aerialflyer

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1. How old are you?

   aerialflyer replied to Rhona's topic in General Students

   I am 27 and a junior nursing student. My mother-in-law is also a junior in our nursing program. She will 50 when she graduates next May. So, I guess you can teach an old dog (or lovely lady Ha!) new tricks!

2. NG Tube Placement

   aerialflyer posted a topic in General Nursing

   I know there is a board specifically for "us" students; however, I need a "real world" answer pertaining to NG tube placement verification. Our text says auscultating is no longer considered reliable and that pH is more accurate. However, my instru...

3. What happens if we DON'T recommend nursing as a career?

   aerialflyer replied to HazeK's topic in Career Support

   It is good to hear that "caring" nurses are still valued! I am a nursing student who has just begun the "nursing" part of her education. On the first day of one of my classes the instructor said "...nurses tend to eat their young..." This has made ...

4. Pharmacology Drug Cards

   aerialflyer replied to aerialflyer's topic in General Students

   The biggest difference is rate of onset. NPH or lente is intermediate acting, onset in 3-4 hours, peak 6-12 hours, duration 18-28 hours. Regular is rapid action, 1/2 to 1 hour onset, 2-4 hour peak and 5-7 hour duration and finally there is long acti...

5. Pharmacology Drug Cards

   aerialflyer replied to aerialflyer's topic in General Students

   No preprinted drug cards are available in our school's bookstore. Sure I'm always looking for ways to save precious study time. Unfortunately, the assignment was to make our own. The card that is giving me the most problem now is insulin. There ar...

6. Pharmacology Drug Cards

   aerialflyer posted a topic in General Students

   Attention all current nursing students, recent grads, or anyone that still remembers: I have just started the clinical part of my college's nursing program and pharmacology is, of course, one of the toughest courses that I am faced with this semester...