Sunshine Sweetheart

Sunshine Sweetheart specializes in CVICU.

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1. NCLEX Advice (Long)

   Sunshine Sweetheart posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

   i just thought that i would post something about my experience. i don't post much but i usually lurk around and gain awesome advice from this board. you guys are an amazing bunch of people. i...

2. Any Joliet Junior College Students out there?

   Sunshine Sweetheart replied to RNStudentJJC's topic in Illinois Nursing

   i do not go to JJC but I do know a ton of girls that went there and I also work with a couple that just graduated. I am in third semester at another school in the area. I don't know exactly what you...

3. IV push administration

   Sunshine Sweetheart replied to Gottago's topic in General Students

   We are being taught that you do not have to flush. Just pinch off the tubing above the port and push some medicine and then unpinch the tubing to let fluid run through and so on until the medicine is...

4. Never understood nursing

   Sunshine Sweetheart replied to PACPhD's topic in General Nursing

   I do apologize if I got your words mixed up and I did not mean to offend you if I did! I just think that we should not accuse the poster of lying, as some others have, because as I said before we are...

5. Never understood nursing

   Sunshine Sweetheart replied to PACPhD's topic in General Nursing

   He might have brought it against himself with something that he did or said but can you say 100% for sure, not one of us was there. So for you to say that he brought it against himeself would be a...

6. 77% Rule

   Sunshine Sweetheart replied to Sunshine Sweetheart's topic in General Students

   This is sadly true. But as I said before a A nurse does not equal a good nurse. While I know that we have to pass the NCLEX in order to be a nurse we loose so many do to this rule that would have...

7. Never understood nursing

   Sunshine Sweetheart replied to PACPhD's topic in General Nursing

   I have read all the posts in this forum and I sit back and ask myself why has the healthcare profession gotten to this point. I am currently in nursing school and I work as a CNA in a hospital. I...

8. Anyone get into/applying to Joliet Junior College LPN program?

   Sunshine Sweetheart replied to RPSGT2RNIL's topic in Illinois Nursing

   Hi, I know a few girls that are in the program and some that have come out of it. There is a waiting list for the program but by Aug 07 if your number has not been called you will have to reapply...

9. 77% Rule

   Sunshine Sweetheart replied to Sunshine Sweetheart's topic in General Students

   Update on te rule: The powers at school had another retreat and have decided to keep the rule. Last semester, which was 1st semester for me, we did lose many students due to that rule. One was a...

10. patho and pharm??????

    Sunshine Sweetheart replied to dixiechickn71's topic in General Students

    I took Patho and Pharm together last semester. It was tough but I got through it. I do know others that have took both together and did not do well. It all depends on the student and the teacher....

11. How many don't make it out?

    Sunshine Sweetheart replied to LadyEJ BSN, RN's topic in General Students

    I have not been on here in a while, but I just completed first semester in May and we started out with 63 students. Going into second semester we will have 44 so we dropped 19 in one

12. ABGs and Compensation

    Sunshine Sweetheart replied to luv2shopp85's topic in General Students

    I hope this will help everyone. Our teacher taught us to draw arrows next to each value. If the PH was elevated(Alkaline) then the arrow yould point up. If the PCO2 was decreased then the arrow...

13. Hooow did you get through SPEECH class????

    Sunshine Sweetheart replied to FNPhopeful's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I had a great teacher. She was so fun. The weird thing was is that I took speech as a online class. I know you are wondering how do you take speech online? I thought the same thing. You would do...

14. Nursing School Situation, Does this Sound Right?

    Sunshine Sweetheart replied to ChristineN's topic in General Nursing

    I am not starting clinicals unitl Jan., so I don't know how they will be. I can say that I have worked in a nursing home as an aide for 5 years and now work in a hospital. You can be a nurse and do...

15. taking students, precepting

    Sunshine Sweetheart replied to Agnus's topic in General Nursing

    Angus I apperciate your honesty and candor. I am starting my clinicals in Jan and I currently work in a hospital. I see students that come in and are eager to learn and some who are scared and need...