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  1. Poll: Nurse and law enforcement couples

    soushee replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I've been a nurse for 3 years; my boyfriend is an LEO. His ex who he has a child with is a nurse, too. Maybe he has a type,

  2. Nursing and the supernatural

    soushee replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    Working night shift, it's easy to get spooked sometimes. My unit uses tracker devices, all RNs and CNAs wear them. Several nights one week about 6 extra unidentified "people" would appear on the...

  3. Craziest vitals on a person who lived?

    soushee replied to guest64485's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a competitive cyclist, and have seen low 40s on myself when resting quietly with a tele monitor on (I was letting a new grad practice putting the leads on me). I have an ID bracelet that I wear...

  4. Why don't you just read the chart?

    soushee replied to Guest219794's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The I think the worse was one time I was getting a hip fracture patient and the ER nurse could not tell me which hip it was, and if it was broken. I was told "Um, they have a hurt hip." Seriously? I...

  5. Is it like this at every school or is it just mine?

    soushee replied to prime11214's topic in General Students

    In my program there is only one theory section, and we all attend at the same time. For clinical we are broken down into groups and different rotations, either morning or evening shifts (which they...

  6. What's your nursing school diet?

    soushee replied to Despareux's topic in General Students

    See Food Diet Lots of hospital cafeteria food (which is actually yummy...), meal replacement shakes, and

  7. Drug Testing for NS

    soushee replied to PhiladelphiaLove's topic in General Students

    My school requires a drug screen and background check (it's rather intensive, I requested the results of mine out of curiosity, they even pull driving records) prior to starting any classes, and also...

  8. Does the program get harder as the semesters go on?

    soushee replied to cobee's topic in General Students

    2nd semester is considered the hardest semester in my program. 1st is stupidly easy, then BAM! 2nd semester hits and it's hell. Then it eases off again in 3rd and

  9. Giving Thank you gifts

    soushee replied to Hopeful3's topic in General Students

    A girl in my class was passing out xmas cards to our instructors last week... thought it was odd, especially since it was taking up office time for all of us with questions about our grades/finals (we...

  10. nursing pins - yay or nay?

    soushee replied to turnforthenurse's topic in General Students

    Luckily, my school buys ours. I don't plan on wearing it after the ceremony, though. But that's a cool idea about putting it in a shadow

  11. Bachelors in Biology. Now what?

    soushee replied to cookiefairy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If it's something he is interested in, I say go for it! I have a BS in microbiology and am in an ADN program right now, and will start my BSN concurrently next fall. What I've found is that all my...

  12. Help with books

    soushee replied to Ninja Nurse's topic in General Students

    Same with me... just gotta buy a maternity book for next semester and a few cheapy case study books. Then I think after that I just need a psychiatric book for 3rd or 4th

  13. Good time to be finished with nursing school

    soushee replied to AddisonLawrence03's topic in General Students

    I'm going to be 28 when I get my ADN... *shrug* I'm actually one of the younger students in my class, so I don't feel bad. Sure, I wish I did nursing the first time around I was in college, or at...

  14. Final Exams

    soushee replied to epijunky's topic in General Students

    I'm working through studying for my comprehensive final as well... Did you teacher(s) give any sort of review? Most of mine have given us lists of topics that we should focus on, so it helps narrow...

  15. Help with books

    soushee replied to Ninja Nurse's topic in General Students

    I plan on keeping all of my books, at least until I graduate (and I figure by then they'll be too old to get rid of anyway... that's how it goes with textbooks, last semester's stuff is old news)....

  16. 1st semester down!!

    soushee replied to Bhebe55's topic in General Students

    Woohoo, congrats! I take my final on Monday, then I can say my 1st semester is done as

  17. To cap or not to cap!

    soushee replied to Alice b.'s topic in General Students

    I was really sad when I found out my school doesn't do anything with the caps. I was really looking forward to wearing the white dress and cap for pinning like most other schools do in my state...

  18. A Question regarding urine output

    soushee replied to twolzy2p_42's topic in General Students

    It doesn't have caffeine to my knowledge, but lots of sodium and potassium. I know when I drink gatorade I have to pee like no other... but same with beer (for reasons discussed), and also orange...

  19. Where do you put your stethoscope?

    soushee replied to newbiepnp's topic in General Students

    I wear mine around my neck. I guess all my clinicals must be occurring on TV, because that's what all the real nurses do,

  20. Medical Terminology / It's not that easy?

    soushee replied to lovesicles's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I took medical terminology online, so I didn't have to memorize anything. Which, to me, I feel was better because I wasn't just memorizing, regurgitating, and then forgetting like what happens in...

  21. Is anyone else quitting their job one they enter the nursing program?

    soushee replied to mybrowneyedgirl's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My school wouldn't even discuss anything with me. Luckily I had money saved up to cover tuition for this year. My school's financial aid dept fails at everything, so I'm semi glad I didn't have to...

  22. Nclex Pass rate for your school

    soushee replied to CNM2B201?'s topic in General Students

    My school's NCLEX-RN pass rate was 87% in 2009. LPN has been 100% for a long time (but probably due to the fact the people testing for LPN went through two years in the RN program). The 87% is up...

  23. 'Nursing' or Athletic Shoes? White?

    soushee replied to mnbrn's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I wear white Cherokee shoes. I'm not too sure how I feel about them. Love how grippy they are and the lightness, but not sure exactly how comfortable they are (I'll find out more next semester when...

  24. What to expect for your Fundamentals & your first clinicals!

    soushee replied to NICURN2013's topic in General Students

    Love it, absolutely love it! Totally describes my class in a humorous way. As I've heard from several long time nurses... nursing school is sometimes more about surviving the drama and your...

  25. Anyone regret ever having stepped foot in nursing school?

    soushee replied to summersent's topic in General Students

    I just have second thoughts on if nursing is for me. I am a black and white, backed by science type of person, and some of the stuff taught in nursing school really makes me cringe (not to mention...