LilRedRN1973

LilRedRN1973

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  1. Tech/CNA

    LilRedRN1973 replied to BESTRONG's topic in General Nursing

    It's a good thing RN's make what they do here....we live in the #3 city for increasing home prices, right behind Bakersfield, CA and Las Vegas, NV. In the past 2 years, housing has increased 82%....

  2. Tech/CNA

    LilRedRN1973 replied to BESTRONG's topic in General Nursing

    I will be making $27/hour as an RN....starting around June 20th. Apparently, my fingerprints are taking much longer that they were supposed to and it's holding up my IP :angryfire Melanie =

  3. Lots of kids, a husband, nursing school AND working as a CNA?

    LilRedRN1973 replied to onehusbandsevenkids's topic in General Students

    I worked two 12-hour night shifts while in school. I would have worked more, but I have a 5 year old and an 8 year old, plus my hubbie was going to school 3/4 time to full time while also working 3-4...

  4. Tech/CNA

    LilRedRN1973 replied to BESTRONG's topic in General Nursing

    At the hospital where I worked, I was a Critical Care Tech from December after my 1st semester of nursing school to June (end of my 2nd semester). I then moved up to an Apprentice Nurse, where I...

  5. Questions about the GI Bill to help pay for school

    LilRedRN1973 replied to onehusbandsevenkids's topic in General Nursing

    My husband got out in 1997 and his entitlement will expire in June 2007. We have used his GI Bill to pay for not only his schooling, but my nursing school as well. Without it, I don't know how we...

  6. Crocs Nursing shoes

    LilRedRN1973 replied to KrisRNwannabe's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    They sell the Airwalks at Payless Shoe Store. I thought about buying a pair to try because of how cheap they were, but the last time I went cheap (a pair of Dr. Scholl's from WallyWorld), it was...

  7. What is a pre-albumin test for?? (lab test)... it is a new test to us

    LilRedRN1973 replied to passing thru's topic in General Nursing

    We do pre-albumin lab tests on just about any patient that is getting TPN or even tube feeds. Also, on older patients or those who have been involved in a trauma. From what we learned in school,...

  8. what is a good stethoscope for nursing student?

    LilRedRN1973 replied to nurse051's topic in General Students

    I can't use the double tube....I end up hearing the noise of the tubes touching. I LOVED my Littman Classic SE II. It was about $65 (after engraving) at http://www.allheart.com and it's served me...

  9. infection control - is it just me?

    LilRedRN1973 replied to lionkore's topic in General Nursing

    I've personally kicked patients off empty beds...as a student nurse. What was sad is that I had to kick the same person off the same bed, not once, not twice, but three different times. I considered...

  10. Deflating Moment for a Soon to be New Grad

    LilRedRN1973 replied to Headhurt's topic in General Nursing

    In our state, the dental hygiene program is 2 years long...same as my ASSN program I just graduated from. It's MUCH harder to get into than the nursing school (my sister-in-law's father sits on the...

  11. What is your specialty, and why do you like it?

    LilRedRN1973 replied to secondfiddle's topic in General Nursing

    I've been working in the ICU as an Apprentice Nurse (extern of sorts) since after my 1st semester of nursing school. I was paid $16.37/hour as a student and the experience was priceless. I am...

  12. Did you live off of student loans while in school?

    LilRedRN1973 replied to wannabenursetx's topic in General Nursing

    We had that offered to us...it was called the WICHE program. One of the students in my class was offered it and accepted. It pretty much paid for her schooling. And since just about every area in...

  13. Has Anyone Ever Taken The ATI NCLEX Predictor?

    LilRedRN1973 replied to Jen2's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Here is a post I put up about a week ago: According to my results from ATI that we took about a month ago, I have a 99% chance of passing the boards. Hmmmm. Not sure if I feel comfortable with those...

  14. Did you live off of student loans while in school?

    LilRedRN1973 replied to wannabenursetx's topic in General Nursing

    My husband and I just graduated Tuesday night with our Associate Degrees (my Associate of Applied Science in Nursing and he with an Associate of Arts - General Studies and an Associate of Arts -...

  15. Taking NCLEX tomorrow..how should I spend the next 24 hours???

    LilRedRN1973 replied to newgrad2005's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I'm having my hair cut and colored, a manicure, pedicure, getting a Mystic Tan (sprayed on fake tan in a booth), and getting a massage. Then my family is taking me out to dinner and my hubbie will be...

  16. new students - what do you fear most?

    LilRedRN1973 replied to speedykicks's topic in General Students

    I also had a HUGE fear of needles....so when we began learning injections, I practiced on myself. I used sterile saline that the school gave us, along with the needles, also provided by the school....

  17. How to answer the "What is your greatest weakeness" question in a job interview

    LilRedRN1973 replied to NurseNewbie's topic in General Nursing

    I have been interviewed 3 different times in the unit I'm currently employed in (one after the first semester of nursing school...got the job; one after I wanted to move up to a higher position after...

  18. White Scrubs? Advice?

    LilRedRN1973 replied to pancake's topic in General Nursing

    For the past 2 years, I wore Dickies to all my clinicals. The material seems to be a bit thicker and with a pair of nude panties, there wasn't any "showing through". They lasted all 2 years and have...

  19. Confused about the NCLEX and licensure...

    LilRedRN1973 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Okay, I'm reading through the NCLEX booklet and it says that in order to get an ATT, I have to send in my licensing stuff first???? So I have to fill out my application for license in my state (NV),...

  20. Confused about the NCLEX and licensure...

    LilRedRN1973 replied to LilRedRN1973's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks for all the responses....I wasn't sure if I could go ahead and pay for my test now (the $200) while I'm getting all the rest of it together. I have to provide several sets of court documents...

  21. ATI or Mosby results

    LilRedRN1973 replied to flaced's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    According to my results from ATI that we took about a month ago, I have a 99% chance of passing the boards. Hmmmm. Not sure if I feel comfortable with those results because the test wasn't that hard....

  22. Med surg nursing

    LilRedRN1973 replied to Tony35NYC's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I've been an Apprentice Nurse for almost a year in the ICU and that's where I will be starting June 6th. I enjoy the structured environment of the ICU, the Q 2h assessments and charting that has to...

  23. Are twelve hour shifts too long?

    LilRedRN1973 replied to dkelly4972's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I've been working 12 hour night shifts since last June and when I start my orientation this June, I will be doing the same shifts. I like the 12 hour shifts, especially since my work is about 30...

  24. Graduation mixed emotions

    LilRedRN1973 replied to Kitty-MayRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm being pinned on Tuesday afternoon and then walking in the graduation ceremony later that night, along with my hubbie. I have felt really weird since finishing classes last week. I keep thinking...

  25. Just got ATT!!!!

    LilRedRN1973 replied to DCCCRN2Bn05's topic in First Year After Licensure

    misaginder, We took what was called the ATI. It was a mock NCLEX as well and gave us our percentage of passing the NCLEX. According to that thing, I have a 99% chance of passing the boards. Hmmmm....