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  1. Responding to someone's question regarding microvideos I found Dr. Parker on YouTube to be amazing and also would watch the amoeba sisters before bed. I scored an A on micro. Khan acadamy also helped with krebs cycle and glycosisis. 55 on practice A...
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    Practice Exams (Excelsior)

    Thank you so much for the insight!!!! Truly appreciated!
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    Practice Exams (Excelsior)

    Hello! Can I get your input on excelsior practice exams? On average what did you score on your practice exams and what was your actual grade on the final exam? From what I am reading it looks like above 50s on the practice exam may indicate you ar...
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    5 top things

    1. Time management is key. If you are seeing 5 patients tomorrow - mapquest all their address to find the shortest routes - then once ordered call them with a time frame. For ex. I will call pt one and say I will be there between 8 and 9. Then I wi...
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    What can I do or say???

    I explain the risks of aspiration pneumonia and how hard that would be on the patient. Sometimes when the patient is transitioning I explain to families when their loved one is refusing to eat/drink that the brain has a little light switch that it fl...
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    Dear Nurses: Please Forgive Me

    Oh my I cried and cried and cried... This letter hit home hard. Thank you for sharing such an emotional piece of your life. I felt as if I could have written it myself... Thank you.
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    What's the deal with this Information Literacy course?

    I took Penn foster Info lit - spent 1 hour reviewing and took the 2 tests. Passed it with a high B three hours from paying for it. Super easy but I knew I flew through it bc I took a class just like it in 2010 that wouldnt transfer. I highly recommen...
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    Entering into the gates of Hell

    Thank you all for the wonderful comments on this article. I wrote it originally 3 months after my father passed in 2008 when I began volunteering with hospice as a means of coping with my loss. In just a few short days I will be at the 4 year annive...
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    i cant insert an iv catheter successfully :C help

    AHAHAAAA! Well said!
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    Don't feel like I am good enough!

    Well, for hospitals generally they want someone experienced. But ostomies believe me only take once or twice doing them before you are pretty good at it - its just one of those things you learn quickly not to mess up lol. Cath care is simple as long ...
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    Don't feel like I am good enough!

    PS - as for being a CNA - dont worry you will get hired if not by this company another will take a shot with you. In the meantime, you could try volunteering with a LTC or a hospice a few hours a week to add to the resume and give you something posit...
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    Don't feel like I am good enough!

    Its all about perspective my dear... You are not alone! Several years ago I started RN pre-reqs... I was an A student until I hit my first Bio class. I tried EVERYTHING to pass. I studied and cried and studied and studied... And to no avail half wa...
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    Funniest thing you've ever seen happen to a doctor

    I once witnessed a doctor yelling at a CNA for not properly locking a cath bag and when he checked it - he almost got wet. I walked away thinking that could have been said a bit nicer... 2 hours later this doctor is called back bc a different patien...
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    i cant insert an iv catheter successfully :C help

    For me the key was a deep relaxing breath... You will never find the vein if you are shaking in your boots sure you will miss it before you even place the tourniquet... What I suggest is take a tourniquet to your own hand. Leave it for a moment dangl...
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    Documentation altering/tampering...Is this the norm???

    I experienced this with my previous job. I worked for hh company and the DON would go back into my assessments and change my charting for example... I had a pt with sudden high HTN and the patient refused the ER on several occasions. One day I was s...