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  1. I'm trying to gather opinions about nursing attire

    nursepearl replied to kmertzrn's topic in General Nursing

    :) I am a staff RN at a university hospital and work in oncology. I like to wear colored tops and bottoms not only for myself but because most of patients enjoy seeing bright colors. I always get...

  2. Any Single Moms, Out There With Some Advice

    nursepearl replied to dream8's topic in General Nursing

    I am a single mommy of a 7 year-old boy, i have been single from day one. I have been working nights and it has worked out great! I work nights when my son is asleep and come home in time to take...

  3. Young, Unfit, Drug Addicted, etc. Mothers

    nursepearl replied to alphafe's topic in Ob/Gyn

    :) when i was in nursing school i wanted to be an L&D nurse so that none of my patients would have to go through what i did. But, I am now an oncology nurse, but i sure as heck give my patients...

  4. When should you start looking into a job as a new grad?

    nursepearl replied to szccdw's topic in General Nursing

    I guess i have a different opinon on this....I graduated in May and did not interview until late august, after i passed the NCLEX. I took a nice long break to take three vacations, study and spend...

  5. Attn all recent NCLEX-RN test takers! I need your help!!!

    nursepearl replied to NCLEX_CareBear's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    First of all good luck! I had 75 questions , no new format questions.....mostly questions about diabetes, priority and evalulation. Spend the day or two before your test relaxing....have a spa day...

  6. Young, Unfit, Drug Addicted, etc. Mothers

    nursepearl replied to alphafe's topic in Ob/Gyn

    As a teen mom who had a horrible birth experience, I wish i had Shay and smilingblueeyes as my nurse! I wont go into too much detail, but basically, i was treated like a second class...

  7. Bad day at work?

    nursepearl replied to Roy Fokker's topic in General Nursing

    haha! Great!

  8. very rude fellow student

    nursepearl replied to CVnurse08's topic in General Nursing

    i know an ADN who made 120,000 last year...although she does have two different nursing jobs and works a TON of overtime! :chuckle She sure will find out soon

  9. Are you required to use "in house " cell phones??

    nursepearl replied to mdfog10's topic in General Nursing

    we also use at my hospital. The only time it is really annoying is when you are in isolation and it starts ringing and if you dont pick up they call you again and again!!! argh! other than that they...

  10. It's been over a week

    nursepearl replied to lefthander1975's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I received my results in california within five days online, and i know some people who waited two weeks for it to come up online. I have several class mates who took the whole test (256) and passed....

  11. My dental hyginenist was surprised that I was an RN.

    nursepearl replied to Jo Anne -OLD's topic in General Nursing

    I am also clueless about the offensive part was. She said she sees all her co-workers as equals! I also have a 2-year degree (actually took 6, but whos counting) and i didnt see anything wrong with...

  12. My dental hyginenist was surprised that I was an RN.

    nursepearl replied to Jo Anne -OLD's topic in General Nursing

    wow Jo Anne, I get the same thing all the time! I am also hispanic and whenever i tell someone i am a nurse....they think nursing assistant!!! Even when I was in school, i would say "oh i am in...

  13. How valuable is Report?

    nursepearl replied to nptobee's topic in General Nursing

    report is invaluable, at least to me! I dont know a nurse that has time to go through everything in order to get all the information that you get in report. For example, how the patients day was,...

  14. HUGE A&P Dilemma, object to dissecting cats, any options?

    nursepearl replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    We also had cats in our A&P class. I am a HUGE cat lover and have had many cat loves throughout my life. But, i sucked it up and did what i needed to do. Sure its sad...but thats the way things...

  15. why a nurse and not a doctor

    nursepearl replied to lindskay's topic in General Nursing

    I wanted to be a nurse because we get to spend more time with our patients. I dont just spend 5-10 minutes with them and then go to the next one. I like being able to talk and care for them as they...

  16. Are you on pay when giving or recieving report?

    nursepearl replied to oldhag's topic in General Nursing

    I work at a University of california hospital and we do not even clock in. We are paid for 11 hours of work. Hours are 7a-730p...we are supposed to get an hour break....but as you know really we...

  17. H-E-L-P...taking NCLEX October 11

    nursepearl replied to pie123's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with cyberkat. I basically flipped throught the NCLEX studyguide for about 3 days...I then took 3 practices tests, 2 of which were on CD-ROM (with rationales). I also went over things that i...

  18. What's your fav scrub store??

    nursepearl replied to SnowymtnRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have ordered from scrubxpress and it was a great transaction. the only thing i didnt like at scrubxpress was i bought light blue scrub pants and they were kind of thin and a little see through....

  19. Alcoholic Male, should i do nursing?

    nursepearl replied to DevinS's topic in Nursing Career

    Hello Devin and welcome! I think you could make a great nurse, but, I agree with the above poster about taking too much on in the beginning. Sounds like you could have the heart and desire to be a...

  20. Can someone tell me how 12-hr shifts work?

    nursepearl replied to LPNalmost!'s topic in General Nursing

    I LOVE 12 hour shifts! You work three days and get four days off. I am not sure how other hospitals work but we schedule at the beginning of the month....depending on many factors you could have...

  21. Help - What style of scrub tops do you prefer?

    nursepearl replied to NewNurse2be's topic in General Nursing

    I like v-neck with two pockets in the front and with slits on the sides. I wear them untucked for

  22. My nclex results in CA???

    nursepearl replied to zully1's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I was told it takes about a week for the BON to get the livescan from whereever you got them done. Maybe you can call the place you got them done and see whats going on. I am so sorry you have to...

  23. How long to obtain ADN?

    nursepearl replied to mollyz's topic in General Nursing

    haha...it took me 6 years for me to get my ADN...but I think if i was more focused it would have taken four years. Althought I had to do all the pre-reqs before i even applied. Anyway, good

  24. Help!!! How Much Should The Public Know

    nursepearl replied to gabym25's topic in General Nursing

    sure, i dont see any reason why they shouldnt. Besides we are working directly with the

  25. Anybody who took nclex in CA this august?

    nursepearl replied to leeh's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I took the Nclex int he beginning of august on a friday and i saw my name on the BRN site 4 days laters (2 business days). I recieved my wallet card a week later and my papers 2 weeks later. Good...