*AlexRN*

*AlexRN*

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About *AlexRN*

I am an RN student and am a year away from finishing my program. I am anxious, but excited about becoming a nurse. I don't know where i want to take my career, but i have a few ideas: Postpartum, maybe some aspect of nutrition, or diabetes educator.

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  1. Using Propofol for sedation on vented pts?

    *AlexRN* replied to Scrubz's topic in MICU

    I have a question about propofol ... it is a sedative... so it does nothing for pain, correct? I ask this because I had a patient on a ventilator (I'm still a student) that required neuro checks... you could tell he was in pain because they had to pu...

  2. Using Propofol for sedation on vented pts?

    *AlexRN* replied to Scrubz's topic in General Nursing

    I have a question about propofol ... it is a sedative... so it does nothing for pain, correct? I ask this because I had a patient on a ventilator (I'm still a student) that required neuro checks... you could tell he was in pain because they had to pu...

  3. Introductions:"New" and "Old" Students.

    *AlexRN* replied to Love-A-Nurse's topic in General Students

    Hi all... My name is Alexandra (Alex for short), I'm 25, no kids, divorced but happily dating, and I just finished my second semester in an ADN program. This is a second career for me, and so far it's the hardest thing I've ever done, but it's worth ...

  4. Are your significant other supportive? Or do they not understand?

    *AlexRN* posted a topic in General Students

    I'm a nursing student that has just completed my second semester. While I was doing my peds rotation, we worked in a children's hospital...naturally, this means we had to see lot of sad situations and serious prognoses. One day in particular was the ...

  5. Marriage and Nursing school ?

    *AlexRN* replied to whatmaters's topic in Male Students

    Yep, relationships can suffer, but I will echo what the other students have said: If you both are informed of what you are getting into, and are willing to stick it out, it can work. I have it a little bit easier than a lot of you. My bf lives an hou...

  6. What are the item(s) you need most for nursing school?

    *AlexRN* replied to rn2be2006's topic in General Students

    geez, I forgot, a drug book and a medical dictionary, and a good stethoscope and watch

  7. What are the item(s) you need most for nursing school?

    *AlexRN* replied to rn2be2006's topic in General Students

    Good shoes, a good care plan book (thumb through them before deciding which ones to purchase), a durable backpack, aspirin for those bad days, hand lotion from washing them raw, portable foods (trail mix, protein bars) for those days where you don't ...