pockunit ADN, RN

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    What do you do for daycare?

    pockunit replied to jmokeefe's topic in General Nursing

    We lucked out and have a neighbor who runs an in-home, licensed daycare. Next fall we drop down to one full-time kid which will make a HUGE price difference. I'll say that $60 is a pretty hefty price...
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    Harder to land RN job after working as LPN?

    pockunit replied to pockunit's topic in General Nursing

    At the end of the first. It's an ADN
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    Harder to land RN job after working as LPN?

    pockunit posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've been told that I would be better off working as a CNA during the second year of the program because local hospitals don't like to hire former LPNs as RNs. Has anyone else heard of or experienced...
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    Harder to land RN job after working as LPN?

    pockunit replied to pockunit's topic in General Nursing

    It's both insulting and short-sighted. How many hospitals even pay for employees to go through RN programs? Do they then refuse to hire those same employees once they pass the
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    Harder to land RN job after working as LPN?

    pockunit replied to pockunit's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry, did I somehow give you the impression that I don't understand how nurses
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    Sent in my paperwork and registered for boards

    pockunit posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Two more months (and a cardiac test on Monday) between me and sitting for the PN boards. Holy cow, that was fast. We have to use ATI and achieve a cut score in order to move on from second and fourth...
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    Sent in my paperwork and registered for boards

    pockunit replied to pockunit's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Thanks! Cardiac down, just GU/GI and endocrine
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    Harder to land RN job after working as LPN?

    pockunit replied to pockunit's topic in General Nursing

    Apparently not well. It kind of peeves me off. I mean, people move from low positions at jobs to high ones, and manage to change how they think and work just fine. Who's to say LPNs can't think like...
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    Wrinkled Ear Lobes means....

    pockunit replied to tiroka03's topic in General Nursing

    My palms look like a roadmap. People are often astonished by how crease-y they are. One more freaky thing to point out in class,
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    Colace and Senna BAD drugs???

    pockunit replied to looking_2_head_south's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I think the issue might be that the patent has run out on Colace and Senna, so they're available as generics and that IS bad if you're Big
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    Nursing Shoes

    pockunit replied to AlleycatLPN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Dansko does have lines with softer insoles, but I found that they aren't as good for long periods of standing, whereas the harder ones are. But everyone has different feets, so
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    Calling all Nurse Mamas... Please help me!!

    pockunit replied to punkydoodlesRN's topic in General Nursing

    Fix, Freeze, Feast is a GREAT book for this kind of situation. It's based on cooking with warehouse store portions of things (6 lb burger, for instance). You put the individual meals in freezer bags...
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    Nursing Shoes

    pockunit replied to AlleycatLPN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Check out footprints.com for Sanita and Dansko. You can try them out for two months to see if you
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    Favorite "Lay Terms" For Diagnoses

    pockunit replied to OleMissRN's topic in General Nursing

    Cardinal tunnel, if no one else has mentioned that one
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    75 Questions on NCLEX, pass or fail?

    pockunit replied to Lurksalot's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Think about what occurs in the body in these situations, and you should be able to answer
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    Medical words that make you cringe.

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

    Moist. Mmm,
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    mi vida loca

    pockunit replied to anonymousstudent's topic in General Students

    Wait, CHOCOLATE? Where are the applications? Congratulations! You've been a big help around here the last few years. It's nice to see you get some acknowledgement for
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    Dansko Shoes are killing my feet!!!

    pockunit replied to Carianne's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Zombie thread alert! I'm resurrecting this thread because I just got two pairs of shoes from footprints.com and they have a TWO MONTH trial period. If you don't like them after that, and they have...
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    Team leader assignment

    pockunit posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Everyone in my clinical group has to take a turn as team leader for a shift. I wonder if any of you have a similar assigment, and how you handled it. I'm pretty
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    Whoa, go me

    pockunit replied to pockunit's topic in General Students

    Do you ever have anything nice to say about or to anyone? Ever? DBAJ, man. People are allowed to come here and be happy about their accomplishments. Do something well and you can do it,
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    Whoa, go me

    pockunit posted a topic in General Students

    I got 100% on a test. I was pretty sure there was a mistake in the grading, but
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    At my lowest point, my patient lifted ME up...

    pockunit replied to FrazzledButBlessed's topic in General Students

    What a great pt. I hope we all have someone like that on a day we need it. I hope you also spoke to the instructor about the inappropriate behavior exhibited by speaking to you in that way in
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    First shift with multiple pts

    pockunit replied to pockunit's topic in General Students

    We were doing total care minus IV push. So we could hang IVs, change tubing, do IM/SQ/PO meds, assess, vitals, pass trays, bathe, ambulate, etc. I think it was too soon into the semester, but maybe it...
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    First shift with multiple pts

    pockunit posted a topic in General Students

    I'm not sure I can do
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    First shift with multiple pts

    pockunit replied to pockunit's topic in General Students

    I think it was a perfect storm. Put me into a crazy situation and I pick up on the crazy, then I have a really hard time dialing it back. There was a shift change I didn't even know about, so my...