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nurseby07

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  1. Pioneer Pacific College

    nurseby07 replied to Browneyes98's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Sorry for the delay in responding, As far as the N-CLEX is concerned: There is one class, I believe in the last quarter that deals with a Lippencot book on N-CLEX. I didn't think that was enough so I...

  2. What does your head nurse need to know?

    nurseby07 replied to Riseupandnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Oh the finger dipping drives me nuts too! Keep yer damn hands out of my food unless I invite you to try some! I also would request that you not come up behind me and jab my ribs really hard, to scare...

  3. What does your head nurse need to know?

    nurseby07 replied to Riseupandnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Suzi-Q, On a good day I just say something nice and run on, because we are a severly busy unit. I also reinforce to myself that aside from being immature she is a good nurse and has a wealth of...

  4. What does your head nurse need to know?

    nurseby07 replied to Riseupandnurse's topic in General Nursing

    That if she shows me one more picture from her Myspace account on how great she looked at New Years, Christmas, Thanksgiving, Halloween, her birthday, mother's day, her sick day, that other nurse's...

  5. Omg

    nurseby07 replied to Born-In-The-USA's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congrats, Nurse!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Goose

  6. New Grads after 6 months: How do you feel?

    nurseby07 replied to RNcDreams's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Oh how funny! Your shift report sounds like mine! Also the iv clamping, I swear I have it down, but it never fails that it squirts all over my fresh bed change on the most painful person in the...

  7. New Grads after 6 months: How do you feel?

    nurseby07 replied to RNcDreams's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm just past the 6th month mark and feel your pain. I hate going to work but like it when I'm there. It disturbed me when my business-world best friend said the other day "I'm worried about you...

  8. Glen Beck's hospital experience

    nurseby07 replied to emmycRN's topic in Nursing News

    I liked when he said he was given a fentanyl patch "And for those who don't know it's a drug used for dying cancer patients." But in all I feel that it was too bad that his stay was such a bad

  9. Pioneer Pacific College

    nurseby07 replied to Browneyes98's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Hi, This is Nurseby07's husband. I too am a nurse (LPN) on my way to being an RN. I graduated from PPC last October. Good school. Most all instructors are great and management is super! Once some of...

  10. IV in Emergency?

    nurseby07 replied to CEG's topic in Ob/Gyn

    two nights ago..pt had a picc (not a power picc) and a rt jugular cvc. No IV. She had a liver lac and spleen lac-middle of the night heart rate jumped to 160, bleeding out of wounds, had to get an...

  11. Between a rock and a hard place.

    nurseby07 replied to maelstrom143's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe your husband should listen to his own

  12. What have patients told you that they shouldn't?

    nurseby07 replied to jessiern's topic in General Nursing

    This is obviously a

  13. 8 Weeks of training does NOT make you a nurse!!

    nurseby07 replied to kukukajoo's topic in General Nursing

    Another lesson I learned the hard way: When I finally got into the nsg program (and I was a cna) I went to the orientation for the program. The director welcomed us by saying, "Hello Nurses!" It was...

  14. Hey you..with the trashy blonde hair

    nurseby07 replied to Emma123's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, but I would have had some choice words for her about the hair. My favorite being said accompanied by the middle finger. Those MA's are just jealous. No way in hell would I give a med someone...

  15. nursing shortage?

    nurseby07 replied to ilmbg's topic in General Nursing

    What kind of horrible things have you seen covered up and not discovered? I am so

  16. Pioneer Pacific Lpn Program

    nurseby07 replied to Rtkam's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Pioneer Pacific is a good program. I was ready for it though. I had lots of science background and put a good amount of effort into it. Instructors are "newer", as is the program. Best of luck to you....

  17. Got my 1st butt chewing today - humiliating!

    nurseby07 replied to RN2Bn2006's topic in General Nursing

    I want to be that old battle axe nurse!!! That is so invigorating to

  18. Got my 1st butt chewing today - humiliating!

    nurseby07 replied to RN2Bn2006's topic in General Nursing

    Also: Sometimes you just need to vent, not get advice. You know what you'll do next

  19. Got my 1st butt chewing today - humiliating!

    nurseby07 replied to RN2Bn2006's topic in General Nursing

    God, so sorry that happened to you! I too was wondering when I would grow thick skin. I cried twice last night, you know that "I am not going to cry right here" kind of cry. People can be such jerks,...

  20. Meds from LPN's purse

    nurseby07 replied to davidndenise2001's topic in General Nursing

    Why wouldn't he? Isn't an lpn a

  21. OHSU & Legacy Good Sam...

    nurseby07 replied to reflex99's topic in Oregon Nursing

    I don't know about Tom but most of our float nurses and our RNs from Mt Hood hated it d/t understaffing. Good Sam is a great place, but Emanuel is

  22. Does anyone think nursing diagnoses are just plain silly?

    nurseby07 replied to marie-francoise's topic in General Nursing

    I say thanks to "Day to Night" Sometimes it's hard to come up with the right diagnoses, but if I turn my betamax off, turn down Amy Carter's birthday party coverage and turn up "Rhinestone Cowboy" on...

  23. Day Shifters Drive Me Nuts

    nurseby07 replied to nurseby07's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Of course we socialize, just not when call lights are going off or when we are coming on for shift change. I mean, we aren't socially challenged! We just are savvy in the we handle

  24. I work at Disney World now!!

    nurseby07 replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

    Ahhh....sitting through two days of Providence's new hire orientation...60 minutes was spent on the 5/10 rule. "At 10 feet you make eye contact with anyone you encounter" "At 5 five you ask how they...

  25. I work at Disney World now!!

    nurseby07 replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

    I would bet my last Disney dollar that you work for Providence....do you have the 5/10 rule