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    herniated disk

    ashleyisawesome replied to bubbasmom's topic in General Students

    i just pop a bunch of aleve every clinical day and like anonymous said, youre not doing the transfers alone... i havent run into any problems out of the normal pain i usually
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    calling the DON really does help you get a job!

    ashleyisawesome posted a topic in General Nursing

    .... or an interview at least. :) ive been looking for tech jobs since january, applied to probably around 50 and only got called for one interview (didnt get the job because of schedule descrepencies...
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    Nursing diagnosis for risk for developing c-diff?

    ashleyisawesome replied to Blue Cat's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    maybe just simply risk for infection r/t decrease in normal flora... if you instructor is alluding to the fact that she wants a dx related to the possibility of c. diff, and the patient does not...
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    calling the DON really does help you get a job!

    ashleyisawesome replied to ashleyisawesome's topic in General Nursing

    thanks
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    So, we don't learn how to do IVs in nursing school?

    ashleyisawesome replied to i<3u's topic in General Students

    we do not learn how to put ivs in at all in school.... we learn about giving meds through ivs, but can not start them.. and none of the schools in my area do. its
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    did i pick the wrong field? feel sick looking at cadavers

    ashleyisawesome replied to mauramcd's topic in General Students

    your first dead body is shocking.. if it didnt bother you at all, then i would second guess yourself in regards to becoming a nurse. but since it shakes you up a bit, it means you have some...
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    Is there a board for MDs?

    ashleyisawesome replied to DroogieRN's topic in General Nursing

    i just found this "hilarious" thread about stupid calls nurses make to doctors. but this is the only negative threat about nurses ive found... and massed, youre right its def not as fun of a forum...
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    Have you ever had a WORTHLESS clinical instructor?

    ashleyisawesome replied to forgop's topic in General Students

    i had one, and shes been a nurse for who knows long (went to NS right out of hs, and shes in her 60s) shes so out of it she needs to retire. i didnt learn much of anything from her, had to take it...
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    Is it illegal for a private duty caregiver hired by a family to administer insulin ?

    ashleyisawesome replied to JasmineMarie's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    okay, bringing up a thread from a few months ago because im in a similar situation.. sort of... im in nursing school, working per diem as a PCA at an assisted living facility (I have no CNA...
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    anyone NOT buy their textbooks?

    ashleyisawesome posted a topic in General Students

    I start my 3rd semester of NS in September, Pediatrics. I was about to buy my book on amazon and thought about possibly not buying it. the first semester i did not crack my book open once, and second...
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    anyone NOT buy their textbooks?

    ashleyisawesome replied to ashleyisawesome's topic in General Students

    i had to buy 800 dollars worth of books for first semester, we used them for first and second semester... now were entering specialties so we are supposed to get at least one new book each 7 week...
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    singing?

    ashleyisawesome replied to butterfly134's topic in General Nursing

    i tend to sing quietly or hum when im nervous or uncomfortable... sometimes i go into a room and im hooking up an iv line, try to talk to the patient a little, im bad at small talk, it gets quiet, i...
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    Naproxen question

    ashleyisawesome replied to Unknown member's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    i would say
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    petite scrubs

    ashleyisawesome replied to jordanmarie's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    definitely order online, you can get them cheaper. i know cherokee, grays anatomy, dickies and koi all make petites. i have to get petites too im only an inch taller than you.. i would check out a...
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    Pet Rat Visiting - Nurses Creeped Out!

    ashleyisawesome replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    i have two rats! i love them! and (domesticated) rats are cleaner than dogs.. having said that, i wouldnt have my rats come visit me in the hospital and crawl around on my bed.. not because infection...
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    anyone else reading by candle light

    ashleyisawesome replied to SC APRN's topic in General Students

    yes, its irene, and its not just CT, its most of the east coast... i live pretty inland and we got hit semi hard.. i cant imagine how crappy it was for people closer to the coast.
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    anyone else reading by candle light

    ashleyisawesome replied to SC APRN's topic in General Students

    im in PA and we got hit last night. i swear everyone in my surrounding area has lost power, including people who live less than 5 mins from me... but it didnt lose power once!
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    ADPIE or ASKMME

    ashleyisawesome replied to HM3HI's topic in General Students

    i dont know what askmme is... always used
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    Complex I & O Question

    ashleyisawesome replied to caramel219's topic in General Students

    is the answer 117.5? lol i just tried it dont feel like reworking through it to see if im
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    How do you feel about your Public Health rotation?

    ashleyisawesome replied to Work in Progress's topic in General Students

    we dont have a public health semester that i know of... from what im hearing im possibly lucky? haha i think for peds we do like 2 days with a school nurse. and in med surge we did 2 days in a health...
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    Where do you sit in lecture

    ashleyisawesome replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    i like to sit in the second or third row on the left side.. on the end so if i need to go to the bathroom i can get up without distracting people.... and i feel intimidated in the very front row...
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    Clinicals in Infectious Disease Unit?

    ashleyisawesome replied to Tooimpatient's topic in General Students

    you will be fine... just use proper precautions... there were probably people with AIDS on the med surg and onc floors too.. ive gotten to master the art of PPE, i swear my clinical instructor gives...
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    Clinicals and breastfeeding.

    ashleyisawesome replied to minkajane's topic in General Students

    generally they are very accommodating.. ive had a few classmates that had to pump and the instructor would find them unoccupied conference rooms to use so they could have privacy. you should be
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    Why Dogs Make the Best Friends

    ashleyisawesome replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in General Nursing

    one black cat and two dumbo
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    Your one stop for all the most popular pressing questions on allnurses!

    ashleyisawesome replied to NeoPediRN's topic in General Nursing

    dont work in med surg, youll have to deal with code browns! definitely do ICU, i heard no one poops there.. unless you have your BSN. then no code browns either