PeepnBiscuitsRN

PeepnBiscuitsRN

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  1. is it a waste?

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to mee9mee9's topic in General Students

    I don't know about anywhere else, but in my location you have to be a certified nursing assistant, or PCA or PCT...whatever they call them. That or an LPN. For the program I graduated from, you...

  2. Can stupid people pass nursing school?

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to countrygirl1234's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you truly think you're stupid, you shouldn't even be in college/university. That said, I don't think you are stupid or you wouldn't be where you are now. Nursing prerequisites and and the actual...

  3. Failed NCLEX 5 Times! Am I The Only One Who . . .

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    That's it. I wanted to be a doctor too- but I realized that I know that there's no way I can take and effectively pass with a 4.0 any math higher than algebra. Now, don't get me wrong, I aced pharm, I...

  4. RT working as the new nurse?

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to PetiteOpRN's topic in General Nursing

    You say they were promoted to "Clinician". It was always my understanding that to don that title, one must complete higher level education. Like a nurse clinician, for example. Maybe the RT was...

  5. Failed NCLEX 5 Times! Am I The Only One Who . . .

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    It wasn't so much a problem when I was in school for my RN, but when I was in school for my LPN, we had a rather moderate sized crop of students who spoke very little English. I realize I'm getting in...

  6. Scared and need advice

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to J_nicole's topic in General Nursing

    If it makes you feel any better: when I was an LPN working in pediatrics, I was taking a child's blood pressure, doing a throat culture, doing his pulse ox, and listening to his lungs. 20 minutes...

  7. MAs call themselves Nurses at my office..opinions please?

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to lisaannjamRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    No they shouldn't. But I don't think they do it to one up anyone, or inflate themselves, I think it's just an unconscious thing, and the docs don't really help because they do it too...of course if an...

  8. Veteran nurses.... I appreciate you!

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I appreciate the seasoned nurses who have been nurses for longer than I've been on the planet. I'd rather hear their advice and tips and tricks of the trade than someone who wrote a textbook. I also...

  9. Failed NCLEX 5 Times! Am I The Only One Who . . .

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't have been able to handle the suspense of taking NCLEX on paper. I have a friend that took it 3 times and finally passed and she's a fine nurse. I think what bothers me is that the school in...

  10. I need guidance--can any of you wonderful nurses help me?

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to aboland1's topic in General Nursing

    Can't you take out a loan? I agree- I mean you're in your junior year here. It's going to cost money either way you go- I'd just bite the bullet and finish. Of course, I don't know your personal...

  11. What to do with an aspirating, bedbound pt?

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to inthedistrict's topic in General Nursing

    Didn't the patient have a suction cath hooked up and ready to go? Were they on a modified diet/liquid like soft/pureed/or nectar thick liquids? I guess in our hospital, if there's the slightest...

  12. Why I LOVE night shift

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    I really don't mind nights except I don't get to see my family as much as I would if I worked days, and I have two little kiddoes (13 month old and 3 year old, husband works from home, yay!) Oh and...

  13. Best hospital for working OB

    PeepnBiscuitsRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I don't usually post these kinds of threads, but...you never know unless you ask, right? I want to work in the world of labor and delivery, mom-baby, or NICU. My long term goal is to either be a...

  14. I didn't know I was pregnant?

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to cali_rusk's topic in Ob/Gyn

    With my son, we were not NOT trying...so to speak. I was 2 weeks late, and I'm never late- I attributed this to stress, but honestly, I had no stress in my life at that point. I was denying it because...

  15. Are doctor's offices likely to hire new grad RNs?

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to emptyboxcars's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Where I am, clinics are no more likely to hire a new grad RN than a hospital. In fact, they might be less inclined because you're triaging patients over the phone and relying on experience gained...

  16. The False Advertising of For-Profit Institutions

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in General Students

    Hey, I'm just in it for the

  17. I knew it was not a correct Technique

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to FutureRN_NP's topic in General Nursing

    What? I didn't say I never used the fenistrated drape again after that. I appreciate them. I don't get betadine all over the nice clean linens... it IS a pain, I'll admit when I take them out and...

  18. Mommy and Nurse, blessing and curse.

    PeepnBiscuitsRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    If this is in the wrong area please forgive me. I've found it a blessing and a curse to be a mom...and a nurse. For 4 years I was an LPN and I worked in pediatrics- when I had my son, I found that the...

  19. Mommy and Nurse, blessing and curse.

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in General Nursing

    That makes me feel so much better. MAN, viewpoints change when you become a parent. When I was an LPN and worked in pediatrics, I used to roll my eyes at the parents who would bring their child in for...

  20. I knew it was not a correct Technique

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to FutureRN_NP's topic in General Nursing

    I would trust the PICC nurse who has probably done plenty of dressing changes, and was also specially trained to become a PICC nurse. If I've learned anything by now it's that how you do things in...

  21. So we want to be respected as educated professionals?

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to Guttercat's topic in General Nursing

    I'm pretty sure that was sarcasm (I hope). It must be, I mean we know it's not RN's who have poor grammar, it's Medical Assistants who go to Globe College...where they train their Medical Assistants...

  22. So we want to be respected as educated professionals?

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to Guttercat's topic in General Nursing

    "Imagine if ye nurses spake in the english of thou forefathers. hmmmm" I think on my next shift I'm going to speak strictly in rhyme, or- wait, better yet in Haiku. And all my nurses notes will be...

  23. So we want to be respected as educated professionals?

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to Guttercat's topic in General Nursing

    Oh for the love of Twix! I was being sarcastic, very sarcastic! I get very weary of the text-speak as I associate it with a particular demographic and mentality- both of which have proven themselves...

  24. The False Advertising of For-Profit Institutions

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in General Students

    A lot of the schools I'm talking about started as business "colleges" so therefore you end up with a business degree that's disguised as a Medical Assistant degree, or Vet Tech, or "Nail...

  25. So we want to be respected as educated professionals?

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to Guttercat's topic in General Nursing

    ur just aimng this @ new grads? i am offended why do experinced nurse bully new grads omg stop eating ur