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  1. Seizures Real vs Fake

    princess pickles posted a topic in Correctional

    There was a patient/IM that had a possible seizure and the staff that responded were claiming that it was fake because she was alert and oriented. How do you handle this situation, and how do you...

  2. Insulin tips for no bubbles in syringe

    princess pickles posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi all, I need some help. I have tried every trick I have been told of. I am having trouble keeping bubbles out of the syringe. As soon as you start to draw insulin into the syringe there is a divit...

  3. Insulin tips for no bubbles in syringe

    princess pickles replied to princess pickles's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for all the input. I will try some of the advice given. Thanks All

  4. Seizures Real vs Fake

    princess pickles replied to princess pickles's topic in Correctional

    Thanks for all the information. I laughed at the instant

  5. Corrections and wearing skirts

    princess pickles posted a topic in Correctional

    Just out of curiosity, are scrub skirts allowed in correctional nursing? I didn't know if this would be viewed as a safety issue. Really just

  6. Corrections and wearing skirts

    princess pickles replied to princess pickles's topic in Correctional

    @rob72 & chulada77... well I learned the hard way the first day I wore a skirt because I had orientation elsewhere and then to the facility. I thought maybe classroom setting learning computer...

  7. Corrections and wearing skirts

    princess pickles replied to princess pickles's topic in Correctional

    True, thanks for the info. I start a job next week and normally I wear skirts in the hospital setting. In the OR I wore what was provided and I just started thinking about where I will be working...

  8. How did you find a job as a new grad?

    princess pickles replied to rn_yogi's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I graduated May 2010. I had interviews in So Cal and Central Cal. I had a job offer for a position at a hospital in the desert. This contract was rescended a week before I was to start work. Very...

  9. Dream job if you weren't an RN

    princess pickles replied to EDnursetobe's topic in General Nursing

    I also would like to own my own bakery. I would love to decorate cakes and cookies for a living/fun. I do it to relax

  10. Can I still be a great nurse if I am shy/introverted?

    princess pickles replied to onlyj's topic in General Nursing

    How do you do one-on-one? I am shy as well but I do great with my patients. The more comfortable you become with a setting you may do better too. The more I am around the same people I become more...

  11. Ever see "FULL LET" for code status?

    princess pickles replied to shygoofyone's topic in General Nursing

    I had an instructor from Maine and to her a Johnnie was a

  12. med-surg..the "trailer trash" area of nursing??

    princess pickles replied to nightengalegoddess's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Well guess what? You now have to have experience to get into a med-surg position. I am considered a "stale" new grad because I still have not been able to find a job. I have applied to countless...

  13. Graduated 12/10, still no job, giving up...

    princess pickles replied to RNtslifka's topic in First Year After Licensure

    hey, I graduated in May 2010 and still no job. Had one, but they retracted their offer a week before I was to start. Bummer, yes. All the males in my class and a recent one from the most current class...

  14. New grad job woes - question (long)

    princess pickles replied to Kringe38's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I feel your pain. I graduated May 2010. Still no job. I am 42 also. Had one job I was suppose to start last week, but a week before the start date I got a call that due to budget issues (they are in a...

  15. California doesn't accept BSNs from Chamberlain College of Nursing?

    princess pickles replied to RN122's topic in California Nursing

    This is the reply from the CA BRN..." The BRN approves prelicensure nursing programs (those that prepare you to take the licensing exam and get your license in California as an RN). The BRN has no...

  16. California doesn't accept BSNs from Chamberlain College of Nursing?

    princess pickles replied to RN122's topic in California Nursing

    Oh my that is news to me. I am currently taking these classes and didn't know. Oh my. I need to find out now. Thanks for the heads

  17. does edema hurt?

    princess pickles replied to blackbird singing's topic in General Nursing

    Yes edema on the legs is painful. As a nursing student, my first day of a 12 hour shift during Leadership, my legs swelled when I got home. I had pitting edema on my lower legs. When I went back the...

  18. Ok, this one hasn't been done in a while....

    princess pickles replied to FancypantsRN's topic in General Nursing

    My husband called me his princess when we were dating. Then I became Princess Pickles after an old TV show he used to watch. The husband called his wife

  19. Night Shift 1 hr commute: tips to arrive home alive

    princess pickles replied to babblingbrook's topic in General Nursing

    I have been doing a lot of driving lately. Getting ready for a job that I will have to commute to, too. Sunflower seeds are amazing!! I think the brain wakes up because you have to figure out how to...

  20. CA RN needs to move out of state

    princess pickles posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I graduated in May of 2010 and live in CA. How do you go about finding jobs in other states. Do you have to have a license for each state as you apply? We obviously need to move somewhere, I don't...

  21. Loma Linda University Medical Center New Grad 2011

    princess pickles replied to Nurzelady's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Wow 500 apps, good luck

  22. Holy Abscess! Not for the faint of heart

    princess pickles replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I am amazed that I was not grossed out, I was amused... I must be sick! Or a

  23. I Wanna Be An ER Nurse

    princess pickles replied to texicannc's topic in Emergency

    Love

  24. CA RN needs to move out of state

    princess pickles replied to princess pickles's topic in General Nursing

    @abeecal2010 I have BLS, ACLS, PALS and apparently this is not enough. I was told by a recruiter that they don't want me because I graduated in May. They only want the ones just graduating. She said...

  25. Loma Linda Children's 2011

    princess pickles replied to MisterSimba's topic in California Nursing

    I agree, the anticipation is killing