CT Pixie BSN, RN

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    1st time RN licensed , but the license expires toooo SOON - another post

    CT Pixie replied to H2H_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I was licensed in 07/2008 and my license expires 4/30/09. My birthday is in April I had a classmate who was licensed also in 07/2008 and hers expired 12/31/08, her birthday is in December. Connecticut...
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    tips on nursing top up degree assisignments

    CT Pixie replied to RK Sandhu's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    :thnkg:....not too sure what a nursing top up degree is.....ok, pulling this one out of thin air..is top up perhaps a typo for topic?? I
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    I'm just, disgusted........whatever.

    CT Pixie replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    SEE!! We ARE our own worst enemies. We beat ourselves up, lack faith in ourselves, find faults in ourselves that no one else (usually;)) does! Big ol' congrats to
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    Should I be worried about catching POX's?

    CT Pixie replied to k-love's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I have to wonder how you got into college/tech school without showing immunity to MMR and Chicken Pox. And all of our clinical sites wanted proof from our school that we had all our immunizations up...
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    would like opinions on this letter please

    CT Pixie replied to kermitlady's topic in General Nursing

    Thankfully the outcome was a good one. To those asking, what the OP's problem is since when she advocated for her son the triage nurse took him next..my question to you is this.. What if the parent...
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    Little things that keep you motivated

    CT Pixie replied to tfleuter's topic in General Students

    What kept me motivated to go to school and get to the end were my husband and my two daughters, they were my biggest cheerleaders. When I would get aggravated or just didn't want to study, do a...
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    I'm just, disgusted........whatever.

    CT Pixie replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    I'd think if you were going to be petty enough to point out a spelling error, that YOU would spell the word correctly. I believe your sentence should read "Part of the problem might be the fact that...
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    Desperately need help with a care plan tonight!

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

    Well yes, you can have a column for related to and as evidence by. Both a "risk for" nursing dx and the ones that aren't risk but actual will both have "related to" because you must show what is...
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    Desperately need help with a care plan tonight!

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

    "Risk for" nursing dx's don't have AEB;s because its a risk, not actually happening right now so there is no "evidence". How about: Diarrhea related to intestinal inflammatory process ABE (fill in the...
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    How many hours do you work each week?

    CT Pixie replied to swimincatz's topic in General Nursing

    I work a full time job from home for an insurance company. So, I work part time for a LTC facilty. I work 3-11 every other weekend and a day during the week, for a total of 16 hrs per week. Works for...
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    Medical school vs Nursing School

    CT Pixie replied to faraday68's topic in General Students

    My earliest memories of what I wanted to be when I grew up was to be a doctor. But that was the mind of a 4, 5, 6 year old. It wasn't until years later when I was older and experienced the world more...
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    Why coffee with every meal?

    CT Pixie replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    :sofahider (sheepishy raises hand)...ummmm I do. I have coffee all day long, from the minute I open my eyes until nighttime. I love the taste of coffee. I don't need it for the "jolt" of caffine. I...
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    Do you buy scrub sets or mix brands?

    CT Pixie replied to lms6241's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I buy sets when I am getting the top and bottom together in the same color. The navy blue in one brand is usually a bit off from another so they kind of clash or don't match when you were two...
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    2 small dilemmas.

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

    The best person to answer the question about your name change would be the State Board of Nurses in the State in which you hold that license. Many LPN's work for nursing agency companies that handle...
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    Any Hospital Diploma Programs Out There??

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

    Bridgeport Hospital in Bridgeport CT has an RN program. You take the nursing courses at the Hospital school of nursing but you take the other courses (A&P, micro, psych, etc) all at the community...
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    Do you have your own malpractice insurance?

    CT Pixie replied to ittybittybabynurse's topic in General Nursing

    Just graduated and passed the NCLEX in July '08. I've had NSO insurance since the day I started school. I have way too much to lose if I were ever sued..even as a student. I worked too hard for what...
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    LPN's in CT Hospital

    CT Pixie replied to mandykal's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    Although I don't work in a hospital, the LTC facility I work at started me at just shy of $25/hr I work evenings and don't have any benefits. (I only know what the new grad LPN rate is). I'm in...
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    LPN as school nurse?

    CT Pixie replied to Rascal1's topic in School

    I live in CT and have seen several advertisements for school nurses where they are looking for an LPN. (if I remember correctly, Torrington school district had an ad for an LPN not long ago) It all...
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    I have meeting with charge nurse?!!

    CT Pixie replied to Farza's topic in General Students

    If in your position, I would think honesty is the best policy. Just tell the charge nurse what you saw, what you did, what you were told to do. I'm a bit confused, you state that the pt was on the...
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    Need help with homework assignment

    CT Pixie replied to dlphillips's topic in General Nursing

    If I'm not mistaken, in the 50's only the doctors used the stethescopes. Nurses weren't thought to be educated enought to use one and know what they were hearing. (can't remember where I read it but...
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    Need help with homework assignment

    CT Pixie replied to dlphillips's topic in General Nursing

    Ok first let me say with an assignment like that they reallys should give you a little more time. Anyway, do you happen to have an old glass thermometer at home? They used them in the '50s..right up...
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    No Nursing Care?

    CT Pixie replied to CNA_Timmy's topic in General Nursing

    I am an LPN in a LTC. I was a CNA for eons. (my first job as a baby faced 16 yr old was CNA and I did that job from 16 to my early 30's..by choice.) I didn't realize how much I missed the patient one...
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    Which Medical Dictionary?

    CT Pixie replied to SAHMStudent's topic in General Students

    i'm not sure what bookstores you frequent, but i usually end up at borders and barnes and noble. i used to get frustrated with the books with the shrink wrap because i really didnt' want to buy a book...
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    Which Medical Dictionary?

    CT Pixie replied to SAHMStudent's topic in General Students

    I have the Mosby's one. LOVE IT! It has so many great pictures and the language is a more simple one than the Taber's, which I also have. I've never looked through the Stedmans one so i can't comment...
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    nursing prereqs?? too old

    CT Pixie replied to cheryl1176's topic in General Nursing

    I can't speak for all schools, but the ones around here require that the sciences are taken within a certain time frame (some are 5 yrs, some 7) but your English, humanities etc are never "expired" so...