Prenursing student married to RN

Reno1978, BSN, RN · Oct 14, 2009

Congratulations on your marriage and best of luck to you during school! You'll have a great tutor :)

dscrn · Oct 14, 2009

Congrats! A former co-worker's husband went to nursing school, soon after they were married. He got a job at the same hsp, and theyhave beenfortunate enough to work opp shifts, to share child care..

E.R. Rookie · Oct 14, 2009

Thats awesome! Someone who will know and understand your stress at home. Very cool!

bassadict69 · Oct 14, 2009

Just remember though, just because your spouse says they do something one way in the hospital, that does not mean it is the correct answer on a test.

For example, we just learned about NG tubes & how to check for placement. We were told that on the floor & in the real world, auscultating while administering a syringe full of air was the way to check placement before feedings, meds, etc. (after the initial placement & X-ray). However, the book says NOT to do this & therefore on a test it is wrong. even though it is done daily in the real world.

kellyc034 · Oct 15, 2009

Just remember though, just because your spouse says they do something one way in the hospital, that does not mean it is the correct answer on a test.
For example, we just learned about NG tubes & how to check for placement. We were told that on the floor & in the real world, auscultating while administering a syringe full of air was the way to check placement before feedings, meds, etc. (after the initial placement & X-ray). However, the book says NOT to do this & therefore on a test it is wrong. even though it is done daily in the real world.

Our book says to use a syringe full of air and auscultate for placement, as well as aspirate and check for pH. I know where I work, they don't have any of the pH checking stuff. After initial placement and x-ray it's air. I guess it depends on which book the school uses.