NurseGirl525 ASN, RN

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    What are you looking forward to...

    NurseGirl525 replied to LovelyLocs's topic in General Students

    Going back to Hawaii. This time I'm taking my man!! I will probably start planning in February or March for an end of June trip. I'm just enjoying my summer off!! I have air the over a month before...
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    Do you KNOW what nursing is?

    NurseGirl525 replied to Glycerine82's topic in General Students

    Nursing is a job. You are going to have ups and downs as with every career. You will encounter positive and negative coworkers. When you realize how much work it is, you won't think the pay is so...
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    Low GPA and NP school

    NurseGirl525 replied to jarae's topic in General Students

    It all depends. I had a 3.977 going in, I have a 3.7 right now. I usually get all As in clinical and Bs in lecture. Get the awesome grades in prereqs and worry about nursing school when you get in....
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    Who Let the Dogs Out in Nursing?

    NurseGirl525 replied to Donna Maheady's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I think service dogs are a great resource for many to use. Years ago, when it seemed impossible to get my seizures under control, I thought of maybe having to get one. Fortunately I found the right...
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    Nursing school after bone marrow transplant

    NurseGirl525 replied to Ashtinp's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    The dean of your school is correct. It is not the school that makes these rules, it's the clinical sites. I'm going to say you are probably going to get denied. You have to have a certain amount of...
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    Withheld meds

    NurseGirl525 replied to demo24's topic in General Nursing

    We were actually taught to use coke in nursing school to unclog a tube if other methods did not work. It's a pretty common
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    days off- a rant

    NurseGirl525 replied to Fruit Sucker's topic in General Nursing

    Looking at the bigger picture of this, I see a huge problem with employers that do this. If they are always short handed and they go to call somebody in and someone always goes in, they won't hire...
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    Restarting my college career

    NurseGirl525 replied to jose2010's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Look at the requirements for the program you want to get in to. Nursing school is competitive. If you can retake any classes, you should look into it. If they want a cumulative GPA, you may be...
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    How to deal with stereotypes and vicious people

    NurseGirl525 replied to rnhopeful2014's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I was going to give you a answer about this until I read the bottom of your post where you only want certain responses. That drives me absolutely crazy. You are on an anonymous forum with lots of...
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    Do you need to have labs done for anti-biotic therapy?

    NurseGirl525 replied to fallen.embers89's topic in General Students

    You do not need labs for amoxicillin or say a zpack. Those are your basic antibiotics to take care of small issues. As a previous poster mentioned if the patient had impaired renal or hepatic...
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    HELP! PlEASE! Drug Test False Positive

    NurseGirl525 replied to abarry011's topic in General Students

    First of all, stop reading the internet about this stuff. The internet has all kinds of made up stories and lies on it. You shouldn't think just because it's on the internet it's true. Do you know...
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    I think I failed the NCLEX today....

    NurseGirl525 replied to missmaddie's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Why would you risk being charged again for a test. The PVT is not something to be used. It is not accurate. 48 hours is really not a long time to wait if you paid for the quick results. I want to...
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    Lost CNA Hospital job

    NurseGirl525 replied to altolover's topic in General Students

    I think first of all you need a lesson in professionalism. It is not professional at all to come to work 1 second late, ever. Why on earth is that ok? If your shift starts at 7am, you arrive to tat...
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    how much do you pay on student loans per month

    NurseGirl525 replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    Nothing. I go to a community college that is fairly inexpensive. It's in my divorce decree that my ex must pay for my schooling since he made me quit school when we got married. It's the law in my...
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    Engagement/Wedding Ring Question

    NurseGirl525 replied to SingDanceRunLife's topic in General Nursing

    I used to work in retail management. I used my hands a lot because of my job which was going in and resetting stores, moving fixtures around. I don't like to take my rings off either. I never did...
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    LVN or ADN?

    NurseGirl525 replied to agarc628's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    First of all, it is LVN or RN. Those are both nursing licenses. The RN can have 2 different degrees, ASN or BSN. The LVN program is a certificate program. It is not awarded a degree. A LVN and RN...
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    Please help. Did I pass my NCLEX-RN?

    NurseGirl525 replied to xxMichelleJxx's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I am so happy for you SopranoKris!! That is awesome!! I am sure it felt great to be able to put RN by your
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    Nclex second time tomorrow!!! Please pray for me!!

    NurseGirl525 replied to Mkw33's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I completely agree. God does not decide who does and doesn't pass the NCLEX and thus becomes a nurse. If you pass today, it will be because of your hard work. Give yourself the credit for the hard...
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    Passing Statistics for NCLEX RN and PN-2014

    NurseGirl525 replied to RNsRWe's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    My school also has a great pass rate. It's one of the reasons I chose it. I even looked at specific campuses pass rates. My school is also well respected in the medical community and like to hire...
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    Nursing Theory Exams :(

    NurseGirl525 replied to Bubly160's topic in General Students

    I am in an ASN program. If everyone is present for the exam, we will review it in class as soon as the exam is over. Just so we know the answers. Some allow us to ask the rationale, some don't, for...
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    Anyone else overwhelmed??

    NurseGirl525 replied to MissKrys87's topic in General Students

    It depends on the person and your time management skills. I have people in my cohort do nothing but study and they are close every semester to failing out. It's just hard for some people to grasp...
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    Anatomy with Stats, or Anatomy with Chem?

    NurseGirl525 replied to YassQueen's topic in General Students

    Why not take all three? My first semester back I took 5 classes and the second one I took four. Out of the nine classes I only had one B, the rest were As. The only reason I mention it is because...
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    Nursing school as a Mom

    NurseGirl525 replied to stillmary's topic in General Students

    I will be starting my second and final year of my ASN program this August!! I'm a single mom to 1 nine-year-old boy. I started back in August of 2013 and he was in second grade at the time. I...
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    High anxiety

    NurseGirl525 replied to B0yMomX2's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I second taking the Dave Ramsey course. I am completely debt free and I own my house outright and my car. I paid cash for my car. My ex-husband and I did Dave Ramsey for several years. I also...
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    i want to be a RN. Any pointers?

    NurseGirl525 replied to brianarod's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    First, your post is difficult to read. Please use proper punctuation and proper capitalization. There are also run on sentences. It may look Ok to you, but it is hard for us to read. For a short...