nursenat1

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1. So what do you recommend?

   nursenat1 replied to shunda's topic in General Students

   From my observation of the LPN's in my nursing class, I think LPN's do make better nursing students because of the experience they have previously gained. Most of the students in my nursing class have not been working in the hospital very long if a...

2. A Clinical Observation Question

   nursenat1 posted a topic in General Students

   I was observing a few weeks ago in the ER and began to wonder if all ER's are the same. Keep in mind this was during the middle of the day (not really a busy time). I noticed that when the patients were attimited to the ER they would stay for maybe...

3. False Nails (Does it promote infection?)

   nursenat1 replied to bjweiland's topic in Safety

   I'm a second year nursing student and we have a very strict policy on wearing artificial nails also. At first I thought what's the big deal but I soon learned why this is such an important issue. Over the summer I took Microbiology and we watched a ...

4. Clinicals

   nursenat1 replied to wendyd's topic in General Students

   I am a student at North Georgia College and State University. At our school first year nursing students begin hospital rotations after about 6 wks. of "classroom checkoffs". We go to the hospital with a group of about 8 or 9 and have one clinical i...

5. Ethical dilemma !

   nursenat1 replied to vinona's topic in General Students

   I believe baths are very important in many different aspects however, if a patient is in so much pain that he begs you to stop a sponge bath I think you should respect the patients wishes and stop. I would explain the situation to the charge nurse a...