I worked at a camp with 72 thirteen-year-olds last year. They kept me very busy. Many girls got their periods for the first time at camp. Since most of the children were undergoing growth spurts they weren't very used to their bodies and they seemed ...
Nursing theories is a course where we study a selection of theories about nursing that have developed over time. To sum it up in a few words, a nursing theory seeks to answer the question, "what is nursing?". Over time, different nursing theorists ha...
Sounds like one tough exam. I would say that the toughest exam I ever wrote was Nrsing theories. I wrote for 3 hours and my pen hardly ever came off the page during that time.
I once took care of a pt on a medicine unit who was there for three days because nobody could figure out whether she had cellulitis or gout and they weren't letting her go until they knew. I suspect that the two dxes are frequently mixed up.
I also wonder what would move an employer to think that it is reasonable to be so controlling of staff. Please, do tell us what led up to all of these changes. Is finding work elsewhere an option?
I've heard many nurses say that nursing school is completely different from the real world of nursing. I myself can say that the senior years of nursing school (I am now in my 4th year of a bachelor's degree) are completely different from first year...
I sometimes iron them and sometimes don't. Depends on how wrinkled they are. If you personally like having ironed scrubs I don't think it would come across as geeky if you ironed them.
The University of New Brunswick has an advanced standing program that will let you get your degree in two and a half years (but it ends up being three once you do the prerequisites)
|nexus| replied to BeenThereDoneThat74's topic in Camp
We do have oxygen at our camp. We were able to rent a portable tank from a local medical supply company for something like $20 or $30 a month. And no, the benadryl isn't IV, it's PO. As for who writes our standing orders, I really don't know, to te...
|nexus| replied to BeenThereDoneThat74's topic in Camp
I work in a camp in Massachusetts. Our standing orders say the following about anaphylaxis: Anaphylactic shock reaction to bee sting insect bite/food / latex If any of the following conditions apply, administer epinepherine, oxygen, benadryl, call 91...
|nexus| replied to Energizer Bunny's topic in Psychiatric
I think it would be important not to have preconceptions about people with mental illness and to view those who are afflicted as no less human than anyone else.
I also applied as a mature student after having gotten a college diploma. My OAC average was 85% and my college average was somewhere in the upper 70's. I'm in 3rd year now. One more year to go.