Jaguar Boy

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1. will ACLS/PALS boost resume of new grad

   Jaguar Boy replied to djmsailor's topic in Emergency

   I'm in my final year of school and am hoping to begin my career in Emerg. I am registered to take ACLS next month. The biggest reason I decided to take is that I'm bored with school and needed something to inspire me and keep my interest. I generally...

2. New Grad in ER HELP!

   Jaguar Boy replied to TheEmmyRN's topic in Emergency

   I've really enjoyed reading this thread. I'm about to enter my final semester in school and am waiting to hear if I've been accepted in an ER for my preceptorship placement. It will be so great if it works out. I do want to work in ER once I've gradu...

3. I feel burned out on nursing school

   Jaguar Boy replied to srleslie's topic in General Students

   keep your head up, my fellow nursing student. I know that place very well...second year is hard...I do know how you feel.

4. NON HEALING stage IV pressure ulcer HELP????

   Jaguar Boy replied to NC29mom's topic in Wound

   Hi NC29, I'm a nursing student and came across your thread because I had a pt in my care today who, after surgical debridement of an unstageable coccygeal ulcer yesterday, has a Stage IV PU. I've been researching the literature and have come across ...

5. Is it harder than you thought?

   Jaguar Boy replied to mikeyjsc's topic in General Students

   Yes, oh, yes...it is definitely harder than I thought. But, not for the reasons I expected. I thought the coursework would be really challenging, complex etc...and in some ways it is. But what has been sooooo difficult is being in the middle of po...

6. massage after IM injection?

   Jaguar Boy replied to mt_nurse's topic in General Nursing

   We are being taught not to massage. The rationale is that massage may cause minor tissue damage and would be of particular concern with any anticoagulant injection.

7. Seeking advice if nursing is the right path!

   Jaguar Boy replied to vanillavirtue's topic in General Students

   Actually, I'm still in school...sigh...two more years to go. My disappointment has more to do with the administration of the program than anything else...it's been a disaster! But, you know what? Patients are awesome...one of my patients last seme...

8. Please, just pat me on the head...

   Jaguar Boy posted a topic in General Students

   I hope you all don't mind a venting post...I think I need a little encouragement. I'm in the 6th of 6 months of condensed nursing courses. I'm in an accelerated program in which we completed Year 1 and 2 nursing courses in 6 months (Jan to Jun of th...

9. Seeking advice if nursing is the right path!

   Jaguar Boy replied to vanillavirtue's topic in General Students

   When I was deciding about entering nursing school, I volunteered in a busy Emergency room to get a feel for the nursing environment and I loved it. If you're uncertain about the career move...try volunteering in the area. One thing I will say about...

10. What would you have answered?

    Jaguar Boy replied to tbell2's topic in General Students

    My first reaction is: definitely vital signs...Although my thought process wasn't quite as detailed as DAytonite's, my rationale is that vital signs tell you so much more about the basic body functioning. Even a person in a coma has vital signs...

11. Humber Second Entry Nursing Program 2008

    Jaguar Boy replied to codeblue20's topic in International

    You'll have the full course load then. As I said before, I only did 3 of the 5 courses, so I don't know about Psychology or Stats from personal experience. Some of my classmates took psych and for them it was in online format with a mc exam (I thin...

12. You know you are in nursing school when ctxt

    Jaguar Boy replied to tnstudentnurse's topic in General Students

    :chuckle Or that you're so excited when your clinical instructor accidently steps in your patient's bowel movement because you finally have your first nursing poo storey!!! (By the way, my instructor was very cool about it, until she left the room a...

13. Are there any others who don't 'love' nursing school?

    Jaguar Boy replied to Hotdharma2011's topic in General Students

    Someone here read my mind...I absolutely love my clinical. We're in a rehab setting and I can see that I'm making some sort of difference with my patient. That is priceless. But I really am finished with the academic part...without boring everyone...

14. Humber Second Entry Nursing Program 2008

    Jaguar Boy replied to codeblue20's topic in International

    I had to take 3 of the 5 preparatory courses: Anatomy, Pathophysiology and Microbiology. All those courses were tested with multiple choice. As for the program so far, we've had a couple of papers to write, plus weekly "reflections". These reflecti...

15. Humber Second Entry Nursing Program 2008

    Jaguar Boy replied to codeblue20's topic in International

    Ok...I've now been enrolled in this program for 2 months and it has been a really rough ride. This year is the first year that the program is being run and there have been some unbelievably stressful, administrative problems. I thought about droppi...