threelilies

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1. Early, late, and variable deceleration help!

   threelilies replied to springchick1's topic in Student Assist

   VEAL Chop is what I learned as well. And it all makes sense if you think about what's happening. An "early decel" is the uterus squeezing the fetal head, right, so that's always going to happen. The kid gets a little freaked out by the pressure but w...

2. nursing school and kids

   threelilies replied to chicaloca9999's topic in General Students

   I am a senior in a BSN program and between us my partner and I have six kids. During the semesters time does get a little tight and I don't sleep near as much as I'd like but I make sure the kids don't feel the bite by being creative and prioritizing...

3. First Day At Clinical Falls Flat

   threelilies replied to norm758's topic in General Students

   I'm in my Med-Surg semester (which is the second clinical semester in my program) and that seems to be about the best way to sum up how this works. Relax and don't beat yourself up. Nothing ever goes according to the script. My first day of clinical ...

4. First week of Nursing School and I am off to a bad start...Help!

   threelilies replied to ShineyNickelRN's topic in General Students

   My deepest condolences. May this time of pain pass quickly. My mother had a CVA the week before finals my first semester and my instructors were priceless in their help and support. Please talk to yours; there may be some flexibility in what you can ...

5. Not willing to do the dirty work?

   threelilies replied to stratus93's topic in General Students

   Yes! This exactly. My instructors would have our heads for bowling balls if we even implied that our patients' basic care was somehow beneath us. Like analyzing a patient's state of wellness can be done from across the room?!