labcat01 BSN, RN

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    Anyone know what a Hesi grade means?

    labcat01 replied to 2bNurseMom22's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Well, it depends on how your school does it. In my nursing school, the conversion score that they put on your HESI is what your grade is. Generally, if you make over 850 you should be in the passing...
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    NCLEX Pass Rates

    labcat01 replied to ntrisdale's topic in Texas Nursing

    I think that the pass rates are a bit deceptive. The trend i'm starting to see is Nursing Schools requiring tough exit exams to "weed out" students that are not prepared for the NCLEX. My school did...
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    What is the SICU?

    labcat01 replied to grace8808's topic in General Nursing

    The more time I've spent in nursing the more sick I've gotten of those shows! But, they definitely did keep me motivated during my pre-reqs. Have you ever seen that show "Bones"? It is great for...
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    Week-end Baylor Positions

    labcat01 replied to Ruthbud19's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks...I always wondered how that worked. My neighbor did a weekend position and last year she was kind of screwed (worked Christmas Eve and New Year's
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    What is a trauma nurse clinician?

    labcat01 posted a topic in Emergency

    What is a trauma nurse clinician? Here is the job posting.... It sounds to me like it is basically a case manager. They are asking for 3 years of ER/ICU experience. Does anyone have this job or have...
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    Out of the mouths of Babes...

    labcat01 replied to RNAnnjeh's topic in General Nursing

    That is a sweet story...thanks for sharing. (although he should have asked for more nurses while he was at it
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    Please pray for us

    labcat01 replied to PeachyERNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Prayers all around- our exit test is a week from Monday. There is a lot of tension going on over here
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    Newbies - Keep an eye on your drunks!!

    labcat01 replied to CraigBSN02's topic in Emergency

    Thanks that was a very entertaining read! PM me if you have a blog or something
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    Question about the day of the NCLEX

    labcat01 posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hello all, I will be taking the NCLEX in just a month and a half (yikes!) and I will be VERY pregnant when I do it. I am concerned that I will not be allowed to take in water or a snack and that I...
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    Question about the day of the NCLEX

    labcat01 replied to labcat01's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I hate to tell you but I don't think this is the best "boat" to be in LOL I know what you mean. I took a practice NCLEX exam for KAPLAN and after 30 minutes I was completely miserable! It is...
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    What do you think about people calling you "honey"?

    labcat01 replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I don't care who it is or how old they are....I hate it! I think it's condescending. When the floor nurses call me "honey" (because I'm a nursing student) what it means is "I don't care enough to...
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    ?Should students give IV push drugs?

    labcat01 replied to Zans's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Student here. We push meds in our last two semesters. We know that we have to be there with a professor but we don't have to check off on anything but we reviewed how to do it in the skills lab prior...
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    Shots for nursing school

    labcat01 replied to nurseontheway's topic in General Nursing

    It is pretty common to have a red area around the TB test as long as it isn't raised like the pp said. I would also go and have a nurse read the TB test. You writing negative underneath the record is...
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    Nursery nurses....what do you think about this?

    labcat01 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi All, When I was in the nursery this past semester there was one nursery nurse that would round on her babies to find out how much they ate. If the baby was breast fed and the mom didn't breast feed...
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    Methinks I made me an enemy.............

    labcat01 replied to TazziRN's topic in Home Health

    If nothing else, I'd be thinking that the nurse taking care of [insert family member here] seems to know what she's talking about. That would make me feel a lot
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    HOT TIPS: a NuRsInG school survivor's guide for dummies ;-)

    labcat01 replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    12. Don't get your feelings hurt if your friends/family/Significant others do NOT want to hear about your
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    Injured Football Player

    labcat01 replied to sanctuary's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so happy to hear about all the progress that has been made with him. The thing I worry about most is that SO many people are hanging their hat on the belief that if we could just legalize stem...
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    Why not have done PA???

    labcat01 replied to studentIVlife's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thanks PinoyNP! That was very helpful. If anyone else's NP program is different, i'd love to hear about that
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    Injured Football Player

    labcat01 replied to sanctuary's topic in General Nursing

    This is a terrible injury and my heart goes out to him and his family. That being said, I don't know if I could send my son to be a lab rat for health professionals in a country with a history of...
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    Married Nurses...

    labcat01 replied to GQRN's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome! It must be nice to have someone that you can relate to when you have a tough day. I know if I start talking about school or nursing my husbands eyes just glaze over
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    Why not have done PA???

    labcat01 replied to studentIVlife's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I think the OP makes a good point. When you compare the curriculum of an NP program vs a PA program, the PA programs seems organized and well structured. Also, the clinical placements seem to make...
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    bad clinical experience today

    labcat01 replied to FlGasman's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I hate when people act like that. I'll be sure that if I ever have an inferiority complex to try and not take it out on people because I'm jealous and petty! Sorry you had such a rough
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    Lazy doctors/nurses? What is going on?

    labcat01 replied to steffyjane's topic in General Nursing

    I know exactly what you mean. I just went through this with my father. My poor dad is an old hippie and when he came in with elevated liver enzymes and portal htn the physicians and the nurses...
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    Aneurysm after giving birth?

    labcat01 replied to bbrown1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Just out of curiosity was it a lady partsl birth or cesarean? I hope that your cousin has a speedy and full
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    Gay labeling, is it just plain mean? Or sexual harrassment?

    labcat01 replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in Men in Nursing

    It isn't cruel but it is very inappropriate for the work place. I can't imagine what that nurse was thinking when she said. I'm pretty sure a comment like that would get you fired