Cara_SN

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1. Failed last semester and it hurts

   Cara_SN replied to HopefulRNtay's topic in General Students

   I am an older student, mother of two (one welcomed in the middle of nursing school), suffer from a harsh home life, was a single mom for a very long time, and suffer from bad anxiety and OCD....I never gave up on my dream and ive made serious sacrifi...

2. Failed last semester and it hurts

   Cara_SN replied to HopefulRNtay's topic in General Students

   Thats scary

3. Failed last semester and it hurts

   Cara_SN replied to HopefulRNtay's topic in General Students

   I am sorry, but I have to agree with a lot of posts I just read. I am a single parent, grew up in a unstable household, have one child and welcomed another during nursing school, worked long hours as a bartender to support my family and I have never ...

4. Thinking about quitting nursing school..

   Cara_SN replied to champagneg's topic in General Students

   I don't really have an exact answer for you, but maybe nursing might not be for you. I hate to say that because I've had it said to me and I knew it wasn't true, but if you are only in your second year and it's already difficult, its only going to ge...

5. Care Plan Help- Priority/Infection

   Cara_SN replied to Cara_SN's topic in Student Assist

   My alternative to disturbed body image was anxiety í ½í¸Š, bc i was torn between the two. When I showed my instructor, she told me to put actual infection as #1. Ive looked through every book and thought the same as you mention...that its the medical...

6. Care Plan Help- Priority/Infection

   Cara_SN replied to Cara_SN's topic in Student Assist

   She didn't want to get up out of bed and leave the room b/c of her eye, so I thought that diagnosis might have been the best fit for the scenerio.

7. Discharging Patient With Opioid in Hand?

   Cara_SN replied to ceegee69's topic in General Nursing

   Unless there was a pt Hx logged or there was a need for suspicion, I would do the same! Too many people are judgemental. We are here to help and not judge.

8. Accidental Pregnancy

   Cara_SN replied to m2038's topic in General Students

   Speaking from experience....I had my first when I was 19, not too far out of HS. I was very against abortion and I suffered a miscarriage a few months prior and could not handle another loss. I knew it was going to be difficult, but the thought of ha...

9. Care Plan Help- Priority/Infection

   Cara_SN posted a topic in Student Assist

   Need help with a care plan for pediatrics. My pt was a 10 y/o 1 day-post for ethmoidectomy, initial dx cellulitis of the l.orbit with secondary sinusitis. The surgery was successful, swelling reduced by mid-day, normal vitals and no complaints of pai...