nursegirl75

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  1. 4th Nursing Caption Contest - Win $100

    "I can't believe she knocked me out with one punch. She MUST be a
  2. Help!!!!!Please

    no, i think the OP just needed to vent haha...Med/Surg is tough, but doable. Just tell yourself its just 1 day. You can do
  3. Clinical Site with criminal background

    I think you have to look at it from the hospital's point of view. When you do rotation at the hospital, they essentially become 'responsible' for you and any of your actions. So someone with a...
  4. What is the answer to this question!?

    on the NCLEX, the answer would definitely be A. Check the connection and also the most logical answer esp since the cath bag was just
  5. Mixed feelings about interview

    YOu should at least go to the interiew to get some interview practice. Let me tell you, after 3 interviews I became more comfident and know how to answer on the spot. I would just go to every...
  6. Why does it matter, you got the job?! There waere probably a lot of factors why your interview was longer. The interviewer probably had time on her hands, or you had so many stories she just...
  7. I love being a Satanist nurse.

    Hahaha Thank you Thank you so much for this posting. I really needed this! Totally made my day haha! :) Come on, people lighten up! Like the other have said, Have a cookie, sit back, and enjoy...
  8. Do you think I could get kicked out?

    Ok, everyone I think you all made your point very clear that the OP made a mistake. let's not beat it into pulp juice any longer. I think she gets that she made a mistake, and I bet many of you will...
  9. Pursue nursing school or wait?

    You still have awhile to go before you start applying to nursing school. And it that time, you will begin to realize the many MORE options that you have available to you. Please talk to the...
  10. Pursue nursing school or wait?

    I'm gonna be straight with you. If you do decide to just go through the community college route, you will be waiting for a very very long time, and find yourself very disappointed. Most community...
  11. Pursue nursing school or wait?

    good lord, you're only 21. so young and sooo worried about having to wait 2-3 years to get your degree. Believe me and really I speak from experience, by the time you finish your pre-reqs and start...
  12. Did you go to your pinning ceremony?

    It was only 2 hours, and it was really the last time I saw many of my classmates. It was a good way to see each other for the last time and wish each other luck :). Just go. Its a good way to end...
  13. Got a verbal job offer, what should I do?

    yep! Hospitals do the same thing when you don't sign anything so you're free do to the same! Believe I've been on the other
  14. Advice - I'll need a meal tray too

    I had a lady who refused everything but came in c/o of palpitations. Refused IV, refused all test, and refused all medication. But the first thing out of her mouth was demanding me for food. I...
  15. question

    The only people saying that there is a nursing shortage are damn nursing school who use this tactic when the economy was going down and people were not going to school cause it was too darn...
  16. How would you say my interview went?

    She's the unit secretary. Who cares what she thinks! All you should care about is what the nurse manager and HR thinks. They have the final say. Not some secretary. She probably has some huge...
  17. Cover letter for job interview

    When I interviewed, the nurse manager actually read my cover letter. That was how my interview started and the rest is history. I like to say that my cover letter helped me land the best
  18. Once you see your name online, you just need your license number to prove you are officially an RN! Start looking
  19. The student nurse

    I think its the most saddest thing when experiences nurses 'dislike' the present of student nurses. Where do you think you as an experienced nurse learned your skills? From the FAIRY NURSE?!!!...
  20. How Do You Prime Blood Tubing?

    hmm you don't need 2 NS bags to prime. you just need one and with the help of gravity, the NS will flow into the second port. At my hospital, I have seen nurses use a 50 ml NS bag to prime and use...
  21. New grad, charge nurse. Doable?

    I had a friend who was a new grad, and she did very well in nursing school and had the in-charge attitude. In nursing school, she was always a leader and quite good. However, when she was given her...
  22. Baffled...

    Let me tell you, I kill them with kindness. I could always get the grumpiest patient to say thank you at the end of my shift
  23. Go volunteer it always looks good while you look for a
  24. Tell me about your first day of nursing school

    wow, you're a bit paranoid. Comparing how other people's day went will just add to ur stress and anxiety level. Just enjoy nursing school without over analyzing everything and caring about other...
  25. I just went online and did it with the American Heart Association. you have to be careful with other companies because sometimes hospitals will not accept them. If you go with the American Heart...