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    First Code

    Twinmom06 replied to AusRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    my first code was my 3rd clinical week! It wasn't my pt, but my pt's roommate, who had 2 of my classmates taking care of her - no compressions as she never lost her pulse but they did have to...
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    Your opinion on stethoscope please

    Twinmom06 replied to Kaylagirl's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I have a classic II se in Caribbean blue with a rainbow head - very colorful and not as expensive, but I can hear very clearly out of it (and I'm hard of
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    Do/did you enjoy Nursing School? Or hate it?

    Twinmom06 replied to Jayden8139's topic in General Students

    they split our Fundamentals 1 and 2 into 2 half semesters the first semester - so I finished up Nursing 111 with a B - but it was bo-ring! I felt it was fluff - how to communicate theraputically -...
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    Passed my first Nursing course!

    Twinmom06 posted a topic in General Students

    the way our school breaks down fundamentals (first semester) is into 8 week half semesters - I got a B in Nursing 111!!! Passed clinicals too!!! on to 112 now until December - will learn about meds...
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    Look for a reference site for needle sizes

    Twinmom06 replied to ashleyisawesome's topic in General Students

    here is a chart I found (no pictures although if you google "needle gauge images" you'll get both hypodermic and knitting lol)
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    which stethoscope would fit me best in your opinion?

    Twinmom06 replied to meghan91's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I have a Classic II se also and can really hear well with it! mine is carribbean blue with a rainbow head and my name engraved on it - and it never leaves my
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    Which shoes to buy for clinical?

    Twinmom06 replied to chinacatSN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I was going to ask the same thing!! I checked the Crossings in the Poconos and they didn't have a Dansko outlet - Hershey perhaps or KoP? where are you at
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    Which shoes to buy for clinical?

    Twinmom06 replied to chinacatSN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I was anti-Dansko for a long time - I tried them on and they felt like concrete blocks! However I went to a uniform place and got specifically fitted - and they are great shoes...my feet still hurt...
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    Share some of the most ridiculous patient complaints/symptoms/demands

    Twinmom06 replied to R!XTER's topic in Nursing Humor

    not a difficult request but last week when I went to do my pt's vitals she asked me to fold her newspaper - half of it was on the floor and I had to pick it up and make sure the pages were in...
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    What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    Twinmom06 replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    I'm a student still but yesterday my patient had an explosive BM the likes of which I've never encountered before....and the smell - the entire floor stunk!!!! It was down the side of his bed, his...
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    Is it normal to be asked to perform skills in clinical before testing off?

    Twinmom06 replied to LolaVenice's topic in General Students

    honestly in the hospital I'm in now if the students have a pt the only thing the co-assign does is pass meds - we're responsible for bathing, toileting, assessments, feedings and anything else our CI...
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    Is it normal to be asked to perform skills in clinical before testing off?

    Twinmom06 replied to LolaVenice's topic in General Students

    if the CI is there and helping, I chalk it up to a learning experience - as in today myself and 2 other students did a foley insertion - haven't done it in lab yet, but the CI (who is an RN herself)...
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    How comfortable would you be...

    Twinmom06 replied to LouisVRN's topic in General Nursing

    that is the best way I've ever heard that put before!!! Myself I like cranial/rectal inversion
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    Any nurses understand how isolating infertility is....

    Twinmom06 replied to JacknSweetpea's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I struggled with infertility - severe PCOS - and didn't EVER ovulate on my own...it is isolating, but I battled that isolation by being frank and honest with anyone that asked me once I had my twins -...
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    First nursing school tests, how did you do?

    Twinmom06 replied to JLChasteen's topic in General Students

    first 2 tests were an 88 and a 92!! Final exam on 10/10 for Fundamentals 111 - start 112 next
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    Salary for clinic position?

    Twinmom06 replied to TheOracle's topic in General Nursing

    wow - I made more than that working call center customer service! that seems absurdly
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    Clincal Paperwork

    Twinmom06 replied to Pneumothorax's topic in General Students

    since I'm first semester my clinical ppwork is probably shorter than yours but I find it takes me a good 2 hours or so - and I only have one patient...right now we're not required to do the meds (just...
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    treatment of student nurses on the floor

    Twinmom06 replied to teterichko123's topic in General Students

    not picking on you or your post (it just happens to be the last one posted) I see this recurring theme where students refuse assignments? Our clinical instructor would hand us our asses after she...
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    treatment of student nurses on the floor

    Twinmom06 replied to teterichko123's topic in General Students

    where I'm doing my clinicals right now (and of course this is 1st semester so its mostly fundamentals) there really aren't any procedures right now - or if there are they leave them for the clinical...
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    identifying breath sounds

    Twinmom06 replied to KaksRN's topic in General Nursing

    littman's website also has a breath sounds
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    first code today

    Twinmom06 posted a topic in General Students

    wasn't my patient, but my patient's roommate...they called rapid response team and within 2 minutes there was a crash cart, and EKG cart and 14 people (aside from us 3 students and our co-assigned...
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    first code today

    Twinmom06 replied to Twinmom06's topic in General Students

    I just sort of watched - one of the other students was closer to the bedside and got to bag her till they took her down to ICU...I just stayed out of the
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    Level 1 student; help me out if you can

    Twinmom06 replied to tarotale's topic in General Students

    I was going to suggest Fundamentals Success by Nugent and Vitale
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    humorous clinical stories

    Twinmom06 replied to Clovery's topic in General Students

    I had a LOL last week pet my face and tell me "you have a beautiful complexion for a woman your age - not sure how old she thought I was!! (I'm 37)
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    Gasp! An uninsured Nurse (rant)

    Twinmom06 replied to optimist's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    also - if something chronic does happen (ie diabetes or hypertension) that is treatable and manageable you'll have to wait a year before any insurance you purchase will cover any side effects of it...