gouranga

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1. Is my nursing school reputable? Job outlook? La Salle University

   gouranga replied to bigdreams01's topic in General Students

   awesome. good for you!!

2. Starting nursing school in three weeks, what am I forgetting?

   gouranga replied to Chelonophile's topic in General Students

   sorry, wish i could remember where i ordered from. at work there are at least four pink littmanns on the floor at any given time lol. mine is the only one that has been engraved.

3. Starting nursing school in three weeks, what am I forgetting?

   gouranga replied to Chelonophile's topic in General Students

   it was an option when i ordered mine online years ago. i can't remember where i originally ordered the stethoscope tho.

4. Is my nursing school reputable? Job outlook? La Salle University

   gouranga replied to bigdreams01's topic in General Students

   since my previous post was deleted, i'll just share that the assistant dean of la salle emailed me back this morning and told me that in my cohort that graduated this past december, 93.7% of us have passed the boards on the first try!

5. Starting nursing school in three weeks, what am I forgetting?

   gouranga replied to Chelonophile's topic in General Students

   definitely don't buy a portable pulse ox. you won't need it. i think your list is fine for now. i would suggest having your name engraved on your stethoscope. smartest thing i've ever done. get ready to see a lot of pink littmanns in clinical.

6. HESI Exit advice!!!

   gouranga replied to KAC123's topic in HESI

   i actually used this book: Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN ... 5th Edition | Rent 9781437708257 | 1437708250 i really only did the online questions from that book and read ALL rationales. the first time i took the hesi, i was studying ...

7. Tylenol ordered for pain.

   gouranga replied to gouranga's topic in Medications

   Ha. There's a lot of pretentiousness in this thread.

8. Tylenol ordered for pain.

   gouranga replied to gouranga's topic in Medications

   I see. I definitely could have made the whole thing easier on myself and the patient by just asking if she had pain at the time (she did) and administering the tylenol for pain and fever. Thanks for the advice.

9. Tylenol ordered for pain.

   gouranga replied to gouranga's topic in Medications

   Wow!!

10. Tylenol ordered for pain.

    gouranga replied to gouranga's topic in Medications

    Thanks. I'm seeing there are many types of nurses when it comes to following orders.

11. Tylenol ordered for pain.

    gouranga replied to gouranga's topic in Medications

    Obviously. I know it's an NSAID. I didn't know the fever part. Thanks.

12. Is my nursing school reputable? Job outlook? La Salle University

    gouranga replied to bigdreams01's topic in General Students

    i just graduated from la salle's evening and weekend bsn program in december. the school is definitely struggling with pass rates for some reason. i took the boards and passed in 75 questions, and i've been hearing the same from a lot of my peers. ho...

13. Tylenol ordered for pain.

    gouranga replied to gouranga's topic in Medications

    Is toradol an anyipyretic? Wow. I still have so much to learn. Thank you!

14. Tylenol ordered for pain.

    gouranga replied to gouranga's topic in Medications

    calivianya, thanks so much for your response. i'm trying to understand others' perspectives to see where i went wrong. i guess i am still practicing in nclex-land.

15. New Grad Hiring

    gouranga replied to oldsockventriloquist's topic in New Nurse

    I was very fortunate to pass the boards on 1/8 and be in orientation on 1/12. I was a nursing assistant at my hospital for almost a year before I passed the boards. I had a great relationship with my manager, and with my coworkers, so things worked o...