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  1. I bought books on "Your first year as an RN"

    landonsles replied to christvs's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Look on ebay or amazon for used copies of the books and you will save quite a bit of money. I think I paid maybe $18 for the two of them (that included

  2. Our baby was stillborn... Please help me understand

    landonsles replied to nurse_wannabe's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Nurse Wannabe-- I am so sorry to hear about your loss--my heart aches for you and your family. Prayers and hugs,

  3. just a question about Texas

    landonsles replied to prinzessdy's topic in Texas Nursing

    I was born in Dallas and have lived in the North Texas area all my life. I love it here and will probably never move away. I would look into the northern suburbs of Dallas--McKinney is pretty, with...

  4. When to apply for a job if not available till Sept?

    landonsles replied to moliuchick's topic in Texas Nursing

    I like McKinney...there are certain things I like/certain things I don't like about living here. There is an area of McKinney that is absolutley beautiful--tons of trees and BIG houses. If you have...

  5. When to apply for a job if not available till Sept?

    landonsles replied to moliuchick's topic in Texas Nursing

    I live in McKinney--to which hospitals are you thinking of applying? On a side note--keep us posted on how it goes--I, too, might be in the same situation, as we are thinking of having another baby...

  6. Alternative Loans - here's what I've found

    landonsles replied to ArkyCCRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Just an FYI--the Bank of America loan is also based upon what your school says is the cost to attend, I just found that out last night when I entered the amount I wanted to borrow. A screen popped up...

  7. My experience

    landonsles replied to Still Riding's topic in Psychiatric

    I, too, was a cutter from junior high until my early twenties. I hadn't really thought about it lately, until this past week when we started our psych rotation. Now it's all flooding back to me, so I...

  8. Anyone else hate their clinicals?

    landonsles replied to moonbunnie's topic in General Nursing

    I am having a blast in the specialty areas, loved L&D and ER! I am not really liking the med-surg part of my clinicals this semester, though. (I think it's the staff that I am not liking.) I had...

  9. Shiftwork and hypothyroidism

    landonsles replied to Daedalus's topic in General Nursing

    I, too, have hypothyroidism, and take Synthroid. I found a lot of info on the web about drug-drug and drug-food interactions while taking Synthroid that I was never told by my MD. I would advise you...

  10. in need of some good reads: nursing fiction

    landonsles replied to jolie chatte's topic in General Nursing

    that book is actually by robin cook. i loved it--couldn't put it down, and didn't want to eat meat for a while. (got over that, though!) i like the books by leah robinson--they are not as well...

  11. No She/he Did Not!!!

    landonsles replied to Maggie in NC's topic in General Students

    Say in lecture today, "well I understand that's the mortality rate, but what's the fatality rate?" Same girl, same day asked a fellow classmate, "have you had your baby yet?" Wouldn't have been so...

  12. Quick: anyone who has a child with dental bridgework (aka a fake tooth), question

    landonsles replied to mitchsmom's topic in General Nursing

    The kind of bridge you are talking about is a Maryland bridge. It's the kind where only one tooth is fake and it is held on by "wings" to the backs of the adjacent teeth. We did not do those kind...

  13. Quick: anyone who has a child with dental bridgework (aka a fake tooth), question

    landonsles replied to mitchsmom's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in a dental office for four years...while we never did a bridge on a child, our adult bridges were beautiful. An average person should NOT be able to tell that a person has a bridge. (You...

  14. Need help with the lingo

    landonsles replied to kirbi's topic in General Students

    Three way pressures could mean orthostatic blood pressure. You take the BP lying, sitting and standing to see if pt is suffering from orthostatic hypotension. (Blood pressure drop upon

  15. How necessary are episiotomies?

    landonsles replied to WhatToDo's topic in Ob/Gyn

    This may be a silly question, but.... If someone has already had two or more epis, would the buildup of scar tissue necessitate an episiotomy for future births? Especially if the cuts overlapped or...

  16. Anyone accepted at TWU?

    landonsles replied to Madd's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    oh well--didn't realize there were two TWU's in the

  17. Cheapest place to find scrubs?

    landonsles replied to studentnurse74's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    (I deleted the website I had put here) I just bought a scrub set last night and paid $10 for it. (Go to "3 pocket scrub sets"--it's on the side tab) I'm sure it's cheaply made, but...as long as it...

  18. What was your Pinning Ceremony like?

    landonsles replied to Nurse2bSandy's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It's neat that you actually get a pinning ceremony. I just found out today that we graduate with everyone else, and we get pinned at our graduation by one of three faculty members. That kinda...

  19. Why do they have to give you an "F" for failing final compentencies?

    landonsles replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    I am so glad you passed!!! Good for you! I have been thinking about you all day today, wondering how you did. Now I can stop worrying about you!!

  20. Mommies of pre-schoolers, need your advice

    landonsles replied to WickedRedRN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm sitting here right now with my two yr old fast asleep in my lap (it's kinda hard to type one handed). This is my first semester of nursing school and first semester back at school since 1999. My...

  21. What does your spouse do?

    landonsles replied to vaughanmk's topic in General Nursing

    My husband is a manager at a local Office Depot. That's great for me while I am a student, as I can get all my supplies

  22. Am I not cut out for nursing?

    landonsles replied to leisa22's topic in General Nursing

    I have heard that it takes a good year before you quit feeling lost, and up to two before you really feel comfortable with your skills. Don't know if that's true or not, as I am still a student. I...

  23. your first massage...what was it like?

    landonsles replied to Nemhain's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    I have had several massages, and I can't remember my first one. But these have stuck out in my mind: My first and only prenatal massage was WONDERFUL!!! I worked at a dental office at the time as...

  24. Why do they have to give you an "F" for failing final compentencies?

    landonsles replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    Have you been to a website that differentiates the breath sounds? http://www.rale.ca/Recordings.htm (try this one) Maybe that would help you to tell the difference. How will the instructor know if...

  25. post partum psychosis

    landonsles replied to obeyacts2's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I live in the next town over, so the local newspapers/TV stations have really been playing this story alot. Apparently, from what the paper says (and you know we can believe everything the paper...