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  1. NCLEX RN -- 75 Questions!

    I passed! Thanks for all of your positive energy!
  2. NCLEX RN -- 75 Questions!

    I took my NCLEX RN today and had 75 questions. I finished in 40 minutes, which is about the pace I used to take tests at in nursing school. Anyone have any advice/encouragement for me? I'm terrified I failed!
  3. pleural effusion

    No problem. I used to rack my brain trying to come up with something big and impressive sounding and miss the obvious staring me in the face. Glad I could help. :)
  4. study habits

    We weren't allowed to tape lecture either. The instructors' rationale was that when students were allowed to tape lectures, some groups of friends would take turns coming to class and taping lectures for those who chose not to come. With the no tap...
  5. pleural effusion

    Pain. There's significant pain with a pleural effusion, which can easily cause an increase in heart rate and blood pressure. Respirations are labored and shallow because of the pain of inspiration. The patient is tachypnic because shallow breathin...
  6. Nursing student and over weight

    Me too. I'm a chunk, and doctors always assume that I'm ridiculously unhealthy. My blood sugars, my blood pressures, and my cholesterol levels are all beautiful. So phhhft. To the OP... I didn't suffer in nursing school being overweight. (I'm a s...
  7. study habits

    When I was in school, I would take notes in lecture. Then, after lecture, I would do something called "whipping" my notes. I would sit down for an hour after lecture and review everything we had just talked about. I did that every week. Then, a we...
  8. chemistry blood work (Na, K,BUN)

    as far as your original question goes: hyperkalemia can cause cardiac arrythmia, which could have caused the original fall. hyponatremia can cause confusion, which can lead to a fall. hyperglycemia can cause seizure, leading to a fall a low hemoglob...
  9. chemistry blood work (Na, K,BUN)

    cardiac output is the amount of blood pumped by the heart per minute. the formula for cardiac output is: cardiac output in ml/min = heart rate (beats/min) x stroke volume (ml/beat) stroke volume is the amount of blood ejected from the l...
  10. Don't "click" too well with classmates

    I think you're entirely right, Sue. I think the OP is out of his/her element. That's without a doubt. That's why I offered the advice to wait until the clinical setting, where there's a smaller group, and most people need to rely on their fellow s...
  11. Venting about classmates with families...

    Truth be known, I was always jealous of the stay-at-home moms in my program. They were able to send the kids off to school, then study. Their grades were always awesome. I was working 36-50 hours a week just to pay my bills, plus going to school, ...
  12. Don't "click" too well with classmates

    It's hard to make a blanket statement about people being clueless and not continuing the "flow of giving" if we don't know what you're giving that they're not returning. Because you didn't give examples of ways that you were giving to your classmate...
  13. It seems cruel to keep him alive!

    That's exactly how my grandmother would have been if we had not made the decision to not intubate her when she had pneumonia. She died of Lou Gehrig's Disease (ALS). I agree with Suesquatch. Write that DNR/DNI.
  14. Doing an assignment...can someone help me??

    That's all good and well, but a lab value book or website will tell you that glycosuria is an indication of elevated blood sugar. Which, in turn, leads you to diabetes. If you google diabetes and UTI, which is your first hunch, you get several webs...
  15. Don't "click" too well with classmates

    I found myself in the same dilemma in my community college program. I think that sometimes, people take shy and reserved as aloof, even if that's not the intent, especially when it's obvious that you're a better educated person. (And even though yo...