punkydoodlesRN

punkydoodlesRN BSN, RN

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  1. Daylight Savings & Documentation

    punkydoodlesRN replied to KidsMakeMeSmile's topic in General Nursing

    The only time I've seen it as a problem is with q15m rounding sheets!! I didn't work this year, but last year, we had to add in extra times over in the side, otherwise, we would have been missing an...

  2. Medication Error

    punkydoodlesRN replied to jenna84's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work, I pull the next shift's meds, and mine are pulled as well... BUT BUT BUT!! They stay in their blister packs AND I still do my 3 checks before giving them. What the OP describes sounds...

  3. UTMB Fall 2011 Applicants

    punkydoodlesRN replied to chaos0058's topic in Texas Nursing

    Congrats on your acceptance!! I don't understand UTMB's selection process, but I know it isn't in application order. I submitted my application 3 days before the deadline. Had a friend apply early,...

  4. Things you would love to say to your fellow nursing students!

    punkydoodlesRN replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

    I hate group projects, and seriously dread the upcoming one because of that very reason. Only, there's 10 in our group and trying to get 10 people together isn't very easy. Getting on my nerves...

  5. UTMB Spring 2012

    punkydoodlesRN replied to EmilyR's topic in Texas Nursing

    Probably because of the giant logistical headache, instead of fall/spring there will be

  6. Nursing School Must Haves??

    punkydoodlesRN replied to Servingshots's topic in General Students

    Two major things I couldn't live without - My laptop and my skyscape. I've never used index cards, just wasn't a method that worked for me. Oh, comfy shoes and a cute sweater for freezing cold...

  7. For Fun--Kudos 2 Me...The "toot your own horn" thread

    punkydoodlesRN replied to tammy1974's topic in General Students

    I was one of 7 A's on our last Adult I exam, and I took it with an horrific migraine, and narcs. I emailed a prof some paper work that my hubby helped create to help clinicals be a little easier and...

  8. So besides nursing school, what do you all do in your spare time?

    punkydoodlesRN replied to i<3u's topic in General Students

    Majority free time is spent with hubby and my two attention-craving monkeys. I kept my LVN job as PRN, so I work one - two nights per month. Before I became a student again, I owned my own photography...

  9. Things you would love to say to your fellow nursing students!

    punkydoodlesRN replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

    that test was *not* hard, seriously. Have no clue how we had so many D's and F's. And yes, I actually did *ace* it, thanks for asking on my wall and forcing me to delete it. OMG, how many times do we...

  10. What would you rather do than go into work this weekend?

    punkydoodlesRN replied to kool-aide, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Not a lover of my job, but haven't been able to find something else while being a student again, so really, doing ANYTHING sounds better than going in to work. I'd seriously rather scrub toilets,...

  11. UTMB Spring 2012

    punkydoodlesRN replied to EmilyR's topic in Texas Nursing

    Congrats on both acceptances! Really, this decision is going to be one that only *you* can make. Just need to sit down and make a list of pros & cons of both schools and see which one has most...

  12. UTMB Spring 2012

    punkydoodlesRN replied to EmilyR's topic in Texas Nursing

    Oh I would be fuming mad, they can really have their crap screwed up. I hope you are #1 on the list and get in!!! I know a good handful that got in during orientation!! I'll say a prayer for you...

  13. Need Advice!!! RN or LVN!? Pls read, very complex situation!

    punkydoodlesRN replied to claudia1986's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Honestly, you have to follow your heart. I did LVN first, and now that I'm in a BSN program, my employer is footing some of the bill. Of course, that path isn't for everyone, but it's been the been...

  14. Need Advice!!! RN or LVN!? Pls read, very complex situation!

    punkydoodlesRN replied to claudia1986's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Wow!!! :eek: Mine was less than 6K. Yah, don't do LVN for 20K - that's

  15. Inside a Surgical Device Kickback Scheme

    punkydoodlesRN replied to Anxious Patient's topic in Nursing News

    That whole thing blows my mind, but I simply don't see how you die in a fast food

  16. UTMB Spring 2012

    punkydoodlesRN replied to EmilyR's topic in Texas Nursing

    Take patho as your science elective, promise it will help when you get to

  17. UTMB Spring 2012

    punkydoodlesRN replied to EmilyR's topic in Texas Nursing

    Depends, changes every semester. I have class every w/th. Clinical is every other m/t. On weeks I'm not in clinical, I'm on campus at lab. Check off days are 30 min long. Every Fri is off. Some...

  18. UTMB Spring 2012

    punkydoodlesRN replied to EmilyR's topic in Texas Nursing

    9-3. Depends on where you're coming from, but 45 is clear both ways, at least from 2351 and down. The ones that travel from mid-town say it can get a little congested around 610, but its not bad...

  19. UTMB Spring 2012

    punkydoodlesRN replied to EmilyR's topic in Texas Nursing

    I have many classmates who do this. There is no traffic, and it's a great time to listen to recorded lectures again. I play them back through my speakers from my ipod. My friends that carpool use the...

  20. UTMB Spring 2012

    punkydoodlesRN replied to EmilyR's topic in Texas Nursing

    joining that group will be in your benefit! It will become a life-line your first

  21. Stethoscope cover - the fabric ones....

    punkydoodlesRN posted a topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I'm beginning to think that maybe my opinion is in the minority, so I was wondering what other nurses thought... The one's like this - http://img2.etsystatic.com/il_570xN.270800138.jpg Hoping for a...

  22. Stethoscope cover - the fabric ones....

    punkydoodlesRN replied to punkydoodlesRN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Thanks!! I think they are germy and not great ideas - I don't even wear my scrubs in my house and I don't have a ton of pt-to-scrub contact, just like I wouldn't with the cover. I just have a few...

  23. Start in Postpartum or L&D?

    punkydoodlesRN replied to nurseygurlie's topic in Ob/Gyn

    As a PPU Nurse... This. Exactly. My ultimate goal is L&D, high risk, which is why I've going back for my BSN (currently a LVN). There's nothing wrong with starting in pp if that is where the first...

  24. need advice from LD/OB nurses

    punkydoodlesRN replied to sweetTnurse2b's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My last job was a PPU and we had PCTs there and in the L&D. They ran their butts of most of the shift!! They don't do much with the pt though, transport and extra feet/hands for the nurses. They...

  25. LPN starting pay $26.50!

    punkydoodlesRN replied to mustbegood's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    My first job out of LVN school was $27/hr with benefits. Worked two 12s and one 8 to be considered full time. I'm in