chall2011

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1. Need Help With My Clinical Simulation

   chall2011 replied to chall2011's topic in General Students

   O and since the woman is in menopause age we were going to r/o osteoporosis so the np was going to have labs ordered for these during our simulation. What labs besides electrolytes and bone density would be pertinent?

2. Need Help With My Clinical Simulation

   chall2011 posted a topic in General Students

   I'm a first year student and need a little assistance with this clinical simulation project that I'm supposed to do. There are 3 others in my group and I just had to post this to make sure we did it right. I'm almost positive theres stuff we left out...

3. Nursing Central

   chall2011 posted a topic in General Students

   I want Nursing Central for my ipad for school but their cost is pretty steep to say the least. 160 dollars for a year? Seriously? Does this thing cook me breakfast, lunch, and dinner, as well? Is it worth it? What is the cost after the first yr to re...

4. Demeaned by a Doctor

   chall2011 replied to chall2011's topic in Relations

   Thank you everybody, again. I'm kind of at a laughing point in my process now. All your experiences are exactly what I needed to get to the laughing stage. I know I'll be faced with this again. Learning through experience has always given me the most...

5. Demeaned by a Doctor

   chall2011 replied to chall2011's topic in Relations

   I'm going to adopt your philosophy throughout my career. Much thanks. I am also a large and fit man. lol.

6. Interview tips

   chall2011 replied to ChelseaLynn1623's topic in General Students

   1) Walk in confident and stay confident. 2) Speak with conviction. 3) Don't study or try to anticipate questions before hand. 4) Dress appropriately. 5) Be you. Nobody else.

7. Demeaned by a Doctor

   chall2011 replied to chall2011's topic in Relations

   Yeah, I know all this. Just needed to hear it. Summary of events: *****. End of story.

8. Demeaned by a Doctor

   chall2011 posted a topic in Relations

   I work as a PCT at an ICU and just currently started nursing school. Last Thursday towards the end of shift I was waved into a room by a doctor. I rarely talk to the doctors at my job. It's not personal or anything like that. They know they don't nee...

9. Im 24 and I want to be a nurse badly but my age discourages me!

   chall2011 replied to M.C.P's topic in Pre-Nursing

   O my God, 24? You are sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo old! Wrap it up your life is pretty much already over. GET REAL!!!!! COWBOY UP. YOU'RE TECHNICALLY NOT EVEN IN YOUR MID-TWENTIES!!!!!

10. What are units when referenced for medications?

    chall2011 posted a topic in Student Assist

    Sorry, this is probably a stupid question but I'm tired of always wondering as a PCT how much of a drug nurses are talking about when referring to drug measurements in "units." Is it different amounts with different drugs? For example, 1 unit of insu...

11. should i buy these two books or just get nursing central on my ipad?

    chall2011 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

    Ok, so i start nursing school in a couple days and I have been busy buying all these many many books. My question revolves around two books: Lippincotts drug guide and Tabers cyclopedic medical dictionary. Together these two books cost like 45 to 50 ...

12. The Broken Man

    chall2011 replied to kurisuchine08's topic in General Nursing

    Your words are relishing in a manner of pain. The bounds of this world will hold pain in every corner if we cotinue to have the humbleness and humility to put ourselves in someone else's shoes. All I ask is you learn without being a sponge to what yo...

13. Pharmacology Woes

    chall2011 replied to chall2011's topic in General Students

    Thanks guys.

14. Pharmacology Woes

    chall2011 posted a topic in General Students

    So I'm taking pharmacology this qrt. Right now I'm in my school's library kind of bummed out. I'm reading the chapter on drugs to treat hypertension. Theres all these new things being introduced to me that are kind of freaking me out a little. All th...

15. Ipad 2...should I buy?

    chall2011 replied to chall2011's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Thanks guys!