flightnurse2b LPN

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    Graduated! And first job!

    flightnurse2b replied to lindsey.erin's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    congrats girl!!!!! gastro is fun and very interesting. i came from the ER and fell into gastro by default. i assist with procedures and its really awesome to see the human body from the inside and see...
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    florida community college help!

    flightnurse2b replied to flightnurse2b's topic in Florida Nursing

    Justin, i have all the pre-reqs from a AAS degree i got in 2003, and i am hoping that they dont expire! i did kinda poorly in chem and micro and wanted to retake those just to up my chances of getting...
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    Brevard Community College/Palm Beach Community College

    flightnurse2b replied to flightnurse2b's topic in Florida Nursing

    thanks for all the advice guys! i am also going to check out Kaiser in Melbourne and see what they offer for LPN's. i spoke with someone at BCC and they said you have to have three years experience...
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    Pyxis in Never wrong?

    flightnurse2b replied to BlearnRN's topic in General Nursing

    just the other day i found two tablets of metoprolol in the misoprostol drawer. the pharmacy fills them, and errors happen. usually they can trace back every person who filled/pulled meds from the...
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    Why are nursing instructors so intimidating?

    flightnurse2b replied to beeenieweeenie, RN's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    this is going to sound terrible, but i wish each semester for a drill seargant CI. the students in my class (which is very small) have been allowed to get away with pretty much whatever. many of them...
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    Level 1 Trauma Center

    flightnurse2b replied to buffscotty's topic in First Year After Licensure

    WakeMed in Raleigh NC has a new grad nurse fellows program in the ER.... but they only have it once a year I
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    Nurse fired for calling police

    flightnurse2b replied to Runman1914's topic in General Nursing

    i agree with everything everyone has said! it is so sad how disrespectful people are towards not only health care professionals, but anyone! i love when people see you coming with a wheelchair and...
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    Most common non-emergency visits

    flightnurse2b replied to RN_in_SC's topic in Emergency

    i love foot "emergencies". do we reeeeeeeally need a bunionectomy at 0300? and the STD tests. i had a patient sign in at triage once with "bugs in my cookie". the nurse i was working with was trying...
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    What color are your school's scrubs?

    flightnurse2b replied to picurn10's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    ours are all royal blue. we look like
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    They State Allowed a Kidnapper to REMAIN A NURSE!!

    flightnurse2b replied to Teleflurry's topic in General Nursing

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    Nursing School Weight! Help!

    flightnurse2b replied to 3KittiesRN's topic in Health, Stress Management

    weight watchers. it works. i gained 15 pounds during nursing school from stress, making poor eating choices while studying and having no time for exercise. i dont attend meetings, i just have the...
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    I am really worried~

    flightnurse2b replied to nghtfltguy's topic in General Nursing

    i remember you! you will be an awesome doctor.... you will have so much more to offer patients from your years of experience in EMS and nursing. let us know how you are doing..... good
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    They State Allowed a Kidnapper to REMAIN A NURSE!!

    flightnurse2b replied to Teleflurry's topic in General Nursing

    that is really scary. what makes them think he would not assault or abuse one of his patients, a civilian or co-worker now that he knows he can get away with it? one would think they would send him...
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    Sex and Nursing School

    flightnurse2b replied to motyandproudofit's topic in General Students

    we've had too much of that going on in our class. one married woman hooked up with a much younger male student, who left his cell phone in her car, hubby found it and he was out of school for a week...
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    non nursing side jobs

    flightnurse2b replied to rehab girl's topic in General Nursing

    when i graduate from nursing school, i am thinking about getting a part time job, just like one day a week, at a place like sephora or ulta. i love to play with hair and makeup and i think it might...
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    Sex and Nursing School

    flightnurse2b replied to motyandproudofit's topic in General Students

    yeah, it definately has. my girlfriends and i from class were just talking about this the other day. nursing school definately puts a huge gap in your life, love life, social life, personal life,...
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    Do You Announce That You're a Nurse?

    flightnurse2b replied to SDS_RN's topic in General Nursing

    i know, it was bad business. my mom said sorry honey, as much as i would love to, i'm off the clock.....the nurse got almost huffy that she had to give me my phenergan with two nurses in the
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    Would you agree that it is okay for a CNA and an RN to do the daily narc count?

    flightnurse2b replied to JaredCNA's topic in General Nursing

    the facility i am at requires that both nurses sign in with a password to do a narcotic count in the accudose (and same with a narc waste), and unlicensed staff are not allowed to use the accudose. i...
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    Do You Announce That You're a Nurse?

    flightnurse2b replied to SDS_RN's topic in General Nursing

    i think it depends on the situation... sometimes it hurts more than it helps and vise versa. when i was recently in the hospital in april, i was in the company of my mom (RN) and my fiancee (also...
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    jealousy/avoidance of top students?

    flightnurse2b replied to queenjane's topic in General Nursing

    i thought it was just me! i was actually starting to think there was a problem with my personality or something. thank you for starting this thread. i am valedictorian of my graduating class and have...
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    nurses with no RN license practicing as a nurse?!

    flightnurse2b replied to inschool4ever's topic in General Nursing

    i have to agree with you. i think the general public somewhat percieves anyone with scrubs on as a nurse now. its funny how many people in public will walk up to you when you have scrubs on and ask...
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    Are Student Nurses Prepared for "Real Life?'

    flightnurse2b replied to paperdreams's topic in General Nursing

    yeah, she was there during the whole situation. she said the reason we are all precepting with newer nurses is that they have had such a bad experience with the seasoned nurses attitudes towards...
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    Rotating shifts and a dog?

    flightnurse2b replied to Suesabelle's topic in General Nursing

    i would recommend adopting an already potty trained adult dog. a puppy requires alot of training and attention and its hard to do that when you are rotating shifts. i just adopted a homeless kitten,...
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    HIV+ residents

    flightnurse2b replied to mo_07's topic in General Nursing

    unless you are planning on having unprotected sex with this patient, rubbing your open wounds into his open wounds, or giving yourself a blood transfusion with his blood, standard precautions are...
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    Are Student Nurses Prepared for "Real Life?'

    flightnurse2b replied to paperdreams's topic in General Nursing

    i have been so far very fortunate with the nurses i have precepted with except for a select few. they have been very helpful and grateful for my help. but there have been some who act annoyed that you...