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  1. Has anyone else been in a similar situation?

    cjp1994 replied to cjp1994's topic in General Students

    Yes she didn't feel like giving it so it was easier for the "students to give them". I clearly wasn't looking carefully enough because I made the error and the instructor was with me at the time of...

  2. Has anyone else been in a similar situation?

    cjp1994 posted a topic in General Students

    Hello, I'm having a rough go in clincal at the moment, my current instructor is not open or upfront with me and I will share the entire story. The issue with her started 2 weeks ago when, I had made a...

  3. Anyone else make a stupid med error as a student?

    cjp1994 posted a topic in General Students

    I made my first and hopefully last med error it didn't harm the patient but I still feel awful and stupid. While I was giving the meds I wa supposed to administer 975mg of Tylenol and 300mg of...

  4. Has anyone else been in a similar situation?

    cjp1994 replied to cjp1994's topic in General Students

    I fully accept that the error was mine but I don't feel as if my instructors actions were appropriate, I think she also missed the

  5. Anyone else make a stupid med error as a student?

    cjp1994 replied to cjp1994's topic in General Students

    Not that I noticed at the time but I've learned from the

  6. Failed My Pharmacology Midterm

    cjp1994 posted a topic in General Students

    I'm pretty sure I failed it despite studying the past week for it, I'm so stupid for a postop laxative to reduce straining I chose an oxyomotic rather than stool softener and for dilantin side effect...

  7. Failed My Pharmacology Midterm

    cjp1994 replied to cjp1994's topic in General Students

    Thanks I actually ended up doing okay I'm just really hard on

  8. Should I resign and drop out of school?

    cjp1994 posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I was having a really rough night at work, I work as a psw/cna and we aren't allowed to use soaker pads at the longterm care home I work at anymore because they are "a risk for residents developing...

  9. Should I resign and drop out of school?

    cjp1994 replied to cjp1994's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Thanks I really appreciate the help and advice! I need to find another job at a better facility or just leave longterm care all together, it's not worth putting my health or career at risk because...

  10. Should, I giveup?

    cjp1994 posted a topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I'm really worried that, I might be too stupid to continue on with nursing school, there were a few incidents earlier on in the week and they way, I answered and the questions and what, I said made me...

  11. I need a 76 on my final to pass fundamentals

    cjp1994 replied to madnurse's topic in General Students

    I live in Ontario and its a RPN/LPN

  12. I need a 76 on my final to pass fundamentals

    cjp1994 replied to madnurse's topic in General Students

    That makes sense! Is there a chance you could get a rewrite if you were

  13. I need a 76 on my final to pass fundamentals

    cjp1994 replied to madnurse's topic in General Students

    What school do you go to? In our program anything above a 60 is a

  14. Almost failed a lab redemo

    cjp1994 posted a topic in General Students

    I feel awful right now, I cant believe I forgot to check respiratory sounds when performing an abdominal assessment post bowel resection and forgot to ask the patient (actor) if they voided or had a...

  15. Should, I quit my job and drop out of school?

    cjp1994 replied to cjp1994's topic in General Students

    I'm really nervous for tomorrow it's my final redemo for lab, I know I'm going to forget something, make a mistake or say something stupid! I was awkward when practicing with my classmates and kept...

  16. Should, I quit my job and drop out of school?

    cjp1994 posted a topic in General Students

    I always thought, I was stupid, I really dont know why the college I'm in accepted me into nursing school, I may have an 82% average currently but that means nothing. I'm slow at work as a CNA and, I...

  17. Im having trouble understanding these math questions for medication reconstitution

    cjp1994 posted a topic in Canada

    Erythromycin Ethylsuccinate oral suspension bottle instructs you to add 53 mL of water and shake vigorously. This makes 100 mL suspension for a concentration of 200mg per 5mL. Refrigerate after...

  18. Im having trouble understanding these math questions for medication reconstitution

    cjp1994 replied to cjp1994's topic in Canada

    Thanks

  19. Im having trouble understanding these math questions for medication reconstitution

    cjp1994 replied to cjp1994's topic in Canada

    Okay, I may be wrong but the equation is d/h*q and for the first one, I went 550/200*5 to get 13.75 which, I rounded to 13.8mL and for the second ones, I went with 750/250*1=3mL and 450/350*1=1.285...

  20. Should, I be fired or quit for being stupid and incompetent?

    cjp1994 posted a topic in Male Nursing Students

    Hello, I'm a CNA/PSW working in long term care I'm an idiot and a terrible person, last night when, I went into a residents room to check on her half an hour before my shift ended, I had already...

  21. Should, I giveup?

    cjp1994 posted a topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I'm really worried that, I might be too stupid to continue on with nursing school, there were a few incidents earlier on in the week and they way, I answered and the questions and what, I said made me...

  22. Am, I in over my head or out of my league?

    cjp1994 posted a topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I'm in my first year of practical nursing and, I have doubts that, I might be too stupid or incompetent compared to people coming out of high school or prehealth with higher grades than me, my high...

  23. Am, I in over my head or out of my league?

    cjp1994 replied to cjp1994's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Well, I did fine with the skills in psw although those are much simpler, the ones in pn will be more complex. I just started

  24. I suck at my Job should, I quit?

    cjp1994 posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I'm working short tonight on my floor as a PSW at the nursing home I work at. The floor I work on has the residents with behaviors and the ones who are the most resistant to care. The floor has 32...

  25. What are the chances I get in?

    cjp1994 replied to cjp1994's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    Thanks, I applied on time and its Fanshawe in London so more people apply, my average in high school was only 80% and, I got a 3.7GPA in PSW at