gruchi1

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1. Respiratory MRSA

   gruchi1 replied to sbic56's topic in Disease

   Thank you, thank you, thank you!! This has caused a great division in the family. The two of us that are connected with the healhcare field have gathered articles and talked to the others. Unfortunately, they choose not to listen. Her doctor has t...

2. Respiratory MRSA

   gruchi1 replied to sbic56's topic in Disease

   I understand about the precautions in the hospital setting but have both some insight and a question about your posts. First of all, one reason the spread may be so rampant is because patients fail to inform their healthcare provider that they have ...

3. My Heart is Broken

   gruchi1 replied to HeyHeyitsMaay's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   Thank you for your kind response. Christ wanted to walk away, too, as His heart was broken over those that didn't accept Him. His heart is broken daily by people that choose to be mean (and it IS a choice). The only way you can deal with it in ter...

4. My Heart is Broken

   gruchi1 replied to HeyHeyitsMaay's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   If I am understanding your post correctly, you are searching for answers, not a lawsuit. I am not clear on why others keep bringing up, "don't make accusations unless you are willing to back it up in court." I, too, see the same exact type thing e...

5. Help I'm taking A&P1 during the Summer!!!

   gruchi1 replied to ccjus123's topic in Student Assist

   I, too, highly recommend the flash cards. You can quiz yourself with them on breaks, in line at the store, while blow-drying your hair....anytime you have 5 minutes....study. Here are other things that helped me. 1. Get a good study partner or gro...

6. A FUN question for a change..Need games

   gruchi1 posted a topic in Student Assist

   Finally, something fun! My class is throwing a surprise party for the graduating RN's next week. I'm in charge of "entertainment/games". We are limited on time so whatever I choose needs to be not-so-time-consuming. I think we are going to do som...

7. help me please.

   gruchi1 replied to markeeta270's topic in General Nursing

   Dress in a professional manner, just as you would for a job interview. A nice pair of dress pants with a blouse, maybe. Questions will probably focus on your true feelings about why you want to become a nurse. A lot of people get all "warm and fu...

8. Sick of making mistakes and questioning why I ever became a nurse to begin with!

   gruchi1 replied to BeachyRNn08's topic in New Nurse

   I'm looking at your situation from a different perspective...I am still in nursing school and looking ahead at all the mistakes I will make. You have to ask yourself two things: 1. Is there ANY nurse on your floor (or that taught you or trained you...

9. teas nursing pre-entrance exam

   gruchi1 replied to tcs26's topic in TEAS

   I live in NC and our requirements were exactly the same. The TEAS test is comprised of CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS...there are very few knowledge based questions, except for the ones dealing with A&P and spelling. Brush up on your reading compre...

10. Smoking history- how does it tell me what I need to know?

    gruchi1 posted a topic in Student Assist

    I understand the "how to" of recording a patient's smoking history (# of packs per day times the # of years patient has smoked)....what I don't understand is this...as I view a patient history and see "19 pack year history," what does that mean? How...