suzy253 RN

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    NCLEX and Erickson

    suzy253 replied to RN007's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Linda, I feel your pain with the Erickson's stages of development as I stumbled through that part of pedi as well. And sure enough, I did have a couple of questions on the NCLEX r/t Erickson's stages...
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    Pre-adn Student Question

    suzy253 replied to PREMALERN's topic in General Nursing

    St. Joe's is a full three-year program.....unless you are an LPN and get advanced placement, it is two
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    Anyone else taking on-line courses?

    suzy253 replied to Nurse Allison's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    ...and make sure your nursing school accepts online courses for pre-req's. I've seen students take online courses only to find out that the school of nursing didn't accept
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    need help remembering mnemonic for IV needles

    suzy253 replied to Tnurse3329's topic in General Students

    Yes, me too....I know of a couple of ones...but I'm afraid I'll be banned from the
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    New grads....where do you work?

    suzy253 replied to PACU queen's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Med Surg/Step-down
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    Rhode Island NCLEX Help!

    suzy253 replied to mrod's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I took the NCLEX in July and got my results within 48 hrs on the Pearson View website. I live/work in
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    do you ever have "stupid" days at work?

    suzy253 replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    OMG! I've done that a couple of times. Pants felt a bit funny but didn't think anything of it until someone pointed it out to me. I try to remember to check them when I'm getting ready--making sure...
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    Suzanne4 on vacation starting this weekend

    suzy253 replied to suzanne4's topic in International Nursing

    Enjoy your vacation!!! You deserve
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    Nursely Peoples! Please help me with a stats project by answering a few simple Qs

    suzy253 replied to Mesomorph's topic in General Students

    1. Yes 2. N/A 3. Yes 4.
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    Scrubs?

    suzy253 replied to moncj66's topic in General Nursing

    I'm 5'11 and can only wear the Landau scrubs which come in tall
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    Lift Team

    suzy253 replied to Ophelia78's topic in General Nursing

    Yes...my facility uses them.....................thank
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    How soon after Graduation did you take the NCLEX?

    suzy253 replied to neeniebean's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    graduated end of May; took NCLEX end of
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    Temporary liscense or focus on passing NCLEX first?

    suzy253 replied to Busy Mama's topic in General Students

    I worked as a Grad Nurse right after graduating from nursing school this year while going through orientation. We still had time to study for the NCLEX and it's true--a lot of the jobs will be taken...
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    Feeling stupid... What is the NLN???

    suzy253 replied to luvmy3kids's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    NLN stands for National League for Nursing http://www.nln.org/ They have pre-admission or entrance
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    Do most people get into Nursing Schools on first try?

    suzy253 replied to lc3's topic in General Nursing

    1st try--three year diploma
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    what is a surgigator?

    suzy253 replied to GingerSue's topic in Ob/Gyn

    ...continue to learn something new
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    Men's shoes

    suzy253 replied to Happeetxn's topic in General Nursing

    I think the brand Merrell carries a selection of men's
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    Working with the gossip queens.....

    suzy253 replied to Elaine_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Ugh...I 'hear' it all the time. I'm very good at tuning things out and then someone will say something to me about a certain somebody or bit of gossip and I look at them and they say.....oh you...
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    I skinned the CAT!!!!!!

    suzy253 replied to RNismycalling's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congratulations,
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    A Different Approach to the ADN vs. BSN Debate

    suzy253 replied to Sheri257's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    With the BSN--how many years are actual nursing? Are the first two years prereqs and general courses and then 2 years of
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    On a positive note...

    suzy253 replied to hlfpnt's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Good for you! I'm in a similar situation--about 6 months as a new RN. I'm loving it although it can be totally stressful (like last night :nuke: ) but I'm handling it well. It just amazes me how...
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    Did we fluid overload her?

    suzy253 replied to Megsd's topic in General Nursing

    Her Hgb must have been very low, thus necessitating the need for a blood
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    Is Telemetry Hard For New Grads?

    suzy253 replied to luv2shopp85's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I graduated in May and went directly into telemetry....actually a step-down telemetry/med surg floor but everyone on the floor wears heart monitors. We get a special course in EKG interpretation and...
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    Diploma RN-Bachelor's degree:Do we get ANY credit???

    suzy253 replied to krhknob's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Wow that's sad. I graduated a 3 year diploma program in May and our associated sciences, anatomy, human physiology, psychology, etc. etc. were taken at a local community college and the credits are...
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    Thank You Cna's!!!

    suzy253 replied to abbaking's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I agree 100%. Thank you to all you hardworking