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  1. Straight out of school and going into the ER

    Thank you all! I am looking forward to becoming an ER nurse!
  2. Oh, honey.

    While working as a tech we had a pt come in who was freaking out about the threads coming out of her eyes. She had those scaly marks (Krokidil use) all over her hands and face. When the nurse I was working with asked her what they were from, she said...
  3. Hello all! I am about to graduate (2 weeks!) and have already accepted a job at a small ER in my area. I am SO excited because I have always wanted to do ER and critical care. When I say always, I do not mean "Once I started school I knew I liked E...
  4. Dilemma in job offers...

    I am an Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) student. I need advice on the following situation. I have already thought out pros and cons. Unfortunately they are still pretty equal.... I have been given a job offer to work full time in an ER before even...
  5. Two Semesters of *****!

    I wish I had that same experience. I want an instructor who is firm but fair.
  6. Two Semesters of *****!

    We do have "Focus Assignments" when we go to specialty areas. They are just fill in the blank type of questions and as long as you fill it out, you should get a 100% for it. I filled it out and turned in the same things but somehow got a terrible gra...
  7. GTPAL question

    I will tell you that there is going to be one answer for the G, then another answer for the T, and another for the P, A also gets his own number, as well as L. :) In all seriousness, the point of GTPAL is to give you a history of the mothers pregnan...
  8. Can't afford nursing school

    A piece of advice, you are already going to be stressed out enough from all of the work that you are going to have to do. If I were you I would consider just waiting until the fall if possible unless you get a scholarship or grant. No need to send yo...
  9. Two Semesters of *****!

    I am in the Associates degree program for my RN. I have one more year to go before I am done but I have a huge issue. I AM SICK OF HAVING THESE TERRIBLE CLINICAL INSTRUCTORS. I honestly don't understand how I keep getting these instructors... First, ...
  10. Nursing Diagnosis.... HELP!

    WOW!!!! Esme12!!! YOU ARE AWESOME!!! I just got a better idea of what I am supposed to do from you than I did from anyone else I have talked to. I did not use that nursing diagnosis for my patient and dug for more clues. I am going to be using this ...
  11. Failing in Pre-Nursing Course

    Think of it this way, most people who enter nursing school with a 4.0 GPA, end up having their GPA drop because of how hard the courses are. DON'T get discouraged. We all go through things in life that we either have to sink or swim. I agree with cla...
  12. Nursing Diagnosis.... HELP!

    I had a pt that was just finding out that she has bone cancer. I wanted to use a nursing diagnosis of "Grief R/T loss of health status AEB recent diagnosis of bone cancer, pt states a fear of what it to come, and pt's overall lack of interest in care...
  13. To all the students about to start nursing school...

    I start school on Monday!!! I am very nervous and excited and pretty much every other feeling you can get!
  14. O2

    I should have said oxygen concentrator not ventillator. The possible stroke victom was breathing fine and not in respiratory distress at the time I was told not to put the patient on a concentrator. I was just curious as to why a possible stoke victi...
  15. O2

    I have been told to NOT put a possible stroke victim on an O2 ventillator. Is this true and why? I figured you would want them on an O2 ventillator to increase the oxygen.