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  1. Hope for peeps that have just taken NCLEX

    Betty_SPN_KS replied to phatERnurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I take the nclex-pn tomorrow

  2. Excelsior Exams?

    Betty_SPN_KS replied to Steven McCullum's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I'm sorry to hear you got hurt and every thing about uour house. And I know what it is to buy a "fixer upper" More fixer than upper for a long time. I think you can divide the enrollment fee into 6...

  3. Excelsior Exams?

    Betty_SPN_KS replied to Steven McCullum's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I think you can divide the $800 or so enrollment fee into a few payments. Yes, the clinical fee looks like a lot, besides traveling, for many of us, to another state to take it. But for some it's...

  4. Excelsior Exams?

    Betty_SPN_KS replied to Steven McCullum's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Is Excel Advantage the same company that offers the Boot Camp (preparation for the clinical exam)? I've heard that's really good. But for a study guide publishing company, be careful. They don't like...

  5. Why do you come to All Nurses?

    Betty_SPN_KS replied to Energizer Bunny's topic in General Nursing

    At first it was to see what I could learn. I learn more about nursing, and about people, too. We're such a diverse group. With all the topics, forums, and the break room and current events, we can...

  6. Do you count?

    Betty_SPN_KS replied to ayndim's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Do you think it's alright to ask the woman? Sometimes I didn't know what I wanted in the middle of labor. Other times, like when I was laboring quietly with my 8th at home, my two midwives chatted in...

  7. Are you in Nursing for the Caring or the Cash?? Be Honest

    Betty_SPN_KS replied to 1BlessedRN's topic in General Nursing

    So those who worked for every penny have to give it up, and those who got a free ride can keep getting a free ride? How did we get to this? I know I'm getting on a tangent, but where's the pride...

  8. finally cathed a female pt/res

    Betty_SPN_KS posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    You know how we don't get every opportunity in school clinicals. Some have to wait until the "real world". This may be a small thing, but it was a milestone in my mind. I finally had a chance to...

  9. finally cathed a female pt/res

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

    I've never done a gluteal injection yet. I've only given IMs in the thigh or

  10. Are grains still used as units in medication?

    Betty_SPN_KS replied to smk1's topic in General Nursing

    We have an older nurse (in her 70s) who still charts "Tylenol gr X" instead of "Tylenol 325 mg ii". But I haven't seen a doc order in

  11. The News We Don't Hear

    Betty_SPN_KS replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Government, Military

    I don't know what to think of the statue, but I've heard from other sources that Iraq has gone a lot better than the media is telling

  12. Are you in Nursing for the Caring or the Cash?? Be Honest

    Betty_SPN_KS replied to 1BlessedRN's topic in General Nursing

    I guess there's nothing wrong with "just for the money" as long as they're still a good nurse. I supposed that's possible? Or will it show eventually? Can we say "poker face"? LOL. I guess that's part...

  13. Are you in Nursing for the Caring or the Cash?? Be Honest

    Betty_SPN_KS replied to 1BlessedRN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with you, Chris. If the business is a money-making business, why shouldn't we be paid for what we do. If you want to work missions, that's fine. I might do that someday, but for now I'm...

  14. medication incident

    Betty_SPN_KS posted a topic in General Nursing

    In nursing school we learned never turn your back on a sterile field. This morning I learned.... never turn your back on a nursing home resident's pills. I was passing early morning meds near the end...

  15. Finally got ATT. Any advice on NCLEX-PN?

    Betty_SPN_KS posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi all. I finally got my ATT and scheduled my test for July 7. Does anyone have any

  16. I lost my twins....can anyone help me?

    Betty_SPN_KS replied to OHmom2boys's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have never experienced that pain firsthand, but my youngest sister lost twins 6 years ago. I'm so sorry for your loss. I'm also sorry for the insensitive comments from some people around you. I...

  17. Eat Before You Get Here!

    Betty_SPN_KS replied to NurseJacqui's topic in Emergency

    LOL. I'd be tempted to say, "This is a hospital, not a

  18. Eat Before You Get Here!

    Betty_SPN_KS replied to NurseJacqui's topic in Emergency

    When my son Steve was hit by a car 5 years ago at the age of 5, I don't remember asking the hospital for anything for myself, even though I was breastfeeding Steve's baby brother. I might have,...

  19. Senior administration working a shift/month

    Betty_SPN_KS replied to 2rntish's topic in General Nursing

    This reminds me of a nursing home administrator who could sometimes be found mopping floors, pushing wheelchairs, working in the dish room. This guy had so much energy, the DON called him "a fart in a...

  20. I wish I didn't feel like this

    Betty_SPN_KS replied to AcosmicRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    What I think makes it more strange, it's only a LPN certificate program. The other schools are where I earned credits in Intermediate Algebra and General Chemistry, not required for the PN

  21. Nursing student/Mom and last nerve about family life

    Betty_SPN_KS replied to sherichance's topic in General Nursing

    When my oldest (now 19) was 2 1/2 and still not fully trained, my inlaws said "that should have been done a year ago already." They were old-fashioned German folk. What was worse, my husband thought...

  22. Trying to get organized

    Betty_SPN_KS posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    New GPN here. Working night shift, 12 hours 6p to 6a. I'm finding it very difficult to get all my stuff done in a timely manner. I don't spend much time sitting. I'm going all night long. But I still...

  23. I wish I didn't feel like this

    Betty_SPN_KS replied to AcosmicRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm still waiting for my ATT and have had a haunting feeling: "what if I fail?" I finally got the yellow post card from my BON, but instead of saying that I would receive my ATT shortly, it said they...

  24. For all of you night nurses

    Betty_SPN_KS replied to BaystateRN's topic in General Nursing

    So it's not just because I'm a new nurse, starting out on

  25. Nursing student/Mom and last nerve about family life

    Betty_SPN_KS replied to sherichance's topic in General Nursing

    If the pullups are too expensive, you might go with the cheaper tape-on kind. Not quite as convenient, and sometimes I've had to use a thin strip of duct tape when the tapes wear out. When you child...