Serenyd

Serenyd

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  1. Autism, mercury and cover up???

    Well, why do some kids get autism and some don't? They all get the shots. Do vaccines even still have thimerosol in them? Is this still a problem
  2. Rant - Scientology and Anti-Meds

    How dare Tom Cruise even comment on PPD? He'll never have a baby or experience the weird things female hormones can do to your mind and body. I was depressed during my pregnancy and had a bad time...
  3. How many Pt do you take care of?

    I start my job tomorrow, but I have been told that the nurse-patient ratio is 1:6 for this hospital. I am excited and happy to finally be working. My state is MS. Oh, yeah, we have CNA's. I am...
  4. I have a job!!! I start monday with orientation and after a week I begin orienting on the med-surg floor. I'm so excited. I've been trying to buy uniforms. I found some flare scrubs by cherokee that I...
  5. thanx, you're right they do "flood" when I sit down. Ugggh, I think I should find something else to wear to orientation tomorrow. Thanks for the advice!
  6. Kadivars and Cats in A&P

    In A&P we had 1 cat per 2 students. We used the same cat for A&P I + II. I was thoroughly digusted by it. I asked the teacher one day why we couldn't have a human cadaver. "They are expensive"...
  7. 3rd time...I PASSED!!!!

    go MK! RN!!
  8. Hey Texans - Just wanted to say hi - my grandparents, aunt and uncle and cousins live in Big Sandy Tx and we visit at least once a year. Hearing about all the places we've visited together (like...
  9. Got a job in MS wednesday, will start orientation monday
  10. PLEASE~Quick question about GPA?????

    The community college I went to had a thing called "academic restart" where they erased all your old grades and let you start fresh. I don't know if this works if you have attended more than one...
  11. Your school and the HESI exit exam

    We had two chances to pass the HESI to graduate, and we had to make an 875. If you don't pass you have to come back the next year and take a remedial class and then you try again. We had a girl who...
  12. What squicks you out?

    Sputum #1, Emesis #2 What's the big deal about eyes? They don't bother me in the least. Now some slimy dentures - yeearrgh. Thank goodness for
  13. Pre-reqs online? Would like to hear of any experiences

    I took statistics and medical terminology online. The med terminology was a breeze, cause I had already had AP I+II at that point. The only thing was the teacher kept throwing in inane assignments,...
  14. GN getting ready to take NCLEX

    Here's a tutorial with a lot of good info. http://www.ccmtutorials.com/rs/index.htm I used it when I was in critical care clinical and had a vent pt. Also, the respiratory review on the saunders cd...
  15. What's a 5-2 split?

    Just looking at some job openings for the hospital I'm going to interview at this week - and I have no clue what this is - I know I'm probably being stupid about this, but could somebody help me out?...
  16. What's a 5-2 split?

    Thanks Suzanne!!! You're
  17. What exactly is a clinical nurse specialist? Do you have to have an MSN for that? So it's really that hard to find a job as a nurse
  18. I was planning on going to my Alma Mater Alcorn SON in MS. It's the only nursing school close to me. I looked into going to Delta state, but it's 4 hrs away, although it's mostly
  19. I had one teacher who was super-organized for my peds class - her outlines followed the chapter content she wanted us to know, and for each test question she put on the test, she had a page # from the...
  20. Well yesterday was the big nclex day and now that I've got that out of the way .. I've got to figure out where I want to work. I have a choice between working med-surg at a small county hospital in my...
  21. I passed the NCLEX-RN!!!!

    CONGRATS !!! :balloons: :balloons: :biggringi
  22. Thanks 2ndCareerRN for your honest
  23. So are there any nurse practitioners out there who are actually happy in their jobs? Or are they just too busy to post ..
  24. I took the Nclex on wednesday and have been checking the MS BON website ever since ... and guess what??!! Today it showed my license number, active status, RN!! This is great - I never expected to get...
  25. Please! Feel free to contribute - I need all the help I can get.