nsgstudentinthe254

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1. Friends failing class :(

   nsgstudentinthe254 replied to hollya5334's topic in General Students

   Our program has a cutoff of 75% and they do not round up anything. We started with 52 and now we have 17. We are in the third semester. it sucks to see your friends fail, I know my good friend...

2. moving to austin, looking for schooling for my mom

   nsgstudentinthe254 replied to sunnywake's topic in Texas Nursing

   I live in Killeen, Tx which is about 45 min from Austin and considerably cheaper than Austin. I attend central texas college. I am in my third semester of the ADN program. It is a two year program....

3. How many hours per week do you study?

   nsgstudentinthe254 replied to MQ Edna's topic in General Students

   I am in an ADN program. i am in my third semester. i spend a lot of time studying. We mainly have multiple choice tests where there may be four correct answers, but you have to know priority, what...

4. Looking for samples of clinical forms

   nsgstudentinthe254 replied to Olsonizme's topic in General Students

   In your clinical packet do they give you assessment forms that you write down all the pertinent info on. We have these forms that you do all of your assessments on and then you would have space on...

5. Looking for samples of clinical forms

   nsgstudentinthe254 replied to Olsonizme's topic in General Students

   I usually get a piece of paper and divide it up into however many pts and however many hours I have. Under the pt's dx I list allergies and then I list meds under the hour that they are to be given...

6. Soooo, you're observing in the Operating Room (O.R.)...

   nsgstudentinthe254 replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in General Students

   I have observed a few times in surgery and I really enjoyed it. The smell can be harsh especially while they are cutting through the subQ fat. I do recommend eating before hand. i never got woozy,...

7. What are the item(s) you need most for nursing school?

   nsgstudentinthe254 replied to rn2be2006's topic in General Students

   The things that have helped me most are my comfortable shoes. I just got a pair of CROCs at the mall. They are only about $35.00, and they feel like you are walking on gel. Just make sure that your...

8. Care Plans Help Please! (with the R\T and AEB)

   nsgstudentinthe254 replied to RNinJune2007's topic in General Students

   The way I understand the whole care plan thing is as follows: Nursing Diagnosis=Acute pain What is your problem? The patient is in pain The r/t = why is your pt in pain (i.e. abdominal incision,...