EmergencyChocolate

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1. Shift blaming

   EmergencyChocolate posted a topic in General Nursing

   Is shift blaming (i.e "Days didn't do ____, nights didn't do ___) common in your workplace? If so, what do you do about it? I am a new grad who works nights on a 23-bed unit and almost always, I hear complaints about the other shift not doing someth...

2. My best friend is now a patient on the floor I work on

   EmergencyChocolate replied to EmergencyChocolate's topic in HIPAA

   Thanks for the feedback - very helpful. But what about things I see/learn about when I'm off-duty (i.e she seems more responsive today, still has those tremors, seems a bit more hydrated than before)? If she needs help eating or walking to the commod...

3. My best friend is now a patient on the floor I work on

   EmergencyChocolate posted a topic in HIPAA

   I am a nursing student and part time CNA, and my best friend is now a patient on the floor I work on - in fact I was initially assigned to her but had to refuse. I am confused on what I can and cannot know or do according to HIPAA. I know I can't loo...

4. Feeling inadequate?

   EmergencyChocolate posted a topic in General Students

   Many of my classmates are very cut-throat/perfectionist-type people. I appreciate their determination to perform well, but I can't help but to compare myself to them and feel inadequate. My professors say that I work hard, I perform well, and I am ve...

5. How do you take NOTES in class during Nursing Scool?

   EmergencyChocolate replied to NursingStoodent's topic in General Students

   I take very few notes - I find that the more I write, the more I miss during the lecture. I only write down the following: + highly emphasized concepts + tables/diagrams the professor writes on the board that are not found in the textbook/powerpoints...

6. I need some advice

   EmergencyChocolate replied to skellyfutureNP's topic in General Students

   You will need to be prepared to work hard and be open-minded. You will be learning lots of information in a short amount of time. Focus especially on the harder sciences (A&P, Patho, Pharm). You WILL makes mistakes especially during clinical - do...

7. How do you study for nursing courses?

   EmergencyChocolate replied to Guest11/16/14's topic in General Students

   Few things I have learned in the past couple years: - focus on lecture notes and powerpoints; try not to get so bogged down by the textbook which often contains more detail than you are responsible for! - learn to use your study time efficiently ...

8. A&P....love it or hate it?

   EmergencyChocolate replied to snow_bear's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I find it so fascinating to learn how the human body works, there is SOO much memorization and concepts to understand, it is almost unbearable. Despite that, it is one of my favorite classes. Looking forward to Pathophysiology and Microbiology in the...

9. BSN or BS in Health Science?

   EmergencyChocolate posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

   Hi, I'm a 19 year old college student at USM (Southern Maine), and I am starting my sophomore year this fall. I spend my first year at college studying Vocal Performance. I took mostly music classes required for my major plus a few core classes. As p...