LOLA184

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  1. On the Brink of Failure

    Hi, I have been.in your shoes! Last year my third semester was considered summer semester it started mid May and went to the end of June (six Weeks) it wased surge part I. We learned G.I. Eye an ear, and an intro to pysch ( anxiety, and somatoform di...
  2. need some encouragement!

    I have great parents who are supportive but at the end of the day they just don't get nursing School. Ever do poorly? I have, and they'll say stuff like thats okay you can make it up or do extra credit, and in reality nursing School isn't like that! ...
  3. nursing exams

    Well I have good news I earned a 90, best I've ever done so far! Now to start to study for the final! I still don't want to change next time around.
  4. nursing exams

    Yes I am definitely kicking myself in the behind for erasing. I know of two I changed that would have been right. This is my second time taking this class (last chance) so I am hoping I am successful! My first exam I did well but this one im very ner...
  5. nursing exams

    So angry at myself, I had my exam Monday, I don't know how I did but feel pretty awful about it. I changed at least 3 or 4 answers that I had right already. So now my question is, do you ever change your answer or stick to the saying 'go with your fi...
  6. priority nursing question

    Okay, first I stuggle in School as I am sure a lot do but I mean this whole heartedly I have to read things 8~9 times before I grasp things. So to make sure I understand I ask. Hands on I understand much more quickly. (just wanted to say that BC some...
  7. priority question

    See when you wrote chest pain alone it stands out more, I guess I saw DT's and can still Hear my instructor saying time is.of the essence with dts . But it didnt say a time frame with the question id either had been intoxicated for a while but ABCs m...
  8. priority question

    Well I chose B . Because It was stressed in class how emergency like Delirium tremens was, and it was life threatening. And as I thought about A...I thought cocaine is a central nervous stimulant so yes its expected someones heart rate and bp to be u...
  9. priority question

    I narrowed down to two, I already answered but just wanted to see what you might feel is priority. Theres two pt's in the e.r. Waiting room which.one do we assess first? A. A cocaine intoxicated pt with chest pain. B. An alcoholic patient who is int...
  10. Not sure what your employment is but if you work as a cna between now an the time you start your nursing program you will be golden! Its physically demanding but lots of hospitals and etc hire for per diem so you dont have to work more than once a we...
  11. I am studying nursing interventions as what to do if my patient is receiving mag sulfate. I would 1. Check v/s q 5~15 mins during initial dose then q30~60 mins during infusion 2. Check accurate I an o 3. Assess deep tendon reflexes....heres my questi...
  12. Okay so I am a repeat at this course because my first semester I took fundies, second was pedi and maternity, then I was ill so I did not take nursing just my pharm course so then I went back to School last May for nursing (med surge I). This is a qu...
  13. Hi, off the top of my head these keep sticking out.... Your pt begins to vomit coffee ground emesis your first intervention for this patient would be.. A. Asses bowel sounds B.Asses vital signs C. Insert a NG tube D. Contact the physician You are a n...
  14. hi, thank you for all the replies, just for the record I have been meeting with a tutor and a faculty member every week, They are so great to me, and my exam is not tomorrow its in two weeks. This is how I study... For example my instructor gives us ...
  15. Do your non-nursing people know what nurses do?

    I agree...nurses do a lot more than change diapers and offer hugs.. a lot of times we do that while starting IVs, giving medications, placing foley caths, changing wound vac dressings and other dressings, we are a counselor for our patients, a teache...