beckyboo1

beckyboo1 BSN, RN

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  1. College Algebra ughh

    beckyboo1 replied to beckyboo1's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Also, I did start at the bottom when I went back to college. I've already taken Fundamentals of Algebra and Intermediate Algebra and passed them with no

  2. College Algebra ughh

    beckyboo1 replied to beckyboo1's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I've been an LPN for 25 years so me knowing how to do drug calculations is not an issue. I'm just trying to get through this class. Every part of algebra I've needed for drug calc etc, I have...

  3. College Algebra ughh

    beckyboo1 replied to beckyboo1's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    it's a small community college or i'm sure tutoring hours would me

  4. College Algebra ughh

    beckyboo1 replied to beckyboo1's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Actually, I have a good working knowledge of math and did well in Fundamentals and Intermediate Algebra. Part of my frustration right now is that until I understand this one section, I can't move on...

  5. Nurses aren't supposed to,lol

    beckyboo1 replied to GitanoRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    ummm I believe the OP is male

  6. NOC

    beckyboo1 replied to amoLucia's topic in General Nursing

    NOC =

  7. How many much older (40+) students out there starting classes? (I'm 47)

    beckyboo1 replied to nursingstudent3109's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm there with you all! I'm 45, have 2 semesters of pre reqs behind me. The only classes I have left to get before applying to RN bridge are physiology and human lifespan psychology. I'll be ready...

  8. Is attending a patient's funeral overstepping "the" boundary?

    beckyboo1 replied to BostonTerrierLover's topic in General Nursing

    I don't go to all pt's funerals by any means, but in 25 years, I've gone to some I felt closest to. I see absolutely nothing wrong with it. It's respectful to the

  9. The Mockery of Nursing

    beckyboo1 replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I thought it was jumper cables we used when the AED is not

  10. The Mockery of Nursing

    beckyboo1 replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    LOL I will never look at a colostomy the same

  11. lpn to rn

    beckyboo1 replied to doris101u's topic in LPN to RN

    Run, don't walk, away from the College Network. It's not a college at all. They just give you info to study for testing out of courses with Excelsior College. It adds much $$$ that are

  12. The Mockery of Nursing

    beckyboo1 replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    oh no, this thread hasn't died already has it? I've been LMAO through all 53

  13. Whoever invented the lunch and learn

    beckyboo1 replied to MJB2010's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, I'm amazed you can go. Where I work, they have lunch "conferences" but none of the floor nurses have that amt of time to go. Usually it's secretaries who show up just to eat the free

  14. Anyone know of schools that offer work?

    beckyboo1 replied to lala86's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    They must've been referring to College of the Ozarks. It's been around for years and I can't imagine with the economy as it is that more schools are offering something like

  15. Patient asking for something at the wrong time...

    beckyboo1 replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    Back when we had semi private rooms, we were coding bed 2 while bed 1 whined and sighed and threatened to tell her husband that we werent paying attention to her, just her roommate! We just rolled...

  16. Any of you LPNs bridging to RN in your very late 40s

    beckyboo1 replied to carz's topic in LPN to RN

    Just talked to a lady at work yest who went to RN school at 45 with no previous

  17. Any of you LPNs bridging to RN in your very late 40s

    beckyboo1 replied to carz's topic in LPN to RN

    I also say go for it! I'm 44 and am doing pre-reqs to bridge to RN. I'm only taking a few classes at a time at least at this point so it's gonna be awhile for me too. But we can do

  18. How honest are you?

    beckyboo1 replied to Anna Flaxis's topic in Emergency

    some ppl are just oblivious. Back when all our beds were semiprivate, we were in the process of coding bed 2 while bed 1 was raising caine that we weren't "paying attention to me and I'll be telling...

  19. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    beckyboo1 replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    ? Do they "rinch" em too? My cousin's grandma used to say that

  20. Should i be a nurse?

    beckyboo1 replied to Jenni811's topic in General Nursing

    I believe that in keeping with the sarcasm of the thread, Diva was spelling it "advise" since it's another pet peeve of many of us on here Don't take any part of this thread too

  21. Excelsior Health Safety Exam

    beckyboo1 replied to Bridge86's topic in Excelsior College

    Could I suggest posting in the Distance Learning for Nurses forum? You'll get many more responses about Excelsior

  22. Hardest patient as a student nurse?

    beckyboo1 replied to MsBlissful's topic in General Nursing

    My first patient in pre-clinicals, which were 4 hour blocks for our first 2 weeks, was 95 or so years old, was blind, had a trach, a g tube, a fractured hip that had never healed and decubs on both...

  23. been lvn too long

    beckyboo1 replied to taniayvonne's topic in LPN to RN

    I'm 44, been an LPN for 24 years and I'm doing pre-reqs right now to get my RN. I struggled with the "i'm too old to go back now" for a long time to then finally decided for what I do, I'm worth more...

  24. Interview in another nursing program after being dismissed

    beckyboo1 replied to NvRGvUp's topic in General Students

    just curious...what class was it that you

  25. drug shortage ?

    beckyboo1 replied to Trekfan's topic in General Nursing

    Our hospital has been out of Decadron for a long time, now they tell us the next shortage is Levaquin. Something about it going generic and there's a stockpile of it somewhere waiting for FDA...