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1. Starting nursing school with an infant

   reidesert replied to Skiingnurse2b's topic in General Students

   Hi :) I just wanted to reply and offer some encouragement and advice about parenting and school. I begin my prereqs a week after my baby girl was born. I started nursing school when my son was 2 months old. Even though being a parent and a student (n...

2. Venting about classmates with families...

   reidesert replied to moncj66's topic in General Students

   I can't help to respond and I apologize in advance if I come off rude or inconsiderate. I haven't had adequate sleep and I am stressed out about an upcoming test. That being said, I just want to say that I have experienced school without children (ta...

3. Can someone look over my answers to this case study please :)

   reidesert replied to reidesert's topic in Student Assist

   Thanks so much for your suggestions! I really appreciate that you took the time to read and comment. I forgot about the BNP and calling the RT is important too. Thank you!! Rachel

4. Can someone look over my answers to this case study please :)

   reidesert posted a topic in Student Assist

   Critical Thinking Case Study and Study Questions Alterations in Function: Cardiovascular (1st page of our packet) You are caring for a 72 year old female client with congestive heart failure. The client is alert and oriented, BP is 170/80, HR 110, ...

5. dimensional anaylsis & IV dosing

   reidesert replied to reidesert's topic in Student Assist

   I am totally confused. That is all the information she gave. She actually first came up with 500 units of insulin before break and then after she said that it was too much and she made an error. When I go back to class, I'll ask her how she did the p...

6. Case Study help

   reidesert replied to reidesert's topic in Student Assist

   Thanks Daytonite! I feel so overwhelmed with all the information and everything we have to learn. Being a great RN seems so far away. Thanks for all your help!

7. dimensional anaylsis & IV dosing

   reidesert posted a topic in Student Assist

   I do all my math using the dimensional analysis. It got me through 1st semester just great. I am really not understanding the IV dosing questions and how to set this problems up since the text book and my teacher use ratios. Is there a way to set up ...

8. Case Study help

   reidesert posted a topic in Student Assist

   We were assigned a case study. Here a few of the questions and my answers. Could someone read it over and let me know if I am on the right track? okie-dokie- here it is You are caring for a 66 year old Type 2 Hispanic diabetic woman, who has had diab...

9. I Love Nursing School

   reidesert posted a topic in General Students

   Usually after clinical I feel drained and tired, but today so many things for me just "clicked". My patient told me that this was the best care she received ever at a hospital and she said that it was because of how I cared for her. I was so happy th...

10. You know you are in nursing school when ctxt

    reidesert replied to tnstudentnurse's topic in General Students

    When you zone into a drug commercial while watching television and you wonder what the prescribed dose would be, how you would reconstitute and how many mL you would give. ITS SICK SICK SICK

11. help

    reidesert posted a topic in General Students

    Sorry if this has been asked before...but does anyone have a link to a good site that overviews all of the diagnostic tests, there normal ranges and clinical implications. I am searching in my textbook but I can't seem to find the clinical implicatio...

12. Does anyone have online access to the Delmar CD ROM videos?

    reidesert replied to reidesert's topic in General Students

    Hey I found it! Its about 160-ouch! Does anyone know if it is really helpful? http://www.delmarlearning.com/browse_product_detail.aspx?catid=12644&isbn=1401871747

13. Does anyone have online access to the Delmar CD ROM videos?

    reidesert replied to reidesert's topic in General Students

    Where can you buy access? Is it expensive?

14. Does anyone have online access to the Delmar CD ROM videos?

    reidesert posted a topic in General Students

    My school offers a great CD ROM that is a collection of videos of different nursing skills. I was wondering if anyone's school offers this and if you have an online access code for it. We only can use it in the computer lab and it is difficult for me...

15. Handwashing ?

    reidesert posted a topic in Student Assist

    We had a take home assignment for Infection Control. I was wondering if anyone could tell me the correct answer for this question about hand washing. For routine client care, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend vigorous hand wash...