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  1. Does anyone take or know someone who takes Inderal?

    smilin_gp replied to RN-oneday's topic in General Nursing

    I was prescribed for it in the morning as well, must be some reason for this. And no, I wasn't chronically dizzy before taking Inderal, but it sure made me that way before I adjusted to it. Best of...

  2. Cussing Co-Workers

    smilin_gp replied to Furoffire's topic in General Nursing

    Fur of Fire, I just have to say that you have handled everyone's opinion on here with a lot of grace- even when those opinions don't exactly agree with your original post (mine included). I think that...

  3. How long is your orientations?? HELP

    smilin_gp replied to Fairlythere's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Wow that seems short! Our orientation consists of a month on days and then 2 weeks on nights - 12's too. I am only in the first week of it. I had a 144 hour tele preceptorship as a student, and took...

  4. Can anyone help?

    smilin_gp replied to jennifers1108's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I studied for about a month in January, when I read Saunders and did the chap questions. I studied about a week and a half for NCLEX, because I took it 4 days after graduation. This is when I focused...

  5. Can anyone help?

    smilin_gp replied to jennifers1108's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I passed without a review course. I did read the Saunders and did all of the end of chapter quizzes. Also did a few NCLEX 3500 practice CD

  6. What was the toughest part of Nursing school for you?

    smilin_gp replied to LADYFLOWER's topic in General Students

    Waiting for my turn in the end-of-rotation clinical evaluation line. I was always worried that a clinical instructor was going to ding me for some fault that I was unaware of and hadn't corrected, and...

  7. Experience counts! Novice to Expert

    smilin_gp replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in General Nursing

    As a new nurse, I really respect the experience and extra credentials of the nurses that I work with and am very glad that they are there for the patients. I do understand that many nurses feel that...

  8. What you make as a nurse Vs. Cost of living

    smilin_gp replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, that's great appreciation. In Oregon, our house has gone up from 200K a year and a half ago to about 280K now. Unfortunately, the market is slowing. We live far enough out of Portland to get a 3...

  9. Demand for Federal Nurse Jobs?

    smilin_gp replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    I just starting working for the VA as a new-grad RN. The demand was there and everyone in HR has been very helpful and polite. The hard thing about getting started seems to be the amount of paperwork...

  10. Clinical rotations but never worked in a hospital

    smilin_gp replied to OURN83's topic in General Students

    Sorry, I was disputing that "most" people enter at that age, at least in the area that I am in. The median age for entrance here is

  11. Clinical rotations but never worked in a hospital

    smilin_gp replied to OURN83's topic in General Students

    This might be a regional thing, but in my area at this time, many, many people enter nursing school later in life than their teens. I don't think that paid hospital experience is necessary to succeed...

  12. Slacking off as an undergrad about to come back and bite me in the rear!

    smilin_gp replied to Matka's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    In my experience, my program accepted my similar and higher level courses, but as far as I know, there was no consideration given to the difficulty level of the courses as compared to other...

  13. Didn't study enough!!!!

    smilin_gp replied to cardiacRN2006's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I did some questions, but I don't think it totalled 100/day. I did finish Saunders and felt pretty prepared for NCLEX. Worked out

  14. Studying vs Answering Questions

    smilin_gp replied to cdini's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I studied the Saunders content first while taking the chapter quizzes, and then used the comprehensive test CD and the NCLEX 3500 CD for a few days before the test to practice strategy. Worked for

  15. I took it this morning!

    smilin_gp replied to kimmy84's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Good

  16. Cussing Co-Workers

    smilin_gp replied to Furoffire's topic in General Nursing

    I am not much of a potty mouth, and I am actually a Christian, but I would probably be very uncomfortable and somewhat defiant if a colleague told me to change a behavior because they were...

  17. Taking Nclex 06/10/2006

    smilin_gp replied to mistiblue's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Good

  18. Favorite, Fun, Weird, and Scandalous Symptoms and Diagnosis...

    smilin_gp replied to doctordefender's topic in Nursing Humor

    'ulcerative cooties' errr colitis. Quite a few others that I can't remember, as I used to work as a QA/Medical transcriptionist and had to edit the reports angily corrected by the (often rightfully)...

  19. Anyone take NCLEX before graduating?

    smilin_gp replied to mariedoreen's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I also received my ATT before graduating, though didn't test until

  20. Does anyone take or know someone who takes Inderal?

    smilin_gp replied to RN-oneday's topic in General Nursing

    I have MVP and other heart concerns due to Marfan's Syndrome and take Inderal. I really have no side effects anymore but was very fatigued (and really unenthused about sitting through classes) for the...

  21. Just passed the NCLEX!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    smilin_gp replied to lvs2nrs3535's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am usually a great test taker too, and also felt very shaky and unsure when the computer shut off at 75. Congratulations on your

  22. What Oregon towns/cities do you recommend working in and why?

    smilin_gp replied to fd5151's topic in Oregon Nursing

    They still have the Saturday market in Eugene, with quite a few of people wearing 'hippy' clothes. Attitudes vary like in any town, but quite a few people seem very outdoorsy and laid back. There are...

  23. Perineal care approach

    smilin_gp replied to SaraO'Hara's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I would imagine that most of the residents are used to bed baths, though out of respect, they should still be kept as covered as possible and be asked for permission. I would think that "I am going to...

  24. Just Failed, I am second language and now feel hopeless. Please help

    smilin_gp replied to crisgom's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    PM'd

  25. Applying for 2006

    smilin_gp replied to bowkerj's topic in Oregon Nursing

    This wasn't addressed to me, but I did want to respond with something. Linfield is expensive, but they do have a lot of options for scholarships, grants and other financial