RNMom2010

RNMom2010

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  1. how to talk to patients

    RNMom2010 replied to Training2bRN's topic in General Students

    Yeah I have a problem with joking with my pts and using humor. The vast majority enjoy my upbeat attitude, but when I run into a pt that doesnt enjoy humor I dont know how to communicate with them...

  2. What do you do on breaks from school?

    RNMom2010 replied to MaleRNin2010's topic in General Students

    On my breaks I get my house organized, do some redecorating, painting, cleaning out, ect. I read a lot, enjoy my time and just lounge around. I try and start reviewing my schoolwork the week before...

  3. Med Surg Question

    RNMom2010 replied to Jenny67's topic in General Students

    Not meaning to offend anyone thats for sure. I was just visualizing my own clinical experience and local hospital as i responded, and the majority of the CNA's are in nursing school, pre-nursing or...

  4. My fiance doesn't understand!!

    RNMom2010 replied to Nurseandwife's topic in General Students

    You have to make some time for your fiance and you friends, those are important relationships to maintain as well as maintaining your schooling. Take a night and go out, relax, and enjoy your life,...

  5. Med Surg Question

    RNMom2010 replied to Jenny67's topic in General Students

    Wow I must have had a group of amazing CNA's this last rotation!! Not a one of them expected us to do their job, in fact they went on doing what they normally do until we told them that we would be...

  6. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    RNMom2010 replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    Officially creeped out

  7. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    RNMom2010 replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    I have a fedora and trench story myself! My friend lived in an older part of town on top of a beauty shop. She used to tell me about this guy who stood in her kitchen who was a side sillouhette (sp)...

  8. First Time Clinical Jitters

    RNMom2010 replied to bbittelSNCCC's topic in General Students

    Every clinical day will get a little bit better until before you realize it you are not nervous at all! I was so so nervous my first day, then as I became more familiar with the facility, pts, staff...

  9. NLN's Between 1st and 2nd year?

    RNMom2010 posted a topic in General Students

    We have to take the NLN exam this thursday as we are fininshing up our 1st year of the nursing program which will make us official ADN majors as of 2nd year. The exam counts for nothing and no matter...

  10. Student getting a hip replacement - worried!

    RNMom2010 replied to xoyw01's topic in General Students

    Haven't had one myself, but just got done with my ortho rotation and wow THA and TKA seem to heal quite fast! My pt was a THA and 1 day post op he was ambulating 150ft and was D/C on post op day 2!!...

  11. Have you ..developed/are developing.. close Friendships in Nursing Program?

    RNMom2010 replied to NurseOhLa's topic in General Students

    I started in Jan 08 and have made one actual friend that I hang out with outside of class. It has been clinicals that allows classmates to get to know eachother better rather than class. I like many...

  12. Fuming Mad

    RNMom2010 replied to iamhere's topic in General Students

    Nursing students can be sneaky backstabbing little B's, and they can be loyal, trusting and lifelong friends. Its weeding out the bad ones that is the

  13. Do nurses use calculators?

    RNMom2010 replied to lilybean's topic in General Students

    Perhaps because we are just in clinicals we do not see the nurses doing this. Like you said, they may be doing it in there head as to whether a dosage is correct or not.I just have never heard any of...

  14. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    RNMom2010 replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    Oh on that note I will share my dementia pt story. My resident was up wandering on 2nd shift and started trying to go out to the courtyard. I was working on redirecting her when she starting talking...

  15. Do nurses use calculators?

    RNMom2010 replied to lilybean's topic in General Students

    Wow no calculator?? Our instructors told us that since we can use calculators on NCLEX we can use them in any nursing class/clinicals for math problems. I have never seen a nurse work a problem with...

  16. I love NURSING SCHOOL

    RNMom2010 replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    I love nursing school too, it is just so interesting to learn all these new things. Congrats on your A's, keep up the excellent

  17. Help me find a Drug Guide!

    RNMom2010 replied to SuperStudentNurse's topic in General Students

    I have Mosby's and it has worked perfectly fine so far. It does not have some super new drugs in it as it is last years version, but hey thats what MedLine is

  18. Loving Clinicals?

    RNMom2010 replied to Okhotneek's topic in General Students

    My LTC rotation was Ok, nothing new for me because of my work hx with the elderly as a CNA. 2nd rotation in rehab I liked ok but the pts were so complex health wise I felt I would have done much...

  19. What wakes you up in the morning?

    RNMom2010 replied to redtshirt's topic in General Students

    I lucked out and have 3p-9p clinicals this rotation, but when I do have to get up early I have to down 3-4 cups of coffee before I even leave the

  20. Carrying all that stuff to clinicals . . .

    RNMom2010 replied to intensity_too's topic in General Students

    I have a seperate bag for clinicals. I have all kinds of stuff I may need, down to gum and water, change, post it notes. Everything is handy. Some rotations there is nowhere for us to put bags, so we...

  21. What color scrubs does your school make you wear for clinicals??

    RNMom2010 replied to intensity_too's topic in General Students

    We are in white from head to toe!! I am on my 3rd rotation and they still are bright white I am amazed!! We hate them, but our pts, especially the older generation just love them and think we look so...

  22. can't sleep

    RNMom2010 replied to Jw1724's topic in General Students

    I am a person who has never had sleeping problems in my life and I find myself having to take something to get to sleep some nights. My mind just keeps going over what I was doing in class/clinicals,...

  23. What is your stress relief during nursing school?

    RNMom2010 replied to mzjennx's topic in General Students

    1. Coffee 2. Long luxurious naps PRN 3. A couple Xanax and a few glasses of wine (contraindicated my butt!) 4. Taking my dog to the doggie park. 5. Going to the stable to brush and enjoy my

  24. how would your school respond if you broke your arm

    RNMom2010 replied to shann106's topic in General Students

    We had a student break her ankle and she had to stay back a semester. Our school is very good about letting the students who have an injury that was beyond their control back in right away for the...

  25. What kind of study area do you have/use???

    RNMom2010 replied to luvmy3kids's topic in General Students

    I study on my sofa, on the floor of the living room or propped up in my bed (which usually leads to me sleeping). We are trying to figgure out a better study area for me. I have an old antique fold...