threelittlebirds

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1. Nurses are superhuman!

   threelittlebirds replied to Been there,done that's topic in General Nursing

   My first three years of nursing school, I was sick (miserably sick!!!) for a week every two months. Sinus infections, tonsillitis, colds, the flu...Now that I'm finishing up my fourth year, I haven't...

2. how do you think my interview went?

   threelittlebirds replied to Sh0rtyking's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

   Sounds like it went very well :) Hang in there, good

3. How to interpret ecg strips

   threelittlebirds replied to nurserider's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

   Honestly, I couldn't "get" ECGs until I took ACLS and PALS and had to memorize them. My instructors taught them, but I never really understood until I sat down with the material right in front of me...

4. Junior in high school, interested in becoming a nurse but confused!

   threelittlebirds replied to lwang's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   Something else to consider- going out of state for your education. The college I am graduating from has an excellent nursing program, and it was not difficult to get into, if your grades are good. (I...

5. Junior in high school, interested in becoming a nurse but confused!

   threelittlebirds replied to lwang's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   Okay, I'm not comfortable with the personal judgments going on in this thread, everyone is entitled to their own opinion. This forum is not, contrary to popular belief, about exchanging harsh...

6. New RN, what kind of makeup can I use to cover a tattoo?

   threelittlebirds replied to lilybug12's topic in First Year After Licensure

   My boyfriend has to cover his tattoos, and he wears long-sleeved underarmour heat gear. It actually keeps him cooler. They also make flesh colored sleeves that you can wear just on that arm to cover...

7. going rate of pay for dialysis nurses

   threelittlebirds replied to aellisrn's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   New grad, northwest, acute/chronic, $23/hour. Hope this

8. SCALE DRAMA

   threelittlebirds replied to GitanoRN's topic in General Nursing

   Mine too! About 10 lbs when you factor in clothes and some food in your gut. As much as I realize that they don't care, I don't want that number on my

9. "But for me, 98.4 means I have a fever...."

   threelittlebirds replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

   I can see how it can get really annoying with people behaving this way...but I know how it feels to be on the other side of it. I was in urgent care once for what my primary care later determined was...

10. I caught a cheating classmate

    threelittlebirds replied to eclinicgal's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    There are still people in my nursing class (graduating in 8 weeks) who cheated their way through a&p and who knows how many other classes. Our school has a 95-100% NCLEX pass rate. I sure hope it...

11. Pursuing Primary Care: MD vs NP

    threelittlebirds replied to Loux's topic in General Nursing

    You will likely get a lot more time with your patients as an NP...and the focus of care is very different. It's a lot more holistic, caring for the whole person as opposed to treating a clinical...

12. What does the RN do all day?

    threelittlebirds replied to nolamomx2's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Wow! I'm doing my final clinical rotation in dialysis and it is nothing like this...all LPNs and RNs, mixture of acute and chronic, no more than 4 patients/nurse...in a hospital, I always get a lunch...

13. So I guess it is true...

    threelittlebirds replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Students

    Perhaps in the future, you will compare your skills to those around you and perform ongoing self evaluation...so as to not be reliant on the preceptors who've failed

14. So I guess it is true...

    threelittlebirds replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Students

    Of course the clinical instructor can be wrong. But so can you. You solicited advice on a public forum, and you're getting it. I'm sorry that every person who reads your posts does not agree with your...

15. Feeling pretty negligent and the size of an ant right now

    threelittlebirds replied to mLPN79's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Can I ask what they were investigating/how it all turned out? Glad it's worked out for you and you're feeling better, knowing it wasn't your fault