rebelmama7

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1. Is there a spot for CNA's on this forum?

   rebelmama7 replied to najahlei's topic in General Nursing

   Hi. My personal view is that, if possible, you should work in the field. I am a RN student (completed my 1st year!) and now I work in a hospital as a CNA. I wish I had been able to do so earlier, but I couldn't afford to challenge the test, so I h...

2. BP question

   rebelmama7 replied to rebelmama7's topic in Student Assist

   Thanks for the input on pulse pressure, I had noticed it but had not put as much emphasis on it as the extremes she was having. She was my pt for this week, and the primary had not had time to get a good look at her MAR before handing it to me and F...

3. BP question

   rebelmama7 posted a topic in Student Assist

   I am doing a pt teaching for a 90yo woman. She started with hypotension:127/57 laying, 94/56 sitting and 88/58 standing. The MD stopped all her BP meds and she went to the other extreme:212/75, 213/104, and 216/81. What is this? My instructor sai...

4. Do Any of You Have Kids?

   rebelmama7 replied to cdietrich404's topic in General Students

   Hi, I have 5-12, 10, 8, 8, and my baby just turned 5. I just started my 2nd semester and am only doing school (quit my job when I started nursing classes). It is very hard. They are in school while I am, but I feel like all the time I used to spen...

5. PDA's for nurses... Anyone use them?

   rebelmama7 replied to MereSanity's topic in General Nursing

   my dad bought me a sony at overstock.com when i finished my prereqs and started nursing classes. new would have been about $500 and he paid $150 for a refurbished one, like i can even tell the difference. they don't always have them, but if they do...

6. old skills that we do not use anymore

   rebelmama7 replied to sassykitkatt's topic in General Nursing

   I'm getting ready to start Semester 2 in a week, so I LOVE this site (I lurk alot to see what is coming and to see if there is any light at the end of this tunnel). In Funds, for clinical calculations we had to know metric, apothecary and household ...

7. Tips on finding a brachial pulse on a heavy partner...

   rebelmama7 replied to Roland's topic in General Students

   Speaking as the heavy partner, with deep veins to top it off, the only way for anyone in my group to get my pulse was hyperextension and pushing HARD. I actually stiffened up my arm by pushing up on my elbow with my other arm, and had red marks from...

8. Scenario Test Questions

   rebelmama7 posted a topic in General Students

   Hello, new RN student here. I'm in the first semester of the program and everyone in my group is having problems with the scenario questions on our tests. "Mr. X is showing these s/s and has the following vs. What do you do first?" Any opinions o...