marilynmom

marilynmom LPN, NP

Adolescent Psych, PICU

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  1. Paying back $100, 000 back in loans

    marilynmom replied to Lisa CCU RN's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, sounds like you have a plan worked out. I will owe about $30K and haven't really thought about how I am going to pay it back. So your way ahead of the game! I have a couple of friends, because...

  2. UCO nursing school

    marilynmom replied to marilynmom's topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    I just finished my junior year in UCO's nursing program and I really liked it! Ms Arnold is the BEST professor in the program---everyone loved her :) You can email me if you want more detail about...

  3. low grade/high greade fever

    marilynmom replied to onduty23's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I think it depends on the age of the person as well. 104F fever in an infant vs child vs

  4. One quiz question I am struggling with

    marilynmom replied to PennyNickelDime_RN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I pick B as

  5. Something that I'm so SICK of hearing...

    marilynmom replied to missymarie26's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Nursing school is a LOT of FUN! I just finished my first year, made all A's and B's and certainly didn't kill myself to get them. I have a great group of friends and we all had a blast and learned a...

  6. Here comes the bride...

    marilynmom replied to LanaBanana's topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    Congrats Lana! When me and my husband met, we knew almost right away we were meant for each other and now here we are, married for 12 years with 2 kids and are still hot for each

  7. New Grad and Unit orientation

    marilynmom replied to Bwick's topic in General Nursing

    I am working as a Nurse Partner during the summer and all through my senior year in the PICU. We work one on one with an RN and do all skills (except IV push drugs)--it is set up like a...

  8. Gardasil: has your daughter had this vaccine?

    marilynmom replied to Morgan314's topic in General Nursing

    Have you looked at some of the newer research about the chickenpox vaccine?...

  9. Oh boy I am freaking out (HepB vax)

    marilynmom posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have been going round and round with myself about the HepB vaccine. Well, a friend of mine from nursing school called me tonight. He got his first HepB vax this morning and is now SICK. He is...

  10. GPA for nursing job?

    marilynmom replied to bjmarthin1986's topic in General Nursing

    It seems to depend. To get a job as a nurse extern, etc where I live you have to have a good GPA and the competition is high and they mainly hire their RN' from the extern pool. We had over 400...

  11. Feeling Useless in Clinicals

    marilynmom replied to MomRN20082b's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Some clinicals are better than others, some clinical instructors are better than others, some RN are better with students than others. My best clinical experiences so far have been psych (just because...

  12. Nursing Student HATES Nursing Assistant Job

    marilynmom replied to PeachyERNurse's topic in General Students

    Ya, I made the mistake once of telling them I was in a nursing program myself....that ended up being a bad

  13. I just got a job in the PICU as a student

    marilynmom posted a topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I just landed a job in the PICU as a nursing student. I will be working two 12 hour shifts a week in the summer and then once a week during my senior year. My new manager said they set it up like a...

  14. Nursing Student HATES Nursing Assistant Job

    marilynmom replied to PeachyERNurse's topic in General Students

    I could have written your post! I got a job as a nurse aid on the float pool at a hospital and omg I HATED every SINGLE SECOND of it and just up and quit. If I knew that I had to work one 8 hour...

  15. OCCC and Rose Students/grads

    marilynmom replied to sergiol's topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    I'm at UCO and love it! Check us out too

  16. Best Peds/PICU reference books???

    marilynmom replied to peds4now's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I just got a job in the PICU as well but as a Nurse Partner not an RN (I'm still in nursing school) and I'm planning on studying a lot this summer as well--my position is set up like a preceptorship...

  17. I just got a job in the PICU as a student

    marilynmom replied to marilynmom's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Absolutely good advice and I see where you are coming from! Ya, I wouldn't be much of a prop I've been reading through this forum and you have such good insight and experience about the PICU Jan...

  18. I just got a job in the PICU as a student

    marilynmom replied to marilynmom's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Thanks :) I wasn't sure what you meant by me not being staff though? Do you mean not an RN? I am considered to be on staff since I'm an employee, but certainly not an

  19. What area of nursing would you like to go into???

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

    I'm just finishing my first year of nursing school. Originally I thought ER, but now I am found that I love the PICU and that is where I want to be. I never even considered ped's before that (though...

  20. Best and Worst Clinical Sites

    marilynmom replied to Miss Kitty00's topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    Here is where I have had my nursing school clinicals so far: -Med/Surg: Baptist; I really enjoyed my clinicals there, the RNs were great and always something to see. -Psych: St Anthony's /St...

  21. Is it this hard to get into med. school??

    marilynmom replied to jonb1213's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Oh I have! I know one guy who actually had to go back to school and get another degree (so 8 yrs total) because he messed up so bad with his first degree! I have another friend that it took her 4-5...

  22. School Vaccine Exemptions

    marilynmom replied to Jolie's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I am very very leary of all the new vaccines. Roto vax has now been pulled off the marked TWICE after having been told how safe it was. Something was just in the NYT the other day about the...

  23. School Vaccine Exemptions

    marilynmom replied to Jolie's topic in General Nursing

    You do realize he was more likely exposed from a child who had just been vaccinated for chickenpox?? Chickenpox vax is a live vaccine and does shed and most kids get it. That is why they tell you...

  24. How can one go about becoming a cna while already in nursing school

    marilynmom replied to breeqt's topic in General Students

    If your in nursing school and have completed Fundamentals/ Foundations you should be able to get a job as a CNA/NA. I didn't even have to sit for an exam or anything, just showed them my transcript,...

  25. Can CNA do an accucheck?

    marilynmom replied to QuigRN's topic in General Nursing

    When I was a CNA I used accucheck all the time and reported the number to the RN. Saved the RN a lot of time, especially with q1h