courtney.2009

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1. POEMS syndrome & glioblastoma

   courtney.2009 replied to courtney.2009's topic in General Nursing

   Ok guys, I found out what made it rare: "The survival rate past one year is not very common, and she has lived 3 years. It is just very progressive and does not respond well to surgery/chemo/radiation." That is what my instructor sent me, so it's not...

2. POEMS syndrome & glioblastoma

   courtney.2009 replied to courtney.2009's topic in General Nursing

   I don't have class again until Tuesday, but I sent my instructor an email asking her if she knew what made it rare, or if i'm just getting this mixed up. I will let you guys know what I find out asap. Thanks for pointing out the mistake. :) But I'm r...

3. POEMS syndrome & glioblastoma

   courtney.2009 replied to courtney.2009's topic in General Nursing

   I definitely could be wrong, I'm not sure what made hers so rare. But our clinical group was told that it was rare, it could have been the location.

4. POEMS syndrome & glioblastoma

   courtney.2009 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I just thought I'd share with you guys my experience today. Today was my 4th clinical, I'm in my first semester in nursing school and we are working on the oncology floor. I witnessed two rare diseases today: POEMS and Glioblastoma. The patient with ...

5. Nursing Student Assessment Worksheet

   courtney.2009 replied to cjcsoon2bnp's topic in General Students

   This is excellent. Thanks so much for doing this. I'm going to try it out on my next clinical. :)

6. This is all new to me... Any advice is greatly appreciated.

   courtney.2009 posted a topic in General Students

   Today was my 2nd clinical. Last week in clinicals, we were in groups, so it wasn't as nerve racking. But this week we were basically on our own. I had a lot of help from my fellow classmates, and the instructor was around when you needed her... howev...

7. My first clinical ever is next week..

   courtney.2009 replied to courtney.2009's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks everyone for the encouragement! It means a lot! :)

8. My first clinical ever is next week..

   courtney.2009 replied to courtney.2009's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks guys. I should probably add that I will be on the oncology floor, so it will probably be very emotional..

9. My first clinical ever is next week..

   courtney.2009 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I'm am extremely nervous about starting clinicals next week. I've been reading some of the threads on here, but I was wondering if anyone had some suggestions for the first few clinicals. Things such as what to expect, and maybe how to reduce my anxi...