hecallsmeDuchess

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  1. Out of state license?

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to yogamom's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks OP for posting this question and to all that answered. I'm in a similar situation: I live in a compact state where I went to nursing school and listed as my primary state but will be moving to...

  2. Nurses not speaking english at work

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to Guest296136's topic in General Nursing

    Are these immigrants who are using services not paying taxes? If they're working overtime, does that not mean they are paying more taxes? Assuming they are actually paying their taxes from these jobs,...

  3. Nurses not speaking english at work

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to Guest296136's topic in General Nursing

    Can you tell me what is wrong with the bolded? If someone makes their money legitimately, how they spend it-sending it home, buying an SUV, going on a cruise-should really not be anyone's business....

  4. Dirty Needle Stick

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    Gosh, I hope you are okay. I can't even imagine what the feeling is like but I'm rooting for

  5. to go or not go to pinning ceremony?

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to LuvPedsNrsg's topic in General Nursing

    Ours was mandatory but I was planning to go anyway so that didn't matter to me. It was beautiful, I was glowing and happy to be finally done with the nursing program and my husband got to pin me. OP,...

  6. patient friend request on Facebook

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to birdwalk33's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you to OP for posting this, it made me go look at my FB account and put my privacy settings to use. I usually do a FB clean-up once in a while, this entails logging on and deleting people on my...

  7. Another fun music video...

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to Larry77's topic in Nursing Humor

    I loved the video. Looks like a nice place to

  8. New Grad RN-->No Jobs, Then what?

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to lperkrn's topic in Nursing Career

    Usually, I'm upbeat but today I'm just so depressed and down especially after I read an email from one of the places I applied to saying that I didn't fit what they were looking for. I can't even...

  9. Should I wash my hands before I pee????

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to Misslady113's topic in General Nursing

    I always wash my hands before and after using the bathroom (at work, in church, in school, and anywhere else that is not my home). I also Caviwipe my ID, my penlight, any pens I plan on taking home...

  10. do you have to necessary be a CNA to become an lpn?!

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to margueritef's topic in General Nursing

    I live in Texas and CNA certification was required for point system thingy for the LVN program at the community college I attended and it was also a required when I went to get my BSN. Whether or not...

  11. More Questions/Prayers Needed

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to elizabeth8503RN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry about all that is going on but I will be praying for

  12. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    As someone preparing to start a career as a nurse, after reading all these stories, I guess the most important thing I gleaned from these stories is that I have to be very careful as nurse and never...

  13. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    I read all the posts and I laughed at some and shuddered in horror at the others. The most disgusting tale here which has also left a permanent bitter taste in my mouth and grossed me out to no end is...

  14. Feeling weird about graduating

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to Peeker19's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, Peeker19, I'm with you too. I'll also be graduating next month but my dilemma is that I seem to like all areas of nursing and I feel like a dweeb when people ask what area I want to work in and I...

  15. States Who Have Banned HESI

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to Decemberblues's topic in HESI Entrance, Exit Exam

    Oh, I too am in favor of rigorous standards and I definitely know a thing or two about high stakes exams. My beef with this is that if this is going to be used to define whether a person graduates or...

  16. States Who Have Banned HESI

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to Decemberblues's topic in HESI Entrance, Exit Exam

    In my school, we take the HESI exam as a final for every nursing course at the end of the semester. Then there is this 'mother-of-all-HESI' (HESI exit exam)that is taken at the end of the third...

  17. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    Wow!Wow!!! Finally got to the end of the

  18. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    Finally got to the last page of this thread. Wow!!! I shall return and tell a few stories of my

  19. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    This is my second day reading this thread and I'm currently going to call it a night at page 71. I started at the beginning and I'm reading every single post and all I can really say now is wow!!!...

  20. Holy Heck I am SOOO scared!

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to Guest233447's topic in General Nursing

    First advice: Be positive. Stop all the negative thinking and focus on the now. Second advice: You'll be fine because what's in your heart, your passion will show and as time goes by you will get the...

  21. Instructor reamed me even though nurse said I did right thing..what do you think?

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to Angels_wearScrubs's topic in General Nursing

    OP, I think you did good. As a fellow student nurse, I totally saw everything through your eyes. Your instructor should have chosen a better time to correct what she perceived as your mistake, say...

  22. Instructor reamed me even though nurse said I did right thing..what do you think?

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to Angels_wearScrubs's topic in General Nursing

    It isn't just terrible tasting, it smells horrible too!

  23. Co-Worker not smelling so good

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to RelloydRN's topic in General Nursing

    Aww, that's nice, at least she admitted she uses roll-ons. Even if she doesn't get it, I bet you she'll go in the bathroom and lift her arms to see if she'll get a whiff. Unless something is wrong...

  24. Co-Worker not smelling so good

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to RelloydRN's topic in General Nursing

    I work with someone in the same predicament but thing is I haven't figured out how to tell him this or even if it's proper for me to do since we are of opposite sexes. I was sorely tempted though...

  25. Jobs while in Nursing Program

    hecallsmeDuchess replied to itsworthit's topic in General Nursing

    I work as a PCT in a hospital and a CNA at a nursing home, it's been great experience wise and oh so exciting when I run across something I learned in class at the