HappyNurse2005

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  1. "where" are the "magnet hospitals PLEASE?

    well, if thats current, my local hospital system is only one of 2 in my state who are magnet designated. love,
  2. well, do you have an interest in working with AIDS/HIV patients? if not, then don't bother. work where you have an interest. if you have an interest, then go for it. if you are careful, practice...
  3. Results???

    https://www.bne.state.tx.us/olv/olverif.htm a link to the part of the texas board of nursing website where you can look up a person to see if they have a nursing license. but if it doesn't show your...
  4. Graduation Everyone??

    wow! congrats! that is very exciting! i graduate in 6 months from today!(may 2005) love,
  5. Omit job from apps?

    another reason to put it on there. you really dont want a reputation as a liar. and since she works there, you know its possible it could come up. if you honestly did nothing wrong (other than leaving...
  6. Omit job from apps?

    i am pretty sure past employers aren't really allowed to say anything negative about you-they can only answer the questions the current place asks them about you. and you should say something on the...
  7. Flu Vaccines.... What a problem!

    we had a bad thing for awhile, people waiting in lines at kroger, b/c for some reason the grocery store pharmacy got vaccinations, but some dr's offices didn't. some dr's offices had them, some...
  8. What is your favorite nursing journal?

    which do you like best of the general (non specialty) nursing journals? American Journal of Nursing Nursing 2004 RN or another choice love,
  9. Gifts/cards etc to thank clinical instructor & site?

    our school discourages us from getting gifts for our instructors, it is mentioned in the student handbook. but my clinical group last year got a gift certificate for a massage for our clinical...
  10. Gifts/cards etc to thank clinical instructor & site?

    we throw a mini party. bring in homecooked foods, etc, leave in lounge for all the nurses to eat. works out well, the nurses and aides always seem to appreciate it. \ love,
  11. well, sometimes instructors only assign the student nurse one patient. we are on a 12 bed unit with 7 students. so we can have only 1 pt. (thank goodness they are a little higher acuity than just med...
  12. ER the TV show

    i have watched ER faithfully for years, and wont stop now, even though the medical inaccuracies drive me nuts. just last night -they didnt measure hte NG tube before dropping it. -they did at least...
  13. Protein S deficiency in pregnancy...

    I am a student nurse graduating this May, so i do have medical knowledge. but when a pregnant friend mentioned to me that when her AFP labs were drawn, they found she has a protein S deficiency and...
  14. as an add on to above post, the nurse who said that to me was a RN she just had her LPN first. so no it was not as you say. but me saying that in the original post really had no bearing on what she...
  15. take it for exactly what i said. i said what i meant. first of all, i am a 2 year RN student, not a BSN student, which i never claimed to be. this is what i said that you are misinterpreting the...
  16. thats horrid!!! love,
  17. i am a student nurse, too. (see signature). i have met many more helpful, friendly nurses than unwelcoming ones. of course, i remember that the unwelcoming ones were all on the same unit, lol. and,...
  18. AIDS Patient Patho question

    dementia is one of the possible conditions one can have if they have AIDS love,
  19. codeblog....

    oh i figured it out...there is only one student nurse entry, and i think its from last year love,
  20. codeblog....

    i took a glance and it looked pretty neat. maybe a little difficult to navigate. i clicked on the nursing school link and found one story. wanted to look up archives of that. clicked on archives link,...
  21. I can't believe this!

    i dont know...sounds like a big HIPPA thing to me. here, you aren't allowed to look up even your own medical records without permission, certainly not anyone else's. whatever happened to the "need to...
  22. New grad and mom to be with questions...

    i would imagine it would be hard to keep up your clinical skills/knowledge learned if you dont use them for a year. could you try for part time doctors office work? or weekends only? what options...
  23. um i dont know what happened, but someone else edited teh title of my thread! this was not the original title i had. thats weird. weird weird weird. and a little offputting. anyhoo, they have some...
  24. Associates or Bachelors?

    sure do :) i am just a student (ADN) but of course, know several nurses thru the course of my schooling and clinicals and internships. i know of lots and lots and lots of nurses that have an...
  25. And Now.....What Do You LIKE to Do At Work?

    well i am only a student but i still have my likes i like patient teaching. i really like explaining things in a way htey can understand and seeing the look of understanding on their face. i like...