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  1. Good Dosage Calculation Help

    smiles04 replied to cupcake231's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I like the link and I liked the post on needing to stay up. You get spoiled with the pharmacy doling out the dose drip etc don't just go by that CHECK them too. It's YOUR lic. I have called pharmancy...

  2. Fish Oil and Fibromyalgia/Arthritis/Chronic Pain

    smiles04 replied to WoofyMutt80's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I want you guys with fibro to go on dr oz web site he has a link there to a doc that has a awesome site with tons of info but also D3 Im taking 2000ius in am and pm it has helped alot also the fishoil...

  3. What is "stacking"?

    smiles04 replied to whisperinrain's topic in Patient Medications

    I am a med surg ortho RN and I would say it could mean two things - one alternating and two which I think it is- is stacking one on top of the other. One -hydrocodone is medium acting 4-6 hrs and...

  4. Is ortho a good area for a new grad RN?

    smiles04 replied to AJ BSN 2008's topic in Orthopedic

    OOOOOOOOThat first comment fumes me!!! YES it is a good Idea usually med surg and ortho go hand n hand. You will get awesome experience and ortho is really cool. You get to know the surgeries...

  5. In nursing school clinical did you experience discrimination / bias from instructor?

    smiles04 replied to biltz's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Hey guys a little advice from a female. When I was in school the guys had no problem. Be yourself Be a guy you can still help out to lift stuff and help the instructors get props down and do the guy...

  6. Nurse: One minute gold, the next minute old.

    smiles04 replied to Miss Chybil RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Don't get discouraged. Especially now. It is Jan. and everyone kind of put stuff on hold for the holidays and now it is picking up. $$$$$$$If you are not getting hired go online and find microsoft...

  7. How many hours of sleep did you get a night when you were in nursing school?

    smiles04 replied to 2bnurseofchrist's topic in General Students

    OMG are u kidding. It depends are you young or were you a single mom or in the middle of a divorse or just having a great life at home with mom and dad. On the average I would say you ought to at...

  8. I am going to self-report to Georgia BON

    smiles04 replied to Junebug59's topic in Nurses Recovery

    God bless you and I pray for the best. I tend to agree that these agencies just want to know everyones buisness for their own benifit. I feel that your health insurance and AA and all of these...

  9. Discouraged- finished pre-req but too many applicants!

    smiles04 replied to MammaNurse2Be's topic in General Students

    Apply apply apply. Just do it. do not defeat yourself before you get started lord knows you will have to have b_lls of steel for nursing school anyway you __will__have to sacrafic. I had a son and...

  10. Is It Possible to Work and Still Be Successful in Nusing School?

    smiles04 replied to Seyma's topic in General Students

    I can only speak for myself but RN school was the hardest schooling I've ever done. I remember staying up late every night and being up at 4 or 5 every morning for clinicals mostly on the living room...

  11. Hepatitis B and the pursuit of a nursing degree.

    smiles04 replied to Seannied's topic in General Students

    Do you know how many nurses carry that it's. Don't worry and think that it's so bad or abnormal. You just need to be sx free. Alot of people come up positive just because they made antibodies but...

  12. Wondering if 50 is too old to go to RN school

    smiles04 replied to fancyme50's topic in LPN to RN

    If you just did your LPN just do it now while you've got the school on the brain. You'll breeze through it. You don't realize how much of RN school you just got. You just did all the guts of RN the...

  13. San Antonio-- Which area is a better place to live??

    smiles04 replied to ibme's topic in Texas Nursing

    Hey there Houstonian we'd love for you to be a san antonian!! I live off 1604 near Randolph and it's a little more quiet than the 281 area. If you are going to go that route be prepared for a sitting...

  14. Nursing and Fibromyalgia

    smiles04 replied to CaLVN530's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Please dont take lyrica that stuff sucks get real help by a pain management doc. lyrica will have you forgetting things dizzy wigging totally even after you are on it awhile you seriously won't know...

  15. Not in school, what should I study while waiting?

    smiles04 replied to springing's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hey there try not to stess. Most of us have gone through this. First of all your not going to nursing school just yet you gotta get the reqs out of the way so focus on just a book on how to study in...

  16. Failed... Want to transfer to a new school. Please Help!

    smiles04 replied to Butterfly83's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hey there, just a quick thought. I know nursing school is so hard but thats what it's supposed to be. To push you to see what your made of. Sometimes the teachers want to see you say IM GONNA DO...

  17. Fibromyalgia

    smiles04 replied to veetach's topic in Emergency

    Ive heard that too. How bout stress. I mean big time stuff like divors abuse etc. everyone I know who has it has gone thru some maj stuff what about you other fibros out there did you have lots of...

  18. Need Help with Abbreviations, Medical Terminology

    smiles04 replied to sleepymom's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Ive got a question. What do you do at the firm? Do you like it? and Are you a RN? How did you get your job? Did you have special training? Ok so theres a bunch of questions. Its just that I have...

  19. Fibromyalgia

    smiles04 replied to veetach's topic in Emergency

    Sorry about the typos am on a small

  20. Fibromyalgia

    smiles04 replied to veetach's topic in Emergency

    man I wish us nurses would get off out duffs and create a sight to do research and accumuater research for things like this. I and several people I know have this its like reading my story. I must...

  21. Fibromyalgia

    smiles04 replied to veetach's topic in Emergency

    Okay okay you guys I think we are getting too broad here. No no no aching from long hours and some creaky arthritis is not what we are talking about. this lady with all the tests now thats the real...

  22. Soooo, you're observing in the Operating Room (O.R.)...

    smiles04 replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in General Students

    Im so glad to hear that you enjoyed your OR rotation. I think that one thing about school is that there is usually alot of anxiety generated from the unknow. If you go into these experience with a...

  23. Looking for my 1st RN job - question

    smiles04 replied to Clarise's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Some advice. dont know how you look when you go in for a interview but if they say we will let you know and are non assertive with you then you probably dont stand out. wear a nice suit to your...

  24. LPN to RN Student-Clinical Expectations??

    smiles04 replied to Luvelyone's topic in LPN to RN

    hey there any lvns going or are in a rn program please remember to forget what they previously taught you.. kind of. as a lvn you follow and do. as a rn you are the team leader and make many...

  25. Soooo, you're observing in the Operating Room (O.R.)...

    smiles04 replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in General Students

    After reading that oiginal thread I was afraid some of you green guys might be a little terrified. It was vry good info no doubt but please STUDENTS REMEMBER YOUR STUDENTS AND EVERYONE KNOWS THAT IN...