bailyoneohnine

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1. (a bit of a rant) how do you deal with exhaustion long days

   bailyoneohnine posted a topic in General Nursing

   sorry in advanced, but this is going to come off very whiney especially since i know EVERYONE here is either in the same boat or has it WAY worse i'm only a nursing student, and already i feel so exhausted it's making me sick i try to get as much sle...

2. long days, back discomfort and cracking?!

   bailyoneohnine posted a topic in General Students

   this might not be the right place to post this question but I figure many nurses/nursing students have back problems.... long days on my feet and sitting in class are literally taking over me, to the point where I can't concentrate! I love days I get...

3. starting nursing school in four days, and haven't taken my pre-reqs in years: am I doomed?

   bailyoneohnine replied to bailyoneohnine's topic in General Students

   haha yeah, it would be a little insane but she plans on quitting and only working part-time from time to time once school starts! ;]

4. starting nursing school in four days, and haven't taken my pre-reqs in years: am I doomed?

   bailyoneohnine replied to bailyoneohnine's topic in General Students

   she has two jobs and two kids. also, she didn't think that she even got into nursing school until about a week ago (she was on the waiting list and one person dropped out)

5. starting nursing school in four days, and haven't taken my pre-reqs in years: am I doomed?

   bailyoneohnine posted a topic in General Students

   I'm actually asking this for a friend (I'm already in nursing school) my friend is starting nursing school next week, hasn't taken her pre-reqs in years (and claims to have forgotten everything) and is wondering how "doomed" she is. she also has no ...

6. are the signs of hyper/hypokalemia the same if the cause is a transcellular shift?

   bailyoneohnine replied to bailyoneohnine's topic in General Students

   YES! thank you! I defiantly get wayyy to "bogged down" with this sort of thing to the point where it becomes a bit obsessive (NOT helpful). Your answer helped a lot though, thank you!

7. how does potassium affect blood pressure and heart rate?

   bailyoneohnine posted a topic in NCLEX

   I'm having trouble with this because I've heard hypokalemia can both raise and lower your blood pressure and both explanations seem to make sense: a) low potassium = muscle weakness = vessels can't constrict = low blood pressure or b) low potassium =...

8. Just got accepted to nursing school and I'm not excited.

   bailyoneohnine replied to mom2twins9909's topic in General Students

   please don't get discouraged. i was the same way! trust me, before nursing school i literally did the same thing at the same time everyday (it was comforting) so the thought that i wouldn't be able to was terrifying! you'll eventually adapt to your n...

9. are the signs of hyper/hypokalemia the same if the cause is a transcellular shift?

   bailyoneohnine replied to bailyoneohnine's topic in General Students

   I'm pretty sure that's not completely true... for example during acidosis: serum potassium increases due to the h/k exchange causing HYPERkalemia. it does this by lowering intracellular potassium in exchange for hydrogen, thus, potassium isn't CREATE...

10. are the signs of hyper/hypokalemia the same if the cause is a transcellular shift?

    bailyoneohnine replied to bailyoneohnine's topic in General Students

    no worries! i'm confused too! i'm pretty sure insulin USE causes hypokalemia, if there is any eventual hyperkalemia it would be from the the acidosis caused by DKA (acid gets exchanged with K when the pH is low) anyways my question was more about ho...

11. are the signs of hyper/hypokalemia the same if the cause is a transcellular shift?

    bailyoneohnine replied to bailyoneohnine's topic in General Students

    but doesnt HIGH insulin cause potassium to shift into the cells resulting in HYPOkalemia

12. are the signs of hyper/hypokalemia the same if the cause is a transcellular shift?

    bailyoneohnine posted a topic in General Students

    this is really confusing me! so say someones TOTAL body potassium were to stay the same but they developed BLOOD hyperkalemia due to something like low insulin levels or acidosis. ultimately the intracellular potassium levels would go down leading to...

13. does the HESI a2 grammar portion ask you to identify the TYPE of word/phrase something is

    bailyoneohnine posted a topic in HESI

    for example, in the study guide i bought it asks you to identify the verb, or what type of sentence it is. I'm not really familiar with the terms like anecdote, precedent (which of course I'm willing to learn) but I'd much rather spend my time focusi...

14. My HESI A2 Experience 2017

    bailyoneohnine replied to karmachameleon's topic in HESI

    thank you! that was helpful, but do you mean that it's not timed per paragraph or say i only take 20 minutes to do a math section, does that give me more time to complete the others like vocab/reading?

15. question about the reading comprehension/math portion of the HESI a2!!

    bailyoneohnine posted a topic in HESI

    Hi! I have to take the exam next month and was just wondering what I can expect for the reading comprehension portion. I bought the elsevier study guide and some practice tests and I do really poorly in this section but don't know how to improve as I...