gingerzoe

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1. I'm waiting too

   gingerzoe replied to Nurseismade RN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   yes, i was an lpn and went back to school to become an rn it wasn't easy, but you can do it. i feel this way anything you learn is educational and no one can take that away from you. i have been in...

2. Poll: Nurse for life or do you have an "after nursing plan"?

   gingerzoe replied to laurasc's topic in General Nursing

   i would like to do some volunteer work and i hope to have grandchildren so i can spoil them.

3. Study techniques, tips and tricks

   gingerzoe replied to Nurse Jeni's topic in General Nursing

   I use to get cheap one subject notebooks and re write my notes. I think the information stuck in my head even though I didn't realize it. I agree with the other writers, give up tv and get into...

4. Phhewww, I PASSED!

   gingerzoe replied to Anniekins's topic in General Nursing

   Dear Anniekins, CONGRATULATIONS ON BECOMING AN RN. Wasn't it great the first time you signed your full name with RN behind it. I can still remember how great it felt. :balloons:

5. Phhewww, I PASSED!

   gingerzoe replied to Anniekins's topic in General Nursing

   Dear Anniekins, CONGRATULATIONS ON BECOMING AN RN. Wasn't it great the first time you signed your full name with RN behind it. I can still remember how great it felt. :balloons: :)

6. 13 pound infant...thank goodness it was c-section!

   gingerzoe replied to becca.utns's topic in Ob/Gyn

   My first baby a son was 10lb 2oz and was 22 inches long. I did not have gestational diabetes. I had him lady partslly and had an epidural for pain. My second baby was a girl 11lbs 2oz and was 24...

7. Time for family

   gingerzoe replied to FLCRNA2B's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

   I am here to give words of encouragement to all the moms who are going back to school. I did this also. I started in June 1992 and graduated in May 1995. I went to school year round and obtained my...

8. Does your employer recognize "Nurse's Day"?

   gingerzoe replied to OCCHCanada's topic in General Nursing

   The management at my building didn't do anything. My boss sent us (there are two nurses in this office) a card. That's

9. Survey: Should nurses from other countries be recruited to aid in the nursing shortag

   gingerzoe replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   I, also, do not feel the united states has a nursing shortage. If hospitals and other health care facilities would up the pay, benefits and staffing, there would be nurses coming out of everywhere....

10. Can you be a nurse if you're not outgoing?

    gingerzoe replied to Natalieboo's topic in General Nursing

    yes, I think as you learn and become more confident you are able to talk to people. I don't feel you have to be the most outgoing person in order to be a nurse. there is alot to be said about quiet...

11. Nurse Hero's

    gingerzoe replied to flowerchild's topic in General Nursing

    When I was a nursing student I was working on a med surg floor when a code was called. All the students/staff we in the room with the patient. I saw an older lady standing by herself near the door....

12. migraine faker at the ED!

    gingerzoe replied to z's playa's topic in Emergency

    I get migraines but thank god usually only my vision is obscured for about twenty minutes if I go lay down in a dark quiet room. But I will comment on the subject of pain. I went to the ER several...

13. tension between EMT and LTC nurses?

    gingerzoe replied to smk1's topic in General Nursing

    I was an EMT and a Paramedic at the same time I was an LPN. I went through EMT training after I was an LPN. They get extensive training on what to do in an emergency. THe extended care they know...

14. Woman refuses CS, charged with murder

    gingerzoe replied to crankyasanoldma's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have a question for the board. Is this any different than the woman who takes fertility drugs and becomes pregnant and has six embroys and the doctors tell her that if she gets rid of a couple the...

15. GETTING WRITTEN UP: What is the most ridiculous thing you have been written up for?

    gingerzoe replied to greeneggsnham's topic in General Nursing

    Years ago I worked in a small rural hospital. One of my coworkers was transferring to another department. After the work was done(I worked 3-11) we decided to order pizza. I called it in. When it...