LeesieBug

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  1. join Army or air force?

    LeesieBug replied to bell821's topic in Government, Military

    Air Force. Former Army spouse here, also. I was sold on the Air Force when I lived on an Army post and suddenly all the housing was being renovated because we were getting Air Force pesonnel. Here,...

  2. "Do Not Use List" of abbreviations

    LeesieBug replied to soontobe_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I think the abbreviations wouldn't be much of a problem, for the most part, if people could just take a few extra seconds to write LEGIBLY. What and idea, huh? I think the most important, as someone...

  3. "Do Not Use List" of abbreviations

    LeesieBug replied to soontobe_RN's topic in General Nursing

    U write out "unit" IU write "international unit" Q.D., QOD write "daily", "every other day" X.0 mg trailing zero never use a single zero after a decimal point .X mg always...

  4. How much studying in a day???

    LeesieBug replied to Nathalie's topic in General Students

    Depending on what is going on, I spend about 15-20 hours a week on school junk....but I do mine in spurts. I am not a daily study

  5. New, ICU, and Older Too!

    LeesieBug replied to Nansanurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks for starting this thread...makes me feel better. :) I am less than a year from graduation, and the fact that I have been a stay home mom for the last fifteen years has had me worried. I feel...

  6. Paying for Accelerated BSN?

    LeesieBug replied to Hannahhmc's topic in General Students

    The people I know either were already financially stable enough to take the time away from work for 18 months, or got adequate finanical aid (grants/loans) to pay expenses over and above tuition. In...

  7. Oh crudmonkies...whoops

    LeesieBug replied to babynursewannab's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Sounds pretty dang GOOD to me, for your first shift off orientation!

  8. hesitations of becoming a nurse...ever had any????

    LeesieBug replied to nursekatrina's topic in General Nursing

    Let's hear it for good feminine hygeine! :cheers: :yelclap: Nursekatrina, I wanted to add that I think nursing is an awesome way to go if you are someone with diverse interests, who likes change....

  9. hesitations of becoming a nurse...ever had any????

    LeesieBug replied to nursekatrina's topic in General Nursing

    If you are looking to avoid messes, I wouldn't recommend L&D. :chuckle I think that was my MESSIEST, albeit most exciting, clinical rotation yet! I have never seen so much blood and muck in my...

  10. post-clinical day depression

    LeesieBug replied to elizabells's topic in General Students

    I agree that the second year of clinical was much better. I absolutely HATED clinical the first year, and thought SERIOUSLY about changing my major SEVERAL times. Having finished year two, now...

  11. MedError/Dismissal...What2Do

    LeesieBug replied to brotherbear's topic in General Nursing

    I AGREE jeepgirl. I've had days with TWO patients that made me absolutely CRAZY. All you need, when you are new, is a crisis with one of your patients to throw you for a major loop. I remember the day...

  12. Kadivars and Cats in A&P

    LeesieBug replied to Princess74's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The school where I took A&P I did cats.... A&P II at a different school we had a human head that was dissected on one side so you could see all the muscles. It was preservered in a plastic...

  13. What are the pros of getting your BSN?

    LeesieBug replied to browsing's topic in General Students

    The biggest reason I chose BSN (aside from proximity and the lack of a long waiting list) is the fact that no matter what I decide to do in the future, I will have a bachelor's degree. If I were to...

  14. BSN and Foreign Language Requirements

    LeesieBug replied to land64shark's topic in General Nursing

    We do not have a foreign language requirement in our BSN program. Oddly enough, we are one of the FEW majors at our school that that does not. I chalk it up to the fact that they are trying to cram a...

  15. Generation gap and attitudes towards work - hurting patients?

    LeesieBug replied to pebbles's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Whatever happened to getting FIRED? When I was younger, if you did something like lube up a phone that was subsequently used by a customer you would have been FIRED (and I am only 33 :stone, so not...

  16. Non-Traditional BSN Students

    LeesieBug replied to gwt's topic in General Students

    33-year-old, mother to three, BSN student, here. I am just starting out my senior year (hallelujah). I was very nervous about starting at a fairly large university, terrified that I would be the...

  17. Adequate orientation

    LeesieBug replied to Joeknee's topic in General Nursing

    Most of the hospitals in my area offer at least a twelve week orientation for new grads. I would definitely avoid working somewhere that offered less than a

  18. No She/he Did Not!!!

    LeesieBug replied to Maggie in NC's topic in General Students

    .......wander into the nurses station looking for a sink to fill the wash basin because her patient's room didn't have one...and no she had NOT just washed her hands at the sink in the patient's room...

  19. purple pee

    LeesieBug replied to blue heron's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I found an article that backs up letina's answer. Interesting...... http://jcp.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/54/5/412-a A case of purple urine bag syndrome associated with Providencia rettgeri M...

  20. Clinical paperwork - will I get any sleep tonight?

    LeesieBug replied to RNNoMore's topic in General Students

    I personally think that is ridiculous. I am the type that refuses to attempt functioning on two to three hours of sleep because the school is having unreasonable expectations. It is dangerous to go in...

  21. Cute outfits for the babe's

    LeesieBug replied to kitty29's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I think that is the CUTEST darn thing I have ever heard! I would have loved to have seen

  22. dosage calculation

    LeesieBug replied to pvfd060's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Oops! I forgot to type in converting g to mg....sorry. .002g x 1000mg/g = 2

  23. dosage calculation

    LeesieBug replied to pvfd060's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Well, there ya' go...now you have TWO ways to do it!

  24. dosage calculation

    LeesieBug replied to pvfd060's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'll take a crack at it. First, find out how many ml are in 30 drops. 30 drops/ x ml = 60 drops/ 1 ml = 0.5 ml per 30 drops Now you can just set up a proprtion of mg per ml...... 2 g / 500 ml = x...

  25. The scoop on Practicums or Preceptorships

    LeesieBug replied to ER1010's topic in General Students

    We do an eight week run during our senior year with a preceptor (a nurse working in the selected field). We write up out top three picks, ANY area, and they try to place us in our first choice area. I...