Kim-rn

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1. cracking at corners of mouth

   Kim-rn replied to Kim-rn's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you all so much! It may be anemia, because she is pale & complains of fatigue, though her lifestyle is quite active. This problem has reoccured 4-5 times over the last few years. It's always at the corners of the mouth only, and there is n...

2. cracking at corners of mouth

   Kim-rn posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi fellow nurses-- My 15-year-old otherwise healthy daughter keeps have recurring bouts of cracking at the corners of the mouth. The areas become slightly swollen and reddened. She is using "carmex", but it doesn't seem to help. I thought that she mi...

3. Becoming a CRNA - From One Who Did It

   Kim-rn replied to kmchugh's topic in CRNA

   kmchugh: I have a question for you: When you got out of CRNA school, did you feel adequately prepared to administer anesthesia on your own? I know that when I graduated from nursing school, I felt "thrown to the wolves". Other nurses were quite help...

4. pinning ceremony-any suggestions?

   Kim-rn replied to studentnurse_02's topic in General Nursing

   Hi! I just graduated in December & here's what we did: We had a big candle lit throughout our pinning ceremony, and right before we said the "Nightingale Pledge", we played the song "Carry your candle". We each had a candle, and one person went d...

5. How to handle English to Spanish medical translation

   Kim-rn posted a topic in General Nursing

   I work in a small rural ER & we are beginning to see more and more Spanish patients, as they are migrating to this area to work in the timber and farming industries here. We have one Spanish-speaking doctor in our ER, but on the days that he isn...

6. NCLEX reviews

   Kim-rn replied to artina's topic in General Nursing

   I took the Kaplan review after graduating this past December. I passed with 75 questions. I thought the Kaplan review was great. They teach you how to understand the questions, which is a VERY LARGE part of mastering the test. I have a friend who too...

7. I take my boards on Tuesday!! Yikes!!

   Kim-rn replied to Kim-rn's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks so much, you guys!! I'm beginning to get excited. It will be so nice to have it over with!

8. I take my boards on Tuesday!! Yikes!!

   Kim-rn posted a topic in General Nursing

   Any last minute suggestions? I'm scared to death!!!!

9. What is your title and what state/province are you in?

   Kim-rn replied to P_RN's topic in General Nursing

   RN in Alabama

10. excited new grad starting in ER!

    Kim-rn posted a topic in Emergency

    Hi ER nurses! I am SO EXCITED! I just graduated last month, and I will start to work in my hometown hospital's ER in a couple of weeks! I labored long and hard over this decision--I was pulled between Med/Surg (where all instructors tell you to go) a...

11. Do you have to be good in math?

    Kim-rn replied to jenlhale's topic in General Nursing

    If you are concerned about the math, buy a book and start learning how to calculate dosages. It isn't hard, but it does stump alot of nursing students. I know we lost at least 1/6 of our class to math our first semester (they weren't able to progres...

12. I'm a new nurse!

    Kim-rn posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi you all! I just graduated from an ASN program in December, and I will start working at my (small) hometown hospital next week. I'm SO excited. I've been reading this forum for a while now, and I've learned so much from you guys! I'm so proud to be...

13. Need advice-should I work between ASN & BSN degrees?

    Kim-rn replied to Kim-rn's topic in General Nursing

    No, no trick. I plan to work. I'm just wondering if my working between the ASN and BSN degrees would add some sort of value from an employer's viewpoint. If I went straight to the MSN degree, I realize that I would have to put in my time before I adv...

14. Need advice-should I work between ASN & BSN degrees?

    Kim-rn posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am in my second semester of an Associate degree program. I plan to enter the RN-to-BSN program in the future. Is it necessary to work before going into the BSN program? Has anyone gone straight from ASN to BSN? I suppose I should take the NCLEX aft...

15. Any nurses who thought about becoming MD's???

    Kim-rn replied to khoward172's topic in General Nursing

    I've thought about this, too! I will start my second semester in nursing school this fall, and so far, I have a 4.0 GPA. But I am 34 years old, and have two children. Isn't internship after medical school almost unsurvivable? If anyone has info/exper...