HappyNurse2005

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  1. nursing school survival kit

    HappyNurse2005 replied to mstockwe's topic in General Students

    a stressball. b/c you will be stressed out beyond belief (play)money. b/c you will be broke in nursing school the book "chicken soup for the nurses soul" b/c we all need some easy reading maybe a list...

  2. Is there a website to find out about a Revoked license?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to RN2BinPA's topic in General Nursing

    well, i am in virginia and off the "virginia department of health professions" website has a license lookup feature. all licensed health professions. but i dont knwo about pennsylvania love,

  3. What do you HATE to do at work?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to mickeymouse1205's topic in General Nursing

    oh i forgot one! although trach suctioning doesn't bother me, i can ignore the nasty secretions there-they are well contained. but, trach care-taking out the little piece and soaking it, scrubbing it...

  4. What do you HATE to do at work?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to mickeymouse1205's topic in General Nursing

    hmm...anything that smells super rank. a little smelly, like a colostomy bag emptying i can do. i dont mind suctioning trach's/ET's. nasty wounds? heck i changed the dressing on an 18 inch by 12 inch...

  5. What's you highest...?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to talaxandra's topic in General Nursing

    oh i didnt see this, but i read it in the paper-the guiness book for world records has an entry for highest blood sugar. this girl who lives in my generic area, and had a BS of 2200 something. she was...

  6. speaking of call bells...

    HappyNurse2005 replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in General Nursing

    wow-electronic nurse locators? wow-high tech. i am only a student, but i can share what i've seen. mostly, the patient presses the call button and it rings at the nurses station. some you have to pick...

  7. New to "BIRP" charting....anyone?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to anndoodle's topic in General Nursing

    birp? i had never heard of that. have you tried looking at one of those "documenting made incredibly easy" books? i like just good ol narrative notes. love,

  8. What's you highest...?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to talaxandra's topic in General Nursing

    holy shnickity! 310/145 bp! wow. there was a guy today who had a BUN of 98, umm...saw someone iwth a low level, of platelets at 17,000. love,

  9. Concerned about GPA policies on prospective Nursing schools

    HappyNurse2005 replied to Ms. La Mirada's topic in General Nursing

    what is your school's requirement? not preference, but requirement? our school has a minimum requirement of 2.5 gpa, though obviously, the higher the better. i second what others have said-take some...

  10. Preceptor

    HappyNurse2005 replied to RnAngl's topic in General Nursing

    you mention peds and peds onc. so i'd do peds first (to get the more general aspect of it), then peds onc, then L&D. good luck! love,

  11. Medical Asst vs Nurse

    HappyNurse2005 replied to kellisdomain's topic in General Nursing

    both of these were from the same poster. it doesn't matter if a CNA is going to be a nurse. he/she is NOT a nurse until they graduate. I am a student nurse, and I am going to be a nurse, very soon....

  12. Medical Asst vs Nurse

    HappyNurse2005 replied to kellisdomain's topic in General Nursing

    both of these were from the same poster. it doesn't matter if a CNA is going to be a nurse. he/she is NOT a nurse until they graduate. I am a student nurse, and I am going to be a nurse, very soon....

  13. OK, i feel silly asking...but what is team nursing?

    HappyNurse2005 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Maybe I already know what this is and just haven't heard it called this. But what do you mean by team nursing? I see on the other thread it seems to cause some hard feelings. Everywhere I have seen,...

  14. OK, i feel silly asking...but what is team nursing?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe I already know what this is and just haven't heard it called this. But what do you mean by team nursing? I see on the other thread it seems to cause some hard feelings. Everywhere I have seen,...

  15. Medical Asst vs Nurse

    HappyNurse2005 replied to kellisdomain's topic in General Nursing

    Medical Assistants aren't nurses. and i'm not even sure what exactly they do, really. I knew a girl online who used to be a MA and stated that she did almost everythign the nurse did, which really...

  16. Medical Asst vs Nurse

    HappyNurse2005 replied to kellisdomain's topic in General Nursing

    Medical Assistants aren't nurses. and i'm not even sure what exactly they do, really. I knew a girl online who used to be a MA and stated that she did almost everythign the nurse did, which really...

  17. what percentage of ?'s must you get right on NCLEX to pass?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    is it 75% of the questions you must get right? I have NCLEX practice CD's and books and such, and they can tell you " percent correct-76%" or whatever, but don't mention whether or not that would be...

  18. nursing school presentations

    HappyNurse2005 replied to BlaineCM's topic in General Students

    not really. on our OB rotation we had to make up a short teaching presentation and present it to our fellow students only. no grade for it. then this year, we had to do a big pediatric teaching...

  19. nursing school presentations

    HappyNurse2005 replied to BlaineCM's topic in General Students

    not really. on our OB rotation we had to make up a short teaching presentation and present it to our fellow students only. no grade for it. then this year, we had to do a big pediatric teaching...

  20. New LPN with BIG concern over TN scope of practice re: IV Push

    HappyNurse2005 replied to LPNalmost!'s topic in General Nursing

    oh, don't do it. show them the LPN scope of practice you found. Now that you know that it is out of your scope of practice, and you do it, thats not cool. If you were to do something wrong in the...

  21. NCLEX-RN schedule-published somewhere or wait until you are ready to test to find out

    HappyNurse2005 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Is the NCLEX-RN schedule published somewhere? I was wondering if I could potentially find out when it is being offered(in the spring, i graduate in may). just curious to know how long after graduation...

  22. ECPI/MCI LPN Program - anyone?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to kaseysmom's topic in Virginia Nursing

    we have an ECPI in our area, as well (Roanoke) but I dont go there. Just a suggestion-have you looked into an LPN program at your local community college? its bound to be cheaper than ECPI and an...

  23. Is your place of employment offering you the flu vaccine?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to RN~in~CT's topic in General Nursing

    our hospital system we hear is giving them to select workers.who those select workers are, i'm not sure, b/c i've had to do my clinicals out of town. but where I am doing my clinicals i saw a sign...

  24. Truth about Nursing diagnosis

    HappyNurse2005 replied to UTRN2005's topic in General Nursing

    I am a nursing student, graduating in May 2005. hence the user name. anyhoo, we use the Ackely/Ladwig "Nursing Diagnosis Handbook: a Guide to Planning Care". pretty good, i guess. someone above...