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  1. Can a short person be a nurse?

    TweetiePieRN replied to MryRose's topic in General Nursing

    Nice to meet you too!! I used to live in Turlock and Patterson. I have a cousin who lives in Fresno and another cousin who attended Fresno State. Small World! Literally, for us!! hahaha. Yes, I am...

  2. Can a short person be a nurse?

    TweetiePieRN replied to MryRose's topic in General Nursing

    Mary rose, I am from central cali and am 4'11". My nursing program did NOT have a height requirement...they just wanted us to pass the physical exam. What school will you be attending? I almost...

  3. Snappy things to say to coworkers

    TweetiePieRN replied to unknown99's topic in Nursing Humor

    or if someone is rambling on/lengthy complaining you can say. "and what would you like to me do with that information" kind of a polite way of saying...what the hell do you want me to do about it?my...

  4. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    TweetiePieRN replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    You would be surprised what one can find hiding in a large roll of flesh. A friend of mine was taking care of a very large man and was giving him his 1st bed bath. She said she found crackers, a...

  5. What does your post name reflect about you?

    TweetiePieRN replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

    when i was a baby my family thought i looked like tweety bird (little kewpie-doll mouth, big eyes, long eyelashes, and a bald head). Then, tweetiepie, is a play on the word sweetiepie (which my hubby...

  6. Do nursing schools actually conciously REALIZE they are being ridiculous or is it a..

    TweetiePieRN replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    WELL

  7. What Nursing school are you in? Show your pride!

    TweetiePieRN replied to straba's topic in General Students

    Final semester at Sierra College in Roseville,CA!! YEAH! There are 99 RN nursing schools in California and only 3 of those schools had a 100% NCLEX pass rate...our school was 1 of the 3!! GO...

  8. Do nursing schools actually conciously REALIZE they are being ridiculous or is it a..

    TweetiePieRN replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    Roland...Nursing school is like bootcamp! They are weeding out the weak to make room for the strong. Survival of the fittest!! If your wife was assigned 2,000 pages...did she actually read all of them...

  9. Discarded babies

    TweetiePieRN replied to Browneyedgirl's topic in General Nursing

    What do YOU know about Planned Parenthood? They may perform abortions, but they DO NOT ENCOURAGE THEM!! It's misinformed people like yourself who give Planned Parenthood a bad name. There was a time...

  10. Who's wearing white?

    TweetiePieRN replied to RNBN2B's topic in General Nursing

    We also wear white nursing student uniforms. Everyone in the nursing program despises them and we are planning a uniform burning ceremony after graduation. However, the patients and the other...

  11. Trach Suctioning

    TweetiePieRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Ok, its been a very long time since i had to demonstrate this skill. All we are being tested on tomorrow is trach suctioning. I have looked thru all the nursing books i have and cant find the answer...

  12. Accelerated ADN?

    TweetiePieRN replied to StacyC417's topic in General Students

    I am up here in northern california. I go to Sierra College. I just found out that our school has the highest pass rate for NCLEX in the whole state!! Yippee!! Out of 99 nursing schools listed on the...

  13. boyfriends biopsy

    TweetiePieRN replied to EMTI19's topic in General Nursing

    I will be praying for you and your boyfriend. God bless you both!!

  14. Newly Licensed RN Wondering about Traveling

    TweetiePieRN replied to HammerbeckRN's topic in Travel

    The hospital i work at utilizes traveling nurses on a consistant basis. They say u need to have at least 1 yrs experience before an agency will sign you on. The nurses say they love...

  15. Blood in urine...

    TweetiePieRN replied to Cryssi's topic in General Nursing

    Please see a Dr. My sister had a raging kidney infection and was too embarrassed to tell my mom. My sister told me about her symptoms and i told her to tell mom. I told my mom to take her to ER since...

  16. When did you know you wanted to be a nurse?

    TweetiePieRN replied to Cryssi's topic in General Nursing

    I used to be pre-med, but decided when I was 20 to go for nursing instead. I really enjoy interacting with people and having real patient contact, so I figured that Nursing would suit me better. Also,...

  17. Trach Suctioning

    TweetiePieRN replied to TweetiePieRN's topic in General Nursing

    THANK U SO MUCH FOR RESPONDING! That is exactly what i was looking for!! I have been practicing the whole sterile technique thing and then realized that i totally forgot how to handle the catheter!!...

  18. Accelerated ADN?

    TweetiePieRN replied to StacyC417's topic in General Students

    I'm also in an accelerated adn program. The major difference here is we graduate 1 year earlier than the part-timers(thats what they are called). For the last 2 semesters of nursing school we are...

  19. What is the Phillipine 'secret'?

    TweetiePieRN replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    We have some nurses on our floor that were trained in the Phillippines. They were telling me that to get into nursing school there was a height requirement of 5 feet tall!! (i know...kinda off topic,...

  20. Why is the term client used instead of patient?

    TweetiePieRN replied to LauraLou's topic in General Nursing

    Everyone i know uses the word "patients". We abbreviate it as "pts". How are we supposed to abbreviate clients..."clts"...looks like a naughty word now!! Client reminds me of a cold, distant...

  21. Patients Waiting for Pain & Nausea Meds

    TweetiePieRN replied to Doglover's topic in General Nursing

    WHAT IS WRONG WITH

  22. Patients We Love to Hate

    TweetiePieRN replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    This one is too much!! Has anyone else read this person's other posts. Obviously not a nurse....doesn't have a clue. This person goes on and on in other posts about how nurses don't respect Veterans...

  23. Pardon Me While I Vent about this "Patient As A Customer" deal

    TweetiePieRN replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with you there! I also work for a not-for-profit (even though like i mentioned, its considered an affluent area to live). We gets lots of uninsured, unemployed, illegal immigrants even....

  24. How prevalent is e-MAR out there? Are you

    TweetiePieRN replied to passing thru's topic in General Nursing

    We use EMAP system in our hospital. There is a computer in each pts room. In our hospital there is one pt per

  25. 12 hr shifts/8 hr shifts

    TweetiePieRN replied to prunepie's topic in Nursing Career

    My hospital has both, depending on what dept you work on. I can understand about the health issues "flaring" up. 12 is a long time. Sometimes i will work 16