DroogieRN

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  1. Comfort Food After a L o n g Shift

    DroogieRN replied to EMSnut45's topic in General Nursing

    If it's 7 a.m., then I head for a bacon, egg and cheese bagel from McDonald's. So good. Then, straight to bed.

  2. IF you WEREN'Ta nurse, what would you be???

    DroogieRN replied to sjoy's topic in General Nursing

    Me too. Now at this point, if ever I am not a nurse, I think I'll be a

  3. What is orientation actually like?

    DroogieRN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    New grad here, getting ready to start my first RN job on a telemetry/intermediate care floor at the local hospital. Of course I am very excited and possibly quite idealistic, and I can't wait to...

  4. Could I like OB even if I'm an "all natural" kind of girl?

    DroogieRN replied to lalalalexi's topic in Ob/Gyn

    This. I have two children and used midwives both times, and I had no nursing experience then. The second pregnancy and delivery sticks out in my mind to this day, 14 years later... I was sick and...

  5. we will be having our return demonstartion regarding Physical Examination....

    DroogieRN replied to ms.pebbles's topic in General Students

    I broke it down by system/category and made an index card for each to study, and then I practiced on my family: neuro, CV, respiratory, GI, GU, integumentary, musculoskeletal, etc. It is long and...

  6. Class of 2010!! let's hear you!

    DroogieRN replied to pinkynbd_99's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Pinning was Thursday, graduation was yesterday, Boards in a few weeks!

  7. Becoming the Nurse

    DroogieRN replied to Lunah's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you. Great

  8. May 2010 Graduates Check-in

    DroogieRN replied to Sunset87's topic in General Students

    I just had my last final today and pinning is next

  9. Daytonite has passed away...

    DroogieRN replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Daytonite was a huge help to me during nursing school, either with direct answers to my questions, or showing up in my searches. I am certain she was the sort of nurse I aspire to be. So sorry to...

  10. Associates degree

    DroogieRN replied to Kristen<3's topic in General Nursing

    ADN = RN As others have said, it depends on the area, experience, contacts, etc. I live near Pittsburgh and even the big hospitals there hire Associate Degree RNs. There doesn't seem to be as much...

  11. slow code?

    DroogieRN replied to pbmnms2's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with everyone else -- no such thing as a "slow code," at least where my soon-to-be license is concerned. I also wonder why families aren't automatically made aware of the code process, when...

  12. Almost Fainting

    DroogieRN replied to cashew1's topic in General Nursing

    During my first semester, the exact same thing happened to me, during the exact same procedure! My instructor said someone goes down every semester. :dzed: It happens! Since then, I've seen many,...

  13. What on earth did nursing students do before the internet and msg boards??

    DroogieRN replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    I think I've asked for care plan advice once, maybe twice, on here during nursing school. I am a non-traditional student who got a bachelor's degree way back in the dark ages before there was the...

  14. Time of the month in light colored scrubs

    DroogieRN replied to jkmk's topic in General Students

    I asked this exact same question on here when I was starting nursing school -- seems like so long ago! I was very worried, d/t heavy flow and the requisite white pants (whoever thought it would be a...

  15. How do you wear your hair for work?

    DroogieRN replied to ChasingRain's topic in General Nursing

    Chin-length bob, no bangs. I wear it this way for clinical and I'll wear it like that to work. I like the "idea" of a ponytail, putting it up, etc., but the reality for me is that my hair is too...

  16. Obsessed with death since entering the nursing profession

    DroogieRN replied to nlhnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the advice you've been given, but I wonder if it's not a little more difficult for you to just start thinking of it differently; after all, if it were that simple, wouldn't you have...

  17. When everybody knows your name

    DroogieRN replied to 313RN's topic in General Nursing

    My first thought (and keep in mind I still have 7 more weeks of nursing school, or a year, if I don't pass critical care) is that the nurse often provides such intensely intimate care -- both...

  18. Organ Donation Opt Out

    DroogieRN replied to XB9S's topic in General Nursing

    My visceral reaction to this is that it's my body to the bitter end, not belonging to some faceless entity who decides they'll "take" my organs upon my death. So many slippery slopes here. JMHO. I...

  19. Took NCLEX TODAY!!! Had All 265 questions

    DroogieRN replied to Carolina71's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    One of my instructors told us she had all 265 and passed. A nursing school friend of mine who has graduated told me that the occasional random person will get all 265, even if that person could've...

  20. Nurse with potty mouth.

    DroogieRN replied to Born2BWild's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't personally swear and I've heard it all, so I am not easily offended, but it does get old. I liken nursing to a war zone sometimes and know that stress can bring out things in people and that...

  21. How do you handle the smells and control your gag reflex?

    DroogieRN replied to MiahMSN's topic in General Nursing

    I used to worry about that too, but everyone is right: you do get used to it, although everyone has something that turns her or his stomach. I'm in my last semester of nursing school and used to...

  22. Taking the NLN-RN exam on Monday.

    DroogieRN replied to jayzelena's topic in General Nursing

    Just relax and do your best! If you've been studying and doing well on the practice tests, you will be fine. I recall the actual test as being much more difficult than the practice tests and had a...

  23. Anyone going to Haiti?

    DroogieRN replied to piscesguy's topic in General Nursing

    Do you think there would be any need for graduate-nurse RNs who are awaiting taking the boards? I expect to graduate in early May. I am sure there will still be a need for nurses -- would there be a...

  24. Anyone in their 40's here?

    DroogieRN replied to regnurse1995's topic in General Nursing

    I turned 45 on Wednesday and am getting ready to enter my last semester of an RN program. I am a better student than I ever was 20+ years ago, I retain what I read, I can keep endless multiple lists...

  25. Am I crazy because I love med surg???

    DroogieRN replied to Born2BWild's topic in General Nursing

    I sill have one more semester of school but I love med/surg too. I just really like the hustle-and-bustle and that no two patients seem the same. An instructor I had for one of my pre-reqs is an RN...