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    anyone wait tables before becoming a nurse?

    flightnurse2b replied to picurn10's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i waited tables and worked as a grill cook in paramedic school. my boyfriend waited tables in nrsg school. we both came to the same conclusion....nursing is alot like waiting tables. you have to...
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    Sudafed

    flightnurse2b replied to bollweevil's topic in General Nursing

    sudafed is still available OTC but i know in FL you have to go to the pharmacy counter and sign it out and give them your driver's license #, name and address and they monitor how many boxes you buy a...
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    Student politely asking for help

    flightnurse2b replied to Shenanigans's topic in Emergency

    i have taken care of one patient with a ruptured ectopic pregnancy. very scary. i remember her well, she was a beautiful girl. she was in her early 20's, not too far along at all, 3rd baby, did not...
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    How do I not go insane during Nursing School??

    flightnurse2b replied to lizzyberry's topic in General Students

    to put ourselves through the torture of nursing school, we are all insane. enjoy it. as much as somedays i want to rip out my hair, throw my books in the fireplace and tell my professor she isn't as...
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    South Florida Roll Call!!!!!

    flightnurse2b replied to Nathalie's topic in Florida Nursing

    i am a jensen beach (near stuart/port st lucie) native....i'm in NC until i graduate nursing school and then plan to move back to somewhere in the sunshine
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    ETOH Abuse

    flightnurse2b replied to jessiern's topic in General Nursing

    there is always hope, jessie. he just really, truly has to want with every ounce of his being to change his ways. sometimes people like that do better in sober living facility for a while. instead of...
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    Palm Beach FL travel buddy

    flightnurse2b replied to carebearRN's topic in Travel

    PBGMC is a really nice facility with good staffing ratios. alot of nurses that i used to work with actually left our hospital to go and work there. are you staying in PBG? is it a really beautiful...
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    The Official REJECTION topic.

    flightnurse2b replied to salsaking's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    i was waitlisted four times here in NC, with the pre-reqs completed, 6 years experience as a medic and a 3.7 GPA. their rationale was that the people who get in have the same acceptance credentials,...
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    for you beachie types

    flightnurse2b replied to yuppiemichael's topic in General Nursing

    martin memorial hospital in stuart, fl is not right on the beach but right on the indian river and its really beautiful, its only about 10-15 minutes from the beach and the rent isn't too bad there....
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    Determine your body fitness

    flightnurse2b replied to sara22's topic in Health, Stress Management

    i would appreciate, before i get really upset, if you would keep your personal opinions on being "overweighted" to yourself. you don't know me, or any of us, personally.
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    Answers from 100 nurses needed: Which state has the most nursing shortage?

    flightnurse2b replied to John123's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    south florida. there is a huge snowbird population in the winter months, and a huge elderly population too. i know the hospital i used to work at down there actually has roll away privacy curtains for...
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    notes!!!!!!!!!!!!

    flightnurse2b replied to labrador4122's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    thank you patty for sharing your notes with everyone, that is very kind of you. and thank you for offering to send them gwafuh2busrn. i have PM'ed you with my e-mail. thanks
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    IV insertion techniques!!

    flightnurse2b replied to 3KittiesRN's topic in General Nursing

    when i learned how to start IV's in paramedic school, i couldn't hit the broad side of a barn, and being left handed didnt help. the best way to be an awesome IV starter is to have your own technique...
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    spastic quadriplegia

    flightnurse2b posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    i was assigned to do a pathophys report on the dx of spastic quariplegia. i am having a really had time finding information on this. would it be appropriate to do it on cerebral palsy and mention...
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    spastic quadriplegia

    flightnurse2b replied to flightnurse2b's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    thank you very much
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    Rudeness from EMTs and Paramedics

    flightnurse2b replied to TheCommuter's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    wow. i cant believe how many nurses have resentment towards medics and how many medics have resentment towards nurses. it just doesnt make sense. i knew it was bad, but my lord. it makes me sad to...
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    Fundamentals V/S Med-Surg

    flightnurse2b replied to KPolk RN2B's topic in General Students

    med-surg definately put me on prevacid and kept me up all night many nights, but its very doable. i got an A in fundamentals 1, 2 and 3 and an A in M/S 1, 2 and 3. you can get through medsurg! yes it...
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    Can I put my hands in your hair?

    flightnurse2b replied to catlynLPN's topic in General Nursing

    the girl that sits behind me in peds is obsessed with my hair and i have stopped bothering turning around during class because she starts messing with it. by the end of lecture i have pigtails, braids...
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    Eating Disorders?

    flightnurse2b replied to TX_ICU_RN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    you are welcome. just know you have a fellow recovered anorexic to talk to on here if you ever need one. i have one other motivator that i use to keep myself on track. some people say this would...
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    BEST trauma shears?

    flightnurse2b replied to JoshuaAdamsRN's topic in Emergency

    have you tried the smith and wesson's heavy duty sheers? i have a couple pair of those and they are
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    Most Embarassing Nursing Moments

    flightnurse2b replied to Jessiedog's topic in Nursing Humor

    i have a super embarassing code red story. one night i was really busy and was starving, so i put a bag of microwave popcorn in the microwave, hit the popcorn button and walked back out to the floor....
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    Rudeness from EMTs and Paramedics

    flightnurse2b replied to TheCommuter's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    i very much so agree with you, commuter. my response to the pecking order was between EMS/nurse. i guess what i meant is if we spent a little less time worrying about who has a better education and...
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    Rudeness from EMTs and Paramedics

    flightnurse2b replied to TheCommuter's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    i cannot believe that someone who used to be an EMT would make an ignorant statement like that. most nurses are associate degree and bachelor degree trained. paramedics are also associate or bachelor...
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    Determine your body fitness

    flightnurse2b replied to sara22's topic in Health, Stress Management

    i am 5'4 and i weigh 145 pounds. according to this thing "You are fat, need dieting and exercise" i am not overweight, i work out 4 times a week and can bench press my own weight. i think whoever...
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    Intubation Preparation

    flightnurse2b replied to punkstar's topic in Emergency

    my most common cocktail (in the ER and my preference in EMS also) was succs and etomidate. succs is a neuromuscular blocker: (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suxamethonium_chloride) etomidate is an...