PennyLane

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  1. What nursing classes are the most difficult

    PennyLane replied to Kristy_joyz's topic in General Students

    Wow, 960 clinical hours! We have clinical 30 hours/week plus lecture 8 hours/week for 8 weeks. I thought 240 hours was bad

  2. Doctor in your next life?

    PennyLane replied to Hopegirl's topic in General Nursing

    UGH that sounds awful. No amount of $$ would make want to take that lifestyle. And private practice would bore me to

  3. What nursing classes are the most difficult

    PennyLane replied to Kristy_joyz's topic in General Students

    At my school only the last semester is "easy" compared to the other 3. I just started my 7 credit med/surg class that's condensed into 8 weeks. I've heard that's killer. Pharm and Patho are also...

  4. Doctor in your next life?

    PennyLane replied to Hopegirl's topic in General Nursing

    Overall, no, but every once in a while I get this little voice saying, why aren't you in med school?? Then I think of 4 more years of school, then residency, internship, not to mention the one year...

  5. Could this be true or is this proud papa just bragging.

    PennyLane replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    I used to live in Brighton and I know how expensive Boston is. New grads at the hospital where I work start at $21 and that's considered low for Baltimore. I can't imagine affording to live in Boston...

  6. Cicadas!!!!

    PennyLane posted a topic in Maryland Nursing

    THEY'RE BAAAAACCKKK!!! Oh, the horror. I can remember when I first encountered them 17 years ago. I was just finishing up the 6th grade and I SWORE that I'd be in Canada when they returned. Instead I...

  7. Cicadas!!!!

    PennyLane replied to PennyLane's topic in Maryland Nursing

    Oh sorry. You learn something new every day! I thought they were limited to a few states on the US East Coast. You get the 17 year ones too? The ones that come out by the

  8. Cicadas!!!!

    PennyLane replied to PennyLane's topic in Maryland Nursing

    Actually I remember they printed recipes in the paper last time

  9. Cicadas!!!!

    PennyLane replied to PennyLane's topic in Maryland Nursing

    Boy are they LOUD!!!!!! They're really coming out in full force now. And the stench of their decaying bodies is already quite

  10. Cicadas!!!!

    PennyLane replied to PennyLane's topic in Maryland Nursing

    Yup. Changed my user name. How astute of you! I was at my parents' today (they live in Balto. county) and they are definitely out and about. My dog was going nuts chasing them. I watched some mating,...

  11. UMMC/ Shock Trauma Center

    PennyLane replied to rnstudent4life's topic in Maryland Nursing

    Brian, I may be doing my Med/Surg clinical there this summer. I'll let you know if I meet any new grads there, I can ask them what it's like.

  12. Allergic reaction to sulfa antibiotics

    PennyLane replied to Altra's topic in General Nursing

    I'm allergic to sulfa. But my rxn is severe muscle twitches all over my body. My heart races and I can't stop shaking or sit still. I thought I had Parkinson's or some neuro d/o. After a shot of...

  13. have you started becoming anal about things?

    PennyLane replied to grapejuice01's topic in General Students

    Sorry, but highth is indeed a word. http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=2&q=highth Length, width, highth. Less/fewer, lose/loose, its/it's...all those mentioned get to me big time. Especially...

  14. I'm a potential bone marrow match!

    PennyLane replied to TonyafutureRN's topic in General Nursing

    What a beautiful gift to give someone. My sister died of Hodgkin's two years ago, she had a transplant of her own marrow--I wasn't a

  15. What would you say to a suicidal person?

    PennyLane replied to Blackcat99's topic in Psychiatric

    Wow, that's a tough one. I'm doing my psych rotation right now. I think I would get the person to talk about why they want to end their life and be empathetic. Don't be judgemental and try to...

  16. getting into an accelerated program

    PennyLane replied to maryvu's topic in Nursing Career

    Congrats on choosing a career in nursing! I wished I had gone to nursing school straight out of college (I almost did), but it took me 2 years of waiting tables and 5 years of IT work to take the...

  17. Do any RN's out there think that I should as a student

    PennyLane replied to nurseRNtobe's topic in General Nursing

    I work as a tech now while in school, and the nurse manager there says she only hires new grads in the icu (where I am) if they've worked as a tech in an ICU while in school. I say go for it! I've...

  18. Any one here work in an ER that was featured on a Discovery show?

    PennyLane replied to KibbsRNstudent's topic in General Nursing

    You're right, it was Jude Law (he's a hottie). But I've since changed my avatar. I'm finishing up my 2nd semester. I'm graduating in

  19. Any one here work in an ER that was featured on a Discovery show?

    PennyLane replied to KibbsRNstudent's topic in General Nursing

    You're right, it was Jude Law (he's a hottie). But I've since changed my avatar. I'm finishing up my 2nd semester. I'm graduating in

  20. Any one here work in an ER that was featured on a Discovery show?

    PennyLane replied to KibbsRNstudent's topic in General Nursing

    I have to say the "NE1" thing really had me puzzled. The closest I've come is that I'm doing a clinical now where they filmed one of those baby shows on Discovery Health Channel (those are the ones I...

  21. NY State may require nurses to obtain 4-year degrees

    PennyLane replied to Brian's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Ouch!

  22. NY State may require nurses to obtain 4-year degrees

    PennyLane replied to Brian's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    As a BSN student I take offense at that. There are no "management" classes in our curriculum. We do clinical rotations in Peds, OB, Psych, Adult Health, Community Health, and our senior

  23. Youngest labor patient?

    PennyLane replied to RNLaborNurse4U's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Lots of teen moms in my neighborhood. Sometimes pushing one baby in a stroller with another on the way! Of course all their friends have babies, too. So sad. In clinical there was a pt in labor who...

  24. Do you wear makeup?

    PennyLane replied to FutureNurse2005's topic in General Students

    I wear eyeliner every day and if I'm feeling crazy may throw on a little mascara. But I can't stand the feeling of foundation on my skin and then feeling like I can't touch my face. It gives me the...

  25. Anyone working as a student nurse???

    PennyLane replied to CaliNurs06's topic in General Students

    I work as a Clinical Nurse Intern at a nearby hospital. I'm basically a tech, but there are other things I can do if I'm supervised. I'm responsible for all finger sticks (it's an ICU so most patients...