RedSox33RN

RedSox33RN

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  1. Care Plan Template

    RedSox33RN replied to RainDreamer's topic in General Students

    Geez, and guess what I'M doing right now (okay, what I'm SUPPOSED to be doing)??? LOL That will come in very handy! Thanks!

  2. Anyone go through a divorce while in Nursing school?

    RedSox33RN replied to NewEnglandRN's topic in General Students

    I'm going through a seperation and divorce now. It's very difficult, only because I'm trying to find a place to live, so am still here now. I need to find a place big enough for myself and 4 kids...

  3. How far/long is your drive to school/clinicals?

    RedSox33RN replied to Lisa Michelle's topic in General Students

    I drive an hour and 15 minutes to school each way, and a little less than that to clinical (the hospital I'm assigned at is about 2 miles from the school). Since I have to be at the hospital at 6:45,...

  4. A word of encouragement

    RedSox33RN replied to CCU NRS's topic in General Students

    Thank you so much for posting that. I do think at times I have lost focus and become discouraged, and I'm only in my first semester. I'm learning to shrug many things off that I've been told by...

  5. Offended by Prayer

    RedSox33RN replied to CCU NRS's topic in General Nursing

    I would not be offended at all, whether a Christian, Jew, Wiccan - whomever wanted to say a prayer or good thought for me and those I've left behind. I can see how some would not want such a thing,...

  6. Lexapro - Want off...advice please?

    RedSox33RN replied to Ashera's topic in General Nursing

    Please, PLEASE check with your doc. I tried to stop Paxil several years ago by myself (stupidly, I admit) because I'd gained 25 lbs. I became so dizzy and lightheaded after only one day, I honestly...

  7. Bad drug choice by DR.-scary! long rant

    RedSox33RN replied to okie2's topic in General Nursing

    As an added note, I think again of the STUPIDITY in prescribing Fioricet, not only because she's pregnant (though that's the biggest reason) but because butalbital only works for certain types of...

  8. Bad drug choice by DR.-scary! long rant

    RedSox33RN replied to okie2's topic in General Nursing

    I was prescribed Fioricet during my first pregnancy also. Scary, and I NEVER took it, even though I had a raging headache. Turned out I had gestational diabetes, and my fluctuating blood sugars were...

  9. How is this possible? Being Diagnosed with type 1 Diabetes at 20

    RedSox33RN replied to Still Riding's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    I was dx'd with Type 1 at age 29. Nothing makes you feel young like being dx'd with Juvenile Diabetes at that age!! LOL (I know they don't call it that anymore though :) ) Truly, it can happen at...

  10. How is this possible? Being Diagnosed with type 1 Diabetes at 20

    RedSox33RN replied to Still Riding's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    I was dx'd with Type 1 at age 29. Nothing makes you feel young like being dx'd with Juvenile Diabetes at that age!! LOL (I know they don't call it that anymore though :) ) Truly, it can happen at...

  11. Lost Trust in Allheart.com

    RedSox33RN replied to NurseFirst's topic in General Nursing

    I've only ordered once from them, and it arrived in about 2 weeks time, but after reading thread after thread on here about their total lack of customer service, no way will I order from them again....

  12. LPN Licensure for RN'S?

    RedSox33RN replied to JWB's topic in General Nursing

    At our school, and I think all others, you can't sit for the LPN until you are 3 semesters through the RN program. Many do it, I've heard, for NCLEX practice, or to start working before taking the RN...

  13. Radio station giving away Flu shots

    RedSox33RN replied to RNKPCE's topic in General Nursing

    That's horrible!! I had to jump through many hoops to get mine (as a Type 1), but eventually found that our Occupational Health clinic had some. I was so thrilled, I paid double the amount and told...

  14. mydriasis and Strattera for ADHD

    RedSox33RN replied to jenac's topic in General Nursing

    My son was on Strattera for all of his 4th grade year. He HATED it. It made him tired and upset his stomach, no matter what we did. He doesn't have hyperactivity, just ADD, so we stopped it this...

  15. ? about giving shots

    RedSox33RN replied to PCGrad06's topic in General Students

    Just an FYI, I was given a shot of Phenergan (or Demerol) in the shoulder once, and the RN hit something. Not only did it hurt like a SOB (not just the regular burning from the Phenergan), but my...

  16. What happens if you hit bone in an inj?

    RedSox33RN replied to weeble's topic in General Nursing

    I've hit bone giving myself an insulin injection. I bent the needle, but not where it hit the bone, but where it attaches to the syringe when I jumped pulling it back out! LOL I think it scared me...

  17. before clinical breakfast ideas?

    RedSox33RN replied to kimhaw's topic in General Students

    A protein bar or some peanut butter crackers are GREAT to carry in your pocket. I'm diabetic and have to keep something with me at all times. I always have glucose tablets (yuck, dry as chalk!), but...

  18. I have been impersonated-Input please

    RedSox33RN replied to Cubby's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. I had credit cards accounts opened in my name, but Thank God I discovered it before they were used. After all my research, it is downright SCARY to know someone is using your name for...

  19. Any "C" student graduates???

    RedSox33RN replied to Dublin37's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I wish! In my school, anyone in the nursing program must obtain a B- or better in ANY class, nursing and non-nursing. If you get a C+ in A&P or Micro, you get one chance to take it again, and...

  20. Need to interview RN doing Adult Day Care Nursing

    RedSox33RN posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'm looking for another resource for my Community Service Paper on Adult Day Care Center nursing. Specifically, things I would like to know are: 1) A description of the center and how it serves your...

  21. wrist watch, fob watch or lanyard watch?

    RedSox33RN replied to monstermunch's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    We're only allowed to use lanyards if they are break-away ones. Too many confused pt's to pull on them, or things to catch them on. My watch has been a GREAT ice-breaker. It's a Red Sox watch, and...

  22. Are second semester RN students allowed to take lpn boards?

    RedSox33RN replied to sandie523's topic in General Nursing

    We can after our 3rd semester also, but since your then only 16 weeks away from an RN, it's not worth the money - unless there was an unforseen emergency or something, and could not complete the last...

  23. Are second semester RN students allowed to take lpn boards?

    RedSox33RN replied to sandie523's topic in General Nursing

    We can after our 3rd semester also, but since your then only 16 weeks away from an RN, it's not worth the money - unless there was an unforseen emergency or something, and could not complete the last...

  24. when you are stressed about school, do you smoke cigarettes?

    RedSox33RN replied to sad's topic in General Students

    Unfortunately, it takes a LONG time for that feeling of needing a cigarette to go away. I quit smoking when I was first found out I was pregnant with my daughter, and she's a month away from her 14th...

  25. when you are stressed about school, do you smoke cigarettes?

    RedSox33RN replied to sad's topic in General Students

    Unfortunately, it takes a LONG time for that feeling of needing a cigarette to go away. I quit smoking when I was first found out I was pregnant with my daughter, and she's a month away from her 14th...