LevophedUp

LevophedUp has 1 years experience and specializes in Critical Care.

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1. Regular Backpack versus Rolling Backpack

   LevophedUp replied to cate3624's topic in General Students

   I think it depends on the school and what you're required to bring. I've always used just a regular backpack with no trouble, nobody in my class uses a rolling one.

2. Residencies: doctors have it figured out

   LevophedUp replied to Amistad's topic in Job Hunt

3. Looking for Nursing Accessories

   LevophedUp replied to KnitWitch's topic in Uniform/Gear

   Check etsy.com for the tote bag. If you search the terms "nurse" or something similar I believe they have tote bags that you can even personalize with your name or title :)

4. How many people in your class?

   LevophedUp replied to Dezy's topic in General Students

   My program has 62 people. For clinical, the groups are about 7 people each. Labs group vary from 10-20, depending on which day people have clinical.

5. LPN gave students meds to give to a patient w/o instructor

   LevophedUp replied to Erinsw's topic in General Students

   I guess it would depend on the policy of the school. In my program its common place for a student to give medications under the eye of the floor nurse as long as they are okay with supervising us and the instructor has indicated that they know about ...

6. A clean room. A clean home. A clean person.

   LevophedUp replied to StudentOfHealing's topic in General Students

   We call them med carts as well!

7. So...uh...when will I feel like I know what the heck I'm doing?

   LevophedUp replied to Skips's topic in General Students

   I felt the same way going into my second clinical experience (which I just finished, going into my 3rd this January), and I must say that at the end of this semester I felt like a totally different nursing student. It may have been due to my phenomen...

8. Practical Skills Test Issues

   LevophedUp replied to ashesxo's topic in General Students

   I find that going through a checklist in my mind while I'm doing my practical skills evaluation helps me to zone into my actions and zone out of any mental anxieties I might be experiencing. And of course focusing on my breathing if I do get a little...

9. What classes are you taking in spring

   LevophedUp replied to Kimynurse's topic in General Students

   This will be my 4th semester out of 8 in my BScN program. Health Assessment Nutrition Nursing Research Care of the Young Family Mat/Child clinical

10. Music while studying / textbook readings?

    LevophedUp replied to sarahsather's topic in General Students

    I listen to instrumental music while I'm studying, so that I have background noise but there's no words that may distract me. The tempo of it usually keeps me going as well. I use 8tracks so that I don't have to worry about changing songs.

11. I hate my pharm book!!!

    LevophedUp replied to ixchel's topic in General Students

    I have the newest Mosby's Drug Guide and I love it. Breaks everything up simply into the different headings and it has colour text in it so its not just blocks of black writing