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  1. Just how important are grades in nursing school?

    twinkerrs replied to Ted D's topic in General Nursing

    Every application I have filled out asked for grades. My grades also helped me to land a full paid scholarship to work on my BSN and since grad school is my ultimate goal my grades were super...

  2. Moms who have made it through nursing school!

    twinkerrs replied to hopefulabby's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated in May and passed the nclex in July. I also found out that I was awarded a transfer scholarship to work on my BSN. My fiancee is an otr truck driver. We have a 10 year old and 4 year...

  3. Am I making a mistake?

    twinkerrs posted a topic in General Nursing

    I graduated from Nursing school with my ASN degree, passed the NCLEX last week and I also started back to school in June. My long term goal is to become an APN. I found out last week I was awarded a...

  4. Am I making a mistake?

    twinkerrs replied to twinkerrs's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks so much guys! I had the decision all set in my mind, then I let the little devil that other people put in my head make me second guess myself. I really just want to continue doing well in...

  5. Tips to Keep Up Skills For Unemployed New Grads

    twinkerrs replied to nurseme3's topic in General Nursing

    I am volunteering at a free clinic. Maybe when they get the grant they are working on they will remember me. I am also continuing through with my education. I am taking an advanced health assessment...

  6. Feeling very sad about the HESI exit exam

    twinkerrs replied to Power22's topic in General Students

    I used the Hesi NCLEX RN disk of questions and Lippincotts review questions and I made a 1015! All I did was just do a wide variety of questions. What I have advised my friends who have not passed it...

  7. New BSN, 6 months, no interview. How long before I hang it up?

    twinkerrs replied to JaxNewGrad's topic in General Nursing

    They dont have any openings for RN I's right now listed. But they do have a kickbutt internship program and they have encouraged me to fill out an ap but there are no jobs I am qualified for, but I...

  8. Nursing pins

    twinkerrs replied to RNmom08's topic in General Nursing

    I am so glad to see someone else who believes in tradition. We had a vote in our class on what to wear for pinning and white scrubs won and now people are pitching a fit. I think the cap and gown...

  9. The human side of nursing in the holding room?

    twinkerrs replied to Riseupandnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I had surgery three weeks ago and had wonderful nurses. They even were kind enough to have looked at my chart enough to know I am a nursing student and talked about that. I spent alot of time at a...

  10. oxygen and vaseline

    twinkerrs replied to nrsman1's topic in General Nursing

    any petroleum based product has the possiblity of being combustible. Any product that is petroleum free is fine for you to use on a patient on oxygen. I couldnt find anything but this link,...

  11. Is there a best unit for new grads?

    twinkerrs replied to AirForceWifey's topic in General Nursing

    As a soon to be new grad, I think the best place to be is a place where new grads are valued and the hospital values training you. I personally do not want to go to a hospital that does not have set...

  12. how do you keep your sexy??

    twinkerrs replied to healthcarefome's topic in General Nursing

    I am so excited that I am going into a profession where I dont have to wear dress suits, hose, and heels. And I think scrubs and danskos are sexy. You can always get some of the cuter scrubs that...

  13. Dead Babies...To Get It Off My Chest

    twinkerrs replied to caddismt's topic in General Nursing

    You must be from the same state as me. It just ****** me off. The people who want to pass these laws have no clue about the shape of the system they are trying to "improve" upon. OP I am so sorry...

  14. Don't wear gloves when doing vitals on post-partum mom

    twinkerrs replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    How sanitary can gloves be if they are carried around in your pockets? I do not wear gloves when I do vitals. I guess I dont see the rationale you guys who do are using. If I saw someone coming in...

  15. What's the saddest thing you've seen in your career??

    twinkerrs replied to Misslady113's topic in General Nursing

    Oh I forgot one. The one year old boy whose had a rare congenital anomaly who also had a "normal" twin. The mom refused to ever seen the boy b/c he was just going to die anyway. The little boys...

  16. What's the saddest thing you've seen in your career??

    twinkerrs replied to Misslady113's topic in General Nursing

    I am still just a student, but have already had experiences that have touched me. My first day of clinicals in my pedi rotation, I took care of a little boys who was brain dead b/c step mom had...

  17. A Hypothetical

    twinkerrs posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have been following a thread on my Mothers of Multiple site and was wondering what people in healthcare would think about this issue. If you(or your spouse) got pregnant with a high order multiple...

  18. how can I be a good clinical student?

    twinkerrs replied to picurn10's topic in General Nursing

    Always be prepared(know your patients condition, s/s they might exhibit, how to treat those s/s, and know their meds) Let the nurses know exactly what you can do for your patient, so they know what...

  19. I"m Scared To Death To Scrub!

    twinkerrs replied to rn4babies63's topic in General Nursing

    I am just a dumb student, but here is my thought. If you dont feel like you learn after that short of an orientation could you ask them for one more day of orientation. I am sure you will do fine...

  20. putting a bed in a hallway of a mental health inpatient unit?

    twinkerrs posted a topic in General Nursing

    Where would I find the laws regarding this practice? My clinical instructor said to find the OSHA law about it, but I have scoured their site to no avail. I just want a little info to carry to...

  21. Current Psych hospital staffing

    twinkerrs replied to MountainmistRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I am doing clinicals right now at an inpatient psych hospital and there are 2 rns, 1lpn, and 2mht for 28 patients and the floor I am on seems to be nothing but schizophrenics and maybe a

  22. Precepting an extern?

    twinkerrs replied to november17's topic in General Nursing

    I wish you were my preceptor. You are awesome. I definitely agree with the time management skills, that is probably the one area that really terrifies me the

  23. Do nurses do...

    twinkerrs posted a topic in General Nursing

    Do nurses really do head to toe physical assessments everyday? From my experiences in clinicals for the past year, I can honestly say I have never seen a physical assessment done, I have seen them...

  24. Do nurses do...

    twinkerrs replied to twinkerrs's topic in General Nursing

    We were allowed to go to report if we wanted to get to the hospital early. I reallly liked hearing what the nurses had to say and how report actually went. Walking rounds sounds awesome. Thanks guys...

  25. why OB/Peds?

    twinkerrs replied to jackson145's topic in General Students

    We have done med/surg, OR, pre op, and pacu for our first astwo semesters. Our third semester is ob, peds, and mental health. 4th semester is icu, ccu, and er. I know the males I have talked to...