Faeriewand ASN, RN

med/surg/tele/neuro/rehab/corrections

Certified Medical Surgical Registered Nurse and ONS Chemotherapy certified

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    ~~NIGHT SHIFT~~

    Faeriewand replied to EJSRN's topic in General Nursing

    I've heard that carbs make you really sleepy so avoid foods that you know will make you sleepy. For me it is coffee. I go way up for about 10-15 min then I crash. My daughter said to me recently,...
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    What does an LPN do exactly?

    Faeriewand replied to bluemorningglory's topic in General Nursing

    I very much agree with BroadwayRN. :) I work in a hospital on a med/surg floor and get to do everything accept the initial assesment, IV meds and charge. Only the RN does those things. I will never...
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    Long Term Acute Care is considered Med-Surg

    Faeriewand replied to Nurseismade RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yup! In the LTAC hospital I worked in they called it med/surg. Some hospitals around here advertise will accept LTAC experience. As an LVN student at the time, me and another student who worked...
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    MRSA in the family

    Faeriewand replied to Mistyz's topic in General Nursing

    What does that mean to be colonized with
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    Kaplan college in San Diego RN program

    Faeriewand replied to mireillegrale's topic in California Nursing

    Ohhhhhhhh. Now I understand. But I thought Kaplan didn't have a wait list or not much of one anyway. Like just a few months. And you take your pre-reqs along with your nursing classes if there are...
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    Feeling so depressed....

    Faeriewand replied to Trophywife81's topic in California Nursing

    Go Lance Armstrong! hehe But really I came back here to say that as an LVN I work in med/surg and I have several friends who work in telemetry. A real plus about nursing in CA is that we have...
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    Feeling so depressed....

    Faeriewand replied to Trophywife81's topic in California Nursing

    What? You say you are living in the heart of the OC and you don't know what to do with yourself?!? Try driving over to the LaBrea Tar Pits! I've heard they made a "Mammoth" discovery! Other places:...
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    First year in nursing really that hard???

    Faeriewand replied to R.NICU's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i will be happy to give a different opinion on the first year of nursing. i started in med/surg 6 months ago and have been very happy. there have been maybe 3x i have cried and that is all. i feel...
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    Long Term Acute Care is considered Med-Surg

    Faeriewand replied to Nurseismade RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I worked in a LTAC as a CNA and 40% were on Vents. Some people died. Because most could not get out of bed we had to do total care on them. Talk about pouring
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    Am I too old to fulfill my original dream?

    Faeriewand replied to krisssy's topic in General Nursing

    Yes you could do LPN but why not just take the nurse refresher course again? You say they already offered you your dream job? So your lack of confidence is holding you back? I like the poster's...
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    what should I do about this call light?

    Faeriewand replied to picurn10's topic in General Nursing

    Stay on your side. Also, your nurse isn't going to think that. (she probably doesn't care as much as you think)
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    I am in deep.......someone please pm me for details.

    Faeriewand replied to Spritenurse1210's topic in General Nursing

    Suzanne is this recent? Someone did pm me, maybe about two months ago, and he only had one post and was not premium. I think the 15 posts rule is a good idea. I hope the OP finds a good ear. :)...
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    Does Australia have an age limit? for VISA and other general questions

    Faeriewand replied to Faeriewand's topic in International Nursing

    You're right SilverDragon Here is the cut and paste from the website on Immigration This visa allows you to migrate to Australia if you have good English language skills and have skills and...
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    My clinical instructor threw me out of clinical!

    Faeriewand replied to Nightbloom's topic in General Students

    Nightbloom, it sounds like you really learned from this experience and you got a lot of great advice here. Thanks for posting back. I don't agree with the CI kicking any student out because they...
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    Does Australia have an age limit? for VISA and other general questions

    Faeriewand replied to Faeriewand's topic in International Nursing

    I did already search thru the website but there was nothing noted on this particular. It's the same with the Canadian website. I don't think any website will actually list that they are not as...
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    Staying for Meetings after Your NIGHT SHIFT!

    Faeriewand replied to dRkazN's topic in General Nursing

    What does she need to elaborate on? She just said she would rather go to the meeting after work than come in on a day
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    Thinking of taking up a contract in Saudi

    Faeriewand replied to Ruthie28's topic in International Nursing

    My advice is to read the book, "In the Land of Invisible Women It is written by a British born Pakistani female doctor who decided to take a contract in Saudi Arabia for 2 years. You will learn all...
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    USA to Australia for temporary stay!?

    Faeriewand replied to NICU_babyRN's topic in International Nursing

    I'm an LVN now but when I get my RN and put a little experience under my belt my dream is to work in Australia as a nurse. I appreciate all the info everyone has posted here and would like to learn...
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    Unemployment in Michigan and college

    Faeriewand replied to MandyinMichigan's topic in General Nursing

    Mandy, thank you for sharing your story with us. I hope you continue to post here and keep us updated. I want to encourage you to go into nursing. Good luck to you!
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    If you have taken the TEAS test please post back.

    Faeriewand posted a topic in General Students

    I am scheduled to take the TEAS test tomorrow. There was no time to study so I only have today. I bought the online assessment and passed the test with a cumulative score of 84% . But I did poorly...
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    If you have taken the TEAS test please post back.

    Faeriewand replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

    OMG SDMamma thank you for posting! I should have just PM'd you! LOL. Yeah I got a letter from City College saying I could take the LVN-RN transition course and that I need to take the TEAS. The...
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    If you have taken the TEAS test please post back.

    Faeriewand replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

    I'm getting the impression that the TEAS is the most basic stuff. Am I right? no exponents or square roots on math. Maybe no geometry? or angles? I'll keep
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    If you have taken the TEAS test please post back.

    Faeriewand replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

    At this CC where I am invited to take the LVN-RN transition course passing is 67% and at the other CC I am waitlisted on it is 70%. I have to pass the TEAS before they will allow me to add into the...
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    Strangest thing ever said to you by another professional.

    Faeriewand replied to eriksoln's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    OMGosh now that I've read all these I've forgotten what mine was going to be! :chuckle Really! What an amusing thread!
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    Radiography or Nursing?

    Faeriewand replied to Kitcat25's topic in Nursing Career

    I'm sorry I didn't read all of your post but I wanted to encourage you to become a nurse. I am a new nurse and it is such a rewarding career. :heartbeat And perhaps I"m wrong but isn't Radiography a...