Newbie Nurse SMP

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  1. What brand / type of Stethoscope for Med/Surg?

    Newbie Nurse SMP posted a topic in General Students

    Hi all: I just received my acceptance letter in the mail this weekend! I made it into my school's Nursing Program which begins in 2 weeks! :biere: :smiley_aa :yeah: :w00t: :cheers: My first...

  2. What brand / type of Stethoscope for Med/Surg?

    Newbie Nurse SMP replied to Newbie Nurse SMP's topic in General Students

    Hi everyone! Thank you to all who have responded. I am really stuck between the Littmann Cardiology III and Series II SE. Steeles.com does a nice comparison chart for all their scopes. The Cardiology...

  3. nausea...I have new understanding.

    Newbie Nurse SMP replied to scrmblr's topic in Emergency

    HI Trauma! I just had two wisdom teeth extracted (2 weeks ago) and they did it in the Oral Surgeon's Office. I was put out...All I remember was the chair going back and seeing the doctor put the first...

  4. nausea...I have new understanding.

    Newbie Nurse SMP replied to scrmblr's topic in Emergency

    Ugh! I absolutely hate nausea! :barf01: :barf01: I feel anyone's pain when they say they have nausea. It has to be one of the worst feelings in the world! I hope you are feeling

  5. My Hands Are A Mess! Which Lotion?

    Newbie Nurse SMP replied to SkateBetty's topic in General Nursing

    Thats what I thought too, but I used this lotion when my hands are seriously raw and red and itchy, and it works for me with no added irritation. But it may not be that way for everyone I am

  6. My Hands Are A Mess! Which Lotion?

    Newbie Nurse SMP replied to SkateBetty's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat: :yeahthat: :yeahthat: :yeahthat: :yeahthat: :yeahthat: :yeahthat: :yeahthat: I love that set and boy does it work and fast! Your hands feel like a baby's bottom after you use it! It is...

  7. Abandoning babies at Hospitals LEGAL?!?!

    Newbie Nurse SMP replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    I would rather see babies left at a hospital or fire station instead of in a plastic bag in a dumpster ( where unfortunately many are found!). Yes it is very sad for the infant to not be able to be...

  8. Ok maybe a dumb question but.....

    Newbie Nurse SMP replied to cristina2581's topic in General Nursing

    I will have no experience when I finally start my clinicals. In a perfect world we might all be able to get hospital experience before Nursing School, but that just doesn't happen for everyone. I...

  9. Already Have a BA, do I need to get a BSN?

    Newbie Nurse SMP replied to Newbie Nurse SMP's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Everyone… Wow I forgot that I started this thread! Thank you to everyone who responded to this. I have decided to stick at the CC that I am in now. I will be applying for the Nursing Program in...

  10. Quit my job...

    Newbie Nurse SMP replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    I used to work in a doctor's office, not a clinic. The office consisted of myself, an office manager, the doctors (2), and a phelbotomist (spelling?). It was terrible. I was the front desk...

  11. Labor Epidurals and Sterile Technique

    Newbie Nurse SMP replied to underdog's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    This story just makes me so sad! The poor family! I can't imagine going through something so traumatic! And this scares me a whole lot...I don't have children yet, but my hubby and I wants like 10...

  12. just need help

    Newbie Nurse SMP replied to lmh47's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I am almost in the same boat as you are. I am applying for the Program in October for hopefully entrance into the Spring 2007 Nursing Program!! (Let's all say a pray and keep our fingers...

  13. How about a thread for baby names you liked?

    Newbie Nurse SMP replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    When I have children..I want my girls to be Annabelle Grace & Kaitlyn Joanne. For boys..Nicholas Michael & Jacob Robert. Now if I have two boys and two girls I will be lucky lol!! Just as...

  14. Speaking of A/P LOL!

    Newbie Nurse SMP replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    LOL...awesome!!! Hopefully when i get accepted into the nursing program i will remember that

  15. Speaking of A/P LOL!

    Newbie Nurse SMP replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    What a great imagination you have! That was a great story, I wish I would have had that last semester when I was taking A&P 1 lol!! I hope your son does well in remembering all that he has to...

  16. Help with Anatomy class

    Newbie Nurse SMP replied to Terrydu's topic in General Nursing

    i took my A&P classes in a row. i found it helpful b/c i didn't forget anything from the first to the next. if you stay on top of your studies you will be fine i am sure!! Best of luck to

  17. Nursing school vs. nursing shortage

    Newbie Nurse SMP replied to Natkat's topic in General Nursing

    In my lovely school, they don't even look at your grades when applying into the program. You need to do extrememly well on an entrance exam. The entrance exam is sort of like a college placement...

  18. Great book by Suzanne Gordon:Nursing Against The Odds

    Newbie Nurse SMP replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Hi all... I am a nursing student. Do any of you have any suggestions on books that would be interesting to me? Would this Suzanne Gordon book be appropriate? What other titles does she

  19. Birth control same time everyday?

    Newbie Nurse SMP posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Can I ask why it is so important that you take your BC at the same time everyday? Don't you get the medication anyway, so why does it have to be taken religiously at the same time. Being an hour last...

  20. Birth control same time everyday?

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

  21. Postpartum Nurses-Love it or hate it?

    Newbie Nurse SMP replied to cammy429's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I just wanted to say that reading this thread really helped me. I am a nursing student now and have always wanted to become and L&D nurse, but recently I was thinking that I might want to be a PP...

  22. Dumb Question

    Newbie Nurse SMP posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Is it possible to pull a lady partsl muscle when moving a heavy object? What muscle are down there that can get

  23. Dumb Question

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

    I don't want medical advice. I didn't ask for it at all. I simply wanted to know if it is possible to pull a muscle in that region. That isn't asking for medical advice. Also I wanted to know what...

  24. Bone Marrow Donation..Insight Please!

    Newbie Nurse SMP posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi all, As you have been so helpful in the past, I am hoping that you will have some insight for me on this topic. My mother-in-law needs a bone marrow transplant. Would you be able to tell me who is...

  25. Bone Marrow Donation..Insight Please!

    Newbie Nurse SMP replied to Newbie Nurse SMP's topic in General Nursing

    Hi All, Thank you, thank you, thank you for your insight on this matter. We are having such an issue getting set up for the blood test! It is very aggrevating! I thought it was a matter for having...