all4schwa

all4schwa

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  1. Mechanical lift question

    all4schwa replied to SaraO'Hara's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    the stand up lift has saved my life, made my life alot easier, requires less help, so i'm not always running around looking for someone to lift with me, and is causes less chicken-winging than some of...

  2. I didn't get all this education to wipe behinds!

    all4schwa replied to SeekingNur's topic in General Nursing

    doesn't it almost seem like some of us are meeting the same people? ~and cadash, from me to you, don't let this independance thing get the best of you. if it's somebody's job to help you, make...

  3. When will I get the actual licence???

    all4schwa replied to AmyD_RN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    i'm really stoked to hear this fantastic news!! :w00t: :w00t: Congratulations!! :cheers: my pinning is friday. how long between your pinning, att and test

  4. Hospice or Hospital When Your Time Comes?

    all4schwa replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

    hospice is important for the patient and the family. God bless them for what they

  5. caps!! i can't even get it on my head!!!!!!!!

    all4schwa replied to all4schwa's topic in First Year After Licensure

    you're the best!!!!! :thankya:

  6. For RN's) How much do you take home after taxes????

    all4schwa replied to Flower2005's topic in Nursing Career

    You could start with yours. As a nurse aide in LTC I work two 16hr shifts a week, q sat and sun. I bring home (no kids, standard health ins) $440 bi-weekly. oh, and BTW, I sweat my:monkeydance: off...

  7. nursing + exercise?

    all4schwa posted a topic in Health, Stress Management

    my 'nursing now' book states that nurses often want to count the sprinting they do all day as their exercise for the day, but as this does not keep the heart rate up for a period of time, it is not...

  8. ATI NCLEX Predictor?

    all4schwa replied to MIA-RN1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    thanks for the update, and congratulations!!:balloons: Btw, how long/much did you study for NCLEX, what i'm getting at--surely the ATI didn't give you that much reassurance that you didn't study...

  9. caps!! i can't even get it on my head!!!!!!!!

    all4schwa replied to all4schwa's topic in First Year After Licensure

    oh, white pins!! hadn't thought of that, now i wonder if i can find some!! and you do have to mold it some, good to know. i'm glad to hear your caps had wings, i've been looking online and i don't see...

  10. caps!! i can't even get it on my head!!!!!!!!

    all4schwa replied to all4schwa's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i want it to mold to my head, an this cap just kinda sits on top. i called my mom and she said that you have to bend it accordingly when you fasten it on, i just dont wanna look dumb on my special...

  11. Pinning Ceremony Q's

    all4schwa replied to abbythetabby's topic in General Students

    my boyfriend and i live together and he has endured the wrath and will be pinning me. i pinned my mom when she graduated, (i was 12). i would have chose her, but aaron really has put the time in,...

  12. I didn't get all this education to wipe behinds!

    all4schwa replied to SeekingNur's topic in General Nursing

    actually, it usually goes something like this-- personally, i think that's a load of crap, but that's what i get. then i get the nurses that are so good natured, they try to help and don't want a...

  13. ATI NCLEX Predictor?

    all4schwa replied to MIA-RN1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i've known people to get confused over the actual score and the percentile. you are supposed to get an actual score of 60 or better to be in line for NCLEX. then it also give you a percentile for...

  14. I didn't get all this education to wipe behinds!

    all4schwa replied to SeekingNur's topic in General Nursing

    learning something in nursing school does not make a person adept. it doesn't take a rocket scientist to see that someone is busy, i wouldn't just leap to the conclusion that 'they don't know how,'...

  15. Why not let me have a PCA?

    all4schwa replied to Kim O'Therapy's topic in General Nursing

    i had LEEP with local, in the office--not too bad, not sore after. had cone biopsies with nothing and was v.uncomfortable!! of course that was before the LEEP or I would have known the ask for...

  16. I didn't get all this education to wipe behinds!

    all4schwa replied to SeekingNur's topic in General Nursing

    in no way do i want this interpreted as sarcasm, but this is so unfortunate, i would think someone needs to step in and do some advocating, for the nurse and the patient. over the years i have grown...

  17. I didn't get all this education to wipe behinds!

    all4schwa replied to SeekingNur's topic in General Nursing

    okay, fine...i'll let the cat out of the bag...the reason nurses don't want to wipe a butt.... they don't know how!!! okay, so that's not all of them, but yeah...a lot of them did not work as aides...

  18. Why not let me have a PCA?

    all4schwa replied to Kim O'Therapy's topic in General Nursing

  19. Just how difficult is nursing school going to be?!

    all4schwa replied to CYR's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    yeah, well....speaking of tests, there are ways to fail out of nursing school while passing your exams. it's a system of checks and balances...you fall behind on the paperwork/homework, you're outta...

  20. you might be from ohio if:

    all4schwa replied to mcmike55's topic in Ohio Nursing

    have we covered push and cushions yet? around here it's poo-sh and

  21. Foley balloon, test or not to test

    all4schwa replied to mcmike55's topic in Operating Room

    i like the syringe attached anyway so it's ready...it only takes a second to test it, i can't see why anyone

  22. Pronunciation

    all4schwa replied to tinyscrafts's topic in Ob/Gyn

    i thought nurses that said sontameters where just old school. ( and i know there are old school nurses on here, so where are they?) i was also under the impression that orientate started as a joke and...

  23. Just how difficult is nursing school going to be?!

    all4schwa replied to CYR's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    all that a&p that you learned, but only long enough for the test? this is when it all comes full circle. and what timothy said that i quoted previously? that goes the same for people already in...

  24. Just how difficult is nursing school going to be?!

    all4schwa replied to CYR's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    :yeahthat: my last day is tuesday (w00tw00t) and here's my take: yes nursing school is hard because of the amount of time you will have to devote. if you do not, you will not make it, regardless of...

  25. Has anyone given Haldol IV?

    all4schwa replied to lorster's topic in General Nursing

    boy, that one was a doozy. ...as soon as i saw this thread, i was hoping someone had posted the