. what they did was : 1 .escort me to a bathroom, explain that the water is turned off, that you...
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    I notified the wrong family of a death

    CT Pixie replied to kcmRN's topic in General Nursing

    A co-worker of mine did the same thing in LTC. She had two patients with the same name with a slight variation. I think it was like Mary Jones and Merry Jones or Mary Jonez and Mary Jones..whatever it...
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    Saying "Goodnight" to patients

    CT Pixie replied to deemalt's topic in General Nursing

    I work LTC. Many times most of my residents are asleep as I do my last 'look/see" on them. So, during the med pass that they are to get their last med from me (barring no requests for PRN's etc)...
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    slower paced nursing in long term care?

    CT Pixie replied to pepsi115's topic in General Nursing

    Ditto what Mazy said..."IVs, PEG care, colostomies, foleys, trachs, etc. etc. If you are an RN you will probably also have supervisory duties as well" I had 4 of my 33 with IV's, more PEG;s than I...
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    slower paced nursing in long term care?

    CT Pixie replied to pepsi115's topic in General Nursing

    Slower pace and low stress..in a word..NO! Its just as fast paced, but for different reasons and the stress level is just as high in the LTC as in the hospitals Albeit that in LTC we don't give blood...
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    Can you renew your RN license if you cant find a job?

    CT Pixie replied to ilove's topic in General Nursing

    you might be certain it was discussed..but you can only certain it was discussed in your school, not every school. believe it that she doesn't know what ceu's are...when we are from a state that does...
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    Who actually ENJOYS clinical?

    CT Pixie replied to foreverLaur's topic in General Students

    For me, I think once I was allowed to spread my wings and fly solo (of course with a net just in case) to perform all I had read about, been tested on and practiced, I enjoyed clinicals. But it got...
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    How likely am I to get into St. Vincent's College in Bridgeport, CT

    CT Pixie replied to helennnxo's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    Lucky you. I noticed my stuff sitting right here... www.coolmath.com www.sosmath.com www.algebrahelp.com www.math.com www.aaamath.com also info and sample questions regarding the placement test can be...
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    How likely am I to get into St. Vincent's College in Bridgeport, CT

    CT Pixie replied to helennnxo's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    try purplemath.com for starters. You can also google "practice basic algebra" for a refresher in how to do things. I know since my math was not transferable I had to take the placement math test to...
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    How likely am I to get into St. Vincent's College in Bridgeport, CT

    CT Pixie replied to helennnxo's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    did you
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    "Losing my license!"

    CT Pixie replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    Ditto the others..don't do that! I nearly fell out of my chair! As for losing the license, you and your State are not alone. In Connecticut he vast majority of lost licenses are do to substance...
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    Bridgeport Hospital School of Nursing VS. St Vincent College

    CT Pixie replied to CTGuy's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    eatothegb hasn't posted since June 2009, its doubtful you'll get a response from him/her. there are quite a few posts regarding the Bridgeport Hospital program under the CT nursing program discussion...
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    How likely am I to get into St. Vincent's College in Bridgeport, CT

    CT Pixie replied to helennnxo's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    Its possible they took your app in for review and gave a decision on the terms that your transcripts showed what they wanted to see :) As I said, I don't think they would waste their time and...
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    How likely am I to get into St. Vincent's College in Bridgeport, CT

    CT Pixie replied to helennnxo's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    I'd think that was a GREAT sign..as they normally meet at the beginning of the month..(did you get your app and all the needed info in before say oct 1st?). What it means is you have no math thats...
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    How likely am I to get into St. Vincent's College in Bridgeport, CT

    CT Pixie replied to helennnxo's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    I'm currently attending St.Vincent's. I swear I remember a min GPA needed, but I can't find it in any of my papers. I just looked at my current student handbook and I don't see a minimum GPA needed to...
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    Which of the nursing pre-reqs did you find the most difficult?

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

    Chem! Hated it...hated it..hated it. Could not wrap my mind around all the things that molecules etc do, bond with, create etc..by the Grace of all that is Good and a great Chem professor, I walked...
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    Nursing School while still working?

    CT Pixie replied to djdietz's topic in General Students

    I worked full time, while going to LPN school full time (8 hrs a day, 5 days a week for 15 months..none of the typical 'college' breaks. We only got a week at Christmas...the Federal holidays off and...
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    petite scrubs

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

    I'm 4ft 11in and 100lbs (+/-). I had the hardest time finding pants to fit in the length. Seems that designers think if you're thin then you must be tall, or if your short you must be heavier. I could...
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    LPN School Forcing Change of Hair color

    CT Pixie replied to Becca1145's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Are you sure when they say "back to natural color" they don't mean just the out there colors that NO ONE naturally
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    Pearsonvue's Quick Result

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

    I took my test on a Friday morning and my quick results were up on Sunday. Although the website says business days, everyone I know got their results 48 hrs after their test regardless of it being a...
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    dover business college fails whole class

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

    I went to a for-profit LPN school. We were told from the very first day that there was an "exit exam" that we had to pass or we did not graduate. The exit exam was given in the last mod (comparable to...
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    Buying your own equipment?

    CT Pixie replied to sbostonRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have my own manual and digital BP cuff (our DON and ADON along with quite a few other nurses also have their own). I also have my own pulse ox (again, as do our DON, ADON and other nurses). No one...
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    Thermometer help

    CT Pixie replied to RNCathy's topic in School

    I found some tempdots in my med cart not long ago..hahah. They were pushed way back in a section that we normally don't use. Hated those things. Not a school nurse, but I love my tympanic (ear)...
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    In honor of 9/11.... what was it like as a nurse?

    CT Pixie replied to A&OxNone's topic in General Nursing

    I wasn't a nurse at time. But I was a 6 months pregnant EMT for our local volunteer ambulance. We are about 1 hrs drive to NYC (I'm in CT). We (the ambulance) had offered our vehicles and staffing to...
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    Oxygen Question

    CT Pixie replied to Hoosiernurse's topic in General Nursing

    We'd give him some time on the 4L and then slowly titrate down. Normally we don't do it overnight due the reasons others have posted. In the AM they'd continue to monitor his sats and if they were in...