BREWERPAUL: May I ask you a question? I think I may have a bone spur. (I have a large "bump" at the base of my great toe). This is preventing me from flexing my toe to any degree and is quite painful at certain times. Should I see a Podiatrist for...
Thanks for the awesome responses! This info will go a long way. It has also made me realize how much I really want to do this and I WILL make it work. It seems like there is so much to do, but at least it is for one patient at a time, not the 7 yo...
Hi everyone! Let me first say I am addicted to this site. I think all you OR nurses have great advice and a tremendous amount of knowledge. I am starting my orientation in the OR soon and have a question. Everyone says that priortizing is a key el...
Congrats on your new postion. I too am a new grad, however, I did listen to everyone's advice and am on a Med/Surg unit. I hate it!! There are just too many patients and too many medications to pass, too many interruptions, etc. I really think th...
That is exactly what happened to me. I couldn't understand it. I didn't know if it was burnout or maybe I wasn't doing enough. I only did about 50 questions a day, but I started about a month before graduation and did some questions every day. I...
I feel your pain. I just took mine today. Machine shut off somewhere between 125 and 140 (I wasn't looking). I know I failed. I only got 1 check all that apply, 1 med calculation. The rest were who should you see first, etc. I thought I studie...
:lol2: That one is tooo funny!!! This is not quite along the same lines, but I used to work for an OBGYN. I was reading the registration sheet of one of the patients. When it asked for any previous surgeries she wrote, "cut stomach open, took ba...
Hey everyone..hoping you guys can help me out. Are the Kaplan online questions very similar to the NCLEX exam? I do much better on the Saunders questions. I started out doing well with the Kaplan, but lately haven't been doing as well. The questi...
shelbywu replied to nurse2b2007SC's topic in General Nursing
I never worked well with study groups either. I found I needed to get a good grasp of the material on my own before I could go into a group. You could tell them you want to get a good handle on the material first and then maybe the day before an ex...