krisandnoahsmom1

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1. Drug Cards

   krisandnoahsmom1 replied to klmomma's topic in Student Assist

   As a nursing student you need two things...The most current drug guide (prentice hall or something similar) and a lab book. These will prove to be a valuable investment. I went to the prentice hall drug guide to see if I could acess the drug guide ...

2. Med Surg ATI

   krisandnoahsmom1 replied to ckrst1's topic in Student Assist

   I have the study guide for the med/surg ATI; they are provided to us by the school in series...I wish that I could tell you that it is indeed a study guide but it's not...Its an extremely big thick book. You may be able to try and find it on Amazon ...

3. The First Days of Nursing School by the Fall 2009ers!!!

   krisandnoahsmom1 replied to craziechiq's topic in General Students

   I am a fall 09'er but I am a graduating student this fall. We take the ATI tests as well but it's not necessary for us to pass them in order to pass the class. I would like to give you a heads up on the ATI test...They are difficult, and they focus...

4. Priority Nursing diagnosis Second Stage Labor

   krisandnoahsmom1 replied to MyBrainIsFull's topic in Student Assist

   The stretching comes in the final stage when you are pushing and the head is crowning. I remember the RN stretching the perineum However....their was an epidural involved...no stretching without analgesia!

5. Priority Nursing diagnosis Second Stage Labor

   krisandnoahsmom1 replied to MyBrainIsFull's topic in Student Assist

   speaking from a stand point of a nursing student as well as someone who was in second stage labor a time or two...Your priority nursng diagnosis would be acute pain. Some of your interventions might be use of guided imagery, changing positions, provi...

6. Need ideas for pre-nursing jobs

   krisandnoahsmom1 replied to coreym's topic in Student Assist

   and I think that a sous chef would look good on your resume...It shows that you can definately work under pressure...use that to your advantage and sale yourself with it!

7. Need ideas for pre-nursing jobs

   krisandnoahsmom1 replied to coreym's topic in Student Assist

   Ditto...Do what you can do to make $ now as you will be unable to start your career without tution right??? The hardest part is out of the way...Making the decision, and making the first step; that was the hard part...The next part is making the sacr...

8. Dehydration due to alcohol before surgery

   krisandnoahsmom1 replied to marie_22's topic in Student Assist

   Yes, dehydration must be corrected before surgery. Surgery causes blood loss and can put the patient at risk for developing hypovolemia, this could lead to shock and death. Review the pre-operative chapter in any med-surg book and it will explain a...

9. Preceptorship

   krisandnoahsmom1 replied to kafluknik's topic in Student Assist

   We took Nursing fundamentals in a long term care facility. There we did alot of basics...such as care with ADL's, transfering patients...Mostly it was tech/CNA work with clinical skills added such as medication administration, care for NG tubes, fol...

10. Bed Bath and making the Occupied bed (skill exam)

    krisandnoahsmom1 replied to Nimby5956's topic in General Students

    Thats exactly how its done...take care into keeping the patient covered at all times as I am sure that is one of the things that your instructor will be looking for. The good thing about it is once you get your system down you will be able to perfec...

11. P-QRS-T COMPLEXES???

    krisandnoahsmom1 replied to Sara5229's topic in Student Assist

    Highly suggest that you try this website...Shows you how to read ECG strips, and how to distinguish the different patterns. Hopes this help as cardio is a pain in the you know where! http://www.skillstat.com/learn.htm

12. Albumin and Protein levels

    krisandnoahsmom1 replied to ErinJane's topic in Student Assist

    Oooh, I know this as I just got my rear chewed royally behind it. Albumin is a very small protien. If there is any problem with the glomerular basement membrane this will be the first protien to pass through it and show up in the urine. If a patie...

13. Obsessed with nursing? is that possible?

    krisandnoahsmom1 replied to amandafromhaha's topic in Student Assist

    LOL! Please keep that drive, strong will, and determination as you will most definately need it going through the program. I admire you so much for pressing ahead inspite of your lack of support; you are a determined and goal oriented individual. A...

14. Discouraged

    krisandnoahsmom1 replied to MegoEgo's topic in General Students

15. Failure rate of nursing schools.

    krisandnoahsmom1 replied to merrywhiterose's topic in General Students

    Same for the school that I attend which is a private BSN program. Started off with 35 students now we are down to 17 with 93 days left until graduation. Pass rate for the NCLEX was 100%. The program I belong to is rigerous, the instructors have it...