beingcaitlin

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  1. ADN class of 2013

    13 days left!! WOOHOOOOOOOOOOO 1 exam, 1 presentation, 1 article review and then the final!!! Is it just me or is this a lot of flippin work for 13 days? Oh well!!! It's almost over!!!! Praise The Lord!!!!!
  2. 3 weeks left in danger of failing

    Hi all, I am anticipating graduation on may 10. More than half of my class is in the danger zone with test averages in the mid 70's. mine is a 74 and 73 is passing. We got our 4th exam back and the instructors omitted 12 questions because if they did...
  3. 8 weeks left here too!!! Exciting and terrifying at the same time!!!
  4. Almost passed out during clinicals!!

    Haven't found ANYTHING that has bothered me beside watching ECT. It totally took me by surprise, something in my gut just told me that inducing seizures will not be my line of work it was SO creepy
  5. Lining and labs/ hemolyzed specimens

    I'm a phlebotomist and in my experience I often see nurses pulling back too forcefully on the syringe when obtaining blood from an IV stick, especially if its a small gauge anywhere other than the AC. As for the lab screwing with ur specimens... Why ...
  6. PICC line dislodgement

    I think that if you know it has been dislodged you would stop the pump if it was running and you would need an X-ray to see where it was and then it would need to be adjusted accordingly by a picc nurse or someone qualified to tinker with it? There s...
  7. Nursing Diagnosis?

    As evidenced by
  8. Cried during pinning ceremony

    I'm graduating from a two yr program in may and I'm giving the student speech! Not sure how I will be able to compose myself, lol. And my four year old daughter will be pinning me. I will most likely be a blubbering FOOL!
  9. I find it depressing...

    What he said. And I'm a female.
  10. Posting your Exam Grades on Facebook

    I deleted my Facebook halfway through second semester and its amazing not knowing every moment of everyone else's life. Frees up a lot of my brain for the finer things in life, like my family. (Not knocking fb just not for me..)
  11. Blood Transfusion

    We were always taught to stop the transfusion and assess, and call doc with all information. But I haven't graduated yet so I can't speak as a REAL nurse, yet.
  12. Winter Break

    I plan on working a bit, napping a lot, and making up for lost time with my family and friends. Also planning on doing a juice fast to rid my body of all the junk it's accumulated this year. Quitting cigarettes and caffeine (which will require nappin...
  13. Can a teacher do this?

    Without reading all the super long posts here, my two cents is that from experience, some instructors are better/more thorough than others, but ultimately it's your responsibility to absorb the material. I get what you're saying because I've been in ...
  14. Fake Placenta?

    Fill a gallon sized zip loc bag with lots of sauce and hamburger? Hah. That's all I think of when looking at placentas
  15. a&p II and micro in same semester?

    You are correct.