suzy253 RN

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    rhode island hospital

    suzy253 replied to curlysin's topic in General Nursing

    Some of my fellow grads are now working at RI Hospital, Hasbro and Women and Infants. All are great hospitals in Providence. It's true that the area they're located in isn't one of Providence's...
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    I wanted to throw up

    suzy253 replied to RNKay31's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Sounds like my interview too.....why do you want to work here; tell me about patients and their care when you were on clinicals here; etc. etc. I don't think it was anything out of the usual type...
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    Is 26 too old to go back to school?

    suzy253 replied to anouk's topic in General Nursing

    that's how I got a whole new dining room set. The old set was old, nasty; I was using it for my nursing stuff then we took the old table, moved it up into the small bedroom and I used it as my desk....
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    If you're happy w/your 1st RN job ...

    suzy253 replied to RN007's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm very happy with my 1st RN job. I never thought I would want med surg but it's true, you do learn a lot and get up to speed pretty quickly. I work a med-surg/step-down telemetry unit. Patient...
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    Advocacy and Caring..

    suzy253 replied to solumedrol's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat:
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    Counrtry doses

    suzy253 replied to Bethy-lynn's topic in MICU, SICU

    I have never heard of such a practice until reading this and would never, ever do
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    I passed -- thank you

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

    Congratulations!!! Great
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    I just got home...

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

    Congratulations to
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    "Do we have to know this for the test?"

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

    vent away. I used to hate hearing that question over and over and over again while I was in nursing
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    A positive newbie thread...

    suzy253 replied to ortess1971's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Must be good vibes here in Little Rhody!!! :wink2: I've been working since June as a grad nurse and beginning of August as an RN. I've been on my own for over a month now. I had a wonderful...
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    Is 26 too old to go back to school?

    suzy253 replied to anouk's topic in General Nursing

    I started nursing school 3 years ago at age 50. I'm now a new RN at age 53. Never, ever too late or too
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    Adn's Who Don't Care

    suzy253 replied to nursing4me23's topic in General Nursing

    Nice to meet you too. We're far from being the only diploma grads here.
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    Adn's Who Don't Care

    suzy253 replied to nursing4me23's topic in General Nursing

    Ditto. I graduated from a 3-year diploma program chosen because of the clinical hours. No desire to get my
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    My Packet 4 Is Here

    suzy253 replied to english_nurse's topic in International Nursing

    Hooray! congrats. I know you've been waiting for
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    Good at placing IV's?

    suzy253 replied to anne74's topic in General Nursing

    I'm getting better and better and will always seek out IV starts where I'm working. Getting more confidence is a big thing too. At my hospital, there is a very large elderly population so their...
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    NC Diploma Programs

    suzy253 replied to Cherish's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Diploma programs are hospital-based rather than university/college based. Although we do have colleges that are affiliated with the diploma program and we took some courses there like Anatomy, Human...
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    NC Diploma Programs

    suzy253 replied to Cherish's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Pretty much what it's like now...only we had the summer off. I just graduated for a 3-year diploma program and in our senior year we were doing management and rotated being charge, mod leader, and med...
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    Psychiatric Case Study

    suzy253 replied to lab211's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    what do you have written on your case study so
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    Problem: Abnormally large feet.

    suzy253 replied to Ausculapius's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    They won't make an exception in your case by allowing you to wear a plain white
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    Hi everone, I'm new

    suzy253 replied to Mom2J&B's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hi there! Welcome to
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    I wanted to explain what happened to me...

    suzy253 replied to LoriAlabamaRN's topic in General Nursing

    congratulations Lori!!! Couldn't be happier for you. I'm sure you will be an asset in your new job (and the other job's
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    To cap or not to cap!

    suzy253 replied to Alice b.'s topic in General Students

    :yeahthat: I couldn't agree more. We were capped at a ceremony during our freshman year. Each year afterwards, a stripe was added. The men received cadeucus. Although we don't wear the caps, we all...
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    We're off on thursday!!

    suzy253 replied to apriljan's topic in International Nursing

    Have a safe trip! Stay in touch and let us know how you're
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    Nervous about CPR

    suzy253 replied to luv2shopp85's topic in General Students

    Whew...that's a wee bit harsh isn't it? Anyway, here is a website that offers videos as well as a refresher. Good luck to you. I'm sure you'll do just fine.
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    Wilton Connecticut

    suzy253 replied to apriljan's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    Not far from RI either! Keep in