danfif

danfif

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  1. Is There A Reason Instructors Do This?

    danfif replied to Sheri257's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    The ones that get me are the teachers who make up there own questions, and THEY answer it wrong! When I was in school, there was one final that had at least 5 questions that were either worded wrong...

  2. Is "HOMAN'S SIGN" supposed to be positive or negative?

    danfif replied to passing thru's topic in Medical-Surgical

    As unreliable as this test might be, which I agree it probably is, I will still virge on the better safe than sorry side of the road, this test is better than no test at all. If my patient were to...

  3. Is "HOMAN'S SIGN" supposed to be positive or negative?

    danfif replied to passing thru's topic in Medical-Surgical

    The Homans Sign is the term used for the test used by nurses to indicate the possibility of a DVT or Deep Vein Thrombosis development in one of the deep veins of a patients leg. In order to preform...

  4. Air in line in Plum Pumps

    danfif replied to oldnewnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Kitty, All has been corrected as to "where is what I know" , and I think it is me that needs to go back to bed! Take Care,

  5. Air in line in Plum Pumps

    danfif replied to oldnewnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Alright, here is what I know, besides the fact that Plum pumps can be pesky little devils. If you let the bag run dry between infussions you will need to prime the entire line as if you were...

  6. JCCC RN Program

    danfif replied to rwilken's topic in General Nursing

    Don't be beating yourself up because you didn't make the cut at JCCC, as I told Tember on another post, there are guite alot of RN programs to choose from in the Greater KC area, or as you said, you...

  7. JCCC Part 2

    danfif replied to usmc94201's topic in General Nursing

    Tember, No thanks are needed, I just can't sit here and see people with the desire to get into nursing not have all of the information that there is. I recently graduated from one of the local LPN...

  8. Where do you buy your scrubs?

    danfif replied to Tony35NYC's topic in Men in Nursing

    Tony, Take a look at http://www.scrubskeywest.com they seem to have a fairly good selection of scrubs for men, well, let me just say that they have some scrubs for men, nobody has a good selection for...

  9. JCCC Part 2

    danfif replied to usmc94201's topic in General Nursing

    Tember, Rather than paying the out of state tuition to KU, have you looked into UMKC's nursing program? from what I hear it is one of the best around. Something to think about. Sorry to you both for...

  10. Traumatized by nursing - advice needed

    danfif replied to kcsun3's topic in General Nursing

    Sun, Sounds like you have been handed one bad deal after another, and I am sorry to hear that, because from what you have said, sound to me like you will be one great nurse, or should I say, are one...

  11. JCCC Part 2

    danfif replied to usmc94201's topic in General Nursing

    I just want to wish you all the best of luck in your quest, and I will tell you that it is wel worth the wait which ever way you go, LPN or RN. I have lived in the Olathe/OP area for a long time,...

  12. LPN/LVN rate of pay in your area.

    danfif replied to Couture_Honey's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Where in KC are you working now Shop? NKCH here, like the pay rate you are getting. Let me know.

  13. how to avoid " throwing in the towel"?at work ....

    danfif replied to Purple Princess's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    After reading the 3+ pages so far on this thread, I felt that I should let everyone know that this just isn't a problem in LTC, but in hospitals as well. I threw in the towel on the Saturday I...

  14. Roll Call

    danfif replied to Tweety's topic in Men in Nursing

    Mornin All! Count me in on this one, we surely can ruffel some fethers of some of the ladies out there, cause you know that they will be lookin in on us! Take Care!

  15. Contemplating Nursing Career Mid Life

    danfif replied to BertGamble's topic in Nursing Career

    Bert, Got you beat by 5 years here, and I am in no way to old to start a new career, and you being the young pup shouldn't even think that way. No but really, I am 47, and like yourself am a former...

  16. I Passed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    danfif posted a topic in LPN, LVN Students

    :balloons: Vicki you were right I am a NURSE now I must say that it has been the most stressful last 2 days of my life, and I thought that finals were bad! My advise to everyone is to believe in...

  17. burn patients

    danfif replied to canoehead's topic in Emergency

    Canoehead, As has been stated before, you know that your actions were the correct ones to be taken, and you will come out on top in the end of this whole darn mess. You knew that by the time this pt...

  18. Passed Nclex!!!!!!!!!!!

    danfif replied to sfgibson's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    :balloons: :balloons: CONGRADULATION'S :balloons: :balloons: I know how you feel, I passed this week as well! I don't know how fast Ohio will get you your license, but it shouldn't take too long I...

  19. anyone who got 205 in nclex and did not passed!

    danfif replied to scarycakes's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Scarycakes, Did you apply for your nclex testing on line? If so you can go to their web site and get your results there. At least we can here in Kansas. Keeping good thoughts for you!

  20. anyone who got 205 in nclex and did not passed!

    danfif replied to scarycakes's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Yea, you were righ Vicki, got the good news this morning on that great nclex web site! I PASSED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :balloons: :balloons: :balloons: I knew that the odds were in my favor on the...

  21. anyone who got 205 in nclex and did not passed!

    danfif replied to scarycakes's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Vicki, Well, sure hope you are right on that one, I for one am sweating bullets here in the great Midwest!

  22. anyone who got 205 in nclex and did not passed!

    danfif replied to scarycakes's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I tested yesterday, and I went the other way, I only took 85 questions, and I won't be at all surprised if I didn't pass the darn thing! There is no black and white in this test, at least the version...

  23. Male Chest Hair and Scrub Tops

    danfif replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    Personally I like that added protection that a T-shirt gives me. Gee, just think of that next big glob of what ever being hacked right into that nice tuft of exposed chest hair! Hum, think that I will...

  24. Any Lpn's Working In Er??

    danfif replied to Guest26407's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I would be interested to hear from everyone what states allow LVN/LPN's to work in the ER. I am in Kansas, and don't know of a single one that hires LPN's. I have worked Med/Surg, Tele, and ER as a...

  25. Men in Nursing

    danfif replied to NeuroNP's topic in Men in Nursing

    In this day and age being a Man and being a Nurse only mean one thing in my book, and that is that you care about others and the quality of their lives, the same as any Female nurse out there. I am a...