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You know how there is post pardum depression and pre mestrual mood swings.... can there be such a thing as Nursing School Depression?? Well if there is such a thing, I must be going through it! I'm on my second semester of the ASN program, I get hig...

I was practicing calculation and IV rates for my next exam and I'm stuck on this question.... The physician prescribes the Low Dose Heparin Protocol. The Protocol indicates that the patient should receive an initial bolus of 60 units per kilogram fol...

I just got home from taking NCLEX, it shut off at 75 questions! I have no idea if I did well or if I did bad! I keep replaying certain questions over and over and I think I got them wrong!! This is torture! I feel like crying!!! Please tell me this...

Hi all, I'm a Graduate Nurse with an interview in a PEDS PCU unit this Monday. I've been having anxiety about it and was hoping for some tips. What kind of questions might I face specifically with peds and what kind of scenerios might I be asked ab...

would all of you think i'm crazy if i said that i find this to be the most difficult question during an interview? think about it, "why do you want to be a nurse?" it's a given that this question will be included in the interview process and i'm posi...

I found this in my Pharmacology book. It's not much but I hope it helps out! Digoxin can slow the depolarization of the SA node and other areas of the atria that may be acting as pacemakers. Thus the glycosides such as digoxin directly slow conductio...

Hi everyone Today is my first day as a Nurse Tech on the PCU floor! I'm sooo excited about finally working in the hospital with real patients! I'm also soooooooo Nervous!! I've never been so nervous before!!! Wish me luck!

I can definately relate! I'm on my 4th out of 5 semester and I have anxiety all the time about graduation getting near.... I'm glad I'm not the only one!

I just have a quick question, hopefully someone here can help me... I had a patient for clinical and she was on CAP protocol. I truly don't remember what CAP protocol is.... can someone help me with this? Thanks in advance!

Thanks neneRN! That makes since now. That didn't cross my mind because I was focusing on her admitting dx which is GI Bleed, but as I read through the H & P I noticed that she has lower left lobe infiltrates and lung sounds are diminished at the ...

I just took my 4th exam for Medsurg 2 and there's a question that keeps lingering on my mind. The question is something about which patient has a higher risk for CAD? These were the choices: A patient w/ high cholesterol A patient w/ DM A patient w...

My school recently started a web program, our classes are 1/2 online and 1/2 in class. We listen to lectures online and submit assignments on line and then we do case studies in class and take our exams in class. I've done well so far but I have to...

Hey everyone! I have news on the exam! The question was disputed by most of the class, it seemed that a large majority of the class was between DM and cholesterol... according to the teacher the correct answer was high cholesterol because of the refe...

Having a brain fart here... what's ATI? Personally I would have chosen B too.

Hi everyone I want to thank everyone for responding. I have to say that I've learned alot just be reading everyone's post! We didn't have an exam review for the last exam due to the teacher having a family emergency and having to travel last minute...

I forgot to mention that I chose the patient w/ high cholesterol.... I hope I made the best choice!

You sound like me on the night before clinical! I get my patient info between 4-5pm and then I have to go home feed my family and stay up late finishing my patient database... and my clinical is the next day at 0600. Good to know others are sufferi...

Thanks everyone for reassuring me! :flowersfo I'm glad to know that I'm not the only one who feels like crying through nursing school! I have to go to work this Friday, my second day as a Nurse Tech and I'm nervous about taking Blood Pressure and b...

I'm in the ASN program @ FHCHS! It's nice to know there's someone here familiar with FHCHS!

I had the chance to scrub in and observe in the OR today and it was GREAT!!! I observed 2 Total Abdominal Hysterectomies! It was cool to see what the ovaries, cervix and uterus looks outside of the body, I got to deliver specimen to pathology along w...

Thank you so much for your help! :flowersfo I'm happy to know that I answered the 1st question right. Now for the second part I had already figured out the 900 units by multiplying the weight by 10 units.... I was confused on the 25000unit 250ml par...

What would be some good NANDAS for a preop pt having a Total Abdominal Hysterectomy? I need help coming up with something different, not the usual Anxiety r/t ..... or Fear r/t .... Can someone help please!:smackingf

That is great! I'm a second semeter ADN myself and we do OB next semester.... looking forward to that!!!

Excellent tips!!! I would love to have you as a clinicl instructor!

*Order: 40mg Lasix IVP -Lasix 40 mg comes in 2 ml/ vial. 10 min 1hr -Students cannot do IVP, therefore *dilute in 8 ml of NS = total 10 ml. *Run as "secondary"/ "piggy-back" on pump over 10 minutes. How would you calculate the rate? I...