Baubo516 RN

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  1. Good luck to you! Can't wait to hear what lies in store for you
  2. I was surprised to hear you say that you could handle abortions better than circumcisions. To me, an abortion is a much more serious procedure and a circumcision is pretty minor. Would you be...
  3. For that job "in the mean time," maybe try signing up with a temp agency. I'm not sure if they place nurses, but I have always been able to find quick clerical-type work with these kinds of agencies....
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    Am I Too Old?

    I agree - you are not too old! I will be 41 when I finish my RN program, but I know a guy who retired from his lucrative career in Finance and went to nursing school because it had always been his...
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    LPN's who work at Mt. Carmel in Dubuque?

    Thanks, BuckyBadgerRN! That does help! I am interested in doing PRN there, but I already work every weekend at a hospital as a CNA, and I don't want to give that up. (Being part time there gets me...
  6. I will be taking my LPN boards in January, and I am curious about obtaining a PRN position at this facility. Does anyone on this site work there? Perhaps we can private message about it. I have...
  7. There are only a few instances in which I have seen it matter whether a caregiver was male or female. We had a patient on our unit who was of a middle eastern culture and he requested to have only...
  8. Hi everyone! So, I am finishing up my 2nd semester in a 5 semester ADN program that I started in January. Things are going pretty well gradewise, but this semester I just keep getting sick! Last...
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    Tips for staying healthy in nursing school?

    Carribbean Character - Congrats! I lowered my cholesterol from 210 last fall to 155 this fall by walking regularly and eating better! I don't know if I can join a gym right now because I am low on...
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    Presentation ideas?

    Another idea - find a way to simulate for the students in the room some of the manifestations of altered LOC. I mean, a way to show them what it would feel like to HAVE this altered LOC. Not sure if...
  11. I agree with others that I am also worried about the well-being of the instructor, and that when talking to the dean (or the head of your nursing program) you should definitely come from an angle of...
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    Tips for staying healthy in nursing school?

    Thanks, everyone! I am doing my best to protect my sleep. I function best with about 8 hours of sleep, but every now and then I get fewer. I have not tried doing yoga regularly. I have 2 yoga DVD's...
  13. My advice re: the calls at home- from now on, let them leave a message before picking up. I can't think of any reason that a call from the school would be so urgent that you couldn't listen to a voice...
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    What I learned in clincals

    Do not, for any reason, take out your cell phone and look at it. I know some people say they use them to look up meds, but you can usually look up meds on the hospital's computer system, as well. I...
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    Places to study

    I just want to second the suggestion of study rooms in your school's library. Our school library has small group study rooms (one table with 4 chairs) and even individual/partner study rooms (just...
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    Tips for staying healthy in nursing school?

    I definitely think I could be drinking more water... OK - adding that to the list! Thanks,
  17. With you, dear Optimist, I do most heartily
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    When assessment skills go wrong

    ahya - You worked somewhere that required you to wear make-up? Was it in healthcare? That sounds unusual to me! I know that casinos sometimes require this of their cocktail waitresses and such, but...
  19. The format of this thread, it pleases me, But harsh words from learned colleagues please me not. Would that all thou wise and seasoned healers Wouldst temper thy tongues, yay, as with patients we...
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    All the cool people work nights!

    starlisa14 - That is very sad to hear. I am an aide, and when I work the night shift I am often the only CNA working with RN's and LPN's and up to 19 patients. (We work in a hospital rehab/skilled...
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    men in pediatrics:) thoughts?

    Hayden - I am not a nurse yet... I work as an aide at a hospital while attending nursing school. However, I used to be a teacher for 9 years... In the K-12 education world, men were considered a real...
  22. I heard this story at church a while ago, and I think it is proof that nurses (and nurse aides!) are angels! In this story from 1 Kings, the prophet Elijah is running for his life from Jezebel. He...
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    All the cool people work nights!

    The only downside to nights I have experienced so far is not getting to sleep in bed with my hubby when he is sleeping. When I am a nurse, however, this would only be 3 nights a week, so not as bad...
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    All the cool people work nights!

    I am an aide and a nursing student, and for about 1.5 years I worked day shift exclusively because I wanted to be home in the evenings with my hubby. In order to stay part time at my current job (32...
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    All the cool people work nights!

    I am an aide and a nursing student, and for about 1.5 years I worked day shift exclusively because I wanted to be home in the evenings with my hubby. In order to stay part time at my current job (32...