~Mi Vida Loca~RN ASN, RN

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    2 months preggo and starting to apply...HELP

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to mrsb04's topic in General Students

    So since you are decided I figured I would share this to shed a little light on something. I had a friend that didn't pass med/surge, as I stated we are allowed 1 do over and it's not guaranteed when....
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    What med-surg book do you use?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to DayDreamin ER CRNP's topic in General Students

    our first book for our first med/surge class that is a lpn level med/surge is this one medical surgical nursing care burke & lemore, mohn-brown our second book...
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    Got a dui and just got accepted into nursing program what to do!!??

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to stephaniep05's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    I have no idea how to advice you as your school and your states BON will have the most accurate information for how this will effect you. You can call your school and ask them what is their policy on...
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    Final Exams coming up :-x

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to ajulian87's topic in General Students

    I would go over the "more" important stuff from each unit. The stuff that seemed to be really stressed, the big picture of things and focus less on the details. Just make sure you have a good...
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    Do you remember???

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to K nurse-one-day's topic in General Students

    Every time I read this title the Micheal Jackson son pops in my head
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    I don't know what to do with myself.

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN posted a topic in General Students

    It's so weird being done with school for a while. I ordered next semesters books yesterday. I have read everything I have (pleasure reading) and need to find a new series that will capture my...
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    I don't know what to do with myself.

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

    Ours was broken up like that, a lot of us though didn't like how they handled the transition. We had Med/Surge the first half of the second semester. We started the OB/Peds class the day we had our...
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    I don't know what to do with myself.

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

    All that stuff is online at our site so I printed out the syllabus for this past semester for the classes I will have next semester to get a good idea
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    2 months preggo and starting to apply...HELP

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to mrsb04's topic in General Students

    That sounds like a great idea!!!! I don't think just from reading your posts that you will not go back. I took the 2 years off while I was waiting and I had a LOT thrown my way to make me feel like I...
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    difference between cardiac tamponade and pericarditis?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    Oh I see. That does suck they did that, we had Patho as it's own 4 credit class as a Co Req, I took it prior to starting nursing
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    Ok I am trying to keep tabs, all starting this fall say I

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I start NS in August, super excited and scared, want to know who all is so I can keep track when fall comes and we can share with each
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    difference between cardiac tamponade and pericarditis?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    Ok off topic but I am just curious, didn't you graduate last year? Why are you just now taking Patho? Anything cardiac my brain goes to mush
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    Happy Flippin' Nurse's Day

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to tencat's topic in General Nursing

    This had me laughing out loud, I know it's not really funny but too funny none the
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    2 months preggo and starting to apply...HELP

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to mrsb04's topic in General Students

    I didn't find nursing physically draining, but I did find pumping hard until the milk was well established which is usually around 6 weeks. (not just when milk comes in). We had a girl that failed out...
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    2 months preggo and starting to apply...HELP

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to mrsb04's topic in General Students

    Here is my advice for what it's worth. Find out first if your school has a deferment policy. Like at my school because life happens, if you apply and get in or when your number is called (from...
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    Tips on surviving nursing school... help!

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

    The biggest thing I learned in my first year, GET ADEQUATE SLEEP. That isn't easy for me, (hmmm it's midnight and I am on here). But when I made sure to get a full 8 hours of sleep, even if I had to...
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    Where are all of the "experienced nurses hiding?"

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to SWS RN's topic in General Nursing

    HAHAHA I know that, I don't know why I wrote butt. Probably because my daughter woke up and came down stairs to go potty and says "you need to wipe Sophia butt" when she was done and while I was...
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    I don't know what to do with myself.

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

    I have never heard of them, what are they about? I am really picky about books, the last 2 series were totally not my type but they were good. We normally wouldn't have snow right now. I am in CO...
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    I don't know what to do with myself.

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

    Nothing seems to keep me away from this site. LOL My med surge class was 9 credits in 8 weeks and clinicals twice a week but I still came here. Just not as much LOL. Winter break it's not as bad...
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    Nursing or Accounting?

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

    Only you will know what you can do. For me it would be nursing. I am not meant for Desk Jobs, I had one once and I hated it. Only reason I kept going was because I had great friends that were also...
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    Plastic Surgery Nurses out there???

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to roosevelt127's topic in General Nursing

    I was trying to search if their was a forum for this. I wanted to ask a question. It's not answered in here though so I wanted to bump and as if we have a forum for this here or if maybe it is named...
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    Where are all of the "experienced nurses hiding?"

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to SWS RN's topic in General Nursing

    Is it that way for all posting or just new topics? I am only talking about new topics, not all posts. The other boards I have seen it didn't cause any problems, people were actually grateful because...
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    Summer before Nursing School

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to samantha0890's topic in General Students

    There is a search feature on the upper right hand side of the forum. If you put in: Tips before nursing school and stuff like that it will pull up tons of threads that have more info then you could...
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    Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    My daughter won't say me or I. She just refers to herself in the third person. Although she is barely 3 LOL She has been doing this since she was barely 2. Everything is Sophia this or Sophia that or...
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    New Job and Pregnant

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to mindlor's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm really??? I have never heard that. You're not leaving people in a pinch, that is why there are PRN and float positions. It's being made to sound as if the person was hired and than 2 weeks...