Ele123

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1. Stethoscope for a PCT?

   Ele123 replied to sarrra23's topic in Technicians

   I've only worked for two months, but haven't had to take a manual bp yet. I always bring my stethoscope, but it stays in my bag/locker. Sometimes if it is high and the pt. has a history/ the last few readings have been high the nurse will accept an...

2. Tech vital sheets from unit/other papers

   Ele123 posted a topic in Technicians

   I'm new at this. My unit provides sheets for us to record vitals, fsbs, drains, and diet pt eats. Each pt. has a row and their row splits in two for two different sets of vitals. Does anyone else's unit provide a sheet? Our sheet is in a differen...

3. how many patients

   Ele123 replied to melcolbstorm's topic in Technicians

   I just started on a ortho/neuro med-surg floor. During days the most I've seen is 7, but I remember 8 during clinicals there. It's not as many as a lot of you, but it still can seem like a lot depending on the patients. One day there were 7, most c...

4. Student Nurse with Epilepsy

   Ele123 replied to mitsybitsy's topic in Disabilities

   Thanks for this! I haven't been formally diagnosed with seizures but the doctor said I have "seizure-like movements". I'm almost always conscious, but I still feel like I'm a distraction to other students in class and during clinicals, especially s...

5. Best backpack? Not rolling!

   Ele123 replied to the healer's art's topic in General Students

   I believe I have a NorthFace Recon. It's really adjustable and padded and feels great. Textbook loads feel half as heavy when compared to my old backpack. North Face backpacks are usually pricey, but I hunted around online and got mine on sale wit...

6. Passion for Nursing but have disfigured fingers

   Ele123 replied to rednotebook's topic in Disabilities

   My fingers are proportional to the rest of my hand, but are still only 2-3 in. We have several brands of gloves in the nursing lab at school and one of the brands has an XS that fits really tight/fits properly (in a good way), but I have no idea wha...

7. Scrub tops that don't show cleavage

   Ele123 replied to Ele123's topic in Uniform/Gear

   Thanks for the ideas, I'll check into those stops to see if they have them in the right color. Since we are allowed to wear a white shirt underneath, I had the idea of cutting a piece of a white cami and sewing it into the top so I wouldn't have to ...

8. How many of you...

   Ele123 replied to gabriellegoss's topic in General Students

   My school uses the HESI. After Foundations of Nursing, we take the HESI during the last week of class and our score is about 10% of our grade in the class, so I just took it. If we don't get a 850, we have to retake the HESI when we come back in Au...

9. Scrub tops that don't show cleavage

   Ele123 posted a topic in Uniform/Gear

   In January I had to buy a scrub top for clinicals and had the choice between Cherokee Workwear Women's V-neck or rounded neck with a slit in the middle. The uniform saleswoman suggested I got the rounded neck w/ slit because she thought it would sit...

10. What is your First semester schedule?

    Ele123 replied to Lolita34's topic in General Students

    My nursing classes only would be: Monday- Clinical 2-10pm Tuesday- Pharm. 9:25-10:15am, Chapel 10:45-11:35, Foundations 11:45-1:00 Thursday- Pharm. 9:25-10:15am, Chapel 10:45-11:35, Foundations 11:45-1:00pm, Found. Lab 1:30-4:20 But I also have Physi...

11. Any suggestions for a "work" watch?

    Ele123 replied to GodIs082010's topic in Uniform/Gear

    I've been wondering the same things since I start clinicals in a couple of weeks. All they said was a watch with seconds, that is waterproof, and we have to take it off every time we wash our hands (?). Non-nursing, I've had great luck with the 10 ...

12. Xxs scrub bottoms? Help!

    Ele123 replied to CRNBSN18's topic in Uniform/Gear

    I just want to add that I love the Cherokee Workwear 4020 pants. They were one of the 3 designs the girls in my program were allowed to choose (at least my class got to choose unlike the previous one). I'm 5'2", weight a little more, and am curvy o...

13. Scrubs cost WHAT???

    Ele123 replied to flying_ace2's topic in General Students

    That sounds high. For me, two sets of scrubs, jacket, patches, and cost to apply patches will be roughly $120 with tax included. Maybe your apron cost $80 or tax is ridiculously high, but someone is probably trying to make money.

14. Fundamentals of Nursing DVDs

    Ele123 posted a topic in General Students

    Has anyone had experience with the Fundamentals of Nursing textbooks, CDs, and DVDs by Wilkinson? Were the DVDs helpful in learning the material? Is it really worth the added expense?

15. What was the hardest course youve taken?

    Ele123 replied to MeekaNichole's topic in General Students

    Nursing Pre-Req- Chemistry. I still ended up with a B though. It wasn't that tough, just confusing. Toughest nursing course was Health Assessment, but next semester is my first "real" nursing semester. It didn't seem tough until I sat down with a t...