TakeTwoAspirin

TakeTwoAspirin MSN, RN, APRN

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  1. Im l00king for a lpn nurse program please help*****

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to terrahm09's topic in Maryland Nursing

    Frederick Community College at least used to have a program that allowed for you to take the LPN boards at the end of the first year, then either stop at the LPN level or transition on to the second...

  2. Can I use my father with Alzheimer's as work experience on a resume?

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to aquariusbridget's topic in General Nursing

    Another thing to consider in addition to the great advice above, is that this may count against you with hiring managers. If they think that you might have an overwhelming personal life that will...

  3. PLEASE HELP-SERIOUS

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to behappy123's topic in General Students

    Aside from the ethics of recording someone without their knowledge, you might also be in legal trouble. In some states it is actually a felony to do this, so be very careful with this. Much better...

  4. A physican where I work called a patient a "FAT PIG!"

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to JomoNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Regardless of how hard a day the doc had or how "provoked" he felt by the family's attitude, to call someone a fat pig is just inappropriate behavior from a so-called professional. You are correct,...

  5. My Father Died Today

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    So very sorry for your loss. You and your family will be in my thoughts and

  6. Moving on to Dogs...No RN 2 b

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to NovaRN2b's topic in General Nursing

    My advice is ALWAYS do what you feel in your heart and you can't go wrong. Nursing/nursing school is too hard unless you want it something bad! Good luck to

  7. Is this legal???

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to chingy1206's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know whether it is legal or not but regardless of the technical legalities of the situation, as a nurse I would not put myself in that position. That, my friend, is the bottom

  8. Have you been assulted as a nurse?

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    I work in an OR and patients quite often come out of anesthesia swinging punches or kicking. Although I've been involved in too many tussles with such patients to count, I have only been hurt twice....

  9. Not sure what to think...

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to MrNurseOR's topic in Operating Room

    You said that it was a level I trauma hospital... are you not counting on level I trauma cases (OK in some circumstances not to count, esp. if it is a multi-system trauma and they are taking x-rays...

  10. About the CPR certification

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to paxpax79's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know of any school that accepts on-line CPR certificates. Having said that, the other course you list is entirely too expensive. Usually, local community colleges hold classes much cheaper...

  11. Anesthesia Gas Making Me Tired in the OR???

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to e-dice's topic in Operating Room

    With appropriate air exchanges in the room and competent technique by the anethesia provider, there should not be a build up on gasses in the room sufficient to affect the staff. In my years in the...

  12. New and tired

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to FlyOR's topic in Operating Room

    I am going to say that I believe it will get better. Your body and mind are not used to going at this pace and it is going to take some time to adjust. Even then, as others have said, there will be...

  13. If you not accepted, what is your next step! Need help!

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to Propane's topic in General Students

    I think it's possible that people are not responding because they are not clear on what is going on with your situation. Why, if you have been accepted into the nursing program (and I am assuming this...

  14. RN's, what would you like to see from Student Nurses?

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to wants2BRN's topic in General Nursing

    Even if it is not the specialty you "know" you want to be in when you graduate, please pretend like you are happy to be there and want to learn

  15. need your support and prayers

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to gonzo1's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so sorry for what you are going through. It's hard to be the "bad guy" even when you know in your heart you are doing the right thing. You certainly have a community with allnurses that...

  16. Taking NCLEX-RN for the 3rd time!!! Need encouragement and advice!

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to sn25's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    My only suggestion would be that 50 questions a day seems low. Before I took my exam I was doing 200 to 300 questions a day. About 150 Kaplan questions, and the rest from Saunders. I also read the...

  17. AUSTRALIAN students

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to rachelgeorgina's topic in General Students

    You might have better luck with this if you post under the "Australian and NZ" forum. You can find it under the "Region" tab at the top of the

  18. Everything is falling apart...(vent )

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    OK, if you can't move in with your future husband perhaps his parents contribution (as they can't make a financial one) might be to have you live with them for a short while? Just a though. Sorry you...

  19. Is it me?

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to keepitreal's topic in Operating Room

    It doesn't sound to me like it's you. If you are new to the OR, 11 weeks is no time at all for you to feel comfortable, or for them to be putting so much on you. It is ridiculous to me that you are...

  20. HELP!!!! Need topics for informative speech

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to mwdw04's topic in General Students

    For what

  21. Question to NEW GRADS in the OR

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to phluteloop's topic in Operating Room

    Even in the larger hospitals you need to be competent in all of the services because of the need for "call". You may have a specialty that you work in predominantly, but you will need to be able to...

  22. I was just laid off

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    So sorry. Did you have an idea this was happening and that's why you were looking for another

  23. What ages need sequential stockings?

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to linda2097's topic in Operating Room

    If they are getting general anesthesia, they get sequentials. Simple as

  24. Vacation - We need to find our own replacements

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to StNeotser's topic in General Nursing

    Oh heck no! If we have a difficult patient we don't have the option not to care for them because it's "hard". Its our job! It is the staffing office's job to do the administration work for vacation...

  25. Planetree affiliated hospital = MORE BURNOUT (LONG)

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    I hear you abbaking. Although the concept of Planetree sounds wonderful, the additional burden on the staff can be enormous - often providing them with the "last straw". I left a Planetree hospital...