Wanahakalugi

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1. A "dating female students in your class" post

   Wanahakalugi replied to Jedi of Zen's topic in Male Students

   We have 7 or so guys in our class and we are all either engaged or married. I have found, even though I have been married for coming up on 6 years; and 24 years old, that to some people, it doesn't make a difference. I would say that is the hardest p...

2. Fluid Changing practices

   Wanahakalugi replied to NANSNURSE's topic in NICU

   From my rotations there it is q24hr for TPN and IL. Sterile technique at bedside with full scrub; drape, gloves, and mask/shield. Sterilize hub with alcohol, 10 second scrub, and air dry 25. Being a student, we had to recite this every time we walke...

3. What Have I Gotten Myself Into?

   Wanahakalugi replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in School

   First, thank you for advocating even when the person doesn't want you to. My sister is a new teacher, first year about to be behind her, and she had a student (3rd grade) with T1 DM who, because her parents never administered insulin correctly, was a...

4. Yesssss!!!

   Wanahakalugi replied to NurseEric81's topic in Male Students

   Congrats! I am going to be starting my 2nd year come Fall and all i have to say is "let the games begin"...its a whirlwind of an experience and the best of luck!!!

5. For Fun--Kudos 2 Me...The "toot your own horn" thread

   Wanahakalugi replied to tammy1974's topic in General Students

   I caught a renal bruit durring a head to toe assessment that the RN missed and prevented a guy from going into respiratory failure durring my last clinical!!! Not to mention the doctor asked what meds I thought the PT should get and I said furosemide...

6. For Fun--Kudos 2 Me...The "toot your own horn" thread

   Wanahakalugi replied to tammy1974's topic in General Students

   Oh what I would do for a 93% to be an A, our grading scale is 5pt. grading scale. 95% and over is an A.....blah! Minimum passing grade is 80%. Regardless, CONTRATULATIONS! Thats a difficult thing to pull off!

7. Im here to complain. you can too:)

   Wanahakalugi replied to Pneumothorax's topic in General Students

   I have to say that the one thing that I hate the absolute most is the BS beat around the bush answers you receive from your instructors when you ask a question they do not know the answer to. For example, today in class our instructor was talking abo...

8. Peds is NOT easy!

   Wanahakalugi replied to Double-Helix's topic in Pediatric

   Being a nursing student myself, I agree. I don't claim to know anything about anything and just do my best to learn what I can. I accept the fact that there is the "perfect world" of nursing they teach you in school, and then there is the "real world...

9. Peds is NOT easy!

   Wanahakalugi replied to Double-Helix's topic in Pediatric

   I agree, I am a nursing student but understand what you are saying. I don't want ot get into the PICU or NICU because they are cute and I don't want to change adult diapers....heck, some kiddo's have worse diapers than adults. I want to get into that...

10. Easy question - number of sexual partners is this objective or subjective?

    Wanahakalugi replied to tsm007's topic in Student Assist

    The way I have been told is if the patient says, its subjective; you observe, objective. Subjective and Objective in the realm of care plans and nursing isn't based soley on literary meaning or context of the abstract thought. Sure, if you physicall...

11. Ages of male nursing students?

    Wanahakalugi replied to Stearnsy's topic in Male Students

    I'm in my first year of my ASN at 24. Husband to a wonderful wife, Dad to 3 great kiddos. Out of the class of 67 that I am in, 7 of us are guys. I'm the second youngest at 24. The others are 22, 29, 33, 45, 37, and 38. Oh wait, there was a 19 year ol...

12. How long do you spend studying?

    Wanahakalugi replied to ChrisNZ's topic in Male Students

    I'm in the US and in my second semester of nursing school. Our standard is 3 hours of study time per 1 hour of lecture. With that in mind, we have 6 hours of lecture per week, with an additional 1 hour of lab...theoretically I should be spending what...

13. Obstetrics Clinicals SCARE me so much im considering dropping out :(

    Wanahakalugi replied to canadiandude's topic in Male Students

    OK, first and foremost I am a male nursing student as well! I understand where you are coming from with the exception that I am a Husband and Father of 3; so I have been in the L&D before and have some "experience" in that situation. Regardless, ...

14. Do males get "preferential" treatment in regards to school acceptances?

    Wanahakalugi replied to mr cooper's topic in Male Students

    I am in an ASN program at this time, about to start my second year, and I had to apply twice to get in. The first time they said that I wasn't able to enrol in the program tdue to "hight stress indicators" on my entrance exam. I was the only male to ...

15. Fainting with venipunctures

    Wanahakalugi replied to PaigeNicole's topic in General Students

    Sounds like you will make a wonderful Newborn/Neonate/Pediatric nurse!!!! There is a girl in our class that has, or rather had, the same issue. She just kept at it until the issue resolved itself; she actually went to a piercing shop that her friend ...