marilynmom

marilynmom LPN, NP

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  1. Elderly patient choked on water

    marilynmom replied to marilynmom's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, I feel MUCH better now---thank you all so much! This was my very first experience with such a thing and I felt so helpless because it was scarey for me to watch. I did what I should have done...

  2. Kinda Worried!!! Advice Please!

    marilynmom replied to WanaBaNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I just finished my first semester of nursing school and I also work part time as a nurse tech so I only have limited experience but wanted to share what I know. All the nurses I work with at my...

  3. I got in!!!

    marilynmom replied to Emery's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats!! :balloons: But now you will see that getting in was the easy

  4. Elderly patient choked on water

    marilynmom replied to marilynmom's topic in General Nursing

    She was a cardiac patient, no strokes, and was also very confused and didn't show the typical choking signs...though she was not getting air, could not cough, was very RED and her tongue was sticking...

  5. 2005 NCLEX pass rates for Oklahoma here!

    marilynmom replied to marilynmom's topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    Just bumping this

  6. NY State may require nurses to obtain 4-year degrees

    marilynmom replied to Brian's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Thank you! Some people are so ignorant and it is a huge myth about ADNs getting more clinical hours than BSN program, and it is a myth that is forever ongoing on allnurses. We are also not loaded...

  7. CNA salary

    marilynmom replied to HisTreasure's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I make $10/hr for base pay but since I work evenings and weekends I actually make $12/hr. I work my ass off some night, other nights I am bored. I would personally never do this for a living but it...

  8. Which non-prereq should I take? Genetics or Pharmacology?

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

    Pharm pharm and more pharm. You can't know it enough and it is ever

  9. What clinical rotations have you done?

    marilynmom replied to flygirls2's topic in General Students

    Med/Surg. 8 weeks. We did total patient care (but no IVs/blood draws until second semester). It was interesting and I learned a lot. I got to see my first code. I got to work one day in the ER...

  10. What was your first clinical experience like? Any suggestions on how to handle it?

    marilynmom replied to LuvaBSNRN's topic in General Students

    I loved my first clinical. It was on a Med/Surg floor and I had no hospital experience whatsoever. I was SO NERVOUS, my hr was like 117 (I counted!). I felt like I knew nothing (and I didn't), but...

  11. I don't want to gag

    marilynmom replied to fathernurse2b's topic in General Nursing

    I work as a tech and the poop and rotten pee can get to me sometimes as well, especially the cdiff poop. Like others, I keep some gum or mints with me to use or a stick of vicks to rub undermy nose...

  12. Why are male nurses looked down on?

    marilynmom replied to USCUAmber's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I work with male nurses and they are not looked down upon, they are not looked up upon either...lol. They are just nurses! I don't think they do a better or worse job. All the nurses I work with,...

  13. Childhood immunizations

    marilynmom replied to Phillygryl's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I think a yeast allergy is a contradiction as well? As well as certain antibiotics (I can't think of the name, so you might want to look that one up, some of the vaccine have trace amounts of...

  14. Funny video - StudyBack

    marilynmom replied to group_theory's topic in General Students

    LOL that was

  15. Wiping Butt...

    marilynmom replied to Chicagoan's topic in General Nursing

    I would have to say you honestly get used to it. I remember being scared and grossed out at the thought of wiping someones butt. I do it daily now and don't blink twice. In nursing your going to...

  16. 6 Alabama kids were on life support with flu

    marilynmom replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, that is terrible. Keep this story updated! So does this years flu vaccine seem to be covering the strains that are actually

  17. science GPA

    marilynmom replied to sergiol's topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    I'm at UCO. For what it is worth my science GPA was a 3.8 and that included the required courses: Nutrition, Chemistry, Microbiology, Anatomy, Physiology, Biology (I took Zoology). I made a B in...

  18. I can't be a nurse?

    marilynmom replied to Doofy's topic in General Nursing

    You should be able to waive it! I waived it and I know many nurses and nursing students who have waived it. That shouldn't be a

  19. Where does Chem come in?

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

    I'm in a BSN program, and believe you me, your going to have to have a basic understanding of chem that goes beyond just knowing Fe stands for Iron. Understanding the movements of fluids in and out of...

  20. Where does Chem come in?

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

    Your definatly going to use chem in the physiology part of your A&P. You will also see chem in Microbiology, pharm and nutrition. And your certainly going to need a good basic idea of chemistry...

  21. Getting ahead or where do most people fail

    marilynmom replied to Huscarl73's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    No offense, but that is something your proud of? Working in healthcare, this isn't going to fly and your going to alienate yourself as well as not getting anywhere. Good communication and teaching...

  22. scrubs: yes or no for an interview?

    marilynmom replied to RNJess10's topic in Nursing Career

    To be safe, wear a nice outfit. As you can clearly see, there is a wide range of what is acceptable for an interview in healthcare---to me personally I think nice clean scrubs are fine, but I'm not...

  23. 100% dosage calculations?

    marilynmom replied to Coloradogrl's topic in General Students

    90% here, we get two

  24. Getting ahead or where do most people fail

    marilynmom replied to Huscarl73's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I don't think most student have too many problems with meds actually. You see them so much, over and over and over in clincal you learn them that way--I know I did. Most people fail nursing classes...

  25. Moving to OK city

    marilynmom replied to sergiol's topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    I am in UCO (UNiversity of Central Oklahoma) nursing school. If you call up there and talk with Brenda Brent she can give you the low-high of the GPAs that were from selected students as well as the...