sunnyjohn

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  1. Did any of you see the story of the LPN on Good Morning America this morning? A lady was talking to a reporter at the convention center and went into shock form lack of insluin. A nurse in the crowd...
  2. Soooo, you're observing in the Operating Room (O.R.)...

    Great post Marie. I can't tell you how many students have made me so nervous because they had no idea what was going on. I am going to print this out and give it to folks in charge so they can give it...
  3. El Centro students Spring '06

    Yep, I am going to apply to NLC just to cover my bases. We are not 100% sure where we will land in August! I am feeling better. Good days and bad days, ya' know? Thanks for
  4. Well, I should be able to "opt out" of a government I did not vote for, but it does not work that way. My only choice if I am unhappy is to leave the country. Sounds to me like the CNA does give your...
  5. El Centro students Spring '06

    Congratulations!!!!
  6. Yeah, that's right, it's my fault.

    Umm, I'm in full agreement! Forget flouridated drinking water! Let's pump it in city water supply! Does that make me jaded to?
  7. Techs and MEDS?????

    One time a surgeon and a resident made fun of me 'cause I had so many labels on my stuff. I took out my sterile pen and stuck a label on both of them and the medical student! Anesthesia joined me and...
  8. Nurse Practioner without any clinical experience?

    Elizabells, sounds like your school provides you with close to four year experience before they "throw you to the wolves". That is reasonable. I wish you success and would bring my future kidies to...
  9. Yeah, that's right, it's my fault.

    Yeah... and if he would just take his old butt out and die like all repsonsible old people should do and stop wasting valuable medial resources and hospital space, the cost of healthcare would go...
  10. RN Scrubs

    Anybody every order from Lydia's Uniforms?Personally I'm gonna stick with stuff that look more like real clothes (khaki's w/poloshirt) or stuff like this--> or oror maybe this I have a hard enough...
  11. Techs and MEDS?????

    During my first school clinical rotation of surgical tech school, I often asked my professor why no nurses scrubbed at the hospitals I was assigned to. My professor was(is) and RN and asked me why I...
  12. Techs and MEDS?????

    As a CST I get meds poured out into sterile containers for use on the sterile field on a daily basis. As a surgical technologist we are instructed to label all medications and solutions on the field....
  13. Why don't they target non-union hospitals around the country? I am sure a few of those underpaid overworked, mistreated nurses would welcome the help. Yes, I know the succes of unionization is based...
  14. Application Q "Do you work?"

    Sounds like a "weed out" question o
  15. OR resources for newbies

    Try "Berry and Kohn's: Operating Room Technique" It is not as good as Alexander's but it is not as dry. "Pocket Guide to the Operating Room" by Maxine Goldman is a good one if you just want to get a...
  16. Yeah, that's right, it's my fault.

    GO WHITE SOX! GO BRAVES!! GO NURSES!
  17. Yeah, that's right, it's my fault.

    Heck, I haven't even graduated yet and I say
  18. Yeah, that's right, it's my fault.

    The high cost of healthcare? Who do we blame? 1. Expensive Technological advances. 2. Price inflation 3. Chronic, PREVENTABLE illnesses and conditons (Diabetes, Obesity, High Blood Pressure) in a...
  19. Concentrate on you new baby. Maybe when he is older you can accept a commission. I admire you commitment to serve your country, but you might regret missing the early years of your little one. The...
  20. Thank you!

    WOOHOO! CONGRATS! How did I miss this great
  21. Brown Mackie vs Great Oaks LPN program

    Cost aside, which school has the better NCLEX-PN pass
  22. BA, RN or BA, BSN what do I do?

    What Suzanne said! G'd
  23. Dcccd 2006

    Anybody thinking about El Centro/ Northlake in the DCCCD for Jan
  24. El Centro students Spring '06

    Hi guys, I've been reading the thread. You guys seem to be doing great this semester! Every time I post here, I get sick again!
  25. ADN or BSN please read before you flame

    No debate here. Get the ADN, get to work an let your future employer pay for your