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  1. Why did you take up nursing? What's your story?

    MIA-RN1 replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    At first I was gonna be a rock star and then a famous author. Neither the voice nor the words came, and I found myself a single mother at 19. Went into nursing mostly because it sounded like a good...

  2. Tuberculin Skin Test

    MIA-RN1 replied to mojopsych's topic in General Nursing

    I had a big (about 1/2 dollar sized!) red itchy swollen area from mine, it was the kind w/ the four prongs (this was some time ago) Anyway, they told me it was positive and sent me for a chext Xray...

  3. What happens if you fail????

    MIA-RN1 replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Students

    I *think* the way it works at my school is that you have to wait a calendar year to get back in if you fail. But if you fail again, you're out for good. I had a classmate who was pregnant in the fall...

  4. Dizziness

    MIA-RN1 replied to lpnstudentin2010's topic in General Nursing

    I had labrynthitis and it was like that. One BIG episode and then diminishing episodes after that. Now its a once in a while thing and i have to remember to turn slowly and not get up fast. I would...

  5. Your school and the HESI exit exam

    MIA-RN1 replied to evans_c1's topic in HESI Entrance, Exit Exam

    I first heard about the HESI on this board and I asked one of my instructors and she said we take it but it doesn't count towards our passing/failing. Its given around the last week of classes for the...

  6. half way through and feeling bleak

    MIA-RN1 replied to leopold's topic in General Students

    Can you find some time to carve out and do something really fun? even if its just a couple hours at a museum, or playing splatball, or something different. It sounds like you are getting buried under...

  7. ANA rec BSN vs ASN

    MIA-RN1 replied to TypicalFish's topic in General Nursing

    I am sorry to jump in here but I am wondering about this. Do you know which issue this was in? I get several nursing mags and of them all, AJN has been my least favorite and I would like to read what...

  8. Diagnosing Patients

    MIA-RN1 replied to Alyash's topic in General Nursing

    While I finish up school I am working in a clinic staffed by NP's and I have a great time diagnosing patients and then comparing it to the NP's diagnosis. I get it right more often than not. Its a...

  9. What squicks you out?

    MIA-RN1 replied to elizabells's topic in General Nursing

    anything eye related is major gross-out for me. And also hemmrhoids ::shudder:: fluids in general so far haven't gotten to me. Prolly I haven't seen enough of them yet!

  10. special certifications?

    MIA-RN1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was reading the other thread about being floated to a different unit and people were talking about ACLS, TNCC, and PALS. What do those stand

  11. What are the pros of getting your BSN?

    MIA-RN1 replied to browsing's topic in General Students

    I"m in community college for my ADN, just finished the first clinical year! I think--and it could be just the school I attend--but it seems to me that the associate-route is fewer classes but more...

  12. special certifications?

    MIA-RN1 replied to MIA-RN1's topic in General Nursing

    ahh...makes sense! Thanks!

  13. My Aching Feet!

    MIA-RN1 replied to TINAMARIE28's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Thanks! I emailed them too. There is a place near me that sells them but they are out of them. There was a huge article in the paper about these shoes a week or so ago and they are not staying on the...

  14. My Aching Feet!

    MIA-RN1 replied to TINAMARIE28's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    How do the sizes run on the crocs? I am between a 7 - 7 1/2 and sometimes wide. I was looking at them and I can't wear them at school (no clogs allowed!) but I CAN wear them for work. I was looking...

  15. I Need A Caring Moment!!

    MIA-RN1 replied to TINAMARIE28's topic in General Students

    ffeeding nurses is always a good idea lol The nurses on the floor I did clinical on last semester loved it. but are you sure they want the extra mile for the nurses and not for the patients?? You can...

  16. Anyone (or someone you know) fail clinical?

    MIA-RN1 replied to SirJohnny's topic in General Students

    It seems to me that it was the instructor who was at fault in these scenarios, as the instructor is supposed to supervise the students! I agree the students should have been spoken to or something,...

  17. new students - what do you fear most?

    MIA-RN1 replied to speedykicks's topic in General Students

    Your son will thrive at preschool because he is at an age where he will be enjoying spending time with other kids! This is NOT to mean that he does not enjoy time w/ you, but that at 4 y/o, he really...

  18. what is a good stethoscope for nursing student?

    MIA-RN1 replied to nurse051's topic in General Students

    Yep I learned the value of a good stethoscope at work today. My Prestige is usually pretty good but we had a pt w/ a really cool heart murmur (lub-swish-lub-swish) and I couldn't pick it up very well...

  19. New nurse scared to death r/t high bp....help!

    MIA-RN1 replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    hi rose! I have 'white coat hypertension" which means that I totally FREAK when someone other than me takes my blood pressure. It doesn't matter how I try to relax, it is always up at the docs or at...

  20. what is a good stethoscope for nursing student?

    MIA-RN1 replied to nurse051's topic in General Students

    I have the Prestige Medical brand but only the single tube, not the double tube. I had a double tube (different brand--cheaper) and the NP that I work with said that the single tube is better for...

  21. new students - what do you fear most?

    MIA-RN1 replied to speedykicks's topic in General Students

    Don't worry about age! I am 36 and have two kids and I am going to school too! :) My feeling is that patients don't really care how old you are as long as you take good care of them. In fact,...

  22. When should NCLEX review start?

    MIA-RN1 posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I have been reading the threads here with interest. I just finished my first of two years in an Associate's program and have the summer off from school. Should I start reviewing NOW? I've seen people...

  23. When should NCLEX review start?

    MIA-RN1 replied to MIA-RN1's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I want to get the edition that has been published since the NCLEX was re-formatted (that might not be the right word, do you know what I mean?), Do you know what year that

  24. When should NCLEX review start?

    MIA-RN1 replied to MIA-RN1's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Thank you! I guess it just seemed kind of scary that someone actually got assigned 3000 questions; My review books that go w/ my textbooks have NCLEX-like questions in them, as do the regular exams we...

  25. When should NCLEX review start?

    MIA-RN1 replied to MIA-RN1's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    ya...I ordered a couple reveiw things from Amazon. I got Kaplan 05-06 and the reveiw from the "Nursing Made Incredibly Easy" people. I am going to ask for the Saunders for