pinkiepie

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1. Fire Ants

   pinkiepie replied to nurseangel78's topic in General Nursing

   I am from coastal NC and unfortunately there are fire ants there too! I have heard of putting meat tenderizer on bites. Meat tenderizer is also a favorite of local fishermen for jellyfish stings. I have only been bitten once, about 10-15 bites on one...

2. Why are you REALLY going into nursing? Honest answers please.

   pinkiepie replied to Sheri257's topic in General Students

   Honestly,Honestly, its not all about the money but it will be nice with 2 kids and a mortgage to have a nice stable income. I ultimately decided to go into nursing when I did due to a sermon my pastor preached on mothers day of 2001. I'll never forge...

3. Can new grads get a 7a-3p shift?

   pinkiepie replied to akissbytheseine's topic in General Nursing

   Hello All!! My fever induced delerium has subsided and I would like to officially apologize for my rant yesterday:innerconf I am not sure what got into me. I love all nurses and you guys are great. PEACE, SEE YA

4. Can new grads get a 7a-3p shift?

   pinkiepie replied to akissbytheseine's topic in General Nursing

   Sheesh, talk about nurses eating thier young! IMO all you "seasoned" or should I say "cynical" nurses should be ashamed of yourselves. :angryfire The poor girl just asked a question and it seems if SOME of you are pouncing on her for not already kno...

5. Will anyone else be extended bfing in nsg school

   pinkiepie replied to ayndim's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Hi! Nice to meet someone else who understands the joys of toddler nursing. You can definately do this! I did! I began getting some of my pre-reqs out of the way when my youngest was 2 and continued to nurse as I started nursing school. I nursed both ...

6. Dvt

   pinkiepie replied to PHTLS's topic in General Nursing

   Suebacon I am only a student, and 1st semester at that, but I can tell you that SCD's are Sequential Compression Devices. They wrap around the legs with velcro and are full of air pockets, they are hooked to a machine that inflates the air pockets a...

7. Annapolis to J. Hopkins-commuting possible?

   pinkiepie replied to pinkiepie's topic in Maryland

   Thanks for your fast reply!

8. Annapolis to J. Hopkins-commuting possible?

   pinkiepie posted a topic in Maryland

   Hi all! I am new to this forum and I am currently an RN student in western PA. It is my dream to work at Johns Hopkins when I graduate, however, living in Baltimore is my nightmare. Is a commute from Annapolis to Johns Hopkins a possibility? Can anyo...

9. 6 Rights of Medication Administration

   pinkiepie replied to betsy1963's topic in General Students

   at our school they taught the basic five rights with the possible sixth being the right form of medication ie. capsule, liquid, etc.

10. CPR and Cracked Sternums

    pinkiepie replied to Rush's topic in General Nursing

    My brother works at the county nursing home as a respiratory tech. and has talked to me at lenght running full codes of the very frail and elderly. He said it breaks his heart to have to run a full code on 90+ year old grandmas. And although he does ...

11. what are your goals for next semester?

    pinkiepie replied to cingulargirl21's topic in General Students

    My plan is to get some organization! My dining room table is an abomination with care plans and lecture notes all over it. I also hope to keep up with applying lecture to clinical. May it all continue to come into focus. And hey, while we're dreaming...

12. How did you find out about allnurses?

    pinkiepie replied to cnelle101's topic in General Nursing

    I found allnurses on a scrub website when shopping for a lab coat before starting nursing school. I can't remeber what the site was though. I am on here reading practically everyday now. I Love allnurses:p

13. Finger Nail ripped clean off, question please.

    pinkiepie replied to studentNY's topic in General Nursing

    I lost an entire finger nail to a shopping cart wheel at 7 (long story). My parents took me to the doctor and they kept it covered with antibiotic salve and a dressing for what seemed like forever, it was probably just a week or two. It did grow back...

14. What does your spouse do?

    pinkiepie replied to vaughanmk's topic in General Nursing

    My sweet hubby is a cable guy, and yes WE GET IT FOR FREE

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

    pinkiepie replied to Q.'s topic in General Nursing

    I am a relatively new nursing student(finishing off semester one:rotfl: ) so my experiences with patients may not be as extensive as some of you all have. My SON's philosophy is straight Watson and we studied it indepth pretty much immediately after ...