Search Results

Search Results Type: Posts; User: blacksunflower

Title
From
Date
  1. Free nursing school or family and job?
    I think it will be more expensive to go to a private school and work or take out loans. I would go to school for free in a heartbeat! You will be able to help your mom more by going to school for...
    May 21
    Forum: Pre-Nursing Student
  2. Attrition/Retention rate at your School
    My school has a 97% nclex pass rate, but only a. 50% retention rate. Only a few people drop out by choice, the majority flunk out.
    May 18
    Forum: General Nursing Student
  3. How many of you...
    Its not required at every school. At my school we don't have the Hesi or ATI exams. Just our regular exams.
    May 13
    Forum: General Nursing Student
  4. Have you lost your friends/family because of school?
    I lost many good friends while I have been going to school, but it makes me wonder how good of friends they were in the first place. I tried sitting them down and explaining that I still cherished...
    May 7
    Forum: General Nursing Student
  5. What was your GPA when you got accepted?
    I had a 4.0 in sciences, and 3.7 overall.
    Apr 19
    Forum: Pre-Nursing Student
  6. american student nurses and irish student nurses-differences?
    They spend most of the day studying in the break room. It's good for their grades, but they are going are going to have a hell of a time adjusting once they get a job and have to care for 4-5 pts by...
    Apr 16
    Forum: General Nursing Student
  7. american student nurses and irish student nurses-differences?
    I'm my program we pretty much do the nurses entire job. The only thing we can not do is take phone orders. We assess, do all charting, give meds (po, injections, and ivp) call doctors and pharmacy,...
    Apr 16
    Forum: General Nursing Student
  8. Reaching a dedicated, intelligent nursing student who has trouble with clinicals
    Sorry it took me so long to get back to you, I could not find this post. Yes, please save anything that will help you. Do you have brain sheets that you use? I can post mine on here so you can use it...
    Apr 6
    Forum: Nursing Educators / Faculty
  9. Top 10 Nursing Supplies
    Lots of coffee and travel mugs. A crockpot would be good to have too so you can easily make large batches of healthy food.
    Apr 5
    Forum: General Nursing Student
  10. "S/P"
    S/P means after. It usually means after a procedure or surgery . S/P ventriculoperitoneal shunt would mean that the patient had surgery to get the shunt placed.
    Apr 5
    Forum: General Nursing Student
  11. Reaching a dedicated, intelligent nursing student who has trouble with clinicals
    Hi, I am in my final semester of an and program and taking 4 patients at clinicals. I assess, give all meds (but don't have access to the Pyxis) chart, call MD's and pharmacy, and transcribe all...
    Apr 3
    Forum: Nursing Educators / Faculty
  12. Nursing School Patient Loads
    Yes, I have lots of tips. I'm on my way to class now but will respond when I get home.
    Apr 2
    Forum: General Nursing Discussion
  13. Nursing School Patient Loads
    I am in my last semester of an adn program and we are expected to take a minimum of 4 patients everyday, a maximum of 5. We are allowed to delegate vital signs and ADL's to the CNA. We have 2 8 hour...
    Apr 2
    Forum: General Nursing Discussion
  14. Help dont know what to do with concept map
    Why don't you drive back down to the facility and write down the meds so you can have your concept map in time?
    Mar 29
    Forum: Nursing Student Assistance
  15. How many tries do you get?
    My school lets you fail one class. If you fail any class after that your out and have to reapply. I do not think there is any amount of time you have to wait to reapply.
    Mar 26
    Forum: General Nursing Student
  16. I have a new respect for familes who lose loved ones
    Aw, sorry to hear about your kitty. Im sure her being in your arms as she went was a comfort to her. I have never had a friend or family member pass in my presence, but have plenty of animals pass...
    Mar 24
    Forum: Nurse Colleague / Patient Relations
  17. End-Stage Senioritis!
    I have it bad too! I have 2 months left and I am just so exhausted and done with this!
    Mar 24
    Forum: General Nursing Student
  18. Anyone else have schoolwork due DURING break?
    When I was taking my prerequisite classes the online classes always skipped spring break! I don't know why they do that...
    Mar 23
    Forum: Pre-Nursing Student
  19. I've wasted my spring break!
    I went out of town for a few days but planned to study every other day. I totally dropped the ball. I am just so exhausted and needed a break. I did manage to write a paper on wednesday, but not much...
    Mar 22
    Forum: General Nursing Student
  20. Have dress codes changed for clinical prep?
    At my school we are taking 4 pts each and doing everything from meds to assessment, charting, paging md's, dealing with pharmacy ect. There is not one spare moment in our day because as students,...
    Mar 21
    Forum: Nursing and Professionalism
  21. problem during clinical
    If you gave morphine then you did address her pain. Did you reassess her pain level and try to do am care after giving the morphine? I know its hard, but try not to worry too much before you talk...
    Mar 21
    Forum: General Nursing Student
  22. Math help!!
    Can you give a example question? I don't use the ratio method, but maybe I can help if I know what type questions your talking about .
    Mar 20
    Forum: Nursing Student Assistance
  23. Shocked by facial piercings at work
    Everyone I know keeps them hidden during the hiring process and all of their shifts. They have very different work looks and normal looks. People at work have no idea how they normally look off the...
    Mar 20
    Forum: General Nursing Discussion
  24. Any other students caught up in this H&R block, form 8863 fiasco?
    I made it through ok, but ,my boyfriend got caught up in this mess. I thought you paid professionals to do this correctly, not mess t up!
    Mar 20
    Forum: General Nursing Student
  25. Really rough instructor
    Yes, i have gone through it in the past. Try to go in without expectations. Just try to figure out exactly what the instructor wants and do your best to give it to them. I have never gone over my...
    Mar 16
    Forum: General Nursing Student