thanrye8710

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1. Been Living A Sendentary Life

   thanrye8710 replied to thanrye8710's topic in General Nursing

   I also started gaining weight when I entered nursing school.. I think it is because we concentrate more in reading, exercising the brain not the body. Previous replies are helpful. Limiting your calorie intake and doing simple exercises will work. Jo...

2. First pt code... is this normal?

   thanrye8710 replied to ONCRN84's topic in General Nursing

   Had the same experience when I was still a student nurse at the Philippines. During clinical duty, I don't know why my instructors are fond of giving hard patients, the critical and most tasking. I was assigned to a full code patient who had CVA, in...

3. Been Living A Sendentary Life

   thanrye8710 replied to thanrye8710's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks everyone! :-) just got home from a fitness gym... I asked for a tour then end up enrolling. They gave $100 off for my 36months membership and I get 2 free personal trainer session EVERY MONTH for. Plus a lot of free classes. I am really seriou...

4. Been Living A Sendentary Life

   thanrye8710 posted a topic in General Nursing

   nurses promotes health and do patient teaching to prevent diseases and do exercise.. but i myself needs to be taught.. it is hard to preach when you are not practicing what you preach... Gained weight and don't do any exercise... Now i decided to cha...

5. Not sure how I'm going to survive

   thanrye8710 replied to BabyLady's topic in General Nursing

   I am sorry you are going thru this hard time... I understand what you are going through for my family is having similar situation and I think ours are much worst. My younger siblings had to stop from studying for my parents can't afford them to go to...

6. Anyone going to Haiti?

   thanrye8710 replied to piscesguy's topic in General Nursing

   Here is a website that will really help. I got this from White House web page: http://www.cidi.org/incident/haiti-10a/ I would love to go and help.. but I can't... I am still reviewing for NCLEX-RN. I am an EMT. What I can contribute is prayers. I wi...

7. Nurse with very strange behavior.

   thanrye8710 replied to Born2BWild's topic in General Nursing

   She reminds me of someone I know and respect. The person I know though don't have "laughing spells" and don't smoke. She is very intelligent and is very good in patient care and management. She actually holds a very high position at the facility. But...

8. Why should I be a nurse if it's so awful?

   thanrye8710 replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

   NURSING is not awful... generally, most nurses are good-hearted, caring, understanding, humble, and intelligent. Only few are those who seem to be a bad egg in the world of nursing. Unfortunately, in this world, only those that are negative / not goo...

9. CNA's and Fire Power

   thanrye8710 replied to newtress's topic in General Nursing

   based on your post alone, i don't think it is enough reason to get you fired. There must be more... And the DON should investigate further and if what you have said is the only incident that occurred, warning would be very appropriate. If you are a f...

10. CNA Training... what experience did you have b4 you hit the floor?

    thanrye8710 replied to CNA2day's topic in CNA/MA

    My employer also paid the whole thing for my CNA. But I had an advantage. I went to school for 4 years: degree holder of Bachelor of Science in Nursing... problem was i got it from my country, so when i got here at USA, I have work first as a CNA whi...

11. what do you do while sitting with the elderly?

    thanrye8710 replied to deewee's topic in CNA/MA

    1. before going to a patient, know everything you can about the patient. Health History, allowed activities, exercises, etc. Plan activities before you go to the house. If not restricted, you can do some simple exercises with the patient ex. walking,...

12. Feeling unprepared

    thanrye8710 replied to DevinsMom's topic in CNA/MA

    I worked as a CNA before... And I was assigned to train/orient new CNA employees... You have nothing to worry... You will be ORIENTED to the facility and the job. In the facility where I worked before, all new CNAs are given 10 days of orientation. 3...

13. H E L P!!!

    thanrye8710 replied to thanrye8710's topic in NCLEX

    thanks.. what do you think is the best review matterial? I have suanders comprehensive, suanders q&a, Lippincott's Q&a, and mosby comprehensive. Is kaplan online good?

14. H E L P!!!

    thanrye8710 posted a topic in NCLEX

    I am a BSN graduate from a foreign school. It had been 2 years since I graduated. Finally, after waiting so long for my eligibility to take the test, I can now take the NCLEX-RN. But my problem is that it had been 2 years since i graduated and I alre...

15. The continuing saga of nurses vs. EMTs...

    thanrye8710 replied to Born2BWild's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat: