FroggieLiz

No, not S's. It had -, ', and `. I told her she couldn't name her baby that on the birth certificate. Then, I just wanted to know why she chose that kind of name, so I asked. No ethical problems, here. So long as it fits on the birth certificate, I d...

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 how I will do on NCLEX. I have narrowed my choices ...

we had a family whose last name was Hicks recently, and they named their baby boy Braxton. I had to tell apatient the other day that she couldn't name her baby what she had decided because it couldn't go on the birth certificate with all of the ' a...

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

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 epidurals in our unit).

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 wondering if your unit has any similar? FOB: Father of ba...

Today I saw (thank God not a patient) a Clitaurus...Either the parents had a sex and astrology problem or they loved their car a little too mcuh!

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 fine...then it's all on them. Docs will ask for it if th...

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 it comes down to it (and should probably retire or ...

Today, we had a pt name her son Izzard (yes, like Lizzard without the L) Yesterday we had a pt name her daughter Shiann Desire (supposed to say like Cheyenne Desiree) I'm noticing that if you take a word and add La' in front of it, it becomes a "grea...

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 admission!

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 that it would have made things worse on their part i...

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, then the "victim" is more likely to sue you (or go ...

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 pretty far along in her pg...maybe she was getting...

I so agree with everyone who hates the Nevaeh name...had a pt who wanted to name her daughter that, but was quite upset that her friend had taken the name from her. And, yes, when she told me she said, "it's heaven spelled backwards." Anyway, the p...

:yeahthat: On a side note, did everyone hear about the couple who wanted to name their child "4real"? They were denied because a name can only be characters, not numbers...some people just don't make any sense to me at all!

I'm in L&D-- In some places it is considered CC, but in others, it isn't.

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 passed out). I told my precptor about it, and she re...

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 how I will do on NCLEX. I have narrowed my choice...

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 & delivery. I am absolutely loving it, but what is t...

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 website. :selfbonk: Have you looked into the RN to BS...

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 lot of the faculty takes vacation so there isn't a ...

This link will give you the info you need. Good Luck! http://www.indstate.edu/nurs/application-process.html

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 competitiveness fluctuates as well. Good luck! PM me i...

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 are pretty equivalent to ISU. The program is nationa...