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FOLEY....AIRWAY, BREATHING, CIRCULATION! was a joke that I read in another thread on this site! Come on guys, cardiac nurses are ACLS certified and RUN codes every once in awhile!

Thanks for the advice - will have to modify my practice some. It may be awhile before I get to the ED there are just no ER jobs in my area! ARRRGH!

Now granted, I'm a cardiac tele nurse and for the most part I do focused assessments. But I still like to get a look from head to toe and besides vs/rhythm, check mental status, heart sounds/apical pulse, lungs sounds, bowel sounds/last BM, peripher...

Boy, our unit/nurses are going to have to become WAY more creative! You folks are histerical! Last week on my tele unit I had a 25 YO that I called 'problem child' - that was the best I could come up with. I found him in the shower with his tele moni...

Hi, I have 4 Jack Russell Terriers and I work 3 12.5 hour nights a week. I house them in 4 separate indoor/outdoor runs. Inside is 4x4 heated and airconditioned. The outside is 4x8 on concrete and shaded. Both areas have beds. Of course they have...

4.0 for the first 2 of 4 semesters, and graduated with a 3.8 - I only ever received 2 B's. It can be done - you can do it! Alisha

Any hospital in the world will.

While in school........I DIDN'T!!!!!!!! Alisha:rotfl:

Hi Yup, have run up $22,000 in student loans just getting an ADN in 22 months. As far as I know, you can continue to get loans as long as you remain a student. Now as far as full/part time are concerned, I'm not sure. Good luck! Alisha

Hello, I am a new nurse (just passed boards on Jan 11) and my husband was just diagnosed with Chiari Malformation. The neurosurgeon finally saw him/us on Jan 18 - the original dx was made by his ortho Dr back in mid-Nov. It took us 2 months to get ...

Thanks for all the kind words and advice. The Dr that has done 300+ graduated med school in 1955 - so he may have been one of the first surgeons to do this. And a large number of Chiari surgeries per year per surgeon is 5. So we're still searching ...

And now am waiting for results. I have been working hard and waiting for 3 years for this moment and now am completely numb. I find reading the sticky "what to do while waiting for test results" amusing. And I just wanted to admonish those in nursing...

The hospital at which I just accepted a position has on site child care from 0630 to 1930 M-F and if your child is sick they offer in home sick child care at low cost. It was voted one of the 50 best places to work by Women's magazine. Alisha

I Passed!!!!!! Alisha

Thanks for the info and well wishes. The thought did actually cross my mind to go to Ohio's license lookup site. Maybe I'll do that, save the $10 and know for sure "OFFICIALLY"! Congratulations to you! Alisha

thank you guys... Alisha

As I stated in my post, I just took the NCLEX today (1-11-06) and I graduated on 12-9-05. There was a problem with my application to the state board of nursing (ohio) - and it is their policy not to contact the applicant regarding the status of the ...

I pray all went well with your test today. When will you get the results? Keep us posted Alisha

Hello to All, And goodbye to All I suppose, I finally graduated with honors on Friday after 22 months of school. I achieved a 3.7 cumulative GPA and received the Alumni Award of Outstanding Graduate in the Class of Dec. 2005 I guess I'll move on t...

Thanks you guys! These posting boards contain the most uplifting people I have ever had the pleasure of conversing with! Alisha

I have my LAST FINAL on Monday......well, then there is that little itty bitty test they call NCLEX, but from my experience our school's test are much harder than any thing you see on NCLEX (as reported from past grads - our college has a 97.8% pass ...

Oh please, if it is still possible to get a list of these that would be great! In fact, I'm sitting here taking a study break - studying for the second to the last test before I graduate in Dec!!!!! The laughing has rejuvenated me - I think I can ma...

In my 1st semester of nursing there were 70 of us, I am now in the 4th semester (the last) and have gone through without a break - continuously and there are 32 of us that started the 1st semester with me. 40? will be graduating with me on Dec 9.

Hi All, I applied online to the same health care conglomerate were I am enroled in school. I found out that as a new grad one can only work as a PCA (pt care asst) but with the classification as a PCA-2, until one attains a license and until that tim...

Thanks so much for the info! Going to apply today! Alisha