dan1100rt replied to binggrad's topic in Male Students
I wear a Vostok automatic (self-winding), made in Russia originally for their military. They're sort of unique looking (i.e. not a Timex or Casio), bomb-proof, waterproof, and the one I have has 24-hour markings and a rubber strap. I just wash the wh...
I was very glad to have paid focused attention on pathophysiology which was in the first semester of my program. If you understand how body systems are supposed to work and what happens when they don't work correctly, you'll have a basis of understan...
It's not stupid - ABG interpretation takes some practice. Acidosis is either too much acid or not enough base / alkalosis is too much base or not enough acid. The acidosis or alkalosis in question will have a source which would be respiratory or meta...
I reviewed my application from 2008 for my ACP position (I save everything). I also had no medical experience going into nursing school and my ACP position, but I was candid about that in the interview. I expressed my desire to use the ACP position t...
dan1100rt replied to PincheVanessa's topic in Pre-Nursing
You've already started gathering bedside skills as a CNA so good for you - you'll be ahead of a lot of your classmates who have never been in a hospital setting prior to starting school (as I was). The fundamentals of patho and pharm are the basis of...
dan1100rt replied to EmpathyInAction's topic in NCLEX
Everyone with whom I went to nursing school came out of the NCLEX testing room with the same stunned expression. I ran into questions about things I had never heard of, but did pass with 75 questions. Rely on the test taking strategies covered in Hur...
dan1100rt replied to SolaGratia90's topic in Uniform/Gear
Timex Expedition: 24 hour time option, analog/digital, Indiglo, basically indestructible. A quick search on eBay revealed at least thirty options for less than $30
I graduated about a year ago and have been working for nine months. I had some students on our floor yesterday and it made me remember how much I liked this forum when I was a student. What you're probably seeing in the nurses on the TCU that seem to...
Nursing Process: ADPIE Assess (Pt's needs) Diagnose (nursing diagnosis - how the pt is responding to stressor) Plan (Pt's care) Implement (care) Evaluate (did the implemented care work) If I had known how much future courses were going to be based on...
dan1100rt replied to cjcsoon2bnp's topic in Male Students
I had a great L&D clinical. Eight rotations: 3 x Labor, 2 x transition, 2 x postpartum, 1 x NICU. Labor: had outstanding preceptors two of the times and a short-tempered impatient one the third, so I had two great days and one bad one. Also cont...
There are several hospitals in the Denver area that have positions that are sort of nursing interns ("clinical assistant," "advanced care partner," "nurse work-study"). The responsibilities are CNA-like (VS, I's/O's, ADLs) but since these positions a...
Here is a map of Denver, broken up into neighborhoods. http://www.denvergov.com/Area_Planning/AreaMapNeighborhoods/tabid/378065/Default.aspx (DSON is in the Union Station neighborhood) Neighborhoods that I like that are pretty convenient to DSON: - C...
dan1100rt replied to nikenike808's topic in Colorado
If there is one course in which you should pay attention during the first semester, it's pathophysiology. The information that you'll learn is directly applicable to future classes. Dr. Sampson is outstanding and will present you with a solid found...