kayleen4246

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1. How to transfer into hospice

   kayleen4246 posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

   Good morning! I graduated this past year from nursing school and landed a job on a postpartum floor. However, the reason I went back to school for nursing was always to do hospice work. I like...

2. First day on my own- now scared to go back

   kayleen4246 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   I had 12 shifts of orientation to the postpartum unit, which I thought was sufficient until I just worked my first day on my own. I was told I would receive easy patients initially, until I got used...

3. First Clinicals; what to bring?!

   kayleen4246 replied to adnstudent44's topic in General Students

   I don't know if someone else mentioned this but a small pocket calculator is nice for doing med calcs. Usually there are some available at the nurses station or on the computers but those can be hard...

4. This may be a silly question..

   kayleen4246 replied to CRNBSN18's topic in General Students

   We learned how to use them for our health assessment course. We also used them when we were doing physical assessments at a local elementary school. It's crazy what a child will stick in their

5. Clinical advice- How can I help?

   kayleen4246 replied to kayleen4246's topic in General Students

   Those are GREAT suggestions! Thank you guys so much! I like the idea of rounding the patients room, stocking and cleaning them up and making sure all the tubing/lines look good. I honestly felt...

6. Clinical advice- How can I help?

   kayleen4246 replied to kayleen4246's topic in General Students

   We actually aren't assigned to a nurse- we are assigned to one patient. Sometimes the nurses will allow us to follow them as they work with their other patients but a lot of times we are told to just...

7. Clinical advice- How can I help?

   kayleen4246 posted a topic in General Students

   Does anyone have advice of anything that a nursing student could do that would benefit the unit/floor during down times? The last couple of clinical rotations we have had, the units have only had a...

8. Nusing school --- and IBS

   kayleen4246 replied to kayleen4246's topic in General Students

   Thank you everyone for your responses! kjrobinette- I'm so sorry to hear you had to drop out but I'm glad that you're back at it now! This stomach stuff can really do a number on your life sometimes....

9. How much chem is actually used in ap??

   kayleen4246 replied to Idiosyncratic's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   I don't start my nursing school classes until the 19th so I can't speak to that. As far as A&P- I think as long as you really comfortable with the basics (ions, bonds, diffusion, polarity,...

10. What Was Your Hardest Topic In Anatomy and Physiology?

    kayleen4246 replied to DisneyNurseGal's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Anatomy- Muscles of the arm/hand Physiology- Nervous system- particularly the different receptors & neurotransmitters that went with sympathetic/parasympathetic. I took this class during the...

11. Tips for an A in Anatomy?

    kayleen4246 replied to AL1992's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Our school splits anatomy and physiology into two separate courses. For anatomy, what worked for me was repetition. I made note cards for the first test and then I stopped because they just didn't...

12. What study habits work and don't work for nursing school?

    kayleen4246 posted a topic in General Students

    I'm about to start an accelerated BSN program in mid-August and have been reading a lot of the student nurse posts. I keep reading that the study habits that worked in pre-reqs don't work for nursing...

13. Nusing school --- and IBS

    kayleen4246 replied to kayleen4246's topic in General Students

    Thank you for clarifying that! Like I said I have no idea what clinicals really involve--- our school doesn't really provide much information. Maybe that's just common knowledge and I don't know it- I...

14. Finding health insurance...

    kayleen4246 replied to Cortney2013's topic in General Students

    Are you sure there is not a student insurance program through your school? You wouldn't be able to cover any family on the plan but it should cover you & you can pay for it with your student loan...

15. Nusing school --- and IBS

    kayleen4246 replied to kayleen4246's topic in General Students

    Thank you everyone! Sorry it took me so log to write back again. I appreciate the advice and it's nice to know I'm not alone! I think my biggest fear is doing the med-surg. rotation. I can just see...