KEL2BanRN

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1. Sorry

   KEL2BanRN posted a topic in General Nursing

   I didn't want medical advice with the post I just put on here. I know enough to not seek medical advice on a message board. All she wanted to know is if it's possible that the vaccine came out of the needle or what when he got the injection. I've ...

2. New rules about going online to listen to You Tube!

   KEL2BanRN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

   Floor nurses have time to surf the 'Net??? I'm actually surprised. LOL I'm still just a student, but from what I see in clinicals, I can't imagine nurses having time to sit at the desk and play online.

3. Least tuition fees per credit hour

   KEL2BanRN replied to peaceatstake's topic in General Students

   Mine is $78 per credit hr, I think.

4. anyone have to take HESI at the end of each semester???

   KEL2BanRN replied to wan2banrseNms's topic in General Students

   My school is on quarters. The ADN program is 7 quarters. We have to take a HESI after 4th quarter. If you don't score high enough, you have to stay after summer quarter for 3 weeks of remediation. Then you take another HESI before graduation, and...

5. Anybody else have a big Skills Final?

   KEL2BanRN replied to beth66335's topic in General Students

   We had skills testing about 3 weeks ago. We have 35 skills and didn't know what we'd draw until you walked into the testing room. You draw 3 skills and had 25 minutes to complete all of them. Then last week we were tested on head-to-toe assessmen...

6. Running out of steam

   KEL2BanRN replied to Wondergirl0905's topic in General Students

   I have my final exam tomorrow, then I'm finished. I ran out of steam 2 weeks ago. Lost all motivation. I have a 91 in the class, and I'm burned out. Done. Stick a fork in me. LOL I can't bring myself to study for my final. I'm ready for a bre...

7. Stiff Stethoscope tubing...Ugh!!!!

   KEL2BanRN replied to mcknis's topic in Uniform/Gear

   Here's what I just found: Q. Why does the tubing on my stethoscope become stiff and rigid? A. The tubing used in all 3M™ Littmann® Stethoscopes is a PVC (polyvinylchloride) tubing that becomes hard when exposed for long periods of time to the lip...

8. What's Your Salary?

   KEL2BanRN replied to debbie54's topic in General Students

   I'm in central Ohio, about an hour north of Columbus. RN's start at $19.95/hr here. BSN will get you a quarter more. Shift diff is $3. We have one hospital in my town, so you have to drive about half hour to get to others... there are about 3 wit...

9. Did you survive the first semester of NS?

   KEL2BanRN replied to SA2BDOCTOR's topic in General Students

   We're on quarters, and all I have left is my last clinical today tomorrow, and my final on Monday. WOOT!!!

10. Yes, another care plan question (sorry!)

    KEL2BanRN replied to krenee's topic in General Students

    Kelly, risk-for diagnoses do not have AEB, because if there were s/s, they wouldn't be at risk, they'd already have it. Make sense? So, if they don't show s/s, but are at risk for it, you just put at risk for XXX related to XXX. I hope this helps!...

11. Care Plan Book Question

    KEL2BanRN replied to APBT mom's topic in General Students

    I have a pocket sized Nursing Diagnosis book... let me look at it... OK it's actually called "Nurse's Pocket Guide: Diagnoses, Interventions, and Rationales" 9th edition, by Marilynn E. Doenges, Mary Frances Moorhouse, and Alice C. Geissler-Murr. P...

12. Critique my documentation?

    KEL2BanRN replied to KEL2BanRN's topic in Student Assist

    Yes, thank you!! :)

13. Critique my documentation?

    KEL2BanRN replied to KEL2BanRN's topic in Student Assist

    Could you be more specific on the abbreviations? So far I've used all of those before and my CI has said it was fine. In fact he's the one who has told me to use most of them. I did do head to toe, and I stick in abnormal things where they happene...

14. Critique my documentation?

    KEL2BanRN replied to KEL2BanRN's topic in Student Assist

    LOL Thanks. I guess what they're doing with us right now is getting us used to doing full head to toe assessments and learning how to document. I'm really lost on how to document, and I wonder just how everyone automatically knows how to do it...?...

15. Critique my documentation?

    KEL2BanRN replied to KEL2BanRN's topic in Student Assist

    Hm, My CI is the one who told me to use UE for the upper extremities. Is there a list somewhere of abbreviations we can't use? As for the PU dressing, I am not to remove it - it was just put on that morning and I'm just supposed to assess the dress...