nursetobe111

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1. Taking BP: Can't hear systolic!

   nursetobe111 replied to nursetobe111's topic in General Students

   Thank you everyone for the advice! Very much appreciated! I'll focus on continuing to practice on my live-in boyfriend this time (poor sucker, haha), try the "V"ictory method and try listening over the brachial artery. Thanks, guys. :)

2. Taking BP: Can't hear systolic!

   nursetobe111 posted a topic in General Students

   We have gone over general CNA skills to make sure we have this knowledge base and for some reason I am having such a difficult time hearing the systolic sound when taking a BP. A few things, please correct me if I'm wrong: - The first sound I hear is...

3. Palpate Cardiac Valves IRL?

   nursetobe111 replied to nursetobe111's topic in Student Assist

   Thank you for all your wonderful responses! I didn't think of the "thrill" aspect to palpating cardiac valves, which is probably what my instructor was trying to get us to think about. That being said, I probably won't be doing this in my own practic...

4. Palpate Cardiac Valves IRL?

   nursetobe111 replied to nursetobe111's topic in Student Assist

   Thank you so much, TheCommuter!!

5. Palpate Cardiac Valves IRL?

   nursetobe111 replied to nursetobe111's topic in Student Assist

   Palpate as in feel for them. My head-to-toe assessment from my school says, "palpate over valve sites"

6. Palpate Cardiac Valves IRL?

   nursetobe111 posted a topic in Student Assist

   Do nurses palpate all cardiac valves with their head-to-toe assessment every time in the real world?

7. NO Practicum Paragraph?

   nursetobe111 replied to nursetobe111's topic in Job Hunt

   Thank you, I appreciate your response!! I think I will meet with an advisor.

8. NO Practicum Paragraph?

   nursetobe111 posted a topic in Job Hunt

   Hello nurse friends!! Working on my resume and a friend of mine said someone from the local hospital HR told his class that a paragraph about what you did in practicum is not needed--to keep that out. He said all that is needed is a list of clinical...

9. What does Background Check show?

   nursetobe111 replied to nursetobe111's topic in General Students

   Thank you so much everyone!! I feel a lot better and really appreciate your input!

10. What does Background Check show?

    nursetobe111 posted a topic in General Students

    I was curious what the background check entails since it seems to be more indepth than most background checks. Would they be able to find out if I have been in counselling or on medications? I experience depression in my lifetime, as many have, and b...