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  1. Anyone nervous about NCLEX?!

    Jen2 replied to christvs's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am sick over it. I am still watiing for my paperwork from school so that I can send away for my temporary permit and schedule boards. I just can't get into studying yet. Everyday I tell myself...

  2. Grey's Anatomy Premier!!! + How to Contact Show Creators

    Jen2 replied to miya's topic in General Nursing

    I actually enjoy Grey's Anatomy. My boyfriend and I always watch it together (he's a nurse too) and we like yelling out at the TV whats wrong with the patient before the interns do. There was also...

  3. It Burns My Cookies ( a quick rant)

    Jen2 replied to schroeders_piano's topic in General Nursing

    I understand the rant. I just graduated from nursing school and during my final rotation on a psych ward a student in a masters program for social work walked in and said, "Oh I hate when nursing...

  4. No She/he Did Not!!!

    Jen2 replied to Maggie in NC's topic in General Students

    No she didn't just chart pulsed +2 x's 4 on a patient with bilateral BKA's. No she didn't just chart incision intact, staples well approximated. No she didn't just d/c a foley without deflating the...

  5. Who is your Favorite TV or Movie nurse?

    Jen2 replied to sunnyjohn's topic in General Nursing

    I loved Carol on ER. I have to laugh about Elizabeth on General Hospital though because I remember I was in the middle on a horrible Med/surge 11 semester and I was watching GH one day and Elizabeth...

  6. 3 Day Phlebotomy training course...can I get a job??

    Jen2 replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    I totally agree with this one. I worked as a phlebotomist all through nursing school. I cannot tell you how many test questions I got correct on my nursing exams because of my experience as a...

  7. Congratulations to Everyone!!!

    Jen2 replied to ckh23's topic in First Year After Licensure

    WooHoo! I had my graduation banquet last Friday and I graduate tomorrow. I never thought I would make it to this point. I statrt my GN position the first week of June. I am so excited. Congrats...

  8. Hooray!

    Jen2 replied to nursemike's topic in General Nursing

    Way to go. Congrats. I'll be walking across the stage this Saturday. It didn't seem real to me until I found myself laying in the bath tub without a nursiing book. Where are you going to work?...

  9. Nursing School

    Jen2 replied to ResaO's topic in Emergency

    You sound so much like myself when I started two years ago. I took two years of pre-reqs part-time while working full-time until I got accepted into the program. I had one goal. I had wanted to be...

  10. Are The Business Schools In Your Area Cashing In On The Nursing Shortage?

    Jen2 posted a topic in General Nursing

    They sure are around here. I just can't stand all of those commercials on TV that state "There is a critical shortage on Medical Assistants in our country". I don't know about everyone else, but...

  11. Are The Business Schools In Your Area Cashing In On The Nursing Shortage?

    Jen2 replied to Jen2's topic in General Nursing

    I feel sorry for people that go to these schools with high hopes just to get ripped off. I just saw another commercial where the MA was holding a baby in one scene and it said something to the effect...

  12. What percent of clinicals spent doing gross stuff?

    Jen2 replied to ER1010's topic in General Students

    A whole lot if you are good at what you do. It just all depends, but I am not one to leave my patient lying in crap for 25 minutes why I try to track down an aid who is most likely "on break" anyway....

  13. Ever done a clinical rotation in a prison?

    Jen2 replied to mariedoreen's topic in General Students

    Honestly there are probably worse patients on a general med/surg floor. I have also seen many prison patients brought into the hospital for admissions and

  14. Ever done a clinical rotation in a prison?

    Jen2 replied to mariedoreen's topic in General Students

    No! But it sure does sound

  15. ADN vs BSN My daughter and I having a heated Discussion!

    Jen2 replied to NOIRLINCOLN's topic in General Students

    WOW I had to take all of those classes plus many more and am paying $500.00 a credit for an ADN program. Sometimes you have to let them find out for themselves. When I graduated high school I...

  16. Ultrascopes?

    Jen2 replied to manna's topic in General Students

    My clinical instructor actually uses an ultrascope. We were in aw of her at the beggining of last semester. We just thought she was trying to look cute and then she had us put a towel over our...

  17. Questions for ED Employer

    Jen2 replied to 11:11's topic in Emergency

    11:11. Thanks so much for the advice. I also did my externship in this ED over the summer and they do have an excellent program. I also have past experience in the ED. and was on the code team...

  18. Questions for ED Employer

    Jen2 replied to 11:11's topic in Emergency

    I am wondring the same thing as you. I have an interview with a large level 1 trauma center tomorrow for a GN position this

  19. Help! University of Pittsburgh interview!

    Jen2 replied to bjon2004's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Bjon 2004. Hello sorry I can't give you any information on what to expect from the interview process, but I can say that I live in the area and the program and school have an excellent reputation. I...

  20. why no tylenol before blood cultures drawn?

    Jen2 replied to nursenatalie's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for that comment. While I was working as a phleb all those years, quite a number of nurses would brush off the phlebotomist as UAP's that didn't know squat. My work as a phleb has helped...

  21. why no tylenol before blood cultures drawn?

    Jen2 replied to nursenatalie's topic in General Nursing

    I used to work as a phlebotomist and the microbiologist in the lab explained to me that the bacteria in the blood is at it's highest when the temp spikes, therefore increasing the chance of capturing...

  22. Why should i consider nursing?

    Jen2 replied to donnajo10's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with everyone who says it's a calling. When I was growing up I had to have several surgeries and I was always in and out of the hospital. Even at three years old I was so observant of all...

  23. Cheapest place to find scrubs?

    Jen2 replied to studentnurse74's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Wow! I just checked this out. Great prices for the set. Will you let us know how they look when you get

  24. Cheapest place to find scrubs?

    Jen2 replied to studentnurse74's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I highly recommend Uniform advantage.com. I have been using them for years. Their brand of scrubs are cheap, high quality and wash up wonderfully. My favorite is their brand of unisex drawstring...

  25. Interview on 1-6-05 For GN Position in ED.

    Jen2 replied to Jen2's topic in Emergency

    Thanks so much for the advice. The one thing that I want to make clear during my interview is that I have a lot to learn and am very willing to do so. During my externship one of the nurses told me...