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    I'm just sad :(

    twinmommy+2 replied to 123_y_321's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Have you thought about possiblly moving to another area that is underserved? Maybe getting away from the bigger hospitals that are attracting all the new grads, going with a smaller one that not...
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    SICK of BSN Pedestal

    twinmommy+2 replied to DUDERNGUY's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Wow, careful you'll get a nose bleed. I am an ADN x 7 years, just going back for my RN-BSN, and you don't know what you don't know. Give it a
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    How in debt were you after Nursing school?

    twinmommy+2 replied to lilwonder's topic in General Students

    I graduated in 2005 ADN with 0 debt, used the GI bill from the Army, and got through. Now I'm in RN-BSN, around $3000 a semester which ain't bad, and working on scholarships for that so I'm hoping to...
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    Help with prioritizing nursing diagnosises

    twinmommy+2 replied to Chiboy162's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    What is going to send the patient into the morgue more quickly. Start with your basic life support, what do you check first. If any of those are compromised, then that is the priority diagnosis....
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    Pls HELP!! Confused, Am I understanding this right?

    twinmommy+2 replied to scrlet's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If you pass a cup under water for 10 seconds, will you get more water than if you pass the same cup under the faucet for 5 seconds? Yes. Your filling time will determine your stroke volume. So if...
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    Ethical Question About Pacemaker

    twinmommy+2 replied to Nursingbride12's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I work in the ER of a VA hospital, had a patient come in from the hospital's nursing home, they called ahead of time saying they just wanted an EKG to make sure the pacer/defib was off. He had been...
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    Do employers look at what Nursing Program you went to?

    twinmommy+2 replied to HappyBee's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    $100,000 is outragous! What will your title say when your done, HappyBee RN, BSN West Coast, nope, just the RN, BSN. Its your experience and what YOU bring to the table that speaks for you. That,...
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    Sigh...the dreaded day...advice needed

    twinmommy+2 replied to PinkPinkster's topic in Nursing Career

    I agree with another poster who said getting a few years under your belt in a staff nurse position. Also, what about going into education. You have your advance degree, you could teach others the...
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    VA

    twinmommy+2 replied to MissRNBlue803's topic in Government, Military

    WELCOME!!! I'm with the Martinsburg VA in WV. Its definatly different than the civilian hospitals, but I love working with the vets. What area are you going
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    Army Nurse Wannabe

    twinmommy+2 replied to baxgilter's topic in Government, Military

    I was once active duty army, and am now trying to get in the Air Guard as a flight nurse. One thing I'm seeing here lately is that they want to limit the number of people entering certain fields,...
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    What are some good things to keep on hand in your work locker?

    twinmommy+2 replied to Kilika421's topic in General Nursing

    I love the posts up already, but to add to that I have had to bring in my own set of eating utensils. I have a plate, bowl, coffee cup, spoon, fork, knife. We are always running out so I don't have...
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    CEN

    twinmommy+2 replied to ashonman's topic in Emergency

    knew you would pass it! WAY TO GO!!!!!! I was thinking about the CCRN too, but I'll tackle that one later
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    CEN

    twinmommy+2 replied to ashonman's topic in Emergency

    Sorry it took me so long to write back...I did pass the CEN on Friday. Felt relatively confident going in but once some of the questions came up I almost started to panic. Really wished I had done...
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    CEN

    twinmommy+2 replied to ashonman's topic in Emergency

    Havn't taken any practice test yet except for what is in the books I've been reading. If I get them wrong I make sure to get the rational for it and if that doesn't make sense then I look it up on...
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    CEN

    twinmommy+2 replied to ashonman's topic in Emergency

    I'm taking the CEN this friday, and I agree cardio and neuro are intimidating so I'm looking at several different books and trying to answer as many questions as I can before the test. But at the...
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    Help! Pre-employment nicotine test!

    twinmommy+2 replied to noviceRN22's topic in General Nursing

    The only thing I can say is just go take the test when they say to do it. You have done all you can besides reversing time to stop smoking earlier. And you can't call in sick on test day. So...good...
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    Acute vs LTC. I think I miss working LTC!

    twinmommy+2 replied to lilaclover's topic in General Nursing

    Plus it looks better on a resume if you stay for a year or more doesn't
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    Acute vs LTC. I think I miss working LTC!

    twinmommy+2 replied to lilaclover's topic in General Nursing

    There is alot to learn from a med/surg floor, alot of good skills that you could take with you back to ltc after a year if you
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    Grieving a perinatal loss

    twinmommy+2 replied to Elvish's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I had two miscarriages, the first one was while on deployment in Cuba Sept '95. I can tell you what NOT to do when someone is having a miscarriage (didn't know I was pregnant). I was living in...
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    Confused new RN!

    twinmommy+2 replied to ashalina213's topic in General Nursing

    I would say to look back when you were applying to the nursing program and telling others what made you so excited for nursing, what was it? Was it a calling, was it helping others who couldn't help...
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    Native American Reservations?

    twinmommy+2 posted a topic in Rural

    Are there any of you working on a reservation? Could you tell me more about it if you do? I found out through my school that there is a scholarship for people who are willing to work in health care...
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    Just Relax?

    twinmommy+2 replied to canesdukegirl's topic in General Nursing

    1. I think there are many times when patients and family members don't know how exactly tuned up they really are. To say "just relax" in a caring empathetic way could help them to know to try and...
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    What Freaks You Out?

    twinmommy+2 replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

    Working with an ams that came in, elderly woman, took too many narcs. We took out her dentures and placed them to the side. But apparently she put in too many of those seafoam things in her mouth...
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    Do you sleep before your first nightshift?

    twinmommy+2 replied to OgopogoLPN's topic in General Nursing

    I have 4 children (ages 9-4), so sleeping during the middle of two nightshifts is difficult. But to sleep before the first shift, just about impossible. I'll lay there for about 3 hours or so, and...
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    Blood Sugar Coverage...Did I do the right thing?

    twinmommy+2 replied to Little_Mouse's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sure everything came out ok and don't we just beat ourselves up for everything, if you don't sleep you can't take care of the next batch of hypoglycemic needy patients