shannon8282

shannon8282

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About shannon8282

First year, First semester Nursing Student

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  1. Patient hostility...HELP!

    I have just returned to work in a dialysis clinic that I left 3 years ago. (I left to go to RN school and spent a year in the hospital) I had been there 5 years prior and I love dialysis and the close relationship you form with your patients. It i...
  2. Looking for a change

    Thanks for the suggestions, guys. This is a great website for advice.
  3. Looking for a change

    I recieved my nursing license one year ago, and since then I have worked on a step-down telemetry unit. I have taken a Critical Care course, and have floated to ICU on occaision. I enjoy the work, but I feel like I am ready to move on to something ...
  4. Symapathy is not easy

    Before I start, please dont take this as criticism...I dont mean it that way. I only want you to see what I saw. I am finishing my first year in an ADN program. The school that I attend is very stressful (we started with 80 in my class and we are no...
  5. Offering sympathy is not easy

    I am finishing my first year in an ADN program. The school that I attend is very stressful (we started with 80 in my class and we are now down to 45 students), and I just had an extra stress added onto my life. My only brother died one month ago fr...
  6. How close do you get?

    How close do you get to your patients? I became too close to a patient at the dialysis center that I worked at. She became a very dear friend to me, and her death was VERY unexpected. That broke my heart, and now I am reserved because I dont want ...
  7. Awesome!

    These letters are awesome and inspiring. I have just PASSED my first semester of nursing school, and you are the people that I want to work with. You care, and that means more than anything. I have heard so many horror stories from nurses, and the...
  8. What the heck is Optigen?

    Never heard of it. Did you try Walgreens.com That was a lifesaver for me.
  9. recreational drug use

    Just curious...How many nursing students use recreational drugs? I don't but I know several of my fellow students do. I am curious on your opinions on this. Do I think its right? Not really. And I am not saying that they come to class stoned, bu...
  10. How many care plans do you do?

    I am finishing my first semester in an ADN program, and I have had to do 6 care plans. The care plan is 22 pages long, and I have to do 5 NANDA diagnoses. In addition to that, we do ALL medications, and 3 medical diagnoses cards per patient. And o...
  11. My question is about shoes.

    Rockers are great!
  12. Introductions:"New" and "Old" Students.

    I'm Shannon, and I am just finishing up my first semester of an ADN program. I have worked 5 years in a dialysis clinic, and I finally fell in love with nursing. I am married with a 6 year old boy...and I dont have time for anything!
  13. Do you use the trendelenberg position?

    I cant go into detail about it because of my lack of knowledge, but when I worked in a dialysis unit we used trendelenburg all of the time. If you know a dialysis nurse, they may be able to help you.
  14. I am a first semester, first year student nurse. I have just recently started clinicals, and my instructor wants me to use a nursing diagnosis that I can't find any info on. She wants me to use "Impaired glucose metabolism". What would by my relat...
  15. Poll: where are you going when you finish school?

    Dialysis, Renal Transplant