RainbowDash

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  1. What are you really good at?

    RainbowDash replied to proud nurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I just wanted to say that I love this post - I think so many people forget that the elderly have been at our stage of life too and are no less human... Not nurses specifically, but as a Floridian I...

  2. Stupid q's: Has smoking cigarettes kept you from getting a job?

    RainbowDash replied to mls4455's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I'm a student and won't be graduating for some time yet, however I've made the decision to work on quitting *now*. Not only do I personally feel that a smoking nurse is inappropriate simply because...

  3. Large dose of reality just received!

    RainbowDash posted a topic in General Students

    I was sitting here decorating my binder, having happy thoughts about class this week, when a letter arrives. Long story short it says this: READ CHAPTER ONE AND DO THE STUDY GUIDE BEFORE YOU EVEN...

  4. Smoking and the Nursing Student

    RainbowDash posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hello! As part of my "be healthy before you can tell other people to be healthy" venture, I want to give up smoking once and for all. I have quit FOUR times (one for each pregnancy), only to go back...

  5. Am I the only student here that has anxiety when I think about not getting accepted?

    RainbowDash replied to 5ummer's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Good luck to all of you awaiting those letters! I got accepted and I can tell you the anxiety does not go away - if anything, it's worse.... an OMG what did I just sign up for am I insane kind of...

  6. One set of scrubs?

    RainbowDash replied to MilliePieRN's topic in General Students

    I have two sets so far, but I'm eventually going to buy three more sets for a total of five, because once I have class/clinicals five days a week I'm going to want to do laundry only once a week... I...

  7. Large dose of reality just received!

    RainbowDash replied to RainbowDash's topic in General Students

    Oh yeah, I have no qualms with coming in prepared and with an idea of the content - it was just jarring to see it so ... eloquently put. LOL It is a realization that the former "show up to class,...

  8. The good, the bad, the ugly - your first real patient contact

    RainbowDash posted a topic in General Students

    I feel nursing is my "calling" for a few reasons, some practical, some very deeply personal. However, this does not stop me from having apprehensions about walking into the room of a person I don't...

  9. Another slightly silly question re: supplies

    RainbowDash posted a topic in General Students

    So I may be turning 28 next month but I am still very much a childlike spirit. I enjoy the cute, fun, and happy things in life. They help keep me in high spirits while facing terrible challenges. I've...

  10. The good, the bad, the ugly - your first real patient contact

    RainbowDash replied to RainbowDash's topic in General Students

    OOh, yeah ... really horrible feet with chunks upon chunks of dead skin detritus wedged under month old socks are

  11. The good, the bad, the ugly - your first real patient contact

    RainbowDash replied to RainbowDash's topic in General Students

    Thanks for all your stories. To be totally honest, I think I will be fine after I break the "butt ice". Once the initial peri care and change is done, I think I won't be worried about it - because...

  12. The good, the bad, the ugly - your first real patient contact

    RainbowDash replied to RainbowDash's topic in General Students

    I think I am going to take the "easy" way out and just use my imagination to place every patient I ever care for in my family, eliminating awkwardness and possible shyness. I will simply act as if you...

  13. ahhhh!!!! last minute jitters

    RainbowDash replied to sbem10's topic in General Students

    Good luck! Enjoy the

  14. How do you store your stethoscope?

    RainbowDash replied to BAMcDan's topic in General Students

    I keep my Littmann in the box it came in with tender, loving care. It was a gift from a friend when I first expressed my deep desire to be an RN. It is my tangible reminder of all my hopes and dreams,...

  15. The good, the bad, the ugly - your first real patient contact

    RainbowDash replied to RainbowDash's topic in General Students

    Thanks for that :) I know I have it in me, I even stop strangers in stores that look lost and help them find things, and am naturally gregarious and make conversation with everyone I encounter (store...

  16. Another slightly silly question re: supplies

    RainbowDash replied to RainbowDash's topic in General Students

    Oh yes, DEFINITELY not my clinical supplies - the fanciest it's going to get is my breast cancer pink Littman Classic SE. But I figured a cheerful binder for lecture and busywork would be nice. Just...

  17. One set of scrubs?

    RainbowDash replied to MilliePieRN's topic in General Students

    I would recommend two sets. I attended a prior program that also required scrubs that I didn't finish, and I must tell you that they are easily damaged, stained, and one of my tops actually tore apart...

  18. How Far do you want to go in your Nursing Education?

    RainbowDash replied to MusicEMT's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I was just trying to offer you advice, I promise I wasn't being snarky :) Whatever YOU want to do is what you SHOULD do! Be an RN, a Teacher, an MD and an Astronaut - the sky is the limit and it's all...

  19. Finally...I got the job!

    RainbowDash replied to AlishiaRN77's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Wonderful news on all accounts! Bless you and best of luck to you and your family!

  20. Which Specialty?

    RainbowDash replied to RN-BSNheather's topic in General Students

    ER/Trauma for me, please! I've known it's what I want for years. The frenetic energy, the constant variations, the running around like a lunatic... it all suits me so well. We don't do an ER rotation...

  21. Do you read the entire book?

    RainbowDash replied to Tonks57's topic in General Students

    I have always been an eager and voracious reader, far above and beyond my grade level, devouring a good novel in a single day - but from what I have been reading lately, I am starting to get VERY...

  22. What do you pick for breakfast?

    RainbowDash replied to smily11's topic in General Nursing

    What's breakfast? :uhoh21: No, but really, I should start having breakfast, as it's so vitally important... I just hate the idea of eating things in the early morning >. My stepmother swears by a...

  23. School using TEAS as assessment exam?

    RainbowDash replied to Nursing2102's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    The secret to my success was quiet time and copious amounts of Starbucks I made my mother take the kids for the days I was studying so I would be uninterrupted. A great technique for studying is, if...

  24. Excelsior sweat and tears: It's paid off! New RN in town :)

    RainbowDash replied to CMLPNnowRN's topic in Excelsior College

    Congratulations! Such a wonderful achievement. You have so much to be proud of! Now go celebrate!!!

  25. How Far do you want to go in your Nursing Education?

    RainbowDash replied to MusicEMT's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Currently, I am in an accelerated ADN program since, while EXORBITANTLY expensive, it is easier to get admitted than the local community college with its astronomical requirements and millenia long...