lilbiskit78

Let me apologize in advance for the long post, but I feel the whole story is necessary. I am new to school nursing started in February for a 3-4 grade school. I am dealing with an angry parent situation and I am not sure what, if anything, that I di...

Purple Scrubs thank you so much for all the advice. I am trying to set standards for what needs to come to the nurse and what doesn't but there are so many gray areas.....like headaches. Alot of kiddos c/o headache or stomach ache they know these are...

Hi everyone! I am new to school nursing (only a month now) and my clinic visits are super high and I need some advice as to how to lower them. I am running ragged and can't get anything done except see kiddos. We have 650 students in my school (3rd a...

At my hospital, they usually write "continue home meds" and then if they are starting any new home meds the doc will leave a script for the new med on the chart. Sometimes they don't write anything.......LOL.......they write, "D/C home" and nothing ...

Grin, Isn't it weird that Aggie and I work at the same place? I thought it was crazy, however, they are a big hospital in our area, so I guess it's not too strange. I never did figure out who Aggienurse was.........I didn't want to stand up and yel...

Hey, aggienurse! I kind of figured this out last week when I saw where you live; we work at the same place! You must not be doing a critical care area.....I am, so that is why my orientation is a few weeks longer than the regular orientation. The ...

CONGRATS HOLLI!!! :balloons: Way to go on your new job.....hope you love it! Lil

My first day was all classroom and still is! (M-F, 8-5)! I think starting next week we will have some time on the floor and some in the classroom.....but I have to do classroom stuff until the 1st or 2nd week in August (YIKES!! Thought I was done w...

Grin, Jefferson is in Marion County.....it's about 15 minutes from here and a fun place to go for looking at older stuff. They have really beautiful B&Bs everywhere, that would be a nice thing to do for your mom. They have a lot of historic homes...

Hey, Grin! You don't live too far, do you? I've never been to First Monday, but I've heard it's awesome, although somewhat of a madhouse!! Jefferson is a really neat town too, my husband and I spent our wedding night in one of the haunted hotels t...

CONGRATS TO YOU BOTH!!

Also start Monday the 13th for orientation, critical care, day shift. Went and bought scrubs today.....getting really nervous! Aggienurse, are you working at GSMC? I live in Marshall.......you will know where that is!!! Lil

Did anyone else take the NCLEX today, 6/6?? I finished in about 45 minutes, 75 questions, and felt like I didn't know the answers to any of them!!! It is crazy how they make that test! I didn't really study for it (I have been studying for it for 3...

congrats!!!!! :balloons:

I live in TX and they participate in the quick results; my results were not posted until exactly 48 hours after my test time. I did schedule my test on a Monday so I wouldn't run into weekends, so I do not know if they post results over a weekend or ...

Hi, everyone! Took my NCLEX on 6/6 and found out this morning I PASSED!! I am a Registered Nurse now!! Finally! Thank you everyone who wished me well, and good luck to those still waiting & testing soon! Lil

Congrats to everyone! Sunshine, I hope you find out something soon!

Congrats everyone who passed the NCLEX!! :balloons:

thank you everyone!!!! :)

I thought it was hard as %*@(@%!!! It is true what they say, you really do feel like you answered everything wrong!! I was horrified, especially b/c I did not study........I was afraid I blew it by not studying. I was a very good student, so I was...

I think you are taking the correct dose, 0.4mg (or 400mcg) is the recommended daily dose of folic acid, UNLESS you have a history of having children with neural tube defects (ie, had a baby w/spina bifida), then the dose is much higher, 4MG a day I t...

Sending you good luck vibes! Just remember, everyone feels like crud after taking the test.......feeling like you did bad is NOT an indication that you actually did bad!!! You made it through nursing school, you can make it through this! Good luck...

CONGRATS!!!!

Good luck to you, hope you hear something soon! Lil

What she said about the pre-op abx was "pre-op abx is a standard of care and it is often overlooked by hospital staff".....that may be an exact quote.....not sure if word for word but she did make that statement.....I remember b/c that bothered me so...