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dayanara

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  1. I'm a procrastinator... Help?

    I'm a big procrastinator too. When I started nursing school that changed! You will not be able to do care plans, case studies, papers, practice for validations and study for quizzes and tests in a day. I recommend you do assignments as soon as you ca...
  2. My friend got put on clinical probation:-(

    *finding out about appeals processes*
  3. My friend got put on clinical probation:-(

    Thank u Esme! Yes my friend still doesn't understand why the instructor reacted the way she did. Apparently she was having a bad week. I'll tell her about
  4. My friend got put on clinical probation:-(

    Thank you fireman! Yeah she already spoke to the program director but the issue is still inconclusive :-(
  5. First of all, what does that mean? The reason she got put on clinical probation is because she asked the instructor during a meeting about how she could make up for an incomplete care plan. The instructor snapped saying that she couldn't talked about...
  6. I am sucking at skills :(

    Same here! I don't even know what I'm doing! But skills will get better with practice:-)
  7. iPad apps?

    I bought the Nurse's pocket guide to help me with care plans during clinicals. It costs $40 but it has helped me tremendously.
  8. New Techniques Make Me Shaky Nervous!

    A week before my foley validation I was doing my ob rotation and the nurse asked me if I wanted to watch her insert a Foley. Of course i said yes! And I asked her if it was really that difficult. She told me: they always make it look harder at school...
  9. Diabetes meds driving me crazy!

    Thank you very much eva123!!!
  10. Diabetes meds driving me crazy!

    I did Esme! Thanks. Great info:-) Thank you Floridatrail! That's a good one! I'll try it for sure.
  11. Diabetes meds driving me crazy!

    Thank you Esme! Very helpful chart. Some sources say long-acting has no peak, and others like this one say it does...I'm just gonna go with what the book says:-)
  12. Diabetes meds driving me crazy!

    Yeah Lantus is the easiest:-) I believe NPH is intermediate acting:-) I don't have a problem knowing the rapid, short, intermediate and long. It's just the onset and peak that troubles me cuz I find different times on different sources. Thank you bo...
  13. I always get mixed up with the onset and peak of the insulins and cannot see the bigger picture regarding oral meds. Any suggestions on how to learn these better? Thanks:-)
  14. Meds study tips?

    Thank u everyone! :-)
  15. need some studying strategies

    It all depends on your learning style. I learn better by listening to lectures. Other people find flash cards helpful. Another great way is to do lots of practice questions on the topics that are going to be tested. Quizlet is a great tool. Good luck...