CrunchyMama ASN, RN

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    Question about Clinicals

    CrunchyMama replied to Adams_Mama_07's topic in General Students

    This semester my clinicals are Thursdays and my prof. posts our assignments Tuesday mornings at the hospital. So we have to go in and find out who we have and look at their chart and get as much info...
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    Chicken pox titer?!

    CrunchyMama replied to Hausfrau's topic in General Students

    This is a vaccine that I refuse for my kids, so I personally wouldn't get the vaccine. My school didn't require titers for chicken pox, so I don't know. I don't understand why you can't find a place...
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    People are dropping like flies

    CrunchyMama replied to 20mom10's topic in General Students

    I started the nursing program this fall and in my nursing class, almost half are gone. In my clinical, they allow 7 students. 1 girl was gone after the first week and then another was gone the...
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    1st clinical day!

    CrunchyMama posted a topic in General Students

    Today was my 1st day! It went pretty good. I was bummed because we have to pick up our assignment 2 days before, so we know who we'll have and we can research all the meds they're on and surgeries and...
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    First Clinical This Week...Any Advice?

    CrunchyMama replied to Deeda-Lynn's topic in General Students

    Ask questions! If you don't know something or don't know how to work something....ask! Oh and if you have to faint.....sit down first.
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    1st clinical day!

    CrunchyMama replied to CrunchyMama's topic in General Students

    Yeah, it's crazy I think! It goes nursing 1 and pharm 1. Then 2nd semester is nursing 2 and pharm 2. And the pharm is only 8 weeks. It was ridiculous cramming all that info in 8 weeks. I wish it was a...
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    Are nurses going to be force to take the N1H1

    CrunchyMama replied to Holly.G's topic in General Students

    No way will I get this
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    1st clinical day!

    CrunchyMama replied to CrunchyMama's topic in General Students

    As much as I like having pharm only for a half a semester, less I have to do, lol. But I really do think it should be a full semester. There's so much to learn when it comes to meds and calculations...
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    1st clinical day!

    CrunchyMama replied to CrunchyMama's topic in General Students

    Our pharm class had dosage calc mixed in it. It's weird because we learned how to do a foley and can do them in clinicals but we're not tested on it until next semester. Same with changing an IV...
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    An OB's Birth Plan

    CrunchyMama replied to Poppy_Petal's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Wow! This is an old post but I do hope you went running looking for another OB or midwife. Ouch! No way would I let this guy be my Dr. :angryfire It's your birth....not his! Edit....just read your...
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    Relocating to Upstate N.Y.

    CrunchyMama replied to BzzyBee's topic in New York Nursing

    I live about an hour south of Old Forge and luckily haven't gotten any snow yet! But it's been cold! Yuck...I hate it! Summer went by way too
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    1st clinical day!

    CrunchyMama replied to CrunchyMama's topic in General Students

    At my school pharm 1 has to be taken with nursing 1 and pharm 2 has to be taken with nursing 2. Was yours a half a semester like
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    1st clinical day!

    CrunchyMama replied to CrunchyMama's topic in General Students

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    MY sister "wants" to be a nurse? I don't think she should!

    CrunchyMama replied to misspink789's topic in General Nursing

    I was a CNA and I don't blame her for not wanting to be one, it's tough work for little pay. Having worked with different nurses, I personally feel that the better nurses were ones that started out as...
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    Mandatory Flu Shots

    CrunchyMama replied to Ghostmedic's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Sounds like what they're doing is against the law. :/ Enough people have to speak up for
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    1st clinical day!

    CrunchyMama replied to CrunchyMama's topic in General Students

    yes, i'm in fundamentals. i'm always surprised reading here that other students don't pass meds until later semesters, lol. i knew that we were going to be doing that, so i think it's weird that...
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    1st clinical day!

    CrunchyMama replied to CrunchyMama's topic in General Students

    I think it is kinda stupid that we get the assignment 2 days prior because of my experience. But the prof I guess tries to match us up with pts that are going to still be there by the time we get...
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    I killed it today!!!!

    CrunchyMama replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Students

    YAY!!! Good
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    Gloves and injections

    CrunchyMama replied to cmonkey's topic in General Nursing

    Bad bad bad!! I'm a student nurse and worked at a flu clinic last week and of course we're taught to wear gloves. I gave this girl a flu shot and she was a bleeder! This one older lady that my...
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    Appearently no Hospital is Hiring (plz dont ignore)

    CrunchyMama replied to xLovelyMakeupx's topic in General Nursing

    I just did my 1st day of clinical today and I didn't see any LPNs on the floor. :/ Good luck to you!!! I'm sure you'll find a job
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    teen breast-feeding

    CrunchyMama replied to LuvPedsNrsg's topic in General Nursing

    You've gotten a lot of good suggestions and input. I think the main thing is education.....which unfortunately isn't only lacking in the teen department. People just don't know about the benefits of...
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    advice on giving flu shot

    CrunchyMama replied to angelkim63's topic in General Nursing

    As anti-vaccine as I am...I'm not with the mother on this one. The pt is 22 years old and can make her own decisions. As far as it being a reaction from the vaccine....it's possible. This is why pts....
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    SAHM of 2 young kids wants to be a nurse. Realistic?

    CrunchyMama replied to bwardrope's topic in General Nursing

    I started 7 years ago (before kids) doing some prereqs but quit after a semester. I was younger and didn't care. I started back up a year ago and started the nursing program this fall. I have a 5 1/2...
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    Failed 2 fundamentals tests!!!

    CrunchyMama replied to ohmylove's topic in General Students

    Nursing tests are tough! We've taken 1 so far and the 2nd one is tomorrow. The first one everyone sucked on....the highest grade in my class alone was an 80. The profs went through the test thoroughly...
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    Opinions on OB/Peds rotation???

    CrunchyMama replied to Sl1011's topic in General Students

    This is how my school does it. 8 weeks each of OB and psych. I'm doing that next semester. I'm not looking forward to OB....I know I'm going to hate it and it'll be the worst 8 weeks of my life, lol....