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    health insurance???

    NurseLatteDNP replied to grannypatches's topic in General Nursing

    They automatically included that with the registration costs. We pay for it every time we register (must), and it covers us only during the semesters. We did not have a choice, and since nursing...
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    Does MD really stand for Mad Diva?

    NurseLatteDNP replied to OliveVinesRN's topic in General Nursing

    I just love this. :chuckle I almost want to print it off, so I can look up the ideas in case I need them one
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    No New Grads !

    NurseLatteDNP replied to mommy2BCD's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Thank you very much for that info. I will try to contact them
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    Ortho Tri Cyclen Lo Vs. Yasmin

    NurseLatteDNP replied to Newbie Nurse SMP's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am taking Yasmin and I like it better than Ortho Tri Cyclen Lo. For me, I had less side effects. With Yasmine I only get nausea if I take it in the morning. I have to take it before bed time. Now...
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    No New Grads !

    NurseLatteDNP replied to mommy2BCD's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    To be honest with you, I have never asked them when I called. I still have some time until summer. I want to work in the NICU so bad that I would pay them to take
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    No New Grads !

    NurseLatteDNP replied to mommy2BCD's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Here in Dallas there are externships for student nurses, which are offered during the summer while you are in nursing school. The internships are after you finish nursing school. That was what I was...
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    Shoe question...

    NurseLatteDNP replied to slu_rn's topic in Emergency

    Crocs! It is the only thing I can wear without
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    Crocs Brand Shoes

    NurseLatteDNP replied to Bipley's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    There is a very good thread about crocks, just type in "I love my crocs". Wait until the paige downloads before you do anything, if you don't it will tell you to wait 20 sec. I think you will like...
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    Can I be a good nurse, I hate being a CNA

    NurseLatteDNP posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have been an aide since I started nursing school. I love that I am doing patient care, but I just hate my job. Every weekend night (7p-7a) I have an avarage of 24 patients by myself. I am PRN, and...
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    North Texas = Few Jobs?

    NurseLatteDNP replied to TheCommuter's topic in Texas Nursing

    I would not be discouraged. I am sure you will find something that you
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    what should i do-take microbiol & A&P2 together or seperate?

    NurseLatteDNP replied to helenjp's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I personally liked micro better than A&P. They are not similar at all . It was just more interesting, something I have never seen before. It has changed the way I think about wiping my counters...
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    North Texas = Few Jobs?

    NurseLatteDNP replied to TheCommuter's topic in Texas Nursing

    I am in North Texas and they need nurses so bad, that different hospitals come to our nursing school every week trying to recruite nurses. They even compete with each other over money and benefits....
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    Is it 5 or 7?

    NurseLatteDNP replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in General Nursing

    Right Documentation was out 6th one also. We did not have expiration
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    Need $ fast to apy for all the Pre-nursing stuff!

    NurseLatteDNP replied to sunnyjohn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Or you can do what I did: separate the costs from each paycheck. Like, from one check you buy the uniforms, the other one you get vaccinations... That is the only way I could afford it all. Write it...
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    Anyone had to retake classes for higher grde?

    NurseLatteDNP replied to FNPhopeful's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I took A&P I and A&P II over, because I knew that I would not get into the nursing program if I would have B's or C's. I ended up making both A's and it was worth it, since I am in the nursing...
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    trauma vs er nurse---difference???

    NurseLatteDNP replied to akerdonn's topic in Emergency

    In my hospital (not a big one), we have 2 RNs from the ER assist the Trauma team which consists of doctors, pharmacists, lab and respiratory. And every shift they put a new trauma team together, so...
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    To believe or not to believe (the patient)?

    NurseLatteDNP replied to lisa1130's topic in General Nursing

    During my clinicals I had a elderly patient who lost 7 lbs in one day after she recieved diuretics. She has recieved the same dose she was supposed to take at home every day. Fluid retention got her...
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    Can I be a good nurse, I hate being a CNA

    NurseLatteDNP replied to NurseLatteDNP's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you
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    Can I be a good nurse, I hate being a CNA

    NurseLatteDNP replied to NurseLatteDNP's topic in General Nursing

    I asked about switching positions today, but they have told me that I will not find anything else on a weekends only basis. I had a feeling that they did not want to let me go, since they have many...
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    Can I be a good nurse, I hate being a CNA

    NurseLatteDNP replied to NurseLatteDNP's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for your replies. I don't mind working as a CNA, but I do mind being there by myself with so many patients. Sometimes when our census is low, and I take care of about 15 patients during the...
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    My first dosage calc test...need info!

    NurseLatteDNP replied to RNin2007's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    just rememeber this "phone number" : 5 ml = 1 tsp 3 tsp = 1 tbs 2 tbs = 1 oz 8 oz = 1 cup 2 cups = 1 pint 2 pints = 1 quart 4 quarts= 1 gallon this has saved me many times. this way you...
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    First time in the OR

    NurseLatteDNP posted a topic in Operating Room

    I am so exited Today during my clinicals my instructor asked me if I want to come to the OR and watch a surgery for a bowel obstruction. Of course I went, but I was so nervous. I have never seen...
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    What did you do before starting Nursing School?

    NurseLatteDNP replied to Nathalie's topic in General Nursing

    I worked at Wal Mart for 5 years and I quit after I was accepted into nursing school. I am working as a Nurse Aide now. I took a big paycut, but it was worth it. I could have never learned about...
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    Just a quick question...

    NurseLatteDNP replied to KES's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Here in north Texas they have set dates for the exams. They are taken in a big room with a lot of people together. They have a set number of students that can take it on that one day. Here you have to...
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    This article insults nursing as a lower skilled job

    NurseLatteDNP replied to Cheyenne RN,BSHS's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat: I could not have said it better