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  1. Share your story: "I hate it when I'm right!"

    bigmona replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    good for you! how do you r/o pe? how do you treat it? i once asked a former preceptor and she basically said "you can't" though obviously she didn't know what she was talking about. she was not...

  2. Please share your embarrassing stories!

    bigmona replied to studentnurse74's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I always forget to clamp the line before I prime tubing. I have also gone to change bags of fluid and unspike the old bag while it's still hanging- you get a nice bath when you do

  3. Having problems with NA's and PCT's

    bigmona replied to heather1999's topic in First Year After Licensure

    yep. I am a new grad and the techs think that because I am orienting with a preceptor, between the two of us, I have "plenty" of time to do THEIR job as well as my own. I am a hard worker and will...

  4. ICU vs. Med/Surg?

    bigmona replied to anne74's topic in General Nursing

    I could have written that myself! I've only been on my floor a month, but it's the same kind of floor, same ratio, and I feel the same way you do about everything. I have also been wondering how ICU...

  5. Need some info for g/f

    bigmona replied to Phillyguy's topic in General Nursing

    i graduated out of state w/ a nursing degree from a top ten school and then moved to philly. i had a hell of a time finding a job and pretty much every new grad i talk to here has had the same...

  6. I've got a question -Taking BP before giving anti-hypertensives

    bigmona replied to greatshakes's topic in General Nursing

    the reason i asked is because i had a patient today who had borderline BP and was admitted today as well. no past records or trends to compare to. i am a new grad. i was told to hold the med by my...

  7. reality shock

    bigmona replied to MIA-RN1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i think the main thing for all of us to remember is that (if we have passed boards), OUR license is ultimately on the line. do what YOU know constitutes safe practice. of course, easier said than...

  8. I've got a question -Taking BP before giving anti-hypertensives

    bigmona replied to greatshakes's topic in General Nursing

    what if the patient is *just* above the parameters? would you hold the

  9. SHOES: Are Dansko comfortable?

    bigmona replied to ternerzero's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    i really don't like them for working on the floor. my ankle turns so easily in them and my legs ache worse at the end of the day than if i wear my regular

  10. Length of time to get NCLEX results/License Issued...???

    bigmona replied to RN5406's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    My NCLEX results were posted on the license verification website 2 days after I took the test. I can't remember how long it took them to mail me the actual license- maybe a month? here's the...

  11. New OB Nurses, Grads and Students, Please Feel Free to post your questions here:

    bigmona replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

    i have a question. how do you deal with those days when you're flip flopping between two patients and it's incredibly busy and one wants an epidural and the other is having decels? how do you...

  12. St. Barnabas Med Center

    bigmona replied to promises's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    one of my friends started there as a new grad and LOVES it. she says the orientation is great and she has been learning so much. i interviewed there and was offered a position, though i had to turn...

  13. Can't find a job

    bigmona posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have to vent! I'm getting very frustrated with the whole job search thing. I graduated in December from a top ten school with my BSN. I have another degree in psych. I was in the nursing honors...

  14. quick drug facts

    bigmona posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    inspired by skatebetty, these are some quickie pharm-related things to know: flagyl - NO alcohol digoxin in infants - an early sign of toxicity is N/V. LATE sign is bradycardia. prozac - take in a.m....

  15. quick drug facts

    bigmona replied to bigmona's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    this was just a random bunch of things i put together while studying for nclex. sorry but i'm done w/ nclex, not going to do any more :) glad everyone liked it

  16. i passed :)

    bigmona posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I couldn't sleep last night knowing that *if* I had passed my results would be on the BON this morning. And they were! And I passed!!! I'm sooooooo happy!!!! :roll

  17. I'm an RN, RN, RN, RN, RN

    bigmona replied to wannabeEDnurse's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    CONGRATULATIONS~!!!!!

  18. Skate Betty Testing NOW!

    bigmona replied to lmcgee86's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I don't get the pearson quick results So who knows when the BON will give me my results... Betty, I'm sure you did great on the exam. I feel exactly like you - there's just so much to know that no...

  19. I took NCLEX today and stopped at 76???????

    bigmona replied to eve11's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    i just took mine today and it shut off at 76 too. i feel so defeated now, just wanted to give up during the exam because i felt like i didnt know anything. it was soooo hard. ugh. im going to go...

  20. The NON early results states

    bigmona replied to bagola22's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    tennessee, i would think, since thats the BON you sent your application

  21. NCLEX Tip of the Day 2/12

    bigmona replied to SkateBetty's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    speaking of TB... PPD is positive if area of induration is: >5 mm in an immunocompromised patient >10 mm in a normal patient >15 mm in a patient who lives in an area where TB is very rare....

  22. Starting to Panic

    bigmona replied to staciebeth's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    just keep at it! i think 73% is good. our nclex review instructor told us if you're making 65-70% on these exams, then you're ready for nclex. i test on tuesday. i was panicked early this past...

  23. Internet Porn at work-need advice

    bigmona replied to RN34TX's topic in General Nursing

    are you sure that calendar was hers? not to say that i doubt you at all, just wondering if it is a possibility that someone else could have conjured that up who perhaps disapproved of her lifestyle....

  24. NCLEX Tip of the Day 2/10

    bigmona replied to SkateBetty's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    also with decorticate posturing - limbs are drawn inward, or to the CORe of the body. Decerebrate is opposite, limbs

  25. NCLEX Tip of the Day 2/9

    bigmona replied to SkateBetty's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    It sure is helping me! a little trick regarding potassium: ALKALOSIS: K is LOW Acidosis is just the opposite: K is