LadyFree28 BSN, LPN, RN

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    5/7 (on 5/9) WILTW: ixchel is a cornflake girl

    LadyFree28 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    The usually don't; the thing about migraines is that there's an effect of having severe vasospasm related to the blood vessels in your brain; they are known as vascular headaches. I've been off birth...
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    5/7 (on 5/9) WILTW: ixchel is a cornflake girl

    LadyFree28 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I thought she was already on iPhone? If you backed up your phone, maybe you can reinstall the app that
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    5/7 (on 5/9) WILTW: ixchel is a cornflake girl

    LadyFree28 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I experienced transient aphasia during my migraines since my teens; I also get facial droop and paralysis when my migraines were untreated. It is so very
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    New Grad in OR who wants to quit in less than 6 mo

    LadyFree28 replied to CaliNurseLouisiana's topic in Operating Room

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    5/7 (on 5/9) WILTW: ixchel is a cornflake girl

    LadyFree28 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I learned that they're really needs to be a better coordination when it comes to social issues relating to the parent-child relationships; sometimes the social service agencies are severely lacking...
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    When are you officially a nursing student?

    LadyFree28 replied to Zyprexa_Ho's topic in General Students

    But there are nursing students who are accepted into a university as Nursing student that go through the pre-read their freshman and sophomore years, and that includes those classes; they are not...
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    Anyone make it into nursing school with a C in Anatomy?

    LadyFree28 replied to cjens27's topic in General Students

    Agree. Nursing school will be a WHOLE lot more challenging; there will be ton of information thrown at you, clinicians, writing care plans, projects, papers, etc. You need time to study and understand...
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    Who's at fault here?

    LadyFree28 replied to PerkyNurse55's topic in General Students

    WHAT did you study, OP? How "good" was your remediation? What were your weaknesses during the other HESI exams? Did you improve, or get worse? There are many factors that are at play. I took the HESI...
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    Change of shift admissions

    LadyFree28 replied to Nurse131382's topic in General Nursing

    I concur that bed assignment is out of the ED's control, and many days we get bed assignments from 17:30-1850; so in essence, we can have pts sit f0r 8-10 hours waiting for a bed, then if a nurse...
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    LPN Prereqs

    LadyFree28 replied to Darius93's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    It depends on the school. There were no pre-reqs needed when I attended my PN program, they were included in the course; I didn't even need to be a CNA either-I did have A&P from CC and was...
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    RT vs. RN? Is RT a useless profession?

    LadyFree28 replied to AspiringRN27's topic in Nursing Career

    A few things: Unless anyone has undergone a complete educational standards for each position, no one can speak on educational requirements; I say this as a nurse who leaned extensively the respiratory...
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    When are you officially a nursing student?

    LadyFree28 replied to Zyprexa_Ho's topic in General Students

    When one is accepted and have paid their deposit for a spot in the nursing program, they are officially a "nursing student". Some students have been accepted into a program and start out with pre-regs...
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    Nurse's Week Gifts from Employers

    LadyFree28 replied to twss2323's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Since my current job wraps "hospital week" into Nurse's Week, ironically I take days off and enjoy all the perks from Starbucks, Chick-fil-A and Cinnabon and enjoy my days off, and then pick up my...
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    Anyone make it into nursing school with a C in Anatomy?

    LadyFree28 replied to cjens27's topic in General Students

    To answer the question-I did, sort of. I made it with a C in A&P when I got accepted in a Practical Nursing program; I was able to audit the course and showed up for days and tests that had...
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    Disrespectful patient

    LadyFree28 replied to hwknrs's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Are you a nurse? Just curious...and what
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    Disrespectful patient

    LadyFree28 replied to hwknrs's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Regardless, this person has a psych problem; if you are having issues with responding to someone who is exhibiting this behavior, crack open a mental health nursing book; they have strategies in how...
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    Just Squeaking By

    LadyFree28 replied to JoJoGirl's topic in General Students

    What are you struggling in? Have you reached out to your instructors as soon as you don't understand anything? Do you practice regularly in the skills lab? Being a nurse, at least a consistently...
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    How much is a normal raise

    LadyFree28 replied to Sully64's topic in General Nursing

    I got a 2 percent raise, but am in negotiations for a first Union contract...we need at least a 6 percent increase to get on target with the rest of the market...we are one of the lowest paying...
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    NCLEX-PN application process

    LadyFree28 replied to Matlock22's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    At least in my state, the school submitted the paperwork to the BON to certify that students have completed the required hours; usually in my experience I filled out the paperwork on campus during...
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    Yep. I have no friends in school.

    LadyFree28 replied to rheath22's topic in General Students

    Eh... Count me in just being social in nursing school; I have people that I have no problem having conversations and keeping in touch with, but that was mostly because I ended up flocking to lone...
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    Disrespectful patient

    LadyFree28 replied to hwknrs's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Not a great situation! Sometimes we have to be mindful of our own pts and families and the different backgrounds and situations that they come from; when it comes to an admission where a psychosocial...
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    Struggling

    LadyFree28 replied to russianbear's topic in Emergency

    What do you mean? I've been in the ED for over a year, and at least one of my days off I decompress, evaluate my own progress and self study. I entered the ED with 10 years of nursing experience, all...
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    Can anyone pls help?

    LadyFree28 replied to rt staff's topic in General Nursing

    Did your "friend" state that those syringes were unused??? Forget HIPAA...what's REALLY going
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    Struggling

    LadyFree28 replied to russianbear's topic in Emergency

    I agree with Pixie on getting a developed plan, I also wonder if you have some self-studying? It seems as though you know your weaknesses, but how to you learn, prepare and use as resources when a...
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    are mandatory scrub color-coding in hospitals the wave of the future?

    LadyFree28 replied to kelligracie's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    We are actually in the process of reverting back to no mandatory scrub colors. Granted I prefer dark colors due to my messy nature, however, when working with children, I surmised wearing a mandatory...