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  1. Need nursing cap tutorial!

    DroogieRN replied to beebonnet's topic in General Nursing

    (I have to wear a cap at clinical so I am pretty good at getting it on securely and quickly.) If there is a loop or a tag on the inside front, put a bobby pin through it pointed downward. Secure two...

  2. Old Fashioned Nurse's Cap Case

    DroogieRN replied to DeniseTN's topic in General Nursing

    Not quite! I am getting ready to begin my last semester of an ADN program and we are old school, caps and all! As first level students, our caps were all white, and now that we're second level, we...

  3. Thanyou Daytonite!! Show your appreciation!

    DroogieRN replied to Michelle123's topic in General Nursing

    I agree! I've asked several questions and received great answers and also benefitted from questions of others. Thank

  4. So today, I almost passed out ....

    DroogieRN replied to USN2UNC's topic in General Nursing

    Me too. I got tagged to "assist" a bedside LP during my first semester of nursing school. I was great until that needle went in. Luckily I made it out of the room and into a chair before the lights...

  5. 100% pro-life, considering nursing school

    DroogieRN replied to Beebop25's topic in General Nursing

    please don't generalize. that is a ridiculous statement. any thinking person is appalled at the murders of abortion providers, whatever their thoughts about abortion may be. as for the death penalty,...

  6. recently diagnosed with skin cancer, please take care of yourselves

    DroogieRN replied to thekid's topic in General Nursing

    Good luck and please post updates! I am glad you caught it early. I am a sun-worshipper of many years and this is always in the back of my

  7. Student Loan Forgiveness for Nurses??

    DroogieRN replied to metal_m0nk's topic in General Nursing

    I don't have a dog in this race but I have government loans now that accrue interest from the moment of disbursement. If your FAFSA says you are too "rich" to receive financial aid but you still need...

  8. Eclipes Blackout Curtians

    DroogieRN replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    I just finished a 6-week externship and worked a lot of nights and I used foil -- just like Elvis! It did look ridiculous from the outside, but that room was pitch black and I would be utterly...

  9. Fake Nails

    DroogieRN replied to Coloradogrl's topic in General Nursing

    Student here with short natural nails and no polish. I love long nails and pretty polish but I can't have polish on one day without it chipping. And now that I am so much more aware of handwashing,...

  10. Nurses and reality TV?

    DroogieRN replied to ToxicShock's topic in General Nursing

    Several years ago, there was a show called something along the lines of "Who Wants to Marry a Millionaire?" and the "winner" was a nurse. I can't recall a lot of details but it turned into an...

  11. Afterbirth: It's What's For Dinner

    DroogieRN replied to Anxious Patient's topic in Ob/Gyn

    There are recipes online that I have seen. I'm not knocking it -- there might even be something to it. But I have to say, you lost me at "raw."

  12. Follow my heart or follow my dreams?

    DroogieRN replied to dine saw's topic in General Nursing

    I know everyone is different with regard to what he or she values, but my wedding cost maybe $100, which I believe was the cost of the license and the required blood tests. Not sure what a Justice of...

  13. Nurse Externs?

    DroogieRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Do you utilize nurse externs on your floor? What are they allowed to do? What do you have them do? I am currently one, for six weeks, while I am on summer

  14. Follow my heart or follow my dreams?

    DroogieRN replied to dine saw's topic in General Nursing

    When you are engaged/married. And maybe not even then, without lots and lots of discussion and agreement and mutual understanding beforehand. Just

  15. Nurse Externs?

    DroogieRN replied to DroogieRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, thanks. I am discovering that I am allowed to do whatever a CNA is allowed to do, plus whatever the nurse I am assigned to allows. I'm preparing meds, passing meds, giving injections, checking...

  16. Considering Nursing School at 52

    DroogieRN replied to LuvLife845's topic in General Nursing

    Go for it! I'm a 44 year old RN student -- I'll be 45 (and a half!) when I finish. It's never too late. All the learning keeps you young. Plus, every age brings something different to the table....

  17. Should I Carry Nursing Malpractice (Liability) Insurance?

    DroogieRN replied to sirI's topic in Nursing Career

    I just finished my first year of NS and it was recommended that we purchase it prior to our first clinical last fall. I got it through NSO for $29. I was told that you can be sued down the line for...

  18. 13 and pregnant....

    DroogieRN replied to RedSox33RN's topic in Emergency

    I wasn't willing to risk it, frankly. That makes it seem like my children are a sociological experiment, rather than two people with whose care and upbringing I am entrusted. This way, we as parents...

  19. 13 and pregnant....

    DroogieRN replied to RedSox33RN's topic in Emergency

    My husband and I opted out of these classes for our children, and I've never considered either of us stupid. Do their classmates tell them some of the things they heard in the classes? Sure. Then my...

  20. Graduation Gift Ideas for Big Brother?

    DroogieRN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi all -- I'm in my first semester of my ADN program. At my school, we receive Big Brothers or Big Sisters, which are second year students who sort of mentor us and answer questions and just...

  21. How to give adequate care?

    DroogieRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm finishing my first year of an ADN program and I have a real concern that I just can't seem to figure out. The hospital in which I do my clinicals is the one I most likely want to work in once I...

  22. How to give adequate care?

    DroogieRN replied to DroogieRN's topic in General Nursing

    How many pts do you manage as a student? How do you do it? How do you think the nurses fare with this

  23. How to give adequate care?

    DroogieRN replied to DroogieRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm... good points. There are ward clerks, pt transporters, and dietary brings trays to the floor but not the rooms. No IV teams. Centrally located supply rooms. I am going to be keeping my eyes...

  24. How to give adequate care?

    DroogieRN replied to DroogieRN's topic in General Nursing

    We actually kidded about that in clinicals. I can work up quite a sweat... maybe if I don't get time to have a drink, I won't even need to go to the

  25. How to give adequate care?

    DroogieRN replied to DroogieRN's topic in General Nursing

    My question