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    december nclex supporters

    flightnurse2b replied to smartypant's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I FINALLY GOT MY ATT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! my day is now officially, december 20th. i am so excited and nervous!! i have to drive over 3 hours to get to the testing center, but i'm ready to do whatever...
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    You cant be fashionable for nursing.

    flightnurse2b replied to lovehospital's topic in General Nursing

    i had a male student in my class with shoulder length hair who took bobbie pins to clinicals and would wrap his hair in a knot and pin it up so it was very close to his head and didn't look like a...
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    The gift that keeps on hurting

    flightnurse2b replied to mazy's topic in General Nursing

    i'm glad you did too hun. grief is an incredibly heavy weight to bear. bereavement counseling helps alot, honestly, and it's usually available though your job if you work in a hospital (EAP). it's so...
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    You cant be fashionable for nursing.

    flightnurse2b replied to lovehospital's topic in General Nursing

    i usually wear flare legged scrub pants because i have short legs and i really like those mock wrap or empire waisted scrub tops because i have a large chest and when i wear just regular tops, on more...
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    The gift that keeps on hurting

    flightnurse2b replied to mazy's topic in General Nursing

    i am so sorry to hear of your loss. if i could hug you right now i would. take care of yourself. maybe you need a few days away from work to just take the time to greive and spend time with friends...
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    PIV inserted into an artery! EEK!

    flightnurse2b replied to JourneyCC's topic in General Nursing

    i've done it before. as long as you realized it right away and applied alot of pressure afterwards, you're ok. it happens to the best of us
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    Had a transvaginal exam, and I'm depressed.

    flightnurse2b replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    hope everything turns out ok, golyte. i had a trans. vag u/s about a year or so ago and got super freaked out when the tech went and got another tech and then they start pointing at the screen and was...
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    MCI RN and LPN Program

    flightnurse2b replied to MrzJAZZEErn2b's topic in Virginia Nursing

    you're welcome. i didn't look at it either until i was almost done with the program and started looking at bridge programs. it's in very small print. kinda sad they don't even take their own...
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    The ANA really doesn't like non-BSN Nurses

    flightnurse2b replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    ouch. an LPN considered only a patient caregiver and an ADN a nurse is only a nurse in quotation marks. that's why we live in america. because people of all backgrounds are able to get education,...
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    MCI RN and LPN Program

    flightnurse2b replied to MrzJAZZEErn2b's topic in Virginia Nursing

    read your course catalog. it's in very very fine print in the upper 300's pages. all mci diplomas are terminal. even the mci lpn program does not transfer anything to it's rn program. i found this...
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    $1000 Gift ---> How to spend it.

    flightnurse2b replied to Slobgob's topic in General Nursing

    spend $500 on a donation to the charity of choice (maybe american cancer society or unicef)...then spend the other $500 on sprucing up the break room with new lockers, TV, microwave... whatever the...
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    Does your hospital allow you to say "Merry Christmas"??

    flightnurse2b replied to VU RN BSN's topic in General Nursing

    i'm as catholic as they come. i have a nativity set. i love christmas and it's true meaning. however.... if i'm talking to someone who i absolutely know celebrates christmas, ie. my coworkers or my...
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    Highest BAL?

    flightnurse2b replied to nickos's topic in General Nursing

    0.92, age 23, found him on the side of the highway unresponsive but alive. last i heard he has so many deficits as far as fine motor and speech he will require a caregiver for the rest of his
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    Does your hospital allow you to say "Merry Christmas"??

    flightnurse2b replied to VU RN BSN's topic in General Nursing

    i always say happy holidays just to be on the safe side and by saying that i think it includes thanksgiving and new years too. we were recently decorating the unit and i made sure we put up a menorah...
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    Can you Believe THIS???

    flightnurse2b replied to pattymac's topic in General Nursing

    ew. someone needs to drop a pee-pee wipe in on the aide's dining room table and see how appetizing it is for her to eat. i'm sorry that happened to your family
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    Do birth plans grate on your nerves?

    flightnurse2b replied to cradlecrewer's topic in Ob/Gyn

    this is one of the many reasons why i think you L&D nurses are so special. i could never
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    Why Does Everyone Hate Florida So Much??

    flightnurse2b replied to natkoz82's topic in Florida Nursing

    i love florida. i really do. i moved from CT when i was in high school. i hated it at first. but it's home now and i truly miss it. i moved to north carolina 2 years ago, looking for greener grass,...
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    Am I wrong because i don't want to do CNA duites

    flightnurse2b replied to zoeyzoe's topic in General Nursing

    i think that although ultimately the CNA's duties are yours and the RN's responsibility, that this facility is cutting too many corners and allowing for burnout of it's nurses as well as setting you...
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    Dodo Birds We all Know and Work With

    flightnurse2b replied to Vito Andolini's topic in General Nursing

    herpes, for one. the mouth and the orifice are full of fun
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    Any recommendations for a good winter hand cream?

    flightnurse2b replied to Elektra6's topic in Health, Stress Management

    kiehl's. they sell it at most makeup and department stores. a little dab goes a long way and it works sooo
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    Dodo Birds We all Know and Work With

    flightnurse2b replied to Vito Andolini's topic in General Nursing

    how about the dodo RN i work with who refuses to wear gloves while assisting during endoscopic procedures and has done so for 25 years... and the dodo doctors and dodo nurse manager who don't say...
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    Anybody else struggling with anorexia and bulimia?

    flightnurse2b replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in Nurses Recovery

    i just wanted to say that you are an angel. there are not many people who stand by those with EDO's. we are very difficult people. we do not see the person you see. bless you. i am glad your wife is...
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    Comments from the peanut gallery....

    flightnurse2b replied to emtb2rn's topic in Emergency

    my response to that is "well, you know it's slightly difficult to perform well when you have a running commentary." that usually shuts them
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    Anybody else struggling with anorexia and bulimia?

    flightnurse2b replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in Nurses Recovery

    you WILL and you CAN recover. you need to take control of your life. you need to sit down with yourself, isolate the edo (cause it is it's own entity-- it's not you, i promise) and tell it to get the...
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    Big issues with the charge RN.. what to do?

    flightnurse2b replied to beachbum3's topic in General Nursing

    i would keep record of everything and bring them to your nurse manager. request a meeting with her, the nurse manager and a non-bias HR person present to ask her exactly, in a diplomatic way, what her...