queenjulie

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  1. Dismissed from nursing program for taking a prescribed narcotic!

    queenjulie replied to Andysmom25's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    YIKES! That is awful. I agree with the others--call your state board of nursing. Honestly, I don't know what they'll say; yes, normally, as long as you have a prescription, you are good to go. But...

  2. East Asian Languages and Culture Major ---> Transition to Nursing?

    queenjulie replied to Lowbrid's topic in General Students

    I'm a second-career nursing student who has a bachelor's in linguistics and English and took exactly one science course and NO math courses in my entire undergraduate program. I am halfway through...

  3. what percentage of your job involves poop?

    queenjulie replied to onedayitllbeme's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think there's anything wrong with wanting to know this--better to ask early then to find out later that it's not for you! I'm a second-career nursing student, and I just finished the first...

  4. How do you deal with some of the things you see?

    queenjulie replied to mego_rn's topic in Burn

    Dancer3, I would make a new post for this instead of just replying to an old one, that way more people will see it. It sounds

  5. Nitropaste for IV infiltration?

    queenjulie posted a topic in Patient Medications

    I just saw a post from several years ago about amiodarone infiltration possibly causing severe edema, redness, and pain in a peripheral IV site (the entire arm was edematous). A respondent said: "Our...

  6. Is it just me???

    queenjulie replied to sweet_von's topic in General Students

    "C = RN" is the most important formula to remember from nursing school! :) Seriously, it is HARD, mostly because the test questions are so completely different than any other test you have ever taken....

  7. blood sample with a butterfly needle

    queenjulie replied to kantuta's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you so much for sharing that! I always put the bevel up, like you're supposed to, but I never knew

  8. What does an RN First Assist do?

    queenjulie replied to singleumm's topic in General Nursing

    They are surgical nurses who can do things like move retractors and finish up surgeries--they can actually stitch surgical wounds closed after the surgeon is finished with the

  9. Saying a Prayer

    queenjulie replied to UcStudentNurse's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I would say something like, "I'm happy to pray with you. Do you have a favorite prayer?" I absolutely would *not* do what @lvnrn2bee said--that kind of prayer is clearly Christian, and you have no...

  10. Blister Pack Blues & The Dreaded Med Pass

    queenjulie replied to croppyRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Wow, that's awful. I'm only a student, but the 35 people in my class just did a nursing home rotation, and we each had to do three med passes, so that's 105 med passes in total. We did a long...

  11. UNE online physiology course

    queenjulie replied to AZnurse_2B's topic in General Students

    If you end up taking a class from them, please post about it on here! I'm probably going to take a couple of classes for them after I finish my ADN to prep for an RN-MSN bridge program, but I haven't...

  12. Advice for "seasoned" individual going for RN

    queenjulie replied to Buckaroo93's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in a similar situation--I have a BA and MBA and over ten years of experience in publishing, but there were no jobs available, so I finally left the field and went into nursing. I'm now halfway...

  13. Pharmacology HELP!

    queenjulie replied to mamatovanda's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    OMG, I *hated* those drugs. I'm sorry, I don't have any special tricks to share with you--I just had to straight up memorize them, and it was GRUELING. I learn best by writing, and the only thing that...

  14. Need major help regarding nursing math, unique circumstance

    queenjulie replied to Nat706's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I absolutely agree with @LadyinScrubs--talk to your school's disable students counselor! It sounds like not only math anxiety and a poor math preparation due to your background, but possible...

  15. University to Community College

    queenjulie replied to SMCCdude14's topic in General Students

    I'm in the same situation as MJ--I have two previous degrees from universities, and am now going back to nursing school at a community college due to lack of jobs in my field. My school did give me...

  16. Torn between NCLEX books for study??

    queenjulie replied to crey29's topic in General Students

    I agree with the others--Saunders is actually a required textbook for our nursing program, and most people seem to really like it and find it

  17. Can you prick a diabetic too hard?

    queenjulie replied to esunada's topic in General Nursing

    Just keep going slow! :) I cannot tell you how many pills I shot out onto the floor my first semester of nursing school. It was horribly embarrassing. But I just do it directly, straight into the cup...

  18. Are some people just not cut out for ICU?

    queenjulie replied to TigerGalLE's topic in MICU, SICU

    I know this is off topic, but what would you consider a good amount of time to keep a pneumonia patient up OOB? I'm a student RN, and I've had nurses tell me that my patient can't get back in bed yet...

  19. Holistic Nursing, as opposed to... (II)

    queenjulie replied to MunoRN's topic in Holistic

    I completely agree. Although I am a big proponent of using nutrition, acupuncture, and other alternative treatments instead of pharmacology, using the word "holistic" as a name for that makes no...

  20. Which NCLEX book?

    queenjulie replied to windmill182's topic in General Students

    I would call your school and ask, if they are available over the summer. Our program requires a specific NCLEX prep book as part of our textbook purchases, so buying a random one first might be a...

  21. Tips for learning vag exams

    queenjulie replied to 88nurse2010's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I agree with @Nurseynightnight--if you are a woman, check your own! It changes texture and depth every few days as you go through the menstrual cycle, and it can help you get to know how your own body...

  22. Will this ticket get me denied?

    queenjulie replied to LBSUMurguia's topic in General Students

    You're lucky--I've actually heard of people having to register as a sex offender after things like public urination and public nudity (like streaking at a football game, etc.). It's crazy, but those...

  23. Will this ticket get me denied?

    queenjulie replied to LBSUMurguia's topic in General Students

    I can't imagine it will be a problem, as long as it won't stop you from practicing as a nurse. At our school, they said if you have anything on your record, check with the board of nursing to make...

  24. SUPPLIES!!!!

    queenjulie replied to Shandra2008's topic in General Students

    I know it's not as fun, but I would wait. Start saving up money to buy your supplies, because yes, they are expensive, but don't do it yet--especially don't buy scrubs! My school (and most, as far as...

  25. Microbiology and Anatomy and Physiology II online?

    queenjulie replied to kammel's topic in General Students

    I hope that's not true, because my RN school has labs for all it's A&P courses, and there is no dissecting in any of them, or even touching of real anatomical parts--everything is done with...