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Just today saw a 15lb fibroid tumor removed and a thyroid the size of very large sweet potatoe. I missed the fishing lure from the rectum a few weeks ago though.

I just started in the OR and contaminated a corner of a back table surface. It was just covered with a sterile towel the procedure continued.

FYI to last poster about the LPN bridge, it would be better and faster to just wait until Spring 2011 for the RN program. The bridge is the exact same length as the RN program. So if you start the LPN program in Fall 2010, you won't start the RN "b...

I too just got hired as and OR RN and had the same question about Surg Tech training! Thanks for the responses!

Thanks for writing and posting this. I just shared it with my class that graduated in Aug 09. I just got hired on as a Patient Care Associate at my "Dream Facility". I have to stay in this position for 6 months, but its worth it to me. Best of lu...

Thanks for a very insightful post of being black in Nursing. Not only am I black, I'm also male (gasp!) and live in the south! Reading your post triggered and epiphany as to why I have wanted to badly to work in the facility that I now do as a Pati...

I am black, just graduated in August, waiting for boards. In 16 months of clinicals I saw only one RN and one LPN. I also live in Florida, North East Florida (which is REALLY south GA). In my graduating class of about 96, I was one of 3. My cousi...

Hey, I know you asked Whitney about Mrs Bridges, but I'm taking her now in 2nd term for Adult Health 1. All I can say is you will learn a lot, but it WILL be painful. She's tough but fair. If you have her for Techniques, please believe you will ha...

Hey guys! I haven't posted since mid July, I in the Night/Weekend Summer program that started in May and I'm glad to see the enthusiasm of your cohort. You guys are unfortunate in that it has been an absolutely crazy fall enrollment for all terms, b...

I'd like to weigh in on this discussion as I am male and wear white scrubs. The assumption, I feel, is that the OP was either of european descent or a fairer of fairer skinned ethnicty. Being african american, i wear black or very dark colored unde...

A year? I'll give it a week! LOL

That was exactly my point about the skills kit. Unless yours was different than mine, there really weren't many skills to practice with it. Injection, foley, dressing change, IV starts, piggyback and NG tube. What from the kit will be used in Adul...

Congrats to eveyone the got their acceptances letters! Enjoy your next few weeks of freedom. Like someone at our orientation told us, kiss your families goodbye for the next 16 months. Also, for those of you who did not get in, don't give up.

The skills kit is a bunch of crap that you won't need or use in class until you take the final techniques simulation. Its got syringes, IV catheters, a foley catheter, dressing change kit and some other stuff. Actually, I take that back, you will u...

I am roflmao right now! I've been following this thread for a long time too. I'm in the night/weekend track that started in May 08 and looking-for-miracles put it best when she said if you're stressing this much now you better get your happy pills ...

DO NOT CALL THE OFFICE!!!! You won't get any answers and will just be even more frustrated. I KNOW it hard to hear, but patience is what needed now.

Ok, I know my brain is fried (first term ns) but isn't THIS the Male Nursing Student Forum? I'm not being a smart a**, just afraid I might be losing it! (I just spent the last 4 hours catching up on Pharm assignments.) Also, I agree with the earlie...

I'm confused about the first scenario. Wouldn't the the left mastectomy and right picc line exclude either arm or forearm being used for bp?

You're gonna be praying for time your first week in school, trust me. I should be on this forum because if have so much work to do, but I enjoy the vicarious (sp?) anticipation. I'm reliving February all over again!

i can see how easy it would be to become obsessive about this subject.

I too have thought of this but cannot think of another solution. I drive a small truck that's all mine (), but I'll never drive the family car to clinicals or to work when I'm done. Maybe i'll get it upholstered in clear plastic like from the 70's ...

My class was told by our CI to not only wash clothes separately but that we should remove our scrubs/uniforms and shoes before entering out homes. It may be overkill but with so many patients in Contact Isolation from C-diff and +mrsa screens, I tak...

I've been following this thread and I'm as excited as all of you are who applied for Fall term. I started Summer term in May and am just starting clinical rotations. I can't wait to congratulate you all! If you have any questions feel free to send...

Today was my first day in NS and I swear I REALLY wanted to say this TODAY! Do you REALLY need to keep reapplying topical Benedryl in class, in the front during lecture. And if you are that itchy, why the hell haven't you been to the Dr? You're reco...

I just started my first week of Nursing school and it's been utter chaos! I'm taking a pharmacology class online, and of the 4 classes I'm taking, it's the only one for which I've been able to access the syllabus and other course materials. I trul...