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    First Clinical

    NurseGirl525 replied to futurepsychrn's topic in General Students

    You did what you could. I'm sure it was her time to go. It happens especially in the nursing home. Last semester I was also in a LTC facility. A normally chatty woman suddenly became very sick at...
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    Confused and Need Honest Advice

    NurseGirl525 replied to MeghanCheyenne's topic in General Students

    Here was my schedule for the first year. Mind you I filed for divorce and signed up for school the same week so I was adjusting to single life again and single motherhood. Fall A&P 102, English...
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    Nurse Tracking Device

    NurseGirl525 replied to RN_Pink's topic in General Nursing

    The hospital I am doing my clinical rotation has these. It's not so much for tracking how much time a nurse spends in a room as to let the rest of the staff know that someone has answered the call...
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    Struggling in First Semester Clinicals!

    NurseGirl525 replied to Callmesugahhunn's topic in General Students

    I'm glad you are getting organized. I honestly could not function in my life without my 3 planners and 2 dry erase boards. I also make calendars every month especially for my ex-husband so he know...
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    hard of hearing

    NurseGirl525 replied to shana0's topic in General Nursing

    Get the hearing aid. If you want to go into a field where your hearing is important, then get the help you need. You will pay that much for a stethoscope you can hear with anyway. If this is your...
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    Searching for a go-at-your-own pace online Anatomy & Physiology I plus lab course

    NurseGirl525 replied to karbs's topic in General Students

    Your problem is going to be the lab component. You are working excessive hours and trying to fit in an A&P class. Ivy Tech is a community college. I am a current student. You are not going to...
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    social media problem

    NurseGirl525 replied to Fruit Sucker's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I block people all of the time on Facebook. Here is just some of the stuff I have encountered. I posted about my boyfriend playing catch in the yard with my son. It touched my heart as no one has...
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    1st nursing job, Do I disclose condition?

    NurseGirl525 replied to Loxam10's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Talk to your physician and see what you can do. I would not disclose my health issues. One of mine is fibro. I have it pretty much under control. Pain once in a while but nothing I couldn't endure...
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    LPN then Nursing

    NurseGirl525 replied to WCSU1987's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I would finish the prereqs, then go into an Associate's program. 20 months is a long time for a LPN program. At my school, they are 12 mos. And at a community college. In the end if you want your...
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    Feeling Uneasy - Did I Pick the Right Program?

    NurseGirl525 replied to Idiosyncratic's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    You have yourself in a bad situation it sounds like. Did you do any research on nursing in CA? My advice is to find a community college somewhere. If you are almost homeless with 3 kids, you might...
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    C=RN, I just need to get that C

    NurseGirl525 replied to Sara Lindsey's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I have 2 girls I study with. My grades have been so much better since I study with my girls. We all have similar personalities so we know how each one gets it. I have to talk out anything I don't...
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    Associates after Bachelors

    NurseGirl525 replied to Infofreak411's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    You are joking right? Why would anyone get their DNP and practice bedside? If you know people doing that, tell them that is not the smartest move in the world. They would never make enough money in...
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    CNA impersonating RN

    NurseGirl525 replied to Heaven-Leigh's topic in General Nursing

    There may be one main nurse for the district, and CNA's handling the day-to-day functions at the school. As long as she is just doing band-aids and giving fluids, maybe a vital sign here and there...
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    do you drink coffee during your shift?

    NurseGirl525 replied to aname's topic in General Nursing

    I honestly cannot function without my coke. And I am not a nice person without it. In clinical, I drink a full coke before getting there, then I have one stashed in the break room to drink...
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    Do I Have a Legal Leg to Stand On?

    NurseGirl525 replied to Spikey9001's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I would have made sure the legal issues were taken care of before applying for the job. If it was not possible to get them cleared up, then I would have disclosed it in the interview. You did hide...
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    AWD vehicle for nurses

    NurseGirl525 replied to waiting4ivpush's topic in General Nursing

    Today's Front Wheel Drive vehicles work just as well as the AWD. I have a 2014 Chevy Traverse and I live in Indiana. They do not treat or plow the roads in a timely manner. They just have no idea...
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    quarter credits vs semester credits

    NurseGirl525 replied to mmc51264's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Are they an accredited program? Regionally accredited? That's what you want to look at first. If they are then you should be able to look at which credits transfer. I know here in Indiana there is...
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    Took BP on IV site = IV bleeding?!

    NurseGirl525 replied to Summers3's topic in General Students

    I was going to say the forearm. You can do the legs but I'm assuming if it's a regular BP cuff that may be difficult as the legs are much bigger than the arms. We often have done the forearm in...
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    pharmacology

    NurseGirl525 replied to rosy3's topic in General Students

    We do it by system and classification. I learn the mechanism of action and adverse reactions. I also learn lab values to monitor. You will never learn every drug. Learn the classes and how they...
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    Important Grades?

    NurseGirl525 replied to Telly67's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You are going to have an extremely difficult if not impossible time getting in. If you have a 1.79 and haven't taken the difficult sciences, you are seriously in trouble. Not to mention if you got...
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    WANTED: Instructor and Student Perspectives on ATI in the Classroom

    NurseGirl525 replied to la_chica_suerte85's topic in General Students

    We do ATI. I have several due next week actually. The info in ATI is nothing like lecture. I do the questions that correlate with our chapters in lecture because some of the questions on our exams...
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    Struggling in First Semester Clinicals!

    NurseGirl525 replied to Callmesugahhunn's topic in General Students

    Being a nurse is about time management and organizational skills which is what your program is trying to stress to you. Why do you just know nursing is for you? I find people have this romanticized...
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    TA giving lectures??

    NurseGirl525 replied to amorei's topic in General Students

    There are no laws governing this I hate to inform you. What I'm assuming is this is a student and is needing to get some teaching hours, much like you will be a nursing student at clinical needing...
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    Help! I look young!

    NurseGirl525 replied to hella_RN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Oh at 39, I get the comments from the men on this thread. I remember when I was on my honeymoon in Vegas. I was 23 and I was carded by people every 20 feet. Not an exaggeration. I was frustrated...
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    Any nurses with fibromylagia or any other disability?

    NurseGirl525 replied to OneWish's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I like Neurotin also. It helps with the nerve pain but I am also on an extended release narcotic. I don't ever have that "high" feeling because it is extended release. But it does help with the...