NurseStudentFall01

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1. What Would YOU Like??

   NurseStudentFall01 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I've been orienting on a med surg floor with the BEST preceptor! I'd like to get her a special gift to thank her for being so great. Any suggestions? I don't know of anything that she collects, or has a particular passion for. She's married, has ...

2. Hypochondriac Nurse Student Needs Diagnosis

   NurseStudentFall01 replied to NurseStudentFall01's topic in General Nursing

   You're all so nice about not making me feel like a psych patient myself! LOL I really can't go see anyone because I have no insurance. But, the pain generally goes from the temporal to occipital lobes - just behind my ears, then up and out. It wou...

3. Hypochondriac Nurse Student Needs Diagnosis

   NurseStudentFall01 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Please tell me I'm not the only one who became a hypochondriac after starting nursing school! Every time I read about a disease process, I'm convinced I've got it, but this time I've got some real symptoms to complain about. I thought about asking ...

4. 80y/o men in tiger stripped thongs

   NurseStudentFall01 replied to Sundowner's topic in General Nursing

   I just started clinicals a couple months ago, so I haven't seen much in the hospital setting. I used to work at a bookstore tho and this real tough looking guy used to come in and buy the biker magazines all the time. He must have had 20 tatoos on ...

5. Favorite Quote and It's Origin Please

   NurseStudentFall01 replied to nightingale's topic in General Nursing

   No idea where this one came from.... If things get any better, I may have to hire someone to help me enjoy it!

6. How Creative Are You?

   NurseStudentFall01 replied to NurseStudentFall01's topic in General Students

   I just wanted to give an update on my project and thank everyone again for the great ideas! I made testicles out of playdough and used marbles as the suspicious lumps. I even used pipe cleaner as the vas deferens. I then put the testicles in knee ...

7. Need Nsg Dx Help

   NurseStudentFall01 replied to NurseStudentFall01's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks! I went with comfort altered r/t pruritis and lesions. I also added skin integrity impaired r/t lesions. I think I need a new care plan book, this one doesn't have half of what I'm looking for. Thanks so much for the help!

8. Need Nsg Dx Help

   NurseStudentFall01 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I'm in clinicals now and I went to assess my pt tonight. I'm having trouble figuring out a nursing diagnosis for psoriasis. Is is skin integrity impaired or tissue integrity impaired or something totally different? My care plan book only talks abo...

9. How Creative Are You?

   NurseStudentFall01 replied to NurseStudentFall01's topic in General Students

   Wonderful ideas! Thank you all so much!

10. How Creative Are You?

    NurseStudentFall01 posted a topic in General Students

    I'm not creative AT ALL. But, for an assignment, we need to make a teaching aid for either a self breast exam or a self testicular exam. The only thing I can come up with is a boring old poster board type assignment, and I'm sure the instructors ha...

11. Nursing School Blues

    NurseStudentFall01 replied to NurseStudentFall01's topic in General Students

    I went back to the nursing home today and I feel SO much better about the experience! I followed the great advice here and just decided to be myself. I felt so good when I left there because I could see that she was cheered just by having me there...

12. Nursing School Blues

    NurseStudentFall01 posted a topic in General Students

    I hope it's okay if I just vent and whine a bit. Please feel free to jump in with your own vent if you need to. My main whine is that I feel like an idiot when going out to community agencies for clinicals. We've only been twice, but I feel like a ...

13. ADNs- I was wrong, and I apologize

    NurseStudentFall01 replied to BrandyBSN's topic in General Students

    Brandy, I appreciate your apology, though I was not personally offended. I'm happy and secure with my decision to pursue an ADN degree. Anyway, I just wanted to say no hard feelings. I value your opinion, and I'm glad you were able to get more inf...

14. Why do Nurse's wear there degree on there name badges?

    NurseStudentFall01 replied to Medic_Kev's topic in General Nursing

    First, I'm going to say I have no opinion either way on this topic, whatever makes you happy works for me. I do have a couple comments though. I don't really understand why a military person has a problem with people wearing credentials on their uni...

15. Malpractice?

    NurseStudentFall01 replied to NurseStudentFall01's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, twice asked and not a single response. Should I assume the silence here IS my answer? Kinda scary...