HappyNurse2005

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  1. Immunizations! Argh!

    HappyNurse2005 replied to Luciole's topic in General Students

    I was 22 when i got those immunization records from my high school. thank goodness i still live in teh same city i went to high school in. I just went to the R****** City Schools administration...

  2. Can Someone Be a Nurse Without Jean Watson??

    HappyNurse2005 replied to Q.'s topic in General Nursing

    What did your instructor think of

  3. Drug information website-any suggestions?

    HappyNurse2005 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am looking for a good drug information website, geared for nurses (or health professionals in general). I've found several, but they are all patient oriented, which is not what i want. Thanks in...

  4. incorporating the adpie in questions!

    HappyNurse2005 replied to 3kidsmomma's topic in General Students

    lol, mine too! but i see we are both graduating hte same day...that explains the fried brain, doesn't

  5. incorporating the adpie in questions!

    HappyNurse2005 replied to 3kidsmomma's topic in General Students

    D is for nursing

  6. Job Safety for Pregnant Nurse

    HappyNurse2005 replied to colleen10's topic in General Nursing

    I am a due in April/finishing school in April student nurse. If you take proper precautions for airborne patients (mask, etc) then it shouldn't be a problem, I would think. The precautions are there...

  7. Grey's Anatomy Premier!!! + How to Contact Show Creators

    HappyNurse2005 replied to miya's topic in General Nursing

    Don't forget the comment by the teenaged patient implying nurses are clueless (when the intern was lost) or the idea that the nurse would page the doctor 911 because the patient was bored. I bet the...

  8. Von Willebrand Disease

    HappyNurse2005 replied to nurseangel78's topic in General Nursing

    I had an 80 year old woman in clinicals once who htey suspected had it. SHe had hte vessels inside her nose cauterized to stop the

  9. Graduation/working before NCLEX/getting your ATT-help! (grads in VA especially)

    HappyNurse2005 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am an almost new grad in Virginia. I graduate in 8 weeks! If you are in Virginia, you know that the Virginia license application, among other things, requires you to have a copy of your transcript...

  10. My first job interview for a RN position....any advice?

    HappyNurse2005 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am graduating in May, and have an interview next week in a local NICU. I've NEVER had a job interview before. I've had 3 jobs before nursing school, 2 of which were service/restaurant type jobs-the...

  11. Metabolic/ respiratory acidosis and alkalosis

    HappyNurse2005 replied to jennielynn's topic in General Students

    A trick we learned was ROME. Respiratory=Opposite, Metabolic=Equal. I'll use this on the example from teh above post Your pH is low. Your PCO2 is high. high/low is opposite. So its respiratory, and...

  12. Unexpierienced New Nurses

    HappyNurse2005 replied to chrda's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I'm going to be a new grad RN soon, and I've never been a CNA, LPN, or any type of health care experience. Considering the vast differences in the job requirements, I don't suppose being a CNA...

  13. undocumented immigrant wants to be a nurse

    HappyNurse2005 replied to huladancer's topic in General Nursing

    I am also surprised you were able to get into college/ nursing school without a social security

  14. Do you parents bring car seats in the hospital?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to Zhlake's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Our hospital does that for preemies, too, but if i remember right, you leave them in the seat twice as long as the drive home is. As for the car seat requirements? I did my postpartum/OB rotation in...

  15. How many weeks left in your semester?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to Nikki730's topic in General Students

    As far as class days go, i have 24 days of class/clinical. 14 class, 10

  16. Anyone entered into BSN program w/o stats

    HappyNurse2005 replied to txspadequeenRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am in the ADN program and to transfer to the BSN program, we do need stats beforehand. are you good at math? If not, i wouldn't risk taking the 2 math's together. Good luck!!! YOu've been a nurse...

  17. Pinning Ceremony - Kids Pinning?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to KristinWW's topic in General Students

    Our class is paying for everything, but the faculty is still the ones pinning us. WHy? I don't

  18. LVN Vs. RN?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to elleon's topic in General Nursing

    That really depends on what state you live in, as to the what they can do. That is up to the nurse practice act of that state. You can look on your state's board of nursing website to see this. As for...

  19. How many weeks left in your semester?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to Nikki730's topic in General Students

    From Monday? 8 calendar weeks, 7 weeks of class. Our spring break is this week that starts monday. This is til Monday, May 2nd when I have my final exam!!!!!!!!!!!! Then, 11 days off and I graduate on...

  20. Pinning Ceremony - Kids Pinning?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to KristinWW's topic in General Students

    Well, if we were allowed to, some might. WE have to have one of our instructors do it, and we don't pick which one....just whichever one we go to on

  21. Why did you become a nurse instead of a doctor?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to GlowBear500's topic in General Nursing

    Because I wanted to take care of hte patient, not solely the

  22. Retyping/writing notes

    HappyNurse2005 replied to TLC RN's topic in General Students

    In my lecture, the teacher lectures and we have to take notes til our hand breaks. So I am writing then. Plus, I take my own notes straight out of the book and write those out too, following the...

  23. My last semester. VERY much burned out.

    HappyNurse2005 replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    Me, too!!!!! I graduate May 13th, final exam is May 2nd!!. Including today, I have 30 days of class or clinical left. Calendar days-68 calendar days til final exam. I dread school. I am in a clinical...

  24. nursing shortage? nursing schools full?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to katie12345's topic in General Nursing

    I read this article, adn if I undestand it right, you can do your classroom part of nursing school-all the patho, pharm, nursing process, etc etc and be done with that, then wait a year or so before...

  25. nursing shortage? nursing schools full?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to katie12345's topic in General Nursing

    AT my school, there are approx 300-400 applicants for 80 or so spots. (Numbers not exact, its changed since when I started 2 years ago). THere are a ton of ppl who want to do it, but you nailed it-not...