beckyboo1

beckyboo1 BSN, RN

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  1. I think I'm going to quit during orientation

    beckyboo1 replied to withorwithoutyou's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The OP contained the statement "However, I finally know now why they say nurses eat their

  2. I want to be a neonatal nurse, help pleas

    beckyboo1 replied to JessicaSanchez's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Not sure why you would think going through a community college would take 6 years unless you're only planning to take a class or 2 per semester. I also wouldn't recommend medical assistant school....

  3. Prospective Nursing Student but need some advice!!!!!!Please!!

    beckyboo1 replied to SDeming1004's topic in Nursing Career

    Even if you could land a position like that, how are you going to deal with direct patient care in clinicals throughout

  4. Baby RN's running ICU?!!

    beckyboo1 replied to kmarieCCRN's topic in Critical Care

    Just curious, has your hospital looked into what is causing such a high turnover in order to try to improve retention rates in the

  5. Yes, Nurses deserve constant celebration.

    beckyboo1 replied to Brian's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I took it today and I am DONE! Now what did I do with myself before I went back to college again?

  6. Nursing School - What are you thankful for?

    beckyboo1 replied to Ricearoni's topic in General Students

    Pinning is Dec 17th for me but my last final is next Thurs! woohoo!! Thankful for my awesome clinical instructor who helped my cohort get the most out our clinical

  7. Best lotion for dry hands?

    beckyboo1 replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I agree with Neutrogena hand creme. Apply at bedtime and by morning the cracks in my knuckles have disappeared and the ends of my fingers are soft

  8. Yes, Nurses deserve constant celebration.

    beckyboo1 replied to Brian's topic in Health, Stress Management

    And if this next week is your last week of class for your LPN to RN program, it's even more reason to celebrate. Last final is Dec 4th and I can't wait to be back in the full-time working world...

  9. Senioritis / burnout / depression?

    beckyboo1 replied to oohhgolly's topic in General Students

    Hang in there! I felt exactly the same way for the past couple months until about 2 weeks ago. I'm now down to 16 days til my last final. Woohoo! You can do this too! Does your school have...

  10. Where there is smoke ... there is usually a cigarette

    beckyboo1 replied to Brian's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Always amazes me the things ppl will do thinking it will hide the cigarette smoke smell. We had a lady close her door and open the window and hang out the window smoking. We could smell it halfway up...

  11. Great place to start

    beckyboo1 replied to MikeLawrence's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    You might try posting this under the NCLEX section under the "Student" tab. I think you'll get better

  12. When A Nurse Needs A Doctor.....

    beckyboo1 replied to nurse2211's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My OB when I had my kids was someone I knew from work and it absolutely didn't bother me at all. He was a great guy and I felt very comfortable under his care. He was always the professional, it...

  13. Ebola Scare at My School

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

    There are some pathetic individuals in this world to play on the hysteria surrounding Ebola. It has happened in Missouri as well. False Ebola claim in Cole County, investigation underway : News :...

  14. Saw an angry clinical instructor...

    beckyboo1 replied to Bortaz's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    and Bortaz, please keep us updated on what becomes of this

  15. Saw an angry clinical instructor...

    beckyboo1 replied to Bortaz's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I can't understand what she has to scream and carry on about in the morning before they even get started. This definitely needs to be stopped

  16. AJN magazine

    beckyboo1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I got an offer for a year of American Journal of Nursing for $29. I have never read the magazine. Any thoughts on whether it is useful and worth the

  17. AJN magazine

    beckyboo1 replied to beckyboo1's topic in General Nursing

    I looked online. Looks a little dry. Think I'll just stick with Nursing 2014, although it's not what it once

  18. How you can pass the nclex in 75 questions--(9/29/14) what i wished i knew

    beckyboo1 replied to Lee Dawn's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Thanks for the heads up on the Kaplan review course. I suspected that was the case but our school is really pushing us to do it. Many in our class are so freaked out about the NCLEX that they are...

  19. A male perspective

    beckyboo1 replied to 4263people's topic in Men in Nursing

    I'm not going to make anywhere near $75K when I graduate with my ADN here in the Midwest. I'd love to see anything close to

  20. The culture of AN

    beckyboo1 replied to Lev's topic in General Nursing

    Glad to hear that. She is one I miss the most, especially in the student threads but I definitely understand her need for taking a break from it. Someone else mentioned Tweety. When I first joined,...

  21. best i quit or fired story

    beckyboo1 replied to OnlinePersona's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    She wasn't calling out for her own cramps, she was calling out for her daughter's

  22. Has being a nurse changed your outlook on...

    beckyboo1 replied to richardgecko's topic in General Nursing

    After seeing several people with end stage COPD be put on BiPap because they didn't want a vent only to have their CO2 come down and they again become very aware of how suffocated they feel, I...

  23. You know you're tired when...

    beckyboo1 replied to ICURN3020's topic in General Nursing

    Pushing "9" to get an outside line on my home phone. Keep em coming, because I have done more of these than I care to admit!

  24. soapier format or sbar

    beckyboo1 replied to rma1965's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Nothing that I can see from the original post. The author of this post would get better answers if the questions were

  25. My experience as a NS and CNA

    beckyboo1 replied to prettyboyswag's topic in General Students

    You would quit that in a heartbeat, leaving all the other CNAs to take up your slack? Not to mention leaving the patients with even less care. Yeah, way to