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  1. A 94-10 B 87-93 C 80-86 Below 80 is failing. The number of questions varies. Usually around 50-60. I prefer and do better on exams with 50 questions than exams with 100+ questions. Most classes have 3 exams and a final. A f...
  2. You don't even have to have a CNA to be a "nurse" in my kids' school district. It's horrible. There should be some standard regulation about that across states
  3. Trouble with starting IV's

    Stabilizing the vein really helps imo (one finger above and one below the insertion site). Just be aware that some instructors will criticize you for a finger above the site as it is easier to accidentally stick yourself that way. You might want to a...
  4. Learning to count newborn heart rate

    Thanks for the feedback. I really appreciate it. It definitely wasn't a swishing sound. More of a lub-dub-dub. I feel so inadequate when it comes to heart sounds
  5. A&P and Microbiology.
  6. Learning to count newborn heart rate

    I'm a student and was wondering if it's normal to hear a split S2 sound on newborns? Sometimes when I'm auscultating and counting, it seems to me like there is an occasional 3rd sound. I asked a floor nurse about it and she thought that possibly I wa...
  7. Does your school require you to cover them? It's healthier for you and your patients to be bare below the elbows.
  8. Dealing with the obnoxious co-worker help

    I'm curious what your coworker's response was when you said his/her words hurt and upset you?
  9. When parents should keep their child home.

    We have limited absences in our district. 8 are allowed. Also, my child has a cough all winter every winter, so I certainly don't keep her home for her "nuisance" cough. My children also have very sensitive skin and if I kept them home everytime they...
  10. First I want to say that I'm so sorry for your loss and I hope you find some peace.As for me, in this siituation, if there was an obvious head injury, I wouldn't move the injured person even if that meant they stayed face down in the middle of the r...
  11. Mandatory Flu Vaccines- How do you feel?

    The latest Cochrane Review found that influenza vaccination was completely ineffective at reducing transmission. I don't see why we are still discussing this. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0010949/
  12. Ok, strictly speaking, if they are over 21 I wouldn't throw it out without their consent. I would give it (with their permission) to a family member to "take home". Not sure what my hospital's policy is about having alcohol in the hospital. I suspect...
  13. If they are over 21, I would encourage the patient to dump it out themselves.
  14. Wearing Black Scrubs in Pediatric Hospital

    I don't care what color scrubs a peds nurse wears when caring for my child. I care that she's competent and compassionate. I doubt the kids would be put off by scrubs with a black background. Also, I think it might be a generational thing to associat...
  15. Any VCU AMSN/ABSN Summer 2012 Hopefuls?

    VCU no longer has an AMSN program.