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  1. HESI Questions & Encouragement Needed!

    bewitched posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    so, i was a great student in high school and got into the university of florida, no problem. but for the next two years, i worked my butt off trying to commute 2 hrs a day and do all of my pre-bsn...

  2. the nursing identity

    bewitched replied to violin9's topic in General Nursing

    RNs are amazing people, and it's not because they know three languages, play in an orchestra, or write like Shakespeare. It's not even whether or not they had a 4.0 GPA in school. The best nurse I...

  3. Florida Hospital RN Job Fair

    bewitched posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just saw this on my Facebook... Florida Hospital in Orlando, FL is apparently hosting an RN Job Fair on May 5. The ad stated that there are sign-on and relocation bonuses... Here is their website,...

  4. How would YOU like to see a nurse portrayed in the media?

    bewitched replied to purple_nomad's topic in General Nursing

    Realistically, like normal human

  5. Blood pressure drops upon standing?

    bewitched posted a topic in General Students

    I'm a 1st semester nursing student and we've just had our first test, one week in. I did good as a whole, but one of the questions really stuck out to me and I want to see if I'm remembering my...

  6. Pharm Help: Most Effective Route for Morphine Other Than Oral

    bewitched posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    We're supposed to be using our Davis Drug Guides to answer the following: "Research the routes for morphine. Other than the IV route, what 3 routes of morphine are more reliably absorbed than po and...

  7. Blood pressure drops upon standing?

    bewitched replied to bewitched's topic in General Students

    Nope. Just "which of these findings in a client would you report to the PCP"

  8. Blood pressure drops upon standing?

    bewitched replied to bewitched's topic in General Students

    I think their rationale was that diaphoresis/sweating is *meant* to lower body temperature. I just figure any majorly noticeable loss of body temperature is something I'd report to the physician, but...

  9. Some crazy/funny things that patients did.

    bewitched replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    This is a great thread, I've been laughing since I opened it. Keep 'em

  10. Questions for RNs for Patient Safety Assignment

    bewitched replied to mag_e's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I don't know if this helps or not, but there is a pretty lengthy thread somewhere around here about med errors etc... I can't seem to find it right this second. Maybe someone else has the

  11. Pharmacology made easy????

    bewitched replied to Darkpk55's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'd also suggest taking Biology, Chemistry, and Anatomy&Physiology in high school if at all possible. Try to take these on an AP level to take the AP exams and get college credit for them! You...

  12. Physiology textbook reccommendations?

    bewitched posted a topic in General Students

    I made the mistake of loaning my physiology textbook to someone who didn't return it, and now I'm trying to find a physiology textbook online that I can purchase and ship for fairly cheap. I don't...

  13. Littmann Card. III for nursing school?

    bewitched posted a topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I've looked around the other threads about Littmann's here but haven't quite found the type of thread I'm looking for. My fiancee wants to buy me a Littmann Cardiology III stethoscope from...

  14. Why I love allnurses ... seriously

    bewitched replied to grandmawrinkle's topic in General Nursing

    Wooow, just read this gem on there--"The good thing about PAs is that they embrace the practice of medicine, unlike nurses, who degrade medicine, claim to be practicing nursing, and yet desperately...

  15. How long to get RN license?

    bewitched posted a topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    My mother's company wants her to work in Oklahoma in a month or so, and she's been licensed there before in 1989, but it is considered "lapsed" by the BON's system now (obviously). She also has...

  16. Why is it a crime...

    bewitched replied to Getreal2011's topic in General Nursing

    I feel that nursing is a good fit for my personality, as well as my interests; I have always been fascinated by medicine and the biological sciences. But when people ask, I will tell them that if...

  17. Obstetrics For Nurses - Circa 1906

    bewitched replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Interesting how the book notes that "the public thinks that delivery is something that requires no special care" and that women are "admitted due to the complications of delivery" at home etc, whereas...

  18. Free nursing books through iBooks

    bewitched replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Students

    No, you need a device.

  19. Anyone use medihoney?

    bewitched replied to retiredlady's topic in General Nursing

    I've never heard of this but my M-I-L has a non-healing post-surgical wound on one of her ankles from Achilles Tendon surgery. This surgery was a year and a half ago and it just doesn't want to...

  20. It's Never Too Late

    bewitched posted a topic in General Nursing

    In one of the free Kaplan eBooks referred to in this thread, Final Moments: Nurses' Stories About Death and Dying, I just read a short story called "Never Too Late" by Rachel Shinabarger, RN. The...

  21. Any RN working in L&D with only an ADN??

    bewitched replied to EILEEN456's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am actually surprised that more hospitals don't prefer ADN just for the sheer fact that they'd be saving roughly $1-$2 an hour per ADN, if they're a facility with a pay difference between ADN +

  22. Anyone a new grad working at FLorida Hospital or Orlando Health?

    bewitched replied to Renee4christ's topic in Florida Nursing

    There is an OR Nurse Internship Program open at Florida Hospital right now, guys!

  23. Want to become a nurse but also a mommy

    bewitched replied to PositiveChica's topic in General Nursing

    If you are considering having kids + going to school at the same time, you might look into local colleges' Child Education/Childcare programs. I know the college I will be attending for my nursing...

  24. I just got my Acceptance Letter!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    bewitched replied to OB-nurse2013's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I start in Spring 2011. Sooo

  25. I'm allergic to.....(laundry list)!

    bewitched replied to AOx1's topic in General Nursing

    This drives me up a WALL, my fiancee's mom does this all the time! Or slowly "backs off" on a medication she feels like she doesn't need... UGH.