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  1. 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...

  2. Gulf Shores/Orange Beach area

    dixienurse2be posted a topic in Alabama Nursing

    Hey guys...I've been playin around with the idea of moving to the beach area eventually to live and work. I make many trips to G.S. and O.B. during the year and I absolutely love the area. I LOVE...

  3. 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...

  4. 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...

  5. Are they still using Cytotec?

    dixienurse2be replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Ob/Gyn

    yep saw it just yesterday during

  6. 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

  7. 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...

  8. 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

  9. 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...

  10. 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...

  11. 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...

  12. 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

  13. 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...

  14. 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...

  15. 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...

  16. 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...

  17. I got to see a Delivery!!!!

    dixienurse2be replied to cherokeesummer's topic in General Students

    I got to see a vag delivery last week! It was soo exciting. The mom, grandmother, great grandmother and me and the other student were all crying by the time it was over.

  18. Pushing before complete

    dixienurse2be replied to winterblue's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am just a first year student but I was allowed to sit in on a delivery yesterday during clinicals. This was the mother's first child and she had lacerations due to pushing with a rim. i don't know...

  19. Hurricanes-What do you do with your pets?

    dixienurse2be replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    that's sad...on the news today there were 3 or 4 dogs just wandering the streets in the rain and flooding and they kept questioning who the owners were...it's sad that some people could leave their...

  20. Hurricanes-What do you do with your pets?

    dixienurse2be replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    Well the worst of Ivan is over here in Central Alabama. The coast got hit pretty hard. The sudden turn east spared Mobile but it creamed Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, Perdido Key, Pensacola and a few...

  21. Hurricanes-What do you do with your pets?

    dixienurse2be replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    yeah in Alabama they made both sides of I-65 northbound so that people could evacuate...once it gets above montgomery it goes back to both directions so the traffic is AWFUL. We have a family friend...

  22. Hurricanes-What do you do with your pets?

    dixienurse2be replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    thanks so much

  23. Hurricanes-What do you do with your pets?

    dixienurse2be replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure about the vet offices but I know that people have volunteered to stay at the shelters througout the weekend to look after pets. I am in lower central alabama and they are making sure that...

  24. Hurricanes-What do you do with your pets?

    dixienurse2be replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    Here in Alabama a lot of people are putting their pets into animal shelters. On the news they showed a line of about 200 people in Mobile trying to get their pets into shelters before the storm hits...

  25. Nursing school = Acne?

    dixienurse2be replied to cherokeesummer's topic in General Students

    i've definitely noticed more acne breakouts since school started about 3 weeks ago. I've never had bad acne before and now I've had 4 or 5 bad break outs since school started. Guess I'll get some...