KareBear0609

KareBear0609

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  1. FAFSA for nursing students based on parents?

    KareBear0609 replied to newmusic's topic in General Students

    That is not always the case. I am 22, and I do not put anything on my FAFSA about my

  2. Is this professional?

    KareBear0609 replied to Jenni811's topic in General Nursing

    I think it is unprofessional. I worked as a secretary at a very relaxed, small office. I came in from my lunch break one time and had been working for about an hour when my boss saw me and promptly...

  3. Postpartum pericare

    KareBear0609 replied to rn4babies63's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Not a nurse, but I will tell you that all I did was (after I went to the bathroom) use the squirt bottle with warm water. If you shower daily, you shouldn't need to do all that extra stuff. I never...

  4. Nutrition

    KareBear0609 replied to my4helpers's topic in General Students

    Yes, it involves math. And, it is a tough class. I have (had) a 4.0 and this class gave me my first 'B'. Tough

  5. How can I best assure that I'll get job after nursing school?

    KareBear0609 replied to Skylarslaughter's topic in General Nursing

    That's because no one seems to care about providing medical care anymore. It's all about customer service - kissing @$$ to get those high

  6. My LTC experience doesnt count :( HELP!!

    KareBear0609 replied to rainbowsandsunshine's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Same situation with CNA's. LTC experience doesn't

  7. What to buy/read before starting nursing school!

    KareBear0609 replied to GamerGirL337's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I haven't started nursing school yet, but I just bought the Saunders NCLEX book. I also bought a nursing diagnosis book and a care plan book. I had extra grant money for the college book store so I...

  8. Who is a professional nurse?

    KareBear0609 replied to jmqphd's topic in General Nursing

    I find it funny that dietary wears scrubs! Nurses and tech's need to wear scrubs.. that's

  9. Why am I now the enemy?

    KareBear0609 replied to FancypantsRN's topic in General Nursing

    That is why there are PCT's, like myself, who would love to work in a hospital helping the nurses with stuff they don't have time for and stuff that I am perfectly capable of doing. It's a shame that...

  10. Basic care questions

    KareBear0609 replied to deetrain's topic in General Nursing

    I would guess this is probably a homework assignment! Read the questions and think about them for a second. Would you wipe yourself from back to

  11. Rude Nurses

    KareBear0609 replied to (**!!needaname!!**)'s topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    They must have forgotten that they were once a

  12. whinny nurses

    KareBear0609 replied to Nurse-One's topic in General Nursing

    I disagree that students know what they are getting into before they enter nursing

  13. I may have been the recipent of a botched ortho surgery... HELP!?!

    KareBear0609 replied to HM7380's topic in General Nursing

    Don't have any advice for you because I am not a nurse. But I bet the only responses you are going to get is that no one on AN is allowed to offer you any medical

  14. Top review books for nursing school prep?

    KareBear0609 replied to asilvey3's topic in General Students

    I don't start nursing school for a while but I had extra grant money left over for the book store so I just bought a care plan book, NCLEX book (Saunders), and a nursing diagnosis

  15. How did everyone do in your Spring classes?

    KareBear0609 replied to lifelearningrn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    B in nutrition, B (maybe an A, not sure yet until our final is graded) in my Patient Care Technician course, and an A in English 102. Now on to summer classes....... sociology and

  16. PCT/ Nursing Student Tech scope of practice?

    KareBear0609 replied to mamaxmaria's topic in General Nursing

    I just finished up my PCT course yesterday. We learned "finger sticks", venipunctures, D/C IV's, D/C foleys, cleaning wounds, bandaging body parts, EKG's, cultures, and reviewed all the basic CNA...

  17. Patient who is on his call light every 3-5 minutes ALL night long

    KareBear0609 replied to hollyberry678's topic in General Nursing

    Hide the light.... I

  18. can u be a nurse with hyperhidrosis?

    KareBear0609 replied to kmccl0013's topic in General Nursing

    The surgery I got was called Endoscopic Thoracic Sympathectomy (ETS). I got in done in May of 2007. I had to fight really hard for my insurance company (BCBS of IL PPO) to pay for it - went through...

  19. Do you do venipunctures as a nurse?

    KareBear0609 replied to CassB's topic in General Nursing

    I just finished up a PCT (patient care technician) course, which was one semester. That was a big part of our skills learned - we had to demonstrate that we could do finger sticks and venipunctures....

  20. Just for fun; Quotes you use for encourgement

    KareBear0609 replied to havehope's topic in General Students

    My all time FAVORITE quote: "Accept conditions as they exist or accept the responsibility for changing

  21. Money for Books

    KareBear0609 posted a topic in General Students

    I have been awarded $300 for books for the summer semester. It's use it or lose it. I don't need to buy any books so I was thinking about buying some NCLEX books. I am not in nursing school yet and...

  22. Goofy gift for new nurse manager buddy

    KareBear0609 replied to kool-aide, RN's topic in General Nursing

    An "easy" button

  23. uic 2011 bsn

    KareBear0609 replied to uic-bsn-prospect's topic in Illinois Nursing

    Can I ask what you GPA is? I am very interested in

  24. Northern Illinois University

    KareBear0609 replied to KareBear0609's topic in Illinois Nursing

    Did you decide to accept their offer or are you going somewhere

  25. Is it okay for a CNA to call herself a nurse?

    KareBear0609 replied to Mrs. SnowStormRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I respond when someone calls me a nurse. I'm not a nurse though, I'm a CNA. But, I'm not going to explain to a 98 year old CONFUSED resident that I'm not a nurse, I'm a CNA and that isn't the same...