FroggieLiz

FroggieLiz

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  1. NCLEX prep course

    FroggieLiz posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am having difficulty deciding on which (if any) NCLEX prep courses I should take. I took HESI to graduate and I made a 1060. I'm not too worried, but I know I can't use the HESI as a true guide of...

  2. NCLEX prep course

    FroggieLiz replied to FroggieLiz's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I ended up doing the Hurst Review, and I passed the NCLEX in 75

  3. Funny OB things people say

    FroggieLiz replied to at your cervix's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We recently had a patient's husband call and say that his wife had "dropped" her mucus plug...I asked him, "was she holding it?" (What makes it funnier is that he is a CRNA who does quite a few...

  4. Unapproved abbreviations

    FroggieLiz posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    As I am orienting to an L&D unit, I am learning quite a few "unapproved abbreviations" that are used in passing (not charting, except on occasion). They lighten the mood. So, I was just...

  5. Fundal pressure

    FroggieLiz replied to Kristin_collegemom's topic in Ob/Gyn

    When the doc asks for fundal pressure for AROM, and I will put my hand there, and just pretend. Often, they'll get so frustrated with my lack of "muscle strength" and do it themselves. That's...

  6. Fundal pressure

    FroggieLiz replied to Kristin_collegemom's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It is against our policy. There are doctors (and nurses) who will ask for or perform fundal pressure regularly. Usually not from the first push, though. I know that some docs are really lazy when...

  7. Funny OB things people say

    FroggieLiz replied to at your cervix's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Patient just yesterday came in and on the triage paper wrote "pain in my viginil bumps"--mispellings and all. I don't know what "viginal bumps" are, but I am certainly glad I was not up for next...

  8. What malpractice insurance??

    FroggieLiz replied to InmyblooD's topic in Emergency

    Good points, loricatus. I will have to think about this some more. Even the nurses I work with who have been sued still say they won't carry the malpractice insurace as extra because they believe...

  9. What malpractice insurance??

    FroggieLiz replied to InmyblooD's topic in Emergency

    I don't have any, and neither do any of the nurses I work with...and the hospital I work for RECOMMENDS that we do NOT carry it as nurses. Why? Because studies show that IF something ever happens,...

  10. Funny OB things people say

    FroggieLiz replied to at your cervix's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Ok, I'll just stick with this past week to keep it short: We had a pt come up to the counter to be "triaged" and when asked what was wrong, she said, "my naval is ripping and it hurts" Well, she was...

  11. New grads....where do you work?

    FroggieLiz replied to PACU queen's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm in L&D-- In some places it is considered CC, but in others, it

  12. embarrassed myself! Need to vent....

    FroggieLiz replied to Anjann's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Well, I am still in my preceptorship, too. I am in L&D and I still get a little lightheaded during SOME of the epidurals and I've assisted in & seen too many to count (I've never actually...

  13. NCLEX RN Prep Course

    FroggieLiz posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am having difficulty deciding on which (if any) NCLEX prep courses I should take. I took HESI to graduate and I made a 1060. I'm not too worried, but I know I can't use the HESI as a true guide of...

  14. L&D in Alabama

    FroggieLiz posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hey, y'all! I graduate in just a couple of months, but I haven't even started getting really serious about looking for a job. Should I be already looking? I am doing my practicum now in labor &...

  15. Indiana State U?

    FroggieLiz replied to CainRN's topic in Indiana Nursing

    The application deadline was June 1, so, yes, it is too late to apply for this fall. But, you can apply for Spring, as that application isn't due until November 1. Those dates are posted on the...

  16. Indiana State U?

    FroggieLiz replied to CainRN's topic in Indiana Nursing

    ISU doesn't offer the ASN anymore. Only the BSN. And, they don't cap enrollement. When I was there they were doing everything they could to prevent having to cap enrollment. During the summer, a...

  17. Indiana State U?

    FroggieLiz replied to CainRN's topic in Indiana Nursing

    This link will give you the info you need. Good Luck!

  18. USA BSN program

    FroggieLiz replied to 12breakfree's topic in Alabama Nursing

    I am graduating from the generic BSN program at USA. I would say that if you want to go there, send in for a transcript evaluation when you apply. The numbers of applicants fluctuate, so the...

  19. Indiana State U?

    FroggieLiz replied to CainRN's topic in Indiana Nursing

    I did my 1st 2 years of nursing classes at ISU. I liked it. I was very sad when my husband and I had to move due to the military. I found another school (in Alabama) to take my credits, and they...

  20. Mobile Infirmery

    FroggieLiz replied to BULLYDAWGRN's topic in Alabama Nursing

    I haven't heard that, either, and I am working in an infirmary-owned hospital. I'm sure I would have heard from someone by now if that were

  21. Salary questions for AL nurses

    FroggieLiz replied to 12breakfree's topic in Alabama Nursing

    :lol_hitti Too true...That's how the hospitals keep us family folk in town; it's one big corporate scheme. Now that we're in on the secret, are our lives at

  22. Salary questions for AL nurses

    FroggieLiz replied to 12breakfree's topic in Alabama Nursing

    Knowing that Alabama is where you want or need to live puts a damper on the moving issue, too. Not everyone is able to just drop everything they have and move to a state with higher pay. I know that...

  23. L&D as a new grad?

    FroggieLiz posted a topic in Alabama Nursing

    Hey, y'all! I graduate in just a couple of months, but I haven't even started getting really serious about looking for a job. I am doing my practicum now in labor & delivery. I am absolutely...

  24. L&D as a new grad?

    FroggieLiz replied to FroggieLiz's topic in Alabama Nursing

    If you have the option between an LPN program and a BSN/ADN RN program, go for the BSN (or ADN, if that's you're only option). There are things in L&D, like IVs, PCA/Es, and OR circulating, that...

  25. Yelled at by a doctor for the first time....

    FroggieLiz replied to KayceeLeeRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Wow, you all certainly have a lot to say on th situation! It is NOT okay for a doctor to yell at anyone. For some reason, when some doctors get the "MD" behind their name, they revert to 5 year olds...