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    5/01 WILTW: Margaritas and Oral Thrush

    cracklingkraken replied to Purple_roses's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks! I have Kaplan review next week and ATI Live this week. My brain aches from all the questions and tidbits of info, although it is helpful. These are going to be a long, painful 2 weeks. More...
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    NCLEX before graduation?

    cracklingkraken replied to Rew3n's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    I've never heard that before. I believe that you have to officially graduate before receiving your ATT for the NCLEX. I'd imagine it's the same for all
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    5/01 WILTW: Margaritas and Oral Thrush

    cracklingkraken replied to Purple_roses's topic in General Nursing

    Do you have to buy the one provided by your program? Ours was $40. It was either pay $40 or $6.. really, the choice was
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    5/01 WILTW: Margaritas and Oral Thrush

    cracklingkraken replied to Purple_roses's topic in General Nursing

    This Thursday! I just bought a pin off of Amazon. I'm not too
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    5/01 WILTW: Margaritas and Oral Thrush

    cracklingkraken replied to Purple_roses's topic in General Nursing

    Finished my last week of nursing school, and here's some of the things I've learned: I've had no trouble hearing back from MI hospitals, but personal situations required me to turn down a few,...
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    Day 5: 2016 Nurses Week Mashup Contest

    cracklingkraken replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Poley - a pulled
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    Day 3: 2016 Nurses Week Meme Contest

    cracklingkraken replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    When I get to leave my shift on
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    Day 7: 2016 Nurses Week Caption Contest

    cracklingkraken replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    "Only my wife has permission to touch me
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    Day 2: 2016 Nurses Week Fill In The Blank Contest

    cracklingkraken replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    The pt needs their water
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    A client with chronic pain from herniated intervertebral disks is experiencing constipatio

    cracklingkraken replied to akruc353's topic in General Students

    But the question is addressing the pt's constipation, so medicating for pain is not relevant to the question being
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    Graphing calculator for statistics?

    cracklingkraken replied to UAA2018bsngrad's topic in General Students

    I don't know how detailed Elementary Stats is, but I definitely needed a graphing calculator for my AP Stats class in high
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    4/23 WILTW: It turns out nurses do make the worst patients

    cracklingkraken replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, adding on more, as I'm studying for the NCLEX. Lipid solutions in TPN contain egg yolk components, so don't administer it to pts with egg allergies. When you change the cap or IV tubing for...
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    4/23 WILTW: It turns out nurses do make the worst patients

    cracklingkraken replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I've learned that people who use social media to shame and bully people are horrifying. Most of them wouldn't be able to say those things if they weren't able to hide behind a computer screen. My...
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    Books?!

    cracklingkraken replied to symphonicfitz's topic in General Nursing

    I rented some of my books. Otherwise, I bought mind from websites like Amazon, Chegg, and
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    Let's have some fun!

    cracklingkraken replied to WinterLilac's topic in General Nursing

    You're the haldol for my crazy, The call light when I'm lazy. You're the fluids for my burns, The Phenergan for my stomach churns. You're the Colace for my constipation, The lorazepam for my...
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    4/23 WILTW: It turns out nurses do make the worst patients

    cracklingkraken replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

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    Let's have some fun!

    cracklingkraken replied to WinterLilac's topic in General Nursing

    You're the tele for my heart, the Vicks for the C-diff
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    Let's have some fun!

    cracklingkraken replied to WinterLilac's topic in General Nursing

    You're the oxygen to my breaths, the asystole to my
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    Job Fairs is it worth it??

    cracklingkraken replied to jes07's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Jobs fairs are a great place for networking, if
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    4/23 WILTW: It turns out nurses do make the worst patients

    cracklingkraken replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Adding on to my previous list: Colorectal cancer can start off as a polyp. Avoid making doctor appts in the summer. I can't see my primary physician until July and my dermatologist until mid-June....
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    Is it pointless to be an A student in nursing school?

    cracklingkraken replied to misskayy's topic in General Students

    If you intend on going to grad school after completing your BSN, grades will most certainly
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    Nurses smoking weed?

    cracklingkraken replied to bunnynurse's topic in General Nursing

    Probably not. But whether or not it's legalized, employers still are free to fire nurses who test positive for weed, alcohol, or, in more recent cases,
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    4/23 WILTW: It turns out nurses do make the worst patients

    cracklingkraken replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I am aware of this, which is why I insisted she go in for re-testing. However, since she has yearly physicals, she doesn't want to go through the hassle of doing it again. She wants to just wait until...
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    4/23 WILTW: It turns out nurses do make the worst patients

    cracklingkraken replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I'm glad you're recovering, ixchel. I can't remember the title of the book, but I remember reading the first chapter of a book that mentioned how hemochromotasis played a role in the survival of the...
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    Nclex application

    cracklingkraken replied to Spinmass's topic in General Students

    Did you program not inform the students? We were told to register with Pearson and pay the application fee, after we completed our fingerprints for the background check. Then, Pearson needs the...