sparklie.lady

sparklie.lady has 4 years experience and specializes in CVSICU, Cardiac Cath Lab.

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1. University of Cincinnati FNP fall 2013 anyone???

   sparklie.lady replied to Christelize's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   I rented most of the books from Amazon. The only ones I though were worth buying (because I may need them someday) were pathophysiology and advanced health assessment. The pharm books we get for...

2. Choosing a FNP Program: USA vs. UC??

   sparklie.lady replied to mmgRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   I'm halfway through UC's FNP program, feel free to PM me if you have any specific questions about the program. Good luck deciding

3. University of Cincinnati FNP fall 2013 anyone???

   sparklie.lady replied to Christelize's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   Hello! I'm halfway through UC's online FNP program. I'm still working full-time with a nine-year-old and it's rough, but doable. My best advice is this: forget about a social life and a clean house!...

4. Is it possible to go through fnp program online and have newborn and toddler?

   sparklie.lady replied to *Butterfly8*'s topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   My 2 cents...I'm halfway through an online FNP program while working full-time with a 9 year old. I'm not going to lie...it's rough...and I haven't even started clinicals yet. The biggest challenge...

5. So...What Kind of Nursing Task Do You LIKE?

   sparklie.lady replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

   I love settling in a fresh heart from the OR... Getting the lines untangled and labeled... Getting my gtts trusted just right... I love stripping chest tubes... Suctioning... Washing faces... No one...

6. What I learned this week (7/11/15)

   sparklie.lady replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

   I learned that a whole weeks' vacation is awesome and I really don't miss either of my jobs (and that my tween daughter is an awesome little person). (And that new York state liquor laws are dumb and...

7. advice between 2 job offers

   sparklie.lady replied to blangsto's topic in General Nursing

   Well, I don't know where you're from, but all I can say is that my only regret in life (so far, I'm only 40) is that I've never lived farther than 45 minutes from where I was born. If you can, take...

8. PRN

   sparklie.lady replied to beeker's topic in General Nursing

   PRN (and a full time job) here! I work 48 hours every six weeks to keep the position. (Luckily right now, my unit is dangerously understaffed, so I rarely get cancelled.). Good luck! If you can...

9. What nursing task do you loathe???

   sparklie.lady replied to richardgecko's topic in General Nursing

   Vomit. Can't stand it at work, can't stand it at home. Give me a good endotracheal suction any day! Something so satisfying about seeing the tubing fill up with nasty mucous

10. How do you get to Blue from the mobile app?

    sparklie.lady replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    Darn. I am so sorry for your family's

11. You should know better

    sparklie.lady replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    Never met a bottle of wine that I didn't like... Or finish! And I'm a little fat since I like ice cream more than exercise! I refuse to consider my coffee habit a bad

12. What I learned this week (7/4/15)....

    sparklie.lady replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I learned that even if you don't like the job itself, the fact that coworkers will show up OUTSIDE of work hours on a holiday to help one of our own makes it a great place to work! I learned that no...

13. University of Cincinnati Fall FNP 2015

    sparklie.lady replied to EdgRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Count me in...I got my acceptance email to the fall cohort today! Anyone from the CLE

14. New grad and I love my job!

    sparklie.lady replied to 1968cowgirl's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Great for you! :) I am also a new grad who is loving it so

15. Not hired if you smoke?

    sparklie.lady replied to havehope's topic in General Nursing

    Checking in from Ohio--my hospital tests new employees for nicotine as well. They also do a lot to help current employees stop. They also tie health insurance costs to wellness checks. The way it...