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  1. what is 'Best Shift' and/or 'Area of Nursing' to be in for Single Moms?

    Jay2daq replied to nickynoodles's topic in General Nursing

    i think it depends on the age of your children. Im a nanny for a single-mother who is a flight nurse. She has 2 children, a girl who is 11 and a boy who is 6. In exchange for giving me a place to live...

  2. CABG... highest number of grafts you've seen?

    Jay2daq replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    oOo ouch. 8? Highest i've seen is a

  3. Young adults and MI

    Jay2daq replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    im 21, and i once had a patient that was 21 with an MI..... that scared me!!!! 21 YEARS OLD WITH AN MI. he was not obese, or heavyset...he was normal weight for his age and fairly active. Ran track......

  4. Long...but HELP!

    Jay2daq posted a topic in General Nursing

    So here is my situation: I am a nursing student in my junior year while working 2 jobs. I work as a CNA in the hospital as my main source of income, and i work as a CNA in a nursing home to pick up...

  5. Long...but HELP!

    Jay2daq replied to Jay2daq's topic in General Nursing

    Moogie, i guess i never really thought about the whole marriage thing you stated. It does kind of send him the wrong message. however; it does sometimes work on him.....and at this point im really...

  6. Long...but HELP!

    Jay2daq replied to Jay2daq's topic in General Nursing

    ^ HA! no, i did not write that....thats very unprofessional. My charting is very professional...i was just stating that. and im VERY sure having a 6'3, 300 lb guy would change that real quick. Its...

  7. Why is this not in ANY of my books?

    Jay2daq replied to Jay2daq's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    yes, this was a postpartum fundus i was referring to. the answer ended up being bladder distention. Even in class, my instructor only stated what a deviation to the right meant....never said that...

  8. Can you get into nursing school with a D for A&P1?

    Jay2daq replied to ryangogogo's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    ^^ I agree!!! Nursing school is very difficult....im a junior and i WISH i could go back to A&P. A&P is the foundation for everything in nursing...every class builds on top of the previous...

  9. Pathophsyiology I Anyone?

    Jay2daq replied to Rimzy's topic in General Students

    p.s. we used the book "Understanding pathophysiology"...its a pretty good book if your looking for a textbook of somesort. you can get them cheap on

  10. Pathophsyiology I Anyone?

    Jay2daq replied to Rimzy's topic in General Students

    I took pathophysiology last year. Best thing you can do is review your A&P, it will really really help. do NOT memorize like you do in A&P...understand it!!! be able to apply it to...

  11. Can you get into nursing school with a D for A&P1?

    Jay2daq replied to ryangogogo's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Actually to be honest, most schools will not accept anything less than an 80%. in my program, an 80% is a C. So anything below a C is failing. CD and D is the same as an F to

  12. Can you get into nursing school with a D for A&P1?

    Jay2daq replied to ryangogogo's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Highly highly doubt it. Most programs requires a C or better.....if she can't do A&P, she is going to struggle in her nursing classes. They need to know you can do

  13. PHARM ATI EXAM!!

    Jay2daq replied to MyBSN's topic in General Students

    There is review information! Look at it....highly suggest it. Take the practice

  14. I am allergic to...

    Jay2daq replied to SteffersRN87's topic in General Nursing

    I once had a patient tell me they were allergic to male nurses.....he was a male! i am unsure if he was joking because he sounded dead serious and i just smiled and he said "No...really i am." He...

  15. If you have rec' d the H1N1 vaccine - please report

    Jay2daq replied to CrunchRN's topic in General Nursing

    i got IM in the deltoid, left arm. Arm was soar for 2 days. Just felt like i pulled a muscle! I felt nauseated that entire day....headache as well. after that....i was fine :). it was kinda worth...

  16. How long is nursing school?

    Jay2daq replied to HopefulNurse90's topic in General Nursing

    You also have to take in account your CNA which can take anywhere from 2-6 months to complete....mine took i think 4 months, but i went only 2 days a week....if you go like 5 days a week it should...

  17. How long is nursing school?

    Jay2daq replied to HopefulNurse90's topic in General Nursing

    Im in a private school for nursing. it has taken me 5 years to complete!!! sounds weird! a 4 year degree in 5 years? reason being is....when you go to nursing school you chose to either do the 4 year...

  18. Dickies vs. Cherokee

    Jay2daq posted a topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I dont know about anyone else but i LOVE LOVE LOVE cherokee!!! its all i wear. however; i really like Dickies as well. I dont know if its just me....but are the tops WAY! to short?? I wear size XS...

  19. Calling all maternity nurses!!!

    Jay2daq posted a topic in General Nursing

    Im posting this in the non-student section because i need a nurse to answer this! im a junior nursing student and im in my maternity rotation right now. We were all assigned a labor to take part in...

  20. Is It Just Me...

    Jay2daq replied to kbm318's topic in General Nursing

    Kinda...but majority of people do not make it through. We had 200+ people start nursing, we are down to 76. So really, alot of people declare it under- estimating it....thinking its easy and they arre...

  21. Was I wrong? Needle question

    Jay2daq replied to mel j rn's topic in General Nursing

    Needles should never ever be reused. i dont care where it was. just dont do it. mouth is very very dirty place meaning that needle is very very

  22. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    Jay2daq replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    i had a bari- patient who wanted to sit in his wheel chair constantly because he wanted me to wheel him around....once we would leave the room, he would say "Any chance you could wheel me...

  23. Teaching Rounds

    Jay2daq replied to afaylor01247's topic in General Nursing

    We dont really have rounds like you are saying, but we have an hourly rounding sheet. This hourly rounding sheet hangs on their door and it will say like: 1200-1300 1300-1400 and so on, for a full 24...

  24. Internships

    Jay2daq posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am applying for nurse internship...im a junior in nursing school. with it being so competative, i feel i wont get in. Currently, im working as a CNA in the hospital im applying to (im also applying...

  25. I'm *really* worried about my job... Need advice (long)

    Jay2daq replied to WalkieTalkie's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, in the tech's defense i see her side to the story too. NOTHING derogatory should ever ever be said infront of a patient, no matter if they are sedated, dead, confused or whatever. You just...