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  1. Malpractice/liability insurance.

    twinkerrs replied to RN1982's topic in General Nursing

    This is the biggest piece of advice I have gotten from a lot of older nurses and I plan to follow it for sure. My brother(an attorney) has told me he would not let me even start a job without it once...

  2. Pregnant with twins, working nightshift..help!

    twinkerrs replied to samarooni's topic in General Nursing

    Having had twins myself, I can tell you at about 6 months exhaustion hit me so hard that my doc put me on modified bedrest and I worked an office job. My doc said exhaustion was just a precursor for...

  3. Single Mom Trying To Become A Nurse

    twinkerrs replied to nursingisforme's topic in General Nursing

    I am a single parent in nsg school right now. I have student loans but I also have a pell grant, a single parent scholarship, and another scholarship. the loans are the thing that keep me from...

  4. Is using lidocaine really effective during venipunture?

    twinkerrs replied to digger's topic in General Nursing

    The hospital I am doing clinicals at uses lido to start ivs or draw blood as hospital policy. all the patients I talked to about it in pre op really felt more comfortable b/c of

  5. IV Antibiotics

    twinkerrs replied to TelyRN's topic in General Nursing

    It is also given prior to surgery for this same

  6. Autism, mercury and cover up???

    twinkerrs replied to LydiaNN's topic in Developmental Disabilities

    Thanks for all of the wonderful posts and links. One of my 3.5 yr old twins has autism. He showed traits of autism as young as 6 months. Heck to be completely honest he has his whole life. He...

  7. Diagnoses you never thought you'd see?

    twinkerrs replied to KarafromPhilly's topic in General Nursing

    Necrotizing Fascitis of the

  8. What did you do before you were a nurse and how has it contributed to your career?

    twinkerrs replied to Dancin'Mom's topic in General Nursing

    I am a certified paralegal. I figure maybe at some point it will come in pretty handy, but has not really helped with any of NS

  9. What would RN's do?

    twinkerrs replied to BiologyNerd's topic in General Nursing

    We broke up my twins mmr shots into a more balanced option based on the research I had done. It did not prevent my son from getting autism. I think environmental factors and genetics are the cause...

  10. Americans With Disabilities Act

    twinkerrs replied to Olli's topic in General Nursing

    Olli- You are going to be an awesome nurse. You are a true advocate for the patient. It is good to know that there are people who take disabilities and accommodations for them so

  11. Controversial Job Offer

    twinkerrs replied to Mommyof2RN's topic in General Nursing

    Not sure what these clinics are like where you live, but here there are picketers everyday. Hecklers and bulletproof glass. There are threats against life and limb. You might end up with broken...

  12. Knowing what you know now about nursing, what other career would you have chosen?

    twinkerrs replied to 2bNurseguru's topic in General Nursing

    Not even through with school, but my other choice was social work. I may still do

  13. Problems with CNAs and Jeopardizing Nursing License

    twinkerrs replied to medsurgrnco's topic in General Nursing

    If you needed the vitals, wouldnt it have been easier to just go take them after all of the time you had spent trying to get them from the computer and the cna? Not trying to be ugly, but if you act...

  14. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    twinkerrs replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I agree that you can tell the difference between lack of discipline and an issue, but I have had a million and one people who have made comments about my parenting skills in public before and thinking...

  15. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    twinkerrs replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I understand it IS a vent thread, but I think some people might need to look a little deeper before they JUDGE. Then they might not need to

  16. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    twinkerrs replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I will definitely make sure that my autistic son does not come to your clinic. he often hits and bites doctors who invade his space and touch him without appropriate warning especially if he is sick....

  17. What mantra is getting you through nursing school?

    twinkerrs replied to MySimplePlan's topic in General Students

    "Dont ask for a lighter load, ask for a stronger back" Tuition for my autistic sons private school he will start in two years is over 550 bucks a month if I dont make it through nursing school, he...

  18. You know you are in nursing school when ctxt

    twinkerrs replied to tnstudentnurse's topic in General Students

    *you whip out your palm pilot to check to make sure the dosage, route, and side effects of antibiotics they gave your 3 year old is correct and then teach your three year old all about taking his...

  19. test question

    twinkerrs replied to leagirl36's topic in General Students

    I say "A" for number one and "C" for the second, due to the fact that this could mean internal

  20. IM Injections & Z-track

    twinkerrs replied to swee2000's topic in General Students

    The hospital in my town does all of their injections Z track, by hospital policy. And all im injections must be

  21. Fundraising ideas needed...

    twinkerrs replied to justme1972's topic in General Students

    The second years in our program sold steth covers that they made out of scrub material. Cheap easy to make. My daughters school does a version of change wars that always brings big bucks to her...

  22. is urine sterile??

    twinkerrs replied to somberhue's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    It is sterile till it passes through the

  23. I'm confused about a test question. Help please

    twinkerrs replied to Sara5229's topic in General Students

    My vote is for "A" but my main reason for not going with D is the fact that my instructors have preached that other methods are to be used and restraints would be a last resort. "only way to keep pts...