HappyNurse2005

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  1. New Grad RN starting salary

    HappyNurse2005 replied to newgrad2005's topic in First Year After Licensure

    what is cost of living though? isn't it astronomically high in SoCal to buy a house for example? where i live, a decent house can be bought for 150K, 350K can buy you a large 5 bedroom home. i am...

  2. How can I be a good preceptor??

    HappyNurse2005 replied to allele's topic in General Nursing

    i did an student preceptorship thing this past summer, before my last year of nursing school. did 6 weeks in an ICU, 6 weeks in rehab. so, a good mentor/preceptor, from a student's perspective -on the...

  3. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    often used internet abbreviation for "dear (or damn) husband". i see it quite frequently, as its easier then typing out "my husband", etc. DD is used for dear/damn daughter, DS for

  4. help me buck the system, please! super-traditional pinning ceremony that nobody wants

    HappyNurse2005 replied to rach_nc_03's topic in General Nursing

    some ppl in our class have also said they wouldn't mind just not going to graduation. this is my first college graduation, so i'll be thrilled to go. but, our school has a policy that you have to go...

  5. how does your nursing school deal with pregnant nursing students?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Students

    UPDATE- got a note, said i could go, but to "avoid hazardous materials, heavy lifting and wear comfortable shoes" it was a standard form letter from the dr's office. took it up to school today. the...

  6. help me buck the system, please! super-traditional pinning ceremony that nobody wants

    HappyNurse2005 replied to rach_nc_03's topic in General Nursing

    our nursing class had always worn white dresses as well, and just this year, we got permission to wear white pants and a white dressy top. here is what we did first, find an acceptable outfit we...

  7. Ob-dept Closed

    HappyNurse2005 replied to LOVE2DISCO's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I live in Virginia and some rural areas have shut down their L&D units due to lack of deliveries, forcing patients to drive farther. One recent case involved a woman who lived in the affected...

  8. waiting for nclex results

    HappyNurse2005 replied to molo70's topic in General Nursing

    http://www2.vipnet.org/dhp/cgi-bin/search_publicdb.cgi the virginia board of nursing license lookup. see if you are on there!

  9. What Specialty are you suited to ? and how do you find out while still a student

    HappyNurse2005 replied to BocaBabeNot's topic in General Nursing

    does your school offer a preceptorship? have you not gotten an idea from clinicals? think about what matters to you, what you would like to have. for example, me-(i am graduating May 2005) -i want a...

  10. Problems with References

    HappyNurse2005 replied to BrownRecluse's topic in Nursing Career

    and speaking of job references, if you are a new grad, and therefore have not ever had a nursing job (well, except for a nursing externship) and heck, i haven't had a job in more than a year- would a...

  11. ADN vs BSN My daughter and I having a heated Discussion!

    HappyNurse2005 replied to NOIRLINCOLN's topic in General Students

    are those 18 in addition to the nursing classes? they dont sound absurd to me. pathophysiology is important, as is pharmacology for obvious reasons. nutrition is good to know, what with so many people...

  12. LIVESTRONG (Bracelets) or Self-Profit?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to MzKittenRN's topic in General Nursing

    those bracelets are around for everything these days. i see them at the convenience store! but your thread: if they are taking the Livestrong ones, that are supposed to be sold for cancer dollars,...

  13. nursing school really FULL TIME???

    HappyNurse2005 replied to brandy119's topic in General Nursing

    my full time ADN program, i am in 2nd year, but first year was : Mon: 9-11am lecture. clinical prep at clinical site and at home. this takes several hours. Tues/Wed: 7a-1p clinical one day, 2 hour...

  14. No/Late prenatal care? do you see it often? why do you think it happens?

    HappyNurse2005 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    This is something I think is interesting. I dont know about other areas, but here there are plenty of places for low income women to get prenatal care with no insurance. planned parenthood, and a...

  15. What was your Pinning Ceremony like?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to Nurse2bSandy's topic in First Year After Licensure

    well, im a RN student graduating and having a pinning in May, so i'll answer. first of all, we aren't doing caps at our school. The LPN's at our school do caps, so i can't answer about that. but the...

  16. What was your Pinning Ceremony like?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to Nurse2bSandy's topic in First Year After Licensure

    my school that does do pinning-i am in the RN program. the LPN's have a capping, but its done in the middle of their program, not at the end like us. i dont know if its a big deal like ours is though,...

  17. No/Late prenatal care? do you see it often? why do you think it happens?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    i dont live in a border town, or even a border state, for that matter, but there is a large hispanic population in my town. in the clinic that helps ppl get medicaid, they have a spanish interpreter...

  18. No/Late prenatal care? do you see it often? why do you think it happens?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    duh! that thought never occured to me-no

  19. What was your Pinning Ceremony like?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to Nurse2bSandy's topic in First Year After Licensure

    well, mine isn't until May, but from what i know about it, it will be on a Thursday night, the night before graduation. 6pm. held in a local "performance hall" that has a nice stage, 900 seats, etc....

  20. Renowned Child Heart Surgeon Commits Suicide

    HappyNurse2005 replied to ERNurse752's topic in General Nursing

    I saw that series. He was from South Africa, originally, if i remember. I also read the book "walk on water" (...

  21. hairstyles on nurses....your opinion

    HappyNurse2005 replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    rudeness was uncalled for. yeah its a trivial question. so what. don't like it, don't answer it, but there is no need to be

  22. what are your goals for next semester?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to cingulargirl21's topic in General Students

    my goal for next semester-graduate!!!!! but, more specifically-study harder. i did study hard, but you know how it is-you can always do better. esp in the middle of the semester when you are sick of...

  23. pins....what do you think?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to rach_nc_03's topic in General Nursing

    i'd consider- how many ppl are in your class, as in, how much would it cost? would you have any money left? what else do you have to spend money on? i am also graduating in may. when i get my pin,...

  24. pins....what do you think?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to rach_nc_03's topic in General Nursing

    i'd consider- how many ppl are in your class, as in, how much would it cost? would you have any money left? what else do you have to spend money on? i am also graduating in may. when i get my pin,...

  25. Re: Information Privacy of the Patient

    HappyNurse2005 replied to amynahmed's topic in General Nursing

    here a patient can be classified as "no news". that means if someone calls the nurses station and asks about them, you say "not a patient here" (family has a password). if htey get mail sent to them...