pht15

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1. Finding the right patient population

   pht15 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am a second year ADN nursing student, and work part-time at an assisted living facility for people with dementia. The biggest obstacle to success in my job is that my patients are very, very dependent and also, adult size. XD The other obstacle I f...

2. I am the wife of a male student nurse and having trouble coping.

   pht15 replied to Theotherone's topic in Stress 101

   I'm a first semester nursing student, and for what it's worth, my husband and I argued like nothing else for the first eight weeks of school. It was all stress-induced. However, we have a standing date every Friday night so no matter what, we both kn...

3. Plagiarism? In Care Plans?

   pht15 replied to pht15's topic in General Nursing

   That would definitely help. "Here's a care plan guide book. Now use a NANDA-approved nursing diagnosis and come up with interventions that have proven scientific rationale without plagiarizing."

4. Plagiarism? In Care Plans?

   pht15 posted a topic in General Nursing

   So, this post has to do with ensuring that I do not plagiarize care plans. Care plans are something altogether different from what I'm used to writing. I have never knowingly plagiarized before and am unsure of how to avoid plagiarism with regard to ...

5. Nervous in clinical. Being too hard on myself?

   pht15 replied to pht15's topic in General Students

   Evidently at my school, this semester's clinical performance determines next semester's clinical placement. I really would rather not be in the remedial group. Terribly insecure about this prospect and would like to know what I should do to avoid doi...

6. As a nursing student, how can I take initiative in clinical?

   pht15 replied to studentnurse711's topic in General Students

   I've gone in to the rooms of confused patients on my own initiative when they're doing something they shouldn't (trying to pull out an IV, for instance) and re-directed or given a gentle reminder. Following your assigned patient to PT or other therap...

7. Nervous in clinical. Being too hard on myself?

   pht15 replied to pht15's topic in General Students

   I guess I just need to get used to feeling dumb? I talked to my fundamentals instructor about my test grades, and asked what I could do to get higher scores. She told me to find someone who is getting a score that I want and do whatever they're doing...

8. Nervous in clinical. Being too hard on myself?

   pht15 posted a topic in General Students

   I'm a first of four semesters nursing student. We had our first clinical this week during which we were assigned a patient. Overall, the experience I had with the patient went well until my instructor was in the room, and I felt very nervous. I keep ...