ansturge

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  1. So nervous! CCRN time!

    I misplaced, left at work(if so it is long gone) or loaned my PASS CCRN CD to someone. I am freaking out because I cannot find it anywhere!!! This throws a HUGE monkey wrench in my study plans. The new version does not come out until the 21 and Ba...
  2. pulse pen by livescribe
  3. Chest Pain on the psych unit

    i think an ekg and enzymes are prudent, especially since some of the psych meds can cause a prolonged qt interval.
  4. Becoming a nurse for the money...

    my little anecdotal input to this discussion is this: one day about a year ago i was helping 3 of my colleagues perform a spinal dressing change on a 550 pound woman. I had to hold up her hips.........aka the business end of her body. this 550 po...
  5. i am considering one of those "toddler locator" gadgets or a keyfinder gadget.... you know hit a button and your missing child, keys, etc starts beeping
  6. if only they made lojack for stethoscopes...............someone should really work on that
  7. Do you bring your laptop to class/lecture?

    just read that you can print out your own paper for the livescribe pen via the livescribe desktop application
  8. For Fun - Things You Want to Buy Once You're a Nurse

    oh em gee, how much do you all think you will be making right out of school......corvettes, bmws, cruises..........im 2.5 years out of school and i am still having to plan and space out my big purchases. i did buy a new(er) car because my old one di...
  9. Penlight

    http://www.amazon.com/Streamlight-Stylus-4-Inch-Penlight-65018/dp/B00008BFS5 is an awesomely awesome penlight
  10. Pimples, blackheads and acne

    i read something in here about benzoin, what do you do with it in this case?
  11. Dry, cracked winter hands

    gloves in a bottle i get mine at kroger
  12. It's 0845 am, and no results available!

    YAY the DTs are over now i have the shakes for real i passed too
  13. Support needed!!! NCLEX Limbo!!

    congrats :balloons: still waiting
  14. Help with NCLEX results

    your guess is as good as mine at this point..........im about to go into DTs here waiting
  15. It's 0845 am, and no results available!

    oh i woke up at 4am and almost threw up woke up again around 6-7 been up since then and still no results
  16. RNs2BRwe is going to HAVE to change her screen name!!!!

    AAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGH mine arent available yet i started it just before 830 wed...............what in the world is the hold up i wonder
  17. Support needed!!! NCLEX Limbo!!

    somehow with 6.5 hours left till i find out.........that doesnt make me feel better i cant think of a single question i know i got right..........then again i cant think of any i know for a fact i got wrong...........im trying to stay positive though...
  18. The Wait begins....

    i feel like i had a lot of select all that apply no EKGs, some psych, a few meds, few peds, infection control and a lot of who would you see or call back first............... when it cut off at 75, all i could think was omg i have 110 more q...
  19. Didn't think I'd feel this horrible

    took mine today....... 75 questions..........i dont feel too good either
  20. Anyone get A's in nursing school?

    ive gotten B's in my classes.......due to a 7point scale, otherwise i would have all As........last semester there wasnt a single A to be found. our tests are 50 questions long, so you miss 4 questions and you get a B on it. A's are very hard to c...
  21. How do you find a Preceptor?

    i start my preceptorship thursday im excited but very nervous Neuro ICU here i come
  22. Nurses with ADD/ADHD?

    haha, listening to you is like a balm to my soul my old roomate(when i told her i had add) said i always new something was up when you would suddenly ransack your room at 2 am to clean and organize it(and not quite get it clean again). I have trazodo...
  23. Nurses with ADD/ADHD?

    omg that is so me.... I was diagnosed in 2003 a year after i finished my BS. My 1st grade teacher recognized my inattention, but nothing was ever done about it.... I finally ended up taking Adderal XR because i always forgot my lunchtime dose with ...
  24. Question about getting into ICU.

    This question might not fit in here, but here goes anyway i have to choose between a rural ICU and well (duke university med centers) neuro ICU for my preceptorship this spring and im not really sure which one i want to do..................your thoug...
  25. where can you find ladies watches that have military time? and also have a second hand? thanks