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  1. Morgellon's Disease

    girlfromtx replied to indigo girl's topic in Psychiatric

    I saw this on drudgereport several weeks ago. http://www.ktvu.com/news/9264350/detail.html . There was another article on drudereport how it affected many in texas and the southwest, I'll see if I...

  2. Gpa

    girlfromtx replied to girlfromtx's topic in Post Graduate Students

    That is very encouraging to hear. Well after all is said and done, I have a 3.15, but that is for about 75 hours, so I don't know what mine would be for the last 60, eeek. I wish I knew how to...

  3. Gpa

    girlfromtx posted a topic in Post Graduate Students

    Ok guys, question here. I have a 2.97 gpa. all of the graduate schools say they require a 3.0, or you will be put in on conditional status. Has anyone here been accepted with anything below a 3.0,...

  4. allnurses.com tshirt ideas?

    girlfromtx replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I personally think your ted hose one was the best. 2nd best is the qh

  5. Hesi Case Studies vs. Hesi CD

    girlfromtx replied to TristateRN's topic in General Students

    How are ya'll doing on the case studies? My average so far has been around a 68

  6. Nurse manager or Human resources

    girlfromtx replied to chester427's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Thanks for the replies. Shadowing sounds like a great

  7. Nurse manager or Human resources

    girlfromtx replied to chester427's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I am having the same dilemma. I can't tell if I should contact HR or the nurse manager, or if I should just submit an application. What do you guys

  8. Your Pet and your schedule...

    girlfromtx replied to KatieBell's topic in General Nursing

    I agree... especially if you are getting a poodle or other animal that craves companionship. I agree with everyone else about getting settled into a job first. I just got a puppy, so I am running on...

  9. Family members?

    girlfromtx replied to perfectbluebuildings's topic in First Year After Licensure

    One evening, after a particularly belligerant pt's daughter was leaving for the night, she came up to me and my clinical instructor and said, "Don't manhandle her while I'm gone." Ummm, while...

  10. Smelly Co-Worker

    girlfromtx replied to Bipley's topic in General Nursing

    I have been following this whole thread, and I happen to agree with you. I know everyone feels differently, but as has been said over and over again, she already knows she smells. I'm sure telling...

  11. LPN School nurse?

    girlfromtx replied to AngelOvaMe's topic in School

    In south Texas they mainly just hire

  12. I had some trouble with a CNA...should I talk to the manager?

    girlfromtx replied to bth44's topic in General Nursing

    This whole thread kind of scares me... though I don't do it often, sometimes when someone says something sarcastic to me, I punch them in the shoulder, not hard, but playfully. I think that is what...

  13. what happens if...

    girlfromtx posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Some may know me from the post "who to contact." I was wondering, say 5 or 10 years down the line I want to move on to something other than NICU, but have only been in the NICU, would I easily be...

  14. what happens if...

    girlfromtx replied to girlfromtx's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    That's true Sparky. I want to go to NICU so bad, that I can't see me ever wanting to change areas:chuckle . However, if some unforseeable event comes up that I HAD to work in an adult area, I have...

  15. What Grossness Is Cool?

    girlfromtx replied to mshooha's topic in Emergency

    Sorry lol. I had seen the video on the main page a couple of weeks ago. I tried finding it to post the link, but as you know, there are tons of videos to wade

  16. what happens if...

    girlfromtx replied to girlfromtx's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    So I'm guessing you had no trouble going to L&D then... My mother has put a funny little notion in my head that I shouldn't start out in NICU b/c I would lose all of my adult skills and not get...

  17. who to contact?

    girlfromtx posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I would love to work in a NICU, as a lot of posters on here would :chuckle . Anyways, I want to move to another city, therefore I don't know how the hospitals there work, or any contacts. I graduate...

  18. who to contact?

    girlfromtx replied to girlfromtx's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Thanks! Always good to hear it "from the horse's mouth" so to speak. Thanks for the information. It is greatly appreciated. What you say makes a lot sense, go figure . I think it is a great idea...

  19. What Grossness Is Cool?

    girlfromtx replied to mshooha's topic in Emergency

    for all of you pickers, I was on ebaumsworld, and they had a video of this guy with a boil or something on his butt. Then his friend lanced it open with a knife, and there was soooo much pus. very,...

  20. who to contact?

    girlfromtx replied to girlfromtx's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Thanks for the replies. This is all I have been thinking about. I really would like to work at that hospital, but I saw on their online job offers that they are still hiring new grads to begin a...

  21. who to contact?

    girlfromtx replied to girlfromtx's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    thanks for the reply... I think you're right, it would probably be better to contact them after the

  22. who to contact?

    girlfromtx replied to girlfromtx's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    This may be a stupid question, but do you think it is too early to apply since I graduate in May? In the city I live in now, I already have a job offer, but it's not in the NICU. I would just LOVE...

  23. I quit, now regret it. HELP!

    girlfromtx replied to prairiegirl's topic in General Students

    It's funny to see this post now! I posted here a year ago, and at the time HATED nursing school. That semester definitely was hard for me. Seeing this reminds me of how bad it was. However, now...

  24. taking students, precepting

    girlfromtx replied to Agnus's topic in General Nursing

    I believe Nicky032605 is talking about lazy

  25. taking students, precepting

    girlfromtx replied to Agnus's topic in General Nursing

    It really is horrible when a nurse doesn't want a student, and the student is with that nurse. It can get so demoralizing to be with a nurse that doesn't want you with her/him. Clinicals are hard...