marilynmom

marilynmom LPN, NP

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  1. Eleven pound baby!

    marilynmom replied to P_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't find it offensive. Have you SEEN some of these very fat people? Most will tell you they are not and can not have sex. It's physically impossible for them. And I'm not talking about someone...

  2. Eleven pound baby!

    marilynmom replied to P_RN's topic in General Nursing

    My friend had her 12 pound son two years ago naturally with no problems. She is tall so I think bigger babies just run in her family. Both my girls were 9 pounds, I had both naturally with no...

  3. Flu shot or not?

    marilynmom replied to emtb2rn's topic in General Nursing

    I'm asking this because I really don't know... In the last 5 years has the strain in the flu vax matched the strain going around? I know last year I got the flu shot in Oct/Nov and then in Jan I got...

  4. What career would YOU have chosen if you weren't a nurse?

    marilynmom replied to RN BSN 2009's topic in General Nursing

    If I were 10 years younger and had no children I would have gone to medical

  5. Working During Nursing School

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

    Most of the adults in my nursing program are working full or part time. Most people HAVE to work, no choice, they are doing it and passing. I have 2 girls myself and I am not finding nursing school...

  6. Does your school curve your test score

    marilynmom replied to SA2BDOCTOR's topic in General Students

    No curving here at all. No

  7. Which program are you doing and why?

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

    I'm in a BSN program right now, it works for me and I want to be an advanced practice nurse. I didn't want to have to get my ADN and then get my BSN, I wanted to just get it out of the way so I...

  8. just some reassurance for nursing school

    marilynmom replied to Nursing in 09's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I have to agree. I just finished up my 9th week of nursing school (first semester---Med/Surg, Psych, Physical Assessment, and Concepts) and it has not been nearly as hard as I expected. I am doing...

  9. Clinical Advice

    marilynmom replied to ibmaryann's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I really enjoyed my Med/Surg clinical. It was at a great hospital and I got to see and do a lot. It was much better than my boring Psych clinical that is for sure! I would just say to make sure all...

  10. should my boyfriend and i get a flu shot because i have a 3 month old son

    marilynmom replied to nursemn's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?itool=abstractplus&db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=abstractplus&list_uids=16437500 I'm just not sure how effective the flu vax is for those...

  11. If a guy is having kidney failure would that cause high blood glucose?

    marilynmom replied to Mesomorph's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    135 isn't high to being with, but if that is outside the range for him stress will cause your blood sugar to be higher than normal. I once took my 6 year old to the ER and her bs was like 180 from...

  12. What's your Littmann stethescope of choice?

    marilynmom replied to dano's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Another vote for the Cardiology III. Someone gave it to me and I can't say enough about it, you can hear *everything*. I love it! I had a Sprauge and though it is ok for basic nursing I sometimes...

  13. RN's and the dreaded clinical experience...

    marilynmom replied to Emma123's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in a BSN program and we have had a great clinical experience and I have learned a TON. Part of it is my clinical instructor is great and the nurses I work with are great....they are all about...

  14. BSN Question(s)

    marilynmom replied to Soon2BNurse's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It will depends on the school. Some schools gives points for taking classes at their school (and sometimes the students are not aware of this because they don't make it public). I would go and talk...

  15. No IVs in my Nursing School, opinions please?

    marilynmom replied to julsywulsy's topic in General Students

    We learn how to start IVs in our 3 semester of my BSN

  16. NP's are okay to see if you have a cold, BUT...

    marilynmom replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Wow, you have never had a MD/DO misdiagnos you? I sure have. I went to the ER a couple years ago when I work up one morning and the room was spinning. The MD at the ER said I was just dehydrated...

  17. What Color Are Your Scrubs?

    marilynmom replied to Miss Kitty00's topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    UCO and we wear royal blue as well. Which isn't bad but anymore I hate the color...lol I feel like a Smurf. I also hate the white shoes we have to wear, I hate white. I guess it could be

  18. RN-MD doesn't make sense

    marilynmom replied to PeachPie's topic in General Nursing

    I guess it depends on the program. Our BSN pre-reqs were the same as the pre-med, pre-pharm, pre-PA, pre-vet, pre-dental, etc. We didn't have seperate Micro, Bio, Chem, etc classes. If I wanted to...

  19. Is Nursing School Hard?

    marilynmom replied to BecomeNurse06's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I don't find nursing school hard. I don't study all the time and it doesn't consume my life, I still have plently of time for my kids and my husband and goofing off. I really enjoy it and am having...

  20. A few questions from a prospective nursing student

    marilynmom replied to ebrown343's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm in nursing school. I had no experience and I'm doing fine both in the classroom and in the clinical area. I personally wouldn't pay for CNA training. After our first semester we are qualified...

  21. Lower back pain anyone?

    marilynmom posted a topic in General Nursing

    Ughhh my lower back pain has been so bad lately. I'm already planning on getting a rolling backpack this weekend to help. Tiget Balm helps some at night to relax. It is just the sitting at a desk in...

  22. stethoscopes

    marilynmom replied to RNshark's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I have the Littmann Cardiology III and I love it, you can hear everything with it! Someone gave it to me for free (can you believe it?!) or else I don't think I would have spent quite so much on a...

  23. Oklahoma City University

    marilynmom replied to Miss Kitty00's topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    Where does it say 100% NCLEX pass rate? I know when I was looking into OCU my concerns were there pass rates for the past few years: 77%, 63%, 58%, 57% and then they jumped to 92% for 2005. I'm not...

  24. 2005 NCLEX pass rates for Oklahoma here!

    marilynmom replied to marilynmom's topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    bump

  25. Oops, sorry! Son got wrong vaccination

    marilynmom replied to hotshot05's topic in General Nursing

    OMG I would be beyond pissed off! What if your son had a reaction? What if you were religiously or phil. or medically opposed to a certain/all vax for some reason?! This is still america, we do...