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kburns0016

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  1. First day of nursing School *unleashed* post yours

    kburns0016 replied to 9livesRN's topic in General Students

    Just wait til you try to make a wheal on one of those injection pads....talk about annoying! GLad you are so excited, I was the same way my first

  2. Gee, thanks, Mom!

    kburns0016 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    OH Angelfire....I am sooo sorry you are dealing with this, but I dont have much advice I guess but I too know how it fells to be the expendible member of a clan,that was one of the most thoughtless...

  3. Surgery Observation tomorrow.....

    kburns0016 replied to kburns0016's topic in General Students

    Thanks JHansen...I am just jacked up about this totally off the wall excited~ I am hoping to come away with a great experience and a little more info on a field I find very interesting,peri-operative...

  4. Surgery Observation tomorrow.....

    kburns0016 posted a topic in General Students

    Hi everyone, I am having an observation day tomorrow in surgery (:yeah:sooo excited)and I just found out what is scheduled, so my time to brush up is short....there are several colonoscopy procedures...

  5. Surgery Observation tomorrow.....

    kburns0016 replied to kburns0016's topic in General Students

    Thanks for directing me to that, I appreciate it...it has tons of great general info...I wish my school would pass out something like that!!!, but still I am kinda also hoping to hear from someone who...

  6. Tv shows that dictate nurses as a "janitor"

    kburns0016 replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    Think about it ...if House did not treat every one around him with such distain, would he still be House? I think not! That is almost part of what makes him so lovable... at least he is predictable....

  7. What has been the hardest prereq for you?

    kburns0016 replied to 2bJoshRN9788's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I have to go a different route here and say MATH 150 was my hardest (college algebra)and it was the only thing I could not pulll of an A in:( though I have complete all my Anatomy and Physiology...

  8. The next step is going to class.. Woah

    kburns0016 replied to whiteoleander5's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    OhI sooo know what you mean...I have orientation next Thursday ...skills test on Friday and classes sstart the next Monday the 18th! I feel like I have waited so long for this to happen now time is...

  9. I need advice on my LETTER of Interest

    kburns0016 replied to PurposebyDesign's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Our application also asked for a letter of interest BUT it was a pre-printed check off list( we got these at the schools informational pre conferences for our specific program) that required just our...

  10. They State Allowed a Kidnapper to REMAIN A NURSE!!

    kburns0016 replied to Teleflurry's topic in General Nursing

    So then what would the cure be for this particular situation??? I dont see a way to prevent this in the future. Would any of you say to prevent this type of incident in the future that all nurses with...

  11. They State Allowed a Kidnapper to REMAIN A NURSE!!

    kburns0016 replied to Teleflurry's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for clearing that up~How ridiculous though, no wonder he got to keep his licsense...I would think an intense probe into his mental status and various conditions is exactly what they (the...

  12. They State Allowed a Kidnapper to REMAIN A NURSE!!

    kburns0016 replied to Teleflurry's topic in General Nursing

    You are absolutely right Tele , it is a travesty he should remain liscensed under ant circumstances! I would be terrified if someone capable of that was taking care of me or my loved ones! I have one...

  13. Ugh, my insomnia is killing me

    kburns0016 replied to ThatPoshGirl's topic in General Students

    Yeah thanks StriverSN but the melatonin I have actually comes in that specific dosage, so I am not taking too little unless 3 mg is simply not enough for me , I have no idea. I wish that was all I was...

  14. Ugh, my insomnia is killing me

    kburns0016 replied to ThatPoshGirl's topic in General Students

    Unfortunately melatonin does not work so well for everyone believe me I know, I wish it did , as I have taken it nearly every night since I finished off of my Ambien CR RX last week. I keep hoping it...

  15. Ugh, my insomnia is killing me

    kburns0016 replied to ThatPoshGirl's topic in General Students

    I have tried the trazadone at a low dose as well and I did not love it but simply because it did not work well for me for very long only about 1 month then I had to change to something else. I did not...

  16. Ugh, my insomnia is killing me

    kburns0016 replied to ThatPoshGirl's topic in General Students

    thatposhgirl hang in there!!! I know exactly what you mean ! I just came off my second week on Ambien CR and even that was beginning to not work so well for me. I have even started taking melatonin...

  17. No lift policy

    kburns0016 replied to PaulG's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    This is gonna be a little long ,sorry.... I have not had time to read all the posts so forgive me if some one else had said this , but just last year I was hired in a LTC facility that had a "No-Lift"...

  18. Is the NLN Test Hard?

    kburns0016 replied to copelald's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It is not to bad IF test taking is something you do well at naturally...I was not able to get a study guide due ot time restraints so I did NOT study but I still made in the 96th percentile, and it is...

  19. Anyone Bipolar???

    kburns0016 replied to phoenix72's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I was just dx'd with Bipolar myself a few months ago back in April and also just accepted into the RN program at my local community college...so it is good to hear that there are nurses out there...

  20. Trigeminal Neuralgia

    kburns0016 replied to natrgrrl's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I can say Yeah I know from personal experience that my face hurts is a pretty honest assessment, probably better than saying sorry granny but i feel like i have a red hot poker in my nose cheek and...

  21. Depo

    kburns0016 replied to widi96's topic in General Nursing

    Anyone should first talk with their personal health care provider about something as serious as BC ..that being said , I had to stop the Depo shots ( due to 60 lb weight gain in 6 months time ) and I...

  22. Caught stealing drugs

    kburns0016 replied to vonxojn's topic in General Nursing

    I meant to say at first my nurses were not very happy with me! then after a couple of days they gradually realised I was not myself once I had taken that

  23. Caught stealing drugs

    kburns0016 replied to vonxojn's topic in General Nursing

    As the daughter of an addict an a person who has highly addictive tendencies I have learned to never let me guard down(both parents actaully, both ETOH and one crack cocaine as well, found out later...

  24. Nurses struggling with mental illness

    kburns0016 replied to Severina's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Thanks Babs I'll mention it ...my ambien cr RX is only seven days but I am pretty sure I will be calling my doc Friday as he is out on Thursday ( my rx goes til monday but I am not how much more I can...

  25. Patient is a famous star

    kburns0016 replied to Lara911's topic in Nursing Humor

    OK let see.... 6. Gary Dourdan 5. Orlando Bloom 4.Johnny Depp 3. Hugh Laurie ( I dont know it is something about his eyes I think) 2.Shemar Moore 1.MATTHEW MCCAUNGHEY I think this list of patients...