dixienurse2be

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1. 1st interview today

   dixienurse2be replied to dixienurse2be's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I'm calling back in the morning to accept the job. This weekend my parents looked over all of the benefit papers with me and we talked it all out and decided it was a really good thing. During the...

2. 1st interview today

   dixienurse2be posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

   I had my first interview this morning and I REALLY REALLY REALLY liked the hospital. I called the lady in HR after I left to let her know what I thought and to thank her for meeting with me. She told...

3. Are they still using Cytotec?

   dixienurse2be replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Ob/Gyn

   yep saw it just yesterday during

4. What are the item(s) you need most for nursing school?

   dixienurse2be replied to rn2be2006's topic in General Students

   i would recommend a Saunders NCLEX review book eventually...good comfortable shoes..I love Merrells..they are soooo

5. Anyone use Ultrascope stethoscope?

   dixienurse2be posted a topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

   I'm tryin to decide what kinda of stethoscope I want to recieve from my parents as a graduation present in August. Has anyone or does anyone use an ultrascope or know anything about them? I really...

6. Compazine for a Migraine??

   dixienurse2be replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in General Nursing

   I am just a student nurse but we did a rotation today in the ER. The MD was VERY willing to teach and explain and we started talking about migraines and he says that many people come in and want pain...

7. NCLEX book - Any suggestions?

   dixienurse2be replied to ashemson's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   Saunder's is by far the best NCLEX book I've seen. It's the second edition...it has a red cover. I've used it all throughout the program and it's helped

8. Pay per hour in Alabama for LPN?

   dixienurse2be replied to Regina66's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   I am in the LPN program at Central Alabama CC and one of my classmates works as a PCA at Brookwood and she said they start LPNs at $15/hr...not bad,but I think one of the requirements is that you have...

9. impaired nurses

   dixienurse2be posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

   hey guys... I'm in my last semester of my LPN program and for our Role Transition class we have to do a group project about an issue that affects nursing care. I've chosen to focus on impaired...

10. Review Books

    dixienurse2be replied to Aneroo's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    i have a mosby's and I've been slowly workin my way through it. It seems pretty good but I don't think there are any new format questions in it. I have heard that lippincott is pretty good and so is...

11. 6 Rights of Medication Administration

    dixienurse2be replied to betsy1963's topic in General Students

    we were taught the 5 rights with 6&7 possible:patient, med, time, route, and dose... possibly document and right to

12. ER the TV show

    dixienurse2be replied to aruray's topic in General Nursing

    I've always been a huge fan of E.R. and it's funny cuz now I'm able to recognize words and things they are saying and pick out things that are unbelievable to people who are in the actual medical...

13. I visited the NICU today.

    dixienurse2be replied to dixienurse2be's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Thanks for replying...i was wondering about the year of med-surg that most people seem to do. The baby probably was a lot longer than 4 inches now that I read back over that...i think my mind was...

14. I visited the NICU today.

    dixienurse2be posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    hey everyone...i'm just a first year student but I got to visit the Regional NICU at UAB Hospital in Birmingham,AL today. One of my good friends who is in school also has a little boy that has a lot...

15. Gulf Shores/Orange Beach area

    dixienurse2be replied to dixienurse2be's topic in Alabama Nursing

    yeah very very sad...my bfs family HAD a condo and we went down last week to check it out....just awful...so much destruction..it was amazing how little justice all the pics on the news you saw did to...