PeepnBiscuitsRN

PeepnBiscuitsRN

OB (with a history of cardiac)

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  1. Could I get help with a case study?

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to Loloberry's topic in General Students

    If he's controlling his diabetes very well on just the medications, I think a regular diet would be fine, otherwise a constant carb diet would be better. The D5 is not going to be a huge issue unless...

  2. Question for hiring managers..

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to MJB2010's topic in General Nursing

    BS means Bachelor of Science, it is a general term for a degree, and BSN is Bachelors of Science in Nursing, there is no difference. You can also have a BA= Bachelor of Arts, I've seen BAN's too. BS...

  3. what NOT to say at job interviews...new grads shouldn't teach? =(

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to smhs's topic in First Year After Licensure

    If someone told you this, they're trying to sabotage your potential for a job! That would be like telling someone applying to be a kindergarten teacher "I can't STAND a mess and won't tolerate it. I...

  4. Need some advice...AM I CRAZY????

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to girlswcurls's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    When I was in school to become an LPN we had to do all of our dosage tests BY HAND. No calculators. We also could get no more than 2 wrong. For the RN program we were allowed to use calculators, but...

  5. I NEED HELP!

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to fantasticat's topic in Immigration Advice

    From what I've just quickly googled about TOEFL, I think you'd better work on the English- it could be really detrimental if you don't have a strong understanding of the English language, going into...

  6. Am I harrassed???

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to neeke816's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Mg could look like a lot of things to a lot of people: NG Mcg Ounce or Dram in the apothecary system (which I haven't ever seen in my 11.5 months of nursing, and my mom the pharmacy tech hasn't seen...

  7. BP medication "food chain"

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in Patient Medications

    Oh yes certainly I do consider outside stressors; we do get a few people on our floor "drying out" and some with major pain issues. In fact the other night I had a dude who was starting into the big...

  8. You never know

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to LemonIndiscretion's topic in General Nursing

    I always tell the story of how I worked in a peds clinic as an LPN, and swore up and down that I would certainly work in a children's hospital after I became an RN. Then I had children. I found...

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

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to Guttercat's topic in General Nursing

    Is that going to solve the sloppy writing? I've seen plenty of posts that claim to be authored by a BSN level RN, and I find myself thinking that a 10 year old may just be behind the actual post....

  10. I need Help regarding my situation right now

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to Scruffyfy's topic in General Nursing

    I certainly hope at work you don't exude the vibe you're giving off here. I'm unsure of where in the world you're located, but here in the US, many new grads would be very happy to have a foot in the...

  11. Nurses with dreadlocks

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to DarkLotus's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know why it would be an issue unless they were natty and out of control. Myself- I used to dye my hair many, many crayola colors. I miss doing that- the last time I had screaming blood red...

  12. Night shifters, a few questions

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to beeker's topic in General Nursing

    How late I stay up on off nights depends on if I just worked or not. If say I work a Wedensday and Thursday, I do find it hard to go go bed before 3am on Friday and Saturday, by Sunday my body is more...

  13. How much MONEY do you make? (questionaire)

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to jaredsgirl's topic in General Nursing

    ADN, will have BSN in December of this year. Also have an LPN diploma under my belt. I live in MN My job title is RN- cardiac/telemetry/progressive care I make...I think 34 something an hour (that...

  14. Madame, your ignorance is astounding

    PeepnBiscuitsRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    So as I was dozing in the rocking chair with my 13 month old who was lazily nursing/sleeping I recalled a conversation I had with a teacher at the school I was at for my Public Health Clinical back in...

  15. Madame, your ignorance is astounding

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in General Nursing

    Heh, when I was a teacher (not a "college educated" teacher, but a lead teacher in a day care) you bet I wiped butts! All day long, in almost every classroom. I worked in infants (very high poo score)...

  16. Is being worried about making a mistake normal?

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to wish_me_luck's topic in General Nursing

    If you didn't give it another thought I'd be worried. As for air in the line or not opening the roller clamp: -If the clamp isn't open, usually our pumps (the little Baxter ones) will start beeping...

  17. Waking up the crabby butts

    PeepnBiscuitsRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'll admit I haven't looked anything up on AN that might have addressed this. I seem to be running a personal special on especially grouchy patients these last few shifts! I try my darnedest to get in...

  18. Am I making the right decision?

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to FutureRN_NP's topic in General Nursing

    So you work in LTC, yes? For some reason I thought you worked in a hospital... well, regardless, here's what I would do being someone who was initially overwhelmed with being a new nurse after a year...

  19. C=degree

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Students

    I once had an instructor that would never give A's, because she said "if you get A's that means you know everything and you have it all down. You DO NOT have it all down, you DO NOT know

  20. How to stay healthy on nights? I don't want to pack on the pounds.

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to Newgrad_STAT's topic in General Nursing

    I've actually lost weight since working nights. In fact, on nights that I don't work, my body is not hungry during waking hours- the hunger hits at 0130-0200. It's pretty inconvenient. Get out of my...

  21. Food for Thought....

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to indbletrble's topic in General Nursing

    This is why I have a hard time with nursing homes. I don't look at elderly people as burdens or "jobs" I often wonder who they were once. When I was in clinical for my LPN, the facility we were at had...

  22. Lotus Birth...What do yall think about this?

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to JVanRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    To each their own, yes. I love the idea of all things natural and crunchy, but I'm here to say that both my children would be dead right now if those evil, sinister, knife happy doctors didn't cut me...

  23. Madame, your ignorance is astounding

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't know this post would yield so many responses! I know the initial reaction to having to wipe a butt is sometimes "yuck" but I think it was more the lady's arrogance about it. More akin to the...

  24. Dream job...no longer my dream job??

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to HopefulRN2010's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in peds as an LPN. I was 155% sure that once I was an RN I would be going the route of peds once again. Well, a funny thing happened- I had a son. He's three now, but after going back to work...

  25. Need RN's opinion- BIG clinical mistake

    PeepnBiscuitsRN replied to CrazyheadSN's topic in General Nursing

    No...you are right to think about the implications of your actions on your patients- however, also being someone who can easily start to let my anxiety spiral out of control, you need to be able to...