klhmc729

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1. Seattle U APNI - 2010 Entry

   klhmc729 replied to Abbie Grace's topic in Washington

   Nurseprac, I don't think they count it. My friend in the bsn program had a previous degree in veterinary and still had to take human anatomy and phys. You might just want to call and ask someone in the grad school. Good luck!

2. Ridiculous, overbearing restrictions on volunteers

   klhmc729 replied to Axmann, RN, BSN, NREMT-B's topic in Pre-Nursing

   "The point is, just because a task is out of someone's "scope of practice" doesn't always mean that they shouldn't be allowed to do it." No, that's exactly what it means. Let's consider the med pass example: There is a physician's order for 10mg of...

3. questions about burn units

   klhmc729 replied to sassysteph7's topic in Critical

   I volunteered in a BICU for a year a while back. I was not a nurse there, so keep that in mind with my answer :) I did see a 1:1 ratio, but it was mostly the ideal situation rather than the norm. If your patient has a very large TBSA or is extra l...

4. What are you doing to get ready???

   klhmc729 replied to MammaNurse2Be's topic in General Students

   Hi! I start in September, and our book list just went online this week. I found great deals on half.com for my textbooks, and will probably glance over them (at least pathophys) before getting started. I have a great watch and shoes that I bought ...

5. pre-delivery "grooming" issue?

   klhmc729 replied to brillohead's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Hahaha- "even men in their 30s expect little or no hair down there." I am well aware - this is my peer group. :grn: Reference "D-bag culture" in above postings Seeing the recent population explosion of members of this particular group of guys mak...

6. pre-delivery "grooming" issue?

   klhmc729 replied to brillohead's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Argh - I'm a regular waxer, but if an OB ever said this to me, they could expect the Amazon rainforest of pubic hair to greet them. I can see shaving if there's going to be tape involved, but someone better have a darn good reason for coming at me w...

7. Relocating to Knoxville area

   klhmc729 replied to Biggles25's topic in General Nursing

   Congrats on your move! The Knoxville area is my hometown. I have some friends who graduated from nursing school there (way before I decided to pursue nursing myself) and have worked for Covenant, and I have not heard anything bad about them. I hav...

8. Study groups... To be or not to be?

   klhmc729 replied to RPN_2012's topic in General Students

   I have found that as long as the group is really selective in who gets invited (info moochers need not apply ), study groups go very well. In the one I was in for several of my prereq classes, there were about 4 of us who got together only before te...

9. CNA looking into Nursing, need some help.

   klhmc729 replied to Mom02895's topic in General Nursing

   The first thing I'd do is find out what nurses do! :) I promise it's a lot more than you think. One good way to do this is job-shadow. If there was an LPN or RN that you worked with in LTC, call the facility and see if they would be willing to let ...

10. The retro nurse's outfit has returned

    klhmc729 replied to cicatrixx15's topic in General Nursing

    Well put! Seriously? For patient satisfaction? As a patient going into a hospital, I'd be a lot more concerned about nosocomial infection, the procedure going well, being kept clean and reasonably comfortable than what my nurse was wearing... The d...

11. homeostasis is functionally wrong??

    klhmc729 replied to httamli's topic in General Students

    My A&P instructor did a lot of critical thinking/case studies/applied problems for us, too, and while it kind of sucks to have to spend an entire week stressing over a problem, it really does cement the physiology into your mind much better than ...

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

    klhmc729 replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

    "No, I don't remember what I put for question 15 on the exam. I don't have photographic memory. Could you maybe give me a little hint as to the content of the question?" "Oh. My. God. Did you really just annouce your STD symptoms to the entire cla...

13. your nursing decison

    klhmc729 replied to dark40's topic in General Nursing

    I'm just starting my BSN in the fall, but I've always felt called to work in healthcare. It sounds like a weird way to put it, since I'm not a very religious person, but I was always good at science, good with people, and deeply fascinated by physio...

14. Seattle U BSN

    klhmc729 replied to bina11's topic in Washington

    Oh man, then it really is late getting to me. I've tried checking at SU online, but it still says that my award information "isn't available online." Maybe that means there are just too many numbers to add up on that award... (unlikely, but one ca...

15. Seattle U BSN

    klhmc729 replied to bina11's topic in Washington

    J450n - when did you receive your financial aid award letter? I am still waiting to hear something from student financial services, and while I know I'm going to attend SU, it would be nice to know exactly how much debt I'm going to be in after the ...