JanineD23

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1. You know you're in nursing school when....

   JanineD23 replied to Valasca's topic in General Students

   Seriously agree! I can forgive a medical drama (it is fiction after all) but if you're going to demonstrate something that you're going to teach, please be conscious of details that might haunt you when students begin class.

2. You know you're in nursing school when....

   JanineD23 replied to Valasca's topic in General Students

   Not only have I done the "you can't shock that rhythm" thing, I've asked "Why the heck haven't you pushed the EPI!?" and my personal favorite was the day that showed V-tach and called it Asystole. I was just shocked.

3. This monster careplan is taking 4ever !

   JanineD23 replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

   I can't imagine doing a 27 page care plan. My actual care plan is a page long but the background information we have to include is another 6 pages. Good luck on it!

4. what do you wish you knew back then??

   JanineD23 replied to NurseTeacher1's topic in General Students

   I found that Carpenito's nursing diagnosis book was really helpful for my care plans. I also feel like they need to know they ARE capable. I didn't realize it until recently that I wasn't just going through motions, I really was doing patient care on...

5. do you have good clinical instructors?

   JanineD23 replied to picurn10's topic in General Students

   I have some wonderful instructors and some I'd like to pack back to wherever they came from. For instance, my Med-Surg instructor has because so much more than just an instructor for me. I feel completely at ease calling her just to talk about anythi...

6. You know you're in nursing school when....

   JanineD23 replied to Valasca's topic in General Students

   My big one: you start to correct the information on medical dramas because you recently learned that in class and know they are wrong.

7. Wearing scrubs to nursing school?

   JanineD23 replied to jpearl119's topic in General Students

   Where I am we only wear scrubs to clinicals or if we are having a day in the lab that requires it. Otherwise, we wear regular clothing. :)

8. What tricks do you use to make your day more bearable?

   JanineD23 replied to LilyBlue's topic in General Nursing

   Actually, I really like it. I'm currently a student and there are days I am constantly checking my watch to see how much of the day is left (though not so much during my ICU rotation...somehow those days get by me way too fast). My biggest challenge ...

9. Pima Community College

   JanineD23 replied to beebee13's topic in Arizona

   Here's some better news. You can apply to the U of A traditional program and the NAU distance learning programs here in Tucson. Both are exceptional and good choices should you not get into the the APP. Also, the pima program tells people they have a...

10. FREE TUITION - FREE BSN - University of Arizona

    JanineD23 replied to nursing123098's topic in Arizona

    I'm actually in this current year's program. Here's something to know: Carondelet is no longer partnered with the program as of the 2009-2010 school year. We don't know if they are returning for the following year. You are required to sign a 3 year c...

11. Freaking out about BIO201...Please Help!

    JanineD23 replied to CDMZG's topic in Arizona

    I took BIO201 through pima community college as a 5 week class that sounds similar to yours. I now tutor biology. It was definitely stressful and took a lot of study time since we had about a test a week but it is doable. I, however, wasn't working 2...

12. Another Nursing Dx Priority Question

    JanineD23 replied to ekrieg's topic in General Nursing

    I actually agree with your order. I saw an older post where the comment was made that a "risk for" can be a priority if the patient's life could be at danger because of it or if it affected the patient's ABCs. I will admit that my first instinct was ...

13. When things go wrong

    JanineD23 replied to 4amcoffee's topic in CRNA

    I'm not an OR nurse but I did a week in the OR as part of my Med-Surg rotation last year. I watched a total of eight surgeries and only two had any complications (though they weren't codes). Both were caused by the patients lack of sedation during th...

14. Start school on 3/16/09 need advice

    JanineD23 replied to 2bnurseforce1's topic in General Nursing

    For rolling backpacks go to someplace that sells laptops. I found a great one at Office Max when I wanted one. :)

15. Need idea for gift for new grad

    JanineD23 replied to med/oncRN's topic in General Nursing

    As a student that finishes a program in August, I agree with either the spa day or the PDA with the nursing software. Both, to me, would be welcomed gifts. :)