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    I need a good rolling bookbag

    teeniebert replied to shoebottom's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I got this one in Wasabi Green (I have a "thing" for lime green and it's a close match) http://www.ebags.com/calpak/awestruck/product_detail/index.cfm?modelid=10787 It cost about $57 after tax and...
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    So now I faint at blood/injury...

    teeniebert replied to ZionsWrath's topic in General Nursing

    Any time I've had dizzy spells (never actually fainted, although I have lost vision a couple times) it's been when I was dehydrated. If I keep myself hydrated, to the point of running to the restroom...
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    What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    teeniebert replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    owwww!!!!! my teeth hurt just reading
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    I made med error, what now?

    teeniebert replied to thomask's topic in General Nursing

    MAR is Medication Administration Record--my manager always called them "med sheets" so if someone had said "MAR" to me before I started school I would've wondered what they were talking
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    Everest Institute.. Anyone have info?

    teeniebert replied to MISSALISSA777's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Have you met with an admissions rep yet? I met with mine several times before going to any other meetings. I'm at the Grand Rapids campus though, so it might be different. There were 2 large...
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    Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    teeniebert replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'd like to know the context...did the person mean "solicit" or "salicylate" or something
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    Things you would love to say to your fellow nursing students!

    teeniebert replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

    For heaven's sake, SHUT UP! You obviously noticed that the number of people willing to sit next to you has dropped--and we don't think your jokes about needing a stronger deodorant are funny. But,...
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    I made med error, what now?

    teeniebert replied to thomask's topic in General Nursing

    Hi there! I worked in an AFC home for 3 years, resigned when I got accepted to nursing school a couple months ago. Anyway, your best move here is to call the person in charge of the investigation....
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    Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    teeniebert replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    "Acrost" for "across" bothers me...I'd probably bite right through my tongue if I had to work with your colleague who says
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    Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    teeniebert replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    I've heard a few from my instructors that made me grit my teeth. For instance, some medications can be given via a "parental" route. It's "ekspecially" important to double-check the route on the MAR...
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    Dave Barry's Colonoscopy

    teeniebert replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    I had a colonoscopy in January to rule out Crohn's disease. Everyone I know who's had one told me "the prep is worse than the exam" so I was dreading it. I had to buy a bottle of Miralax at...
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    Nursing students and nudity

    teeniebert replied to halenlainecole's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    When we did bed baths/occupied bed changes, each of us brought in our own set of sheets, towels, soap, lotion, etc. and wore shorts and a t-shirt. The 'bed bath' was basically getting our arms and...
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    Heimlich Maneuver for the first time

    teeniebert replied to antidote's topic in General Nursing

    The first time is always scary. Mine was on an AFC resident who had problems with oral holding (she would pack bite after bite after bite into her mouth and cheeks unless we took her plate away and...
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    Clinicals start Monday

    teeniebert replied to KIMYNURSE2B's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Hey, congrats! I'm in week 6 or 7 (I really have lost track of time, we started May 5 if you want to do the math) of an 11 month program, and week 3 of clinicals. We have lecture/lab m-t-w and...
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    Name that part. Words patients use for their own anatomy.

    teeniebert replied to JEHORAPHA's topic in General Nursing

    Someone mentioned "Stanley" as a name for the member earlier in the thread. Stanley is a brand of tools, known for their power
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    You know you are in nursing school when ctxt

    teeniebert replied to tnstudentnurse's topic in General Students

    ...you're emptying the bedside commode of a resident with C-diff, and, despite the foul smell/repugnance of the task at hand, you feel your stomach rumble and start thinking longingly of the ham and...
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    Nursing School Bloopers

    teeniebert replied to Jabber964's topic in Nursing Humor

    Due to a typo by the administrative assistant, one of my classmates' e-mail address showed up on the roster as "asscrapper@whatever"...she was upset that it was spelled wrong but couldn't understand...
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    2009 Grads! Come 1 Come ALL!

    teeniebert replied to Hoping2beRN's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Hi! I started an "11-month" program May 5, and will finish April 24, 2009. Clinical orientation was yesterday. Earlier this week we finished A&P and started Pharmacology. Our first Pharm lab...
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    You know you are in nursing school when ctxt

    teeniebert replied to tnstudentnurse's topic in General Students

    You're walking into the grocery store and drop your car keys on the ground because you tried to drop them into your pocket...but your t-shirt and jeans don't have pockets in the same place as your...
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    Things you would love to say to your fellow nursing students!

    teeniebert replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

    I've only been in school 3 weeks and I can agree with so many of these posts...especially the ones that say SHUT UP DURING CLASS ALREADY!!! One I'd like to add is, if you're sitting with the same 4-5...
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    LPN school interview in 20 days HELP!!!

    teeniebert replied to joymama's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I would like to echo what the other posters have said. Dress conservatively and professionally, be honest, and try to relax. I was incredibly nervous about my interview, but I just answered all the...
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    New LPN students??

    teeniebert replied to PinkLPN's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Hi everyone! I start an 11-month program on May 5 and I'm super excited! My name is Melissa, but everyone calls me Teenie (my sister is rather larger than I am, and taught her children to call me...
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    Everest Institute (fka Olympia Institute) help!

    teeniebert replied to studentsistah's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    25k? Twenty-five thousand dollars? I just went and talked to the admissions specialist today and I was very excited about this program, but if it costs this much there is no way I can do it. Does...