Twinmom06 ASN, APN

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    Clinical Hair

    Twinmom06 replied to VampsGal2009's topic in General Students

    2 words - Spin Pins!!! they work on all thicknesses of hair! - I have very thin flyaway hair and the spin pins work
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    Why did you take up nursing? What's your story?

    Twinmom06 replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    I'm diabetic and suffered from infertility, and have been on the receiving end of some really terrific healthcare, and some really crappy too - I decided to be a nurse so that more people can be...
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    What does your username mean?

    Twinmom06 replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Nursing Humor

    it's quite the conversation piece/starter when I'm at
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    What does your username mean?

    Twinmom06 replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Nursing Humor

    I have one of those
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    What does your username mean?

    Twinmom06 replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Nursing Humor

    Twinmom06 - I had my b/g twins in
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    Medication Administration through a feeding tube

    Twinmom06 replied to lalexa15's topic in General Nursing

    I am a first year student but got to watch my co-assigned nurse give meds in a PEG tube in clinical this week and she said she never mixes meds - she gives each one separately - what she did was...
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    What is the passing score for your school?

    Twinmom06 replied to KaylaRN2013's topic in General Students

    75% and like all others clinicals are
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    How is it going so far?

    Twinmom06 replied to windmill182's topic in General Students

    I'm almost a month in (started 8/22) and have taken my first test (2nd one is next Friday) and its hard but its so worth it!! today was my 2nd week of clinicals and I got to watch a dressing change,...
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    First day of Nursing school..What should I expect?

    Twinmom06 replied to Valery0725's topic in General Students

    get in, buckle up and hang on cuz your head is going to spin like never before...I've made it through my first 2 weeks and the nerves are setting in now like never before (of course I get my first...
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    dimensional analysis saved my life

    Twinmom06 replied to nursingstudent_88's topic in General Students

    I learned this also over the summer and it is really a
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    Turning a pt with hip fracture/broken hip

    Twinmom06 replied to dixielee323's topic in General Nursing

    thanks for the tips - I start clinical
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    A payroll card instead of a check???

    Twinmom06 replied to fery632's topic in General Nursing

    I've never had that happen for payroll, but in PA if you don't have a bank account for direct deposit you get a MasterCard that they deposit your unemployment on
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    anatomy is kicking my glutes!!!

    Twinmom06 posted a topic in General Students

    anyone else taking anatomy this semester? we started last Monday and have our first quiz on the pelvic girdle and lower limbs...the bones are ok but the muscles are KILLING me!!!! won't have to know...
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    anatomy is kicking my glutes!!!

    Twinmom06 replied to Twinmom06's topic in General Students

    I actually took physio last spring and I think it was harder!! The old memory for remembering isn't what it used to
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    what do you think?fired for a comment

    Twinmom06 replied to yajaira21's topic in General Nursing

    no snark here - but why is it that the comment would be the "straw" that broke the camel's back? even if they were gunning for her, the comment is innocuous enough...its not like she told him she...
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    Relocating to Harrisburg,PA

    Twinmom06 replied to nyamom's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Middletown and Elizabeth town are also nice areas to reside - low taxes...as is Paxton township, Linglestown, Derry Twp - I agree with the PP - stay FAR away from downtown
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    Stupid things said by your non-nurse significant other

    Twinmom06 replied to Moogie's topic in Nursing Humor

    :lol2::yeah: OMG I think I just woke up the
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    How Far Do You Travel For Work?

    Twinmom06 replied to sweetsleep28's topic in General Nursing

    I drove 24 mi each way to work for 8
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    What was your first "paying" job???

    Twinmom06 replied to Butterfly0328's topic in General Nursing

    I worked at Burger King when I was 14 so I could pay for contact lenses - my mom let me quit though when I wanted to be in the school play...after that I worked at a Thrift Drug store (now defunct...
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    Need help on what all white shoes to buy for nursing school

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

    I bought the Alegria Debra Professional shoes soooo
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    Things you would love to say to your fellow nursing students!

    Twinmom06 replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

    Please - if you're going to fall asleep during clinical orientation movies take a hint that you're snoring too loudly when everyone in class is
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    What color is your uniform?

    Twinmom06 replied to MILOBRI's topic in General Students

    when we had orientation last week our CI's told us there is always someone that comes in with white pants and polka dot
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    Alegria Shoes

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

    if you go to Alegriashoeshop.com they have a Professional Mary Jane in pure white...I couldn't decide between that one and the Debra so I got the
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    School starts tomorrow!

    Twinmom06 replied to ctasy's topic in General Students

    I start too tomorrow - I'm starting to get a little nervous but not too bad
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    Uncontrolled DMI, when is patient "in trouble"

    Twinmom06 replied to kaliRN's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    having a pump myself I can say that if there is an occlusion bad enough that the pump can't push the insulin through (ie the subQ catheter is bent or stuck in scar tissue) I get an alarm - same if for...