StudentNurse2011

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  1. How do experienced nurses do it to memorize everything?

    I depend on my brain sheet too, but it helps to only concentrate on the abnormals. If a pt has a CBC and CMP, I don't waste brain cells worrying about a WNL CBC when I have a K+ of 2.9. The exception...
  2. When Nurses Cry

    Thank you for this article; the story, writing, and emotions were beautiful. Yes, it brought tears to my eyes as well. I've had a patient for the past two days that is going downhill very quickly....
  3. Nurse Call button misused once again

    My husband isn't a nurse, but he still knows better than to pull a stunt like that. LOL He gets front row center seats to my frequent rants about what I'd love to do to the inventor of the call...
  4. Does your supervisor call & text you at all hours?

    I'd probably get their phone number from my caller ID and call them in the middle of the night the next time I worked night shift. LOL But I'm just mean like
  5. Does your supervisor call & text you at all hours?

    NOBODY at work has my cell phone number, and I never answer the landline phone if it's from the hospital. I listen to the voice mail after they hang up. I am not on call for this hospital, and I...
  6. Do You Wear a Lab coat?

    Lab coat - never. Warm-up jacket, maybe but doubtful. I'm too hot-natured anyway. I burn up just wearing regular scrubs and doing my job. If I wore anything extra, I'd positively melt. LOL I wear...
  7. Can Anyone help me??

    Honestly, at this point, if I were you, I'd put all the books, study guides, websites, and anything else NCLEX related away. Take some time to relax, and don't even allow yourself to THINK about...
  8. Ugh, RC, I feel for you. This is one of the (many) reasons I can't wait to finish my year of med-surg and get back to the procedure room. Here's what our hospital does: We have rounding sheets...
  9. I think we've worked for the same
  10. What motivates you to go to work every day?

    I go to work for the sheer joy of helping people. :rotfl: OK, now that I can breathe again after that laughing spell, honestly, I go to work to pay the bills. Once in a great while, I have an...
  11. How To Survive (and Thrive) In Nursing School

    Awesome article; thanks for the tips! May I add an addendum to Academic Tip #3? One of my nurse friends suggested that for the 1st 2 semesters of nursing school, I should study from an NCLEX-PN book....
  12. Things you'd LOVE to tell coworkers...and get away with it!

    I'm not a nurse yet; I'm still a surg tech. Can I please play along? To the nurses in my department, I love you guys. I couldn't have gotten through nursing school without you. Thanks for the...
  13. Is this cheating?

    In my school, self-plagiarism is still plagiarism. You might want to check with your professors and your school
  14. I'm 45, in my 3rd semester of nursing school, and work a part time job. My daughter is a senior in high school, so I'm not quite in the same position you're in. Most of my classmates are in your...
  15. Which pre-nursing classes did you find the most useful?

    Definitely math for meds. You might want to consider medical terminology as well if you haven't had it yet. Since your school offers pathophys, it would give you a huge advantage - especially when...