mshaffer16

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1. Grades or a Job - Decisions

   mshaffer16 replied to Stephalump's topic in General Students

   Take the job! The experience and an "in" is what you need! I am in my 2nd semester, have 7 children and a husband (only 4 kids left at home now), I work two 12's every weekend, I am a nursing peer tutor, nursing student advisory board member and V...

2. A Watched Kettle Never Boils: Waiting to Hear From Nursing Schools

   mshaffer16 replied to ShyeoftheTiger's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Don't do what I did...I was so stressed about getting my acceptance letter that I got shingles while waiting, and developed Grave's disease (both were onset by stress!) In the end, I was accepted to both schools I applied to... Deep breath, take you...

3. New Med/Surg PCT! So nervous. : )

   mshaffer16 replied to RaniStorm's topic in Technicians

   Take all the advice you can get from your coworkers - especially those who have been around a while. They have figured out all the best ways to do things (just make sure what they are doing is ethical and safe for the patient before you adopt it!) ...

4. How to become a PCT?

   mshaffer16 replied to maddiem's topic in Technicians

   I started by taking a CNA certification course, and got hired as a PCT, now I am a student extern since I will graduate from an RN program in December. Essentially, the job for CNA and PCT are the same. The job roles for PCT varies based on where ...

5. How do you write care plan goals for a non-compliant patient???

   mshaffer16 replied to mshaffer16's topic in Student Assist

   I think I figured out my problem...I am trying to write my goals knowing the patient refused, so in my mind I am trying to re-write the goals before they are even written in the first place. I need to write the goals as if the patient didn't refuse,...

6. How do you write care plan goals for a non-compliant patient???

   mshaffer16 posted a topic in Student Assist

   Hello! I am really struggling on how to write a care plan for a non-compliant patient. I'm not sure non-compliant is the exact word, maybe non-involved would be better, but for lack of a better term, I'll use non-compliant... Let me preface this b...