Marette S.

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1. Do Nurses Eat Their Young?

   Marette S. replied to Brian's topic in Relations

   mb1949, i am a senior nursing student. last spring i was so discouraged. Keep your chin up. i suggest getting a internship with a hospital. it gave me back my confidence. Also, remember your profs are not the reps for the entire field. if you want it...

2. Do Nurses Eat Their Young?

   Marette S. replied to Brian's topic in Relations

   as a young nurse, yes, older nurses do eat us young. when i am trying to learn and an older nurse looks at me like i am stupid when i ask a question, i wish that i could tell her to remember what it was like to be a young nurse. I am not stupid. I am...

3. What Consitutes an Unsatisfactory Clinical?

   Marette S. replied to Marette S.'s topic in General Students

   Yeah, this is what i am talking about. We need a basis or standard against which to compare a clinical behavior. Something predetermined that will help dictate if an action does constitute and unsatisfactory or if it is just something that needs to b...

4. What Consitutes an Unsatisfactory Clinical?

   Marette S. posted a topic in General Students

   I need help from you more experienced nurses. I am a senior BSN student in a program that is reworking the Nursing Student Handbook for our department. After numerous unsatisfactories that seem petty to many students, the faculty is trying to meet us...

5. ER or Medsurg first?

   Marette S. posted a topic in Emergency

   I am starting my senior year in the fall (just a few short days away). I have worked all summer in the VA ER in Lexington and LOVED it! I would like to keep doing this after i graduate but have heard over and over that i need to work medsurg before, ...

6. Studying Saunders 3rd Edition Lab values

   Marette S. replied to VANESSA WILLIAMS's topic in NCLEX

   Did some more looking and found this on another thread... " K+ 3.5 â€" 5 Ca+ 4.5.- 5 Mg 1.5-2.5 Phos 1.8-2.6 Na+ 135-145 Cl 95-105 Crt .5-1.2 BUN 10-20 PTT 60-70 or 1 ½ times higher if on Heparin PT 11.0 - 12.5 or 2.o -3.5 times higher if on cou...

7. Studying Saunders 3rd Edition Lab values

   Marette S. replied to VANESSA WILLIAMS's topic in NCLEX

   I was wondering the same thing. I have to commute an hour each day so as i drive i try to review them in my head. I too was wondering if there was an easier way than just pure memorization. Let me know if you get any better ideas concerning learning ...