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  1. whiskeygirl

    Salt Lake City ?

    whiskeygirl replied to StatBlues's topic in General Nursing

    I am not sure I would agree with Keely on the IHC thing. I have worked in a handful of hospitals, maybe more, in my career. Most of them in the mid west. The best hospital I have worked for has been...
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    Waiting for DCN acceptance summer06

    whiskeygirl replied to ang05's topic in Online Distance Learning

    dharma- Do tell more! Is this due to low NCLEX pass rates? Thx,
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    Do-it-yerself clinicals

    whiskeygirl replied to epg_pei's topic in General Students

    Yeah, sorry, I should have asked my question better. What I should have said was, Your instructor didn't explicitly explain to your class that scheduling clinicals beyond her 14 hours was up to you??...
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    Should I go into the LVN program or the RN program?

    whiskeygirl replied to mommy2boys's topic in General Nursing

    Go for your RN. Just get it done with! You will be much happier with the RN. And if where you really want to be is in ER or L&D, the only way to go is
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    Do-it-yerself clinicals

    whiskeygirl replied to epg_pei's topic in General Students

    You weren't aware of the 60 hours required at the begining of the
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    LPN's in OB?

    whiskeygirl replied to Annesy's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I did this briefly in between LPN and LPN to RN. I learned a lot! Like how to scrub in. At the hospital I worked at I was in L&D, I think the title was OB Tech. I would set up the tables for vag...
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    You can and will take it with you!

    whiskeygirl replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    I am really not trying to be a trouble maker here and I might be pointing out the obvious but how about dumping the trash in the trash cans in front of the 7-Eleven? Taco Bell? McDonalds? As he or...
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    Clocked in - sent home

    whiskeygirl replied to jyoung1950's topic in General Nursing

    My hospital says to pay for 2 hours. Better than
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    Live In Mexico, Work In California?

    whiskeygirl replied to agnescwal's topic in General Nursing

    I have close family that lived in Europe for over 10 years, and one still lives there. Nothing needs to be done to maintain US citizenship however, to prevent breaking thier (Europe) immigration laws...
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    disturbing article in Wall Street Journal

    whiskeygirl replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    llg, I was considering a similar stand on cumputers and nursing. I would love to read your
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    Terminated for typing a petition

    whiskeygirl replied to cdsable's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I would accept the referral if YOU are paying for the lawyer! It will look bad if the patient pays for the services. That may go without saying but just in case. It's awful that you lost yout job...
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    Need some help!! please =)

    whiskeygirl replied to Nursing.is.an.ART's topic in Colorado Nursing

    University of Colorado has one of the best nursing schools in the nation!! I would totally go that
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    Deaconness Clinical Question

    whiskeygirl replied to KaraBear1121's topic in Online Distance Learning

    It depends on the course. Are you specifically asking about the validations weekend, or clinicals in general. I believe for most of the classes it is 40-75 hours of clinical time. I did mine all at...
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    **Organ Donation**

    whiskeygirl replied to sirI's topic in General Nursing

    I have gone through the process of donating organs. It was simple. And a very worthwhile service. For those who are interested please lookup The Kidney
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    "Nurse Quacktitioner."

    whiskeygirl replied to URO-RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    It is funny. However, I totally understand where you are coming from. But really, the toy was intended to be a play on words, not to be offensive to NPs. And its a toy for kids. They won't make that...
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    health insurance???

    whiskeygirl replied to grannypatches's topic in General Nursing

    Its not unusual for the school to require health insurance converage for its students. I believe that all 3 nursing schools I have attended have required it. Just the basics though, like major...
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    epidural - who has the right to decide?

    whiskeygirl replied to epiphany's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Anesthesiologist, he is giving the drugs not the MW. If she/he, the MW, would like to take the courses and get the certification for a nurse anesthetist, fine so be it, they can push the drugs...
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    Orem's Theory

    whiskeygirl replied to whiskeygirl's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Woogy, thanks. I have a photocopy of that as well. Thanks Vicky, I had them both though. And several others to boot. I think I am having a hard time digesting and giving a definition with her major...
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    Orem's Theory

    whiskeygirl posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I should have posted this weeks ago when I first started to struggle with this concept. I searched the board to see if a similar topic had come up without any luck. I am having a terrible time trying...
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    That Good Housekeeping article

    whiskeygirl replied to ERERER's topic in Emergency

    Did they happen to mention the cost of testing for unnecessary procedures in an ER due to declaring false symptoms? How about the abuse of emergency services? That unpaid medical bills just translate...
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    Shirts, accessories, etc...

    whiskeygirl replied to SnowymtnRN's topic in Emergency

    Gotta check eBay. I found one shirt that I thought was funny. Nurse's 8 hour
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    Hello from Denver Colorado!

    whiskeygirl replied to nursejessicaj's topic in Nursing Career

    WoooHooooooo! Time to celebrate!!!!!!! :balloons: :balloons: :balloons: :balloons: :balloons: :balloons: :balloons: Out of curiosity, where did you go to school? I used to live in Littleton, and...
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    Fill in the blank on NCLEX?

    whiskeygirl replied to IvoryLena's topic in General Students

    I didn't have any fill in the blank, select all that apply or choose the area questions. I had 75 questions, mostly
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    Waiting for result

    whiskeygirl replied to moon18's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    What I am hearing is that your test hasn't been sent into the powers that be. When I went to pearson's site after I took the test my status had changed to "delivery successful". Do you see that when...
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    Pay range for new grads...

    whiskeygirl replied to CrazyPremed's topic in General Nursing

    Cheyeree Yeah there is some good rental apartments around the hospital. I just don't know them. I live a good 30 min. south by car. Try this web site. http://www.apartmentfinder.com the address of...