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    ADN class of 2013

    Twinmom06 replied to SC APRN's topic in General Students

    last final at 8 am tomorrow....I WILL have a margarita in my hand by 10!
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    Funny-ish toddler nursing diagnosis?

    Twinmom06 replied to MilliePieRN's topic in General Students

    risk for infection r/t eating off the
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    ADN class of 2013

    Twinmom06 replied to SC APRN's topic in General Students

    we took ours last week and mine came back at 98% Not sure if I should believe it but good luck to
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    getting sick from microbiology

    Twinmom06 replied to mbkgen's topic in General Students

    you won't get sick from micro - we handled e. coli but it was not a virulent strain...we handled staph aureus, and a few other organisms that have nasty names but they were the strains that didn't...
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    I am about to cry. Nursing school is ruining my life.

    Twinmom06 replied to richardgecko's topic in General Students

    look for positions that say "flex" or "per diem" - that way you don't commit to a certain schedule on a weekly basis - you tell them when you can work and they fit you into the schedule...or go to the...
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    School appealing loss of NLN accreditation - start over or take a chance?

    Twinmom06 replied to leekaye's topic in General Students

    one of our local schools in Lackawanna county PA has lost their accreditation (they've been on probation for a few years and didn't get the necessary corrections done) and from what I understand this...
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    ADN class of 2013

    Twinmom06 replied to SC APRN's topic in General Students

    10 DAYS!!!! We wear white scrubs (pants/tops - no dresses)...which I have but I have to hem them...not sure when our pins come in but I know they go directly to the school (we ordered them back in...
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    iClicker

    Twinmom06 replied to stephanie.'s topic in General Students

    we've used them a few times for after test review but the university has them for us...we don't have to buy them...that
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    Best Hallucinations Thread

    Twinmom06 replied to Vespertinas's topic in General Nursing

    a few weeks ago I was patient sitting for a combative pt with sundowners...he had been watching CNN, so he was CONVINCED someone was prowling the halls with a gun...he was in soft restraints and...
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    Why do nurses feel the need to put RN on their license plates?

    Twinmom06 replied to 3dayRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm graduating in 2 weeks and I got a vanity plate (Pennsylvania does not have a nurses specific plate), so my new license plate reads "ARR ENN"... I'm proud of it - I'm 39, and managed nursing school...
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    Not Excited About Becoming FNP

    Twinmom06 replied to ChristineN's topic in General Nursing

    what about staying at the bedside by teaching clinical? OR - can you delay your FNP boards for a while and just have the masters
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    Where are new grads being hired right now?

    Twinmom06 replied to vwgirl22's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Geisinger (CMC in Scranton) and Wilkes-Barre General hospital are the two biggest...Moses Taylor has some openings...Geisinger in Danville (the Mother Ship) has openings too... Geisinger Health System...
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    Where are new grads being hired right now?

    Twinmom06 replied to vwgirl22's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I live in NE Pennsylvania and there are several hospital systems here that are willing to hire new grads - as long as you want to do med surge...in fact most of the new grads from Philly come up here,...
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    Job offer...now what?

    Twinmom06 replied to SubSippi's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    they should be sending you an offer letter outlining your start date, salary and conditions of employment (either TPP or passing boards)...there is no harm in asking for
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    23 Days!!!

    Twinmom06 posted a topic in General Students

    23 days till pinning...the pin's been ordered, the whites are purchased, I even polished my white Danskos today.... How many more days for everyone? Its getting
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    23 Days!!!

    Twinmom06 replied to Twinmom06's topic in General Students

    That is so wrong!! Our school wanted to do away with it to - and then the nursing faculty got involved...we raised money to pay for ours - and we pay for our own pins and uniforms - not sure what...
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    23 Days!!!

    Twinmom06 replied to Twinmom06's topic in General Students

    I got a job on a general med surge onc floor Not necessarily my dream job but I can survive anything for a year! Eventually I'd like to get into LD or critical
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    What's the coolest operation you've watched??

    Twinmom06 replied to SuzieVN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    man...mine are boring compared to you guys...saw numerous c-sections as an extern (including a tubal ligation), and I did see one bowel resection... the heart transplant stories are
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    How to deal with bad odors

    Twinmom06 replied to RedHeaded2bNurse16's topic in General Students

    I use Vicks as well...and not just a little - I stuff a wad up each
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    Any job offer yet? Graduation around the corner!

    Twinmom06 replied to PatMac10,RN's topic in General Students

    Graduation is May 3 and I have a job starting 6/17 on Med/Surge... oh and I'm in NE PA - and the jobs here are pretty plentiful if you don't mind starting in med
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    Guy RN Question About Breastfeeding Help

    Twinmom06 replied to Husker_RN82's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I worked as an extern and I would just say "May I" and usually the answer was
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    Shoes, shoes, shoes

    Twinmom06 replied to OB-nurse2013's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I 2nd the Alegrias! I loved the Danskos for a while and then started having problems with my ankle...switched to Alegria and won't go
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    The most gruesome situation you've encountered?

    Twinmom06 replied to SuzieVN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a student and I work as an aide in a PCU - worst I saw was a gentleman with systemic Steven-Johnson's system due to a reaction from chemotherapy...he went blind and was trached - he sloughed just...
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    I don't wanna!

    Twinmom06 posted a topic in General Students

    I have an EBP paper due tomorrow (thought it was due next Thursday - oopsie!) and I just flat out, plain old don't wanna do it! So seniors, what don't you wanna
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    End of clinical presents

    Twinmom06 replied to paratroopa's topic in General Students

    we always do food...either a few dozen donuts and boxes of coffee, a few pizzas for the department etc...as for gifts for the clinical instructor it depended