TessRN2B BSN, RN

I was told it was carrying high, it's a girl. And carrying low, it's a boy. Being pregnant myself, i'm asked about this almost daily!!

I don't think it was against HIPAA law either. The other friends voluntarily gave their names and addresses and you fixed them for her to be able to read. She didn't gain any other information than what the other people had given her. Also, the in...

i only have one child, my daughter's name is Carrington Paige. i loved it the first time i heard it. other girl names i like are Riley, Jenna, McKenna, Kylie, kalie (kay-lee), Taryn, Jordyn, Tatum, and my name Contessia Adale (pronounced without th...

I've been told that you can feel the pain up to one year after the administration of the epidural.

At the hospital i work at, we have one hall that is designated to labor and delivery rooms, and the other 2 are PP and GYN surg rooms. Granted, the PP rooms are much larger. We just mix them up, however, we do try to keep moms together and gyn's to...

1. as soon as you sign up. 2. depending on where you live, 2 days to 6 weeks. 3. computerized multiple choice 4. anything that keeps you from going crazy from anticipation.

i took my nclex on monday and found out my results on wed. Technology is wonderful!! i had 77 questions and passed!! a girl in my class took 113 questions. talk about a scary number of questions!! She passed, also. Congratulations on passing!!

At a hospital around where i live, ER techs draw blood for orders. I don't see why an LPN couldn't if techs can. Seems to me that if you can start an IV, you be able to draw blood. but i guess that's up to your policies.

I was wondering why the unit secretary is the one assigning pt loads? In the L&D I work at, the nurses discuss among themselves who takes the next pt; and if everyone is busy, they just take turns getting new pts. Certainly the unit secretary do...

if i'm thinking correctly, a friend of mine who works at a HCA hospital got a $2,000 sign on bonus. 4 or 5000 sounds really nice!!!!

I just had my pinning ceremony a week ago and it was pretty nice. We wore our nursing uniforms that we had for clinicals. In the past, the classes had to wear white caps, however, the instructors decided to move up with the times and did not require...

Hi all, my name is Tess. I'm 27 years old, married for 5 years to my childhood sweetheart (a police officer) and have one daughter 2 1/2 (light of my life). i'm starting my last semester of a 4 semester ADN program in January. i'm so excited and n...

Please do let us know how your precepting goes. my university is utilizing preceptership for the first time this semester (my 4th of 4 semesters) and i'm totally clueless and nervous about it. i really don't know what to expect. maybe your posts w...

Hi fellow nursing students!! i just started my 2nd year of our ADN program (semester 3 of 4). already it is insanely hard!!! we had a test last week that had 395 pages of material on it. ~what i've learned to do is worry about what is due tomorr...

i'm a nursing student and am also married to a cop. most everyone is right about the fact that i can come home and vent to him about a stressful shift and he totally understands. he, too, is lucky enough to get to deal with some of our beligerant f...

Hi. I'm a nursing student also. i'm in an ADN program with 2 semesters to go!!! yeah!!! Anyway, your post just reminded me of one of my instructors last semester. she was a BEAR!!! she was demanding, overbearing, degrating, and hateful. but if y...

That was just NASTY!!! I got through the other posts pretty ok but yours Navynurse29 hit the puker!!! Shew, bless your heart for having to have witnessed that!!!

Can somebody please explain to me what a 7/10 shift is? i've heard of 7 to 7's and 7-3, 3-11, 11-7. thanks for the info.

hello, fellow nursing students!!! i'm loving my summer!! we have to wear white uniforms of any type with a green tunic (apron). they prefer us not to wear "scrubs" though. we don't have to wear our caps for clinicals but like the others, we wear t...

Hello, everyone. this is my first post so please be patient if i goof it up. i'm having a sort a problem with my new workplace. here's the story.... i have never worked in the medical field but am a nursing student with 1 year left before graduati...

Thank you to all of you who responded to my post. i applied for the position and was offered the job which i accepted. i know in my heart i'm doing the best thing for my family and education. i'm so psyched to get to spend more time with my daught...