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    What street clothes do YOU wear in nursing school?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to bluestorm's topic in General Students

    I'm trying to maintain working out as a priority so I generally switch to running capris or sweats, a tank and a hoodie (it gets darn cold in class). I have a large tattoo on my back that peeks out...
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    Apology from a doctor!

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to JasBSN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Lol! Love it! Even though it would be nicer if it wasn't this way, I kinda like how on the floor people can be a little ****** with each other and then be cool the next minute -- no one is supposed to...
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    New way to ID your IV solutions

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Patient Medications

    Right? Seriously, I was just thinking about this in clinical yesterday as I watched a peer hang a piggyback and couldn't see very well the name of the drug to input in the Alaris pump. The clear,...
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    nurses can't get sick.

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to Sherriblu's topic in General Nursing

    Bottom line: you did the right thing. Employers are just focused on the hassle of finding shift coverage. Eff it. You did good and don't ever let your feelings get hurt for something like this. It's...
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    Blood clots & IV/central line tubing...When does this become a hazard!?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to RN A's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Yeah, I also vote for the draw-flush-fill routine as well. Try it with your preceptor and see if the light bulb doesn't turn on for her. I've seen my preceptors leave syringes drawn from an IJ for the...
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    Any other BSN students thinking about applying to NP school?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to nursing_student93's topic in General Students

    Yeah, I was under the impression that experience was required for NP programs -- it's true, I really wouldn't want to be in a group of grad students who have years over me in actual hands on...
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    I just registered for my first semester of Nursing school!!

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to Mommy of 2 girls's topic in General Students

    I second this. I vent a lot on here and I really wouldn't want to be identified because it's just me letting it out and letting it burn and moving forward. Anyway, congratulations! I'm just finished...
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    What is the problem with nursing school?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to joe007's topic in General Students

    I get what the OP is saying. I was pre-med prior to getting into nursing and it's true -- the program at my school does not do patho the same way and a lot of people in my class also wish they go the...
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    Taking ownership of pts

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to newrnltc's topic in General Nursing

    That's terrible! I don't think you're overreacting at all. It's interesting how some groups just seem to have a bunch of entitled "special ones" that seems to spread throughout. I hope you get through...
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    1 or 2 person insertion

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to thomas76's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    It seems like a 2-person insert is much more efficient,
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    CNA 'tudes

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to NoScrubs's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The clinical site I'm at this quarter has 2 that are like this. One even said to the RN in front of one of my peers, "Don't tell me what it is this patient needs - I've been doing this for 35 years...
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    Nursing not for me?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to mermaidmotel's topic in General Students

    I'm about a year and a half behind you and I admit that, when I first started clinical rotations I hated them as well. I knew I was likely going to hate them especially because the first site was not...
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    Uniform Inspection

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to saraCOS's topic in General Students

    I would just do exactly as your student guidebook states. Our bookstores provide us iron-on patches but the guidebook states they must be sewn so I took them to the dry cleaners and got them sewn -- I...
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    Nursing Student 101: How to have fun on a skimpy budget

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to Brian's topic in General Students

    I take pleasure in the absolute simple things as well as the things I enjoyed so much before nursing school started -- TV. I love my stories. My gf and I have several shows we keep up with throughout...
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    Encouragement?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to happyinmyheart's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    No one in my family is in the healthcare field either and that hasn't stopped me (though, disclaimer, I was essentially told by my mother that this was the path I would eventually take -- she is a...
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    Med-Surg & Pharm

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to 2016New's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'm curious as to how your lectures go. For med-surg, do they focus on a particular pathology? For us, we looked at specific things like UTIs, obesity, BPH, ovarian cancer, STIs, CHF and the like. If...
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    I don't think I want to be a nurse anymore

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to Poly123's topic in General Students

    There must be something about nursing that draws the intractably shy people to it. What it is, I don't know. I used to be pretty shy, too but I grew out of it and, once I got into nursing, it became...
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    Being a nurse is not always a rosy job.

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to Brian's topic in General Students

    I second the "extra change of scrubs" recommendation here. I'm always afraid on the day I don't have any extras is the day this happens to me...and our uniform is all
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    Haywire! Some Uncommon Causes of Status Epilepticus in Children

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to NotReady4PrimeTime's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Fascinating! Thank
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    Have bad attitude- RN to BSN programs

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to anon456's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    It is irritating that you've paid your dues with your ADN and now the game is changing and a lot of people are in your position. Functionally, there is little difference between an ADN and BSN RN when...
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    Post Bac Looking to become a Nurse

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to Kite23's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    WHAT?!?@#$#$^#%$Y Ugh... You think 30 is old now but wait until you get closer and closer. You'll realize how many limits your 23-yo brain is placing on you. I'm going to be 30 when I merely graduate...
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    Annoying female coworker conversations

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to kool-aide, RN's topic in Men in Nursing

    Dude, this is how females, esp. when their clocks start ticking, work. My partner never thought she would want children of her own but then...tick...tick...tick...TICK...TICK...TICK...TICK. It...
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    Do people think you live in the Twilight Zone?

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    Haha...I think this goes for anyone who works nights. I was just thinking I needed to get my partner a beer ready for when she comes home at 0600 tomorrow to kick off her weekend. I mean, it's her...
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    Film as Art vs Comparative Religion

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to NeoNurse2Be's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    As it has been said, any religion class, esp. one that looks at several different religions is exceptionally useful to nursing practice. I took World Religion ages ago when I was but a lowly psych...
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    An Introvert's Guide To Nursing

    la_chica_suerte85 replied to SoldierNurse22's topic in General Nursing

    Seriously, SoldierNurse, you are awesome! This is the best, most positive perspective on being an introvert that I have seen. Thank