mbgirl81

mbgirl81 has 3 years experience and specializes in Dialysis.

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1. Any jobs when your no longer licensed?

   mbgirl81 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Are there any jobs that would be a way to utilize my nursing education and background without having to be licensed? Any suggestions or directions in which I can search is so appreciated.

2. APA research paper help

   mbgirl81 replied to mbgirl81's topic in Student Assist

   Yeah..I can't answer those..I wasn't meaning for them to connect to each other, my instructor said to just choose 3 current trends and/or issues that effect the practice of nursing..but they don't have to be related. Like I chose EMAR use as one tren...

3. APA research paper help

   mbgirl81 posted a topic in Student Assist

   I have to write an APA research paper, topic is: Identify and discuss historical perspectives and current trends and issues within the profession of nursing, to include 3 current trends and/or issues that effect the practice of the registered nurse. ...

4. Need help understanding...

   mbgirl81 posted a topic in General Students

   Ok, I'm having trouble trying to understand a concept. ADH, reduces excretion of urine and promotes water reabsorption of kidneys. So in FVD this would be increased because the body is trying to retain water? For some reason I cannot make sense of th...

5. I'm a failure & need advice

   mbgirl81 replied to mbgirl81's topic in General Students

   Thanks so much yall! I feel much better with all of the encouragement. I really wish I wouldn't have gotten rid of my A & P books. Hopefully with the notes I still have and my Fundamentals book I can work on understanding the concept. I am so muc...

6. I'm a failure & need advice

   mbgirl81 posted a topic in General Students

   OK here I go.... I just finished my second semester (Med/Surg) & I failed. I am not getting the material and I think it's because I missed something in Fundamentals. I really could use some ideas on how I can try to figure out what it is I am mis...

7. Dec. 07 Grads-lets post here!

   mbgirl81 replied to allthingsbright's topic in General Students

   age: 25 personal stuff you want to share: not really married/single/kids/pets: in a relationship (not married), son, no pets school (if you want to share): horry georgetown technical college program you are in: adn the day you grad: december 07 (not ...

8. stuck on goals for unresponsive pt

   mbgirl81 posted a topic in General Students

   I am extremely stuck on expected outcomes. For my 1st nursing diagnosis I used, Ineffective airway clearance R/T immobility secondary to CVA. For the outcomes I used 1. Pt will not aspirate for 4 hours. ( that was the length of time I cared for him) ...

9. Can someone please help me

   mbgirl81 replied to mbgirl81's topic in Med-Surg

   i'm not trying to get anyone to do this for me, i have been reading about it but cannot understand what exactly pathophysiologic definition of a fracture is. it's a break in the bone, and the supracondylar is above the knee (on femur). do i need to e...

10. Can someone please help me

    mbgirl81 posted a topic in Med-Surg

    i am hoping a nurse experienced in med-surg can help me with explaining a few things. 1. describing the pathophysiology of displaced periprosthetic supracondylar femur fracture. 2. why the patient had a chest x ray before surgery. (and results were...

11. Just a comment for all the RN's

    mbgirl81 posted a topic in General Students

    i just have a comment about clinical experiences and working with rn's. i am in my 2nd semster (med-surg) and at the hospital i'm at it seems like the rn's have forgotten what it's like to be in nursing school. they are so annoyed by us, granted i re...

12. Those who work FT and are Nursing Students...

    mbgirl81 replied to LMRN10's topic in General Students

    i'm 25 years, a single mother to my beautiful 5 yr old son, i work 38 hours a week as well as in my second semester of adn nursing. it definitely takes a lot of work, i won't candy coat the situation, but if you have a support system (husband, mom, d...

13. some advice please!

    mbgirl81 replied to mbgirl81's topic in General Nursing

    i actually don't, but was thinking about it all day. if i had the money i would so be at the bookstore buying one, but i have been trying to look on web for some nclex practice, a few found, but i don't know if it's helping me for the test tomorrow. ...

14. some advice please!

    mbgirl81 posted a topic in General Nursing

    i am seriously having problems trying to study for our tests. i'm in my 2nd semster (med-surg) of adn nursing program. i have to do well on the test we're having tomorrow or else i'm afraid i won't pass this course. my clinical instructor is always ...