cindyRN 2006

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  1. Internship in the ER

    cindyRN 2006 posted a topic in Emergency

    YEAH!!!! I have been accepted as an intern in our emergency department. I am so excited but of course nervous. I will be interning as a LPN under that license since I am still in school for my RN. My...

  2. Internship in the ER

    cindyRN 2006 replied to cindyRN 2006's topic in Emergency

    I will be working under my LPN license. I realize that the scopes are different and I will be very careful not to practice out of my licensed scope. Thank you so very much for the

  3. Who attends/attended Indian Hills Communtity College

    cindyRN 2006 replied to S.N. Visit's topic in Indiana Nursing

    actually I am a current IHCC student and it actually has a great reputation for turning out some of the the most expierenced nurses in this area. Des Moines is a bigger hospital however there is not...

  4. Pain: Defined by patient or provider?

    cindyRN 2006 replied to wildcats's topic in General Nursing

    Pain is determined by the patient. Pain is what the patient says it is, that is why we provide the pain scale because pain is subjective so we give the PATIENT a scale to rate THEIR pain. I have...

  5. bummed about available lpn positions

    cindyRN 2006 replied to jab3da's topic in General Nursing

    I hear you. I don't really need to work as a LPN but when I passed my boards in July I thought I would get somthing just PRN to get my foot in the door or part time just to gain expierence. There are...

  6. I have a question for everyone

    cindyRN 2006 replied to southern_rn_brat's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    In small hospitals this is a common practice. You have to mix your own

  7. Rn in charge who has a temper?

    cindyRN 2006 replied to milenko's topic in General Nursing

    It is your duty to report her. What if you didn't and next time she gets "mad" she seriously injures a resident. OMG. You can't worry about you right now as bad as it sounds. You have to fight for...

  8. Working under threat of termination

    cindyRN 2006 replied to april34's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Dito BLack cat, Could not have said it better

  9. Things nursing school FAILED to tell us

    cindyRN 2006 replied to Debbie_LPN's topic in Nursing Humor

    SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Funny.:) :) :rotfl: :rotfl:

  10. To the 1st Time Passers

    cindyRN 2006 replied to TheCommuter's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I think when I took my boards that getting over the initial anxiety of taking boards was 3/4 the battle. IF you think about it you hear about taking boards from the time you consider becoming a nurse,...

  11. Failed Nclex Twice Need Help!!!!

    cindyRN 2006 replied to candyp1308's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Candy, I am so sorry, Is it the test anxiety or do you feel unprepared? If it is a mental thing than maybe you just need to walk through it in your mind and realize that its not so bad and that you...

  12. IM injections???

    cindyRN 2006 replied to carlom's topic in International Nursing

    The reason that you aspirate is so that the patient gets the med the correct route. If you don't aspirate and get it in a vein then the patient just got the med IV instead of IM. There is obviously...

  13. LPN School nurse?

    cindyRN 2006 replied to AngelOvaMe's topic in School

    In Iowa I was told you have to have a BSN to be in the schools as a nurse because it is

  14. Would you marry your prison pen pal?

    cindyRN 2006 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Correctional

    Oh my Goodness. I also hope that the OP is

  15. Ratting students out to the instructor is wrong

    cindyRN 2006 replied to hopefully's topic in General Students

    We are adults and if someone "Ratted" someone out then the school would of investigated, you have to do somthing pretty serious to get kicked out. Maybe your not getting the entire

  16. more nclex questions! thanks!

    cindyRN 2006 replied to Kns124's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thank You I did not know

  17. more nclex questions! thanks!

    cindyRN 2006 replied to Kns124's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    burke,k.m., lemone p., mohn-brown e.l. (2003)medical surgical nursing care connor, m.(ed) unit10 caring for clients expieriencing shock, trauma or critical illness pg. 201. upper saddle river, nj....

  18. Wearing Gloves for Injections

    cindyRN 2006 replied to BGSRN's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    The way they are teaching me at my school is that any time there is a reasonable chance you will come in contact with any body secretions then you had better have gloves on. I agree with the other...

  19. nclex big day

    cindyRN 2006 replied to Nellie2B's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Saunders NCLEX-PN second edition (or newer , if they have it.) I just took mine a few months ago and It worked good for me. To be completely honest you should get on this

  20. Why are so many of us over weight?

    cindyRN 2006 replied to sarahhoughton's topic in General Nursing

    Can't we all just get

  21. A in Physiology?

    cindyRN 2006 replied to OURN83's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I wouldn't worry about it.If you have already been accepted into a nursing program. If you havn't just don't get any more B's. The girls I go to school with always say c's get degrees. I am still the...

  22. more nclex questions! thanks!

    cindyRN 2006 replied to Kns124's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I would say none of the answers in the first question are correct, You do not want to check temp. rectally unless you absolutely have to due to the risk of perforating the bowel. Of the answers listed...

  23. Strange Nursing Student

    cindyRN 2006 replied to NurseKitty NC's topic in General Nursing

    So scary, I think it so horrible that nursing schools accept students solely on the basis of academic acheivement. We have a student in my class that was home schooled from k-12th grade she is so...

  24. Have you fainted?? If so, how did you prevent doing so again?

    cindyRN 2006 replied to Lw2381's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Three Pieces of advice 1. Don't lock your knees 2.Eat, but lightly. 3.Don't tie your mask too tight. Keep your chin up, It

  25. weight gain and antipsychotics

    cindyRN 2006 replied to stnursebee's topic in Psychiatric

    Luciann, You turned it into a personal attack when you made the assumptions about the original poster/ and the "umpteen students" that have come to this site to gain insight into your expierences. You...