GiantHeart21

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1. Took NCLEX PN Aug. 30th.....85 quest.

   GiantHeart21 replied to kerybery83's topic in NCLEX

   Hi again... I was thinking that it would be good for us cali people if we could all post what day we took the test, how many questions, how you felt, and a lil about what was on the test like some of the above people have. Remember you can't post a...

2. Took NCLEX PN Aug. 30th.....85 quest.

   GiantHeart21 replied to kerybery83's topic in NCLEX

   I am with you!!! I just took the nclex pn on fri august 29th. I also live in ca and will not get results for at least 3 weeks.... though the board said that they are averaging closer to 5 weeks right now. my test shut off at 85. i left the test c...

3. Are you scared of a dead person?

   GiantHeart21 replied to gwapalicious's topic in New Nurse

   I think that most people are scared of things like dead people at first.... But once you get used to dead people and realize that it's just a body, you will see it differently. It is sad when people die, but once you feel what it feels like to help ...

4. Most RN's first borns?

   GiantHeart21 replied to lvs2nrs3535's topic in General Nursing

   Very interesting post..... I have heard simular things... Sounds like this may have some truth to it.... I AM ALSO THE 1ST BORN TO AN ALCOHOLIC FATHER!!

5. partial birth abortion

   GiantHeart21 replied to tiger's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I live in CA and I have a friend that recently had an abortion...... She brought home the informational packet and I was reading, as I was really interested in what was going on at that clinic. I found out that this clinic (a big one in very big cit...

6. Help for parents that experiece neonatal death?

   GiantHeart21 replied to GiantHeart21's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you to everyone for the responses!! I was thinking that mom was very likely to have been more than 20 weeks along for the reasons that were mentioned. EMS did haul hiney but they were not called till after baby was fully delivered hance the 15...

7. Help for parents that experiece neonatal death?

   GiantHeart21 replied to GiantHeart21's topic in General Nursing

   I do not think that mom wouold be willing, but dad is on the birth certificate does that give him any rights to the paperwork? Mom has been also deeply affected by this and has severe mental issues now and is unable to be involved..

8. Help for parents that experiece neonatal death?

   GiantHeart21 replied to GiantHeart21's topic in General Nursing

   Also one more thing sorry agian.... What can I do to help him with this?? His ex wife took from him the baby's ashes and all the pictures and momento from the baby's short life... Do you think that getting to the bottom of things may help bring closu...

9. Help for parents that experiece neonatal death?

   GiantHeart21 replied to GiantHeart21's topic in General Nursing

   Yes I will ask him..... He is traumatized by the situation and I think that he would have areally hard time going back over the situation... 4 years later he can't talk about it without crying... Does kaiser have to give him the records in a certian...

10. Help for parents that experiece neonatal death?

    GiantHeart21 replied to GiantHeart21's topic in General Nursing

    A little clarifiaction.... Baby was delivered AT HOME BY MOM AND DAD then taken to kaiser by EMS... And she was about 20 weeks.... Baby WAS BREATHING THE WHOLE TIME ON HER OWN!!!! But did not recieve any medical care other than cutting of cord if you...

11. Partial Birth Abortions--NOT an abortion debate

    GiantHeart21 replied to justme1972's topic in General Nursing

    ummm ok I'm sorry!!!

12. Help for parents that experiece neonatal death?

    GiantHeart21 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was wonding what is done in yuor hospital for parents who lose their babies. Like support groups, pictures, hand and foot prints ect. And do you let the parents hold and bond with baby before and after death?? What has been yuor experience in this...

13. Partial Birth Abortions--NOT an abortion debate

    GiantHeart21 replied to justme1972's topic in General Nursing

    OK Let me say it agian...... IF ONE IS GOING TO HAVE SEX WHICH COULD GET HER PREGNANT NO MATTER WHAT, THEN THEY NEED TO BE READY TO DEAL WITH ANYTHING THAT MAY BE A RESULT..... PREGNANCY, DISABLED CHILD, C/S, MATERNAL DEATH, ANYTHING!!! If you are ma...

14. Partial Birth Abortions--NOT an abortion debate

    GiantHeart21 replied to justme1972's topic in General Nursing

    Ya dutchgirl i totally agree... I think it's crazy that if the baby was delivered a couple inches more then sticking scissors in the back of his head would be murder. I have seen many babies die peacfully in thier mother's arms in NICU. And for the...

15. Input??

    GiantHeart21 replied to GiantHeart21's topic in General Nursing

    Not perfect. There a about 5 nursing students in my class that cannot form a complete sentence and that cannot make any sense in english. I would have a hard time letting some one like that take care of me.