missmatched

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1. What Do You Think You Needed To Learn in School, But Didn't

   missmatched replied to xtxrn's topic in New Nurse

   - communicating with MDs - charting - clinical skills: IV, foley, PCA, lifts, everything - chart checks - how to ask for help balanced with independence - juggling, juggling, juggling

2. RN school graduation gift to self? What did you promise yourself?

   missmatched replied to OnaTrek's topic in New Nurse

   a better stethoscope, then 5 pairs of "work" shoes

3. how much orientation did you receive as a new grad?

   missmatched replied to tokmom's topic in New Nurse

   on my 10th week, 5 more shifts to go before I'm let loose.

4. RN's working as CNA's or PCT's?

   missmatched replied to chuckster's topic in New Nurse

   My last scheduled shift as PCT was 10/14. Finally got word today that I now have a fulltime position in another hospital where I'm finishing up a residency program. Had my RN license since February. It's been tough to find an RN job. I guess it just ...

5. I Don't Know Nothin' 'Bout Birthin' No Babies

   missmatched replied to Ms Kylee's topic in General Nursing

   thanks. Being so new at the Clinacial stage of nursing school, I felt like I didn't know what I was doing most of the time. Your post gives me hope for the next semesters.

6. Dosage Calculations

   missmatched replied to sunshyne09's topic in Louisiana

   I'm not in the accelerated program but I had 2 semesters of dosage. First of all, how comfortable are you with math, simple math. That's all there is. I'm also over 35, in the regular nursing program. Dosage tests are really quite easy. Don't worry a...

7. Tell me about your Pharmacology Class!

   missmatched replied to missjennmb's topic in General Students

   What your pharmacology class is like? How your teacher teaches it? Had 2 semester of Patho/Pharm, the first taught with an old-fashioned projector and the pther with PPS. They both gave us the notes, then breezed through it the whole semester. One ...

8. Things you would love to say to your fellow nursing students!

   missmatched replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

   Think first, open mouth later, much later. I hate it when you show up for a test and there's already a regular Roman forum going on in the hallway. Classmates so eager to tell you what they've learned/studied. Annoying and confusing, makes me feel li...

9. ATI testing....whos taken the 2008 ati LVN exam?

   missmatched replied to moniquemarie24's topic in General Students

   took ATI Foundations about 3 weeks ago, passed with a Level 2 (needed to be level 1 to pass). I took the ATI practice test half an hour before the actual test, it was a disaster @ about 53%. We were given a book, which is a good Cliff's-notes type bu...

10. Anyone else going to be bored this summer?

    missmatched replied to Nepenthe Sea's topic in General Students

    last test was on May 14, I'm already bored. 2 semesters down 3 more to go before BSN. I plan to work as a nurse aide or something during the summer to get more experience in a hospital. Of course I can organize my notes from last semester, especially...

11. Am I too old to just be starting?

    missmatched replied to Roxy0628's topic in General Students

    Nobody's too old to do anything they want to do. Hi, I'm xxxxx and I'm 36, I'm older than my instructors and I graduate in 2010. It's often said that regrets in life are for those things that you didn't do, not the things you've done. Go for it, if i...

12. acid/base imbalances

    missmatched replied to kynursingstudnetcna's topic in General Students

    Here's a website that makes ABG's fun. just note that they may have different values than what your instructor tells you. In my school we go by PaCo2 of 35-45 and HCO3 of 22-26. I agree with Daytonite on how it works. http://www.vectors.cx/med/apps/a...

13. Cholinergic Crap

    missmatched replied to NYCRN6's topic in General Students

    I learned that E and NE are adrenergic/catecholamines and of the SNS not parasympathethic(which is cholinergic). Ach is for PSNS. Just finished the patho /pharm test today. My teacher did not differentite btwn alpha 1 & 2. But it was easy to reme...

14. Hardest class so far...

    missmatched replied to ColtsMom's topic in General Students

    I'm from the Philippines myself, but i'm still in nursing school. I guess, it's not unusual, all my friends from home who live here are nurses. where did you go for nursing?

15. Hardest class so far...

    missmatched replied to ColtsMom's topic in General Students

    Are you from the Philippines?