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I had a patient yesterday who had used O2 eariler in the day. His :eek: O2sats went down to 84%. I put up the head of the bed and checked it again and it did not go up. At that point I got the nasal canula off the wall, turned up to one liter and ...

My guess is that it could happen to anyone. Everyone gets a chance to look and feel like an idiot. It will be forgotten, hang in there.

What worked for me was to practice on everyone that you can get to sit down. When you feel more comfortable it will be easier to you. Go through each step in your mind as you do it, to keep yourself on track. There are also a couple of good websi...

I am 59 and will be 60 in February. I am in my second semester. I thought it would be more difficult for me than the younger because of lost brain cells, etc. However, my life experience and determination are great factors. I have always been the...

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I am so sorry for your loss. Grief is its' own animal. I am sure you will suffer from guilt as well, "what if I....why did I not....." It can go on and on. If loving your brother would have been enough to keep him with you, he would still be here,...

I know EXACTLY how you feel. I did not pass semester two, Med-surg and OB peds. I thought my world was over. A WHOLE YEAR to wait until I can redo it. However, that was exactly what needed to happen. I took a semester and did classes that were fu...

Hi All, I will be repeating my second semester tomarrow. I really appreciate the second chance. I know it will be easier the second time around. Excited and terrified about the roller coaster ride. Good luck to all!!!

A Rolling Bag is the answer. The books are extremely heavy. Almost everyone in my class uses one. The only disadvantage is if there is snow, then it acts like a snow shovel behind you. LOL. Last semester I did not even take books to class. But t...

:redpinkhei know exactly how you feel. the first semester was very stressful and the 2nd i was such a wreck that i could not even think or operate. i did not pass that semester. i took regular classes last semester and was reminded why i loved goi...

I sure do use one. It is crazy how heavy our textbooks are. You can find them at walmart with the luggage. Good luck to you:)

i am in my second semester of ns. i am 59 and will be 60 in feb. i did not pass the second semester last time but am back in to pass this time. i will be 61 when i graduate with my rn. how do patients and other students respond to me? most patie...

i makes a difference if you have had cna experience before. (i was in the same boat ...lost lost lost). i think what you are feeling is absolutely normal. how would you know how to do it if you had never done it. it feels different on a live pers...

I SO know what you are going through. I failed my second semester which set me back a year. At first, I was so upset and depressed, but now I realize I did not have a good enough grasp on the information and it will make so much more sense and will...

You have to realize it is not the end of the world, (although it may feel like it). I was in the the Spring semester last year and did not pass the whole semester. It was not from lack of work, so i did not understand. However, now I realize I was...

hello all, i wanted to see how many ns are like me. i am starting ns in august and i am 58 years young. just wondering how many more there of us!!!

give them each a framed picture of you at graduation in a really nice frame. dinner for two also for mom and dad. it is really refreshing to hear how much you appreciate them. you got it made!!~!~ oh, and of course congratulations!!!:yeah::nurse:...

i asked this question a while back for the same reasons. there were many answers and they were all right for that person. the best answer i got was, "which ever one you are in!!!" i loved it it is so true:lol2:

thank you so much for all this encouragement. it really helps. it always seems like everyone knows what the instructor is talking about, but if you were to really question them they think you look like you think they look.....lol "critical thinking...

i wear hearing aids in both ears. i leave my aids in my ears and use an e-scope ii by cardionics. it is perfect because it has headphones instead of earpieces. half of my clinical group thought i was listening to music all this time. lol this scop...

hi to all. what is critical thinking? is this some mysterious way to solve nursing problems? where is it and where do i find it. i feel like i am the only one in the second semester that has not found it yet. how can a person get more practice an...

thank you thank you thank you for all you do. it is really appreciated by those of us that do really want to learn. it is delightful to work with a nurse such as yourself. some do not even want to talk to us, much less help us learn, however, that...

hi, i am definately a non-tradtional student. you are welcome to pm me.

all right!!!!!!!!! i am proud of u!!

you know you're in nursing school when you fall asleep when you are studying and wake up with note cards stuck to your face and pencils sticking you in the back.