AmericanChai

AmericanChai

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  1. Need micro case history help!

    AmericanChai replied to AmericanChai's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hey lookie what I found by googling the first sentence of the assignment! http://archderm.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/137/3/391 and...

  2. Too much science...?

    AmericanChai replied to life_aknew's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I would not say it's a death sentence but it won't be easy either. Some people are really good at memorizing and grasping things quickly. If you are, then you will probably be fine. I need a lot of...

  3. How much time do you spend studying for anatomy per day?

    AmericanChai replied to smellyacres's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Well it probably depends on how well you can memorize things. I spent like 3-4 hours a day most days, counting flipping flashcards when I could during the day plus reading at night. That also included...

  4. Education advice needed

    AmericanChai posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm on my last pre-req to get into nursing school. Yeah!! :) I am starting to have some doubts about whether I can survive nursing school with my family and sanity intact. I'm a straight A student but...

  5. Help me with my dad

    AmericanChai posted a topic in General Nursing

    I first want to say I am NOT looking for medical advice so I hope this post won't break any rules. I am not a nurse, I am waiting to get into nursing school but I know many of you deal with patients...

  6. Help me with my dad

    AmericanChai replied to AmericanChai's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks so much for your support and advice. I think the sepsis angle might work. I'll look up some info on it today. We are going to see him tomorrow. I'm not supposed to know all that's going on so I...

  7. Do You Want Universal Healthcare?

    AmericanChai replied to DanFNP's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Oh, and even with the system we have now, which is supposed to be better than other countries with universal care, my daughter has to wait months to get into her specialists for regular checkups. The...

  8. Do You Want Universal Healthcare?

    AmericanChai replied to DanFNP's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I would love universal healthcare. I am not an RN (yet) but I am the mom of two kids, one of whom has a lot of medical issues. It has been a huge struggle for us to pay for her care, especially when...

  9. Can't stop thinking about cadaver

    AmericanChai posted a topic in General Nursing

    I saw my first cadavers a couple of weeks ago. It was a really neat and powerful experience. I can't stop thinking about the male one. He had so much suffering. I would love to know what conditions he...

  10. Can't stop thinking about cadaver

    AmericanChai replied to AmericanChai's topic in General Nursing

    Even the instructor didn't know. All they knew is that the man died from a ruptured intestine that got infected. They were given his age and what he died of. Same with the female they had. They had...

  11. Can't stop thinking about cadaver

    AmericanChai replied to AmericanChai's topic in General Nursing

    Translate? CAD and PVD? edited: just looked it up PVD peripheral vascular disease (this is related to diabetes, right?) CAD coronary artery

  12. Can't stop thinking about cadaver

    AmericanChai replied to AmericanChai's topic in General Nursing

    Poor guy,

  13. Can't stop thinking about cadaver

    AmericanChai replied to AmericanChai's topic in General Nursing

    DM is Diabetes,

  14. Can't stop thinking about cadaver

    AmericanChai replied to AmericanChai's topic in General Nursing

    Believe me, it's not a homework question at all. It was just part of our community college lab, and seeing the cadavers was optional. I am an A student and I do my own work to get those A's. :) I...

  15. Student Health Profile and Depression

    AmericanChai replied to Student98's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks so much for posting your experiences! It makes me feel a lot better (I'm also on

  16. nursing school tuition through Maricopa County Comm. Colleges

    AmericanChai posted a topic in Arizona Nursing

    Does anyone know what the total tuition would be for nursing school through Maricopa County Community Colleges? Thanks!

  17. Taking BP on ankle

    AmericanChai posted a topic in General Nursing

    I just learned how to take BP on someone's arm. Woo hoo! I remember when my daughter was a baby and in the hospital, her arms were in splints so they took her BP on her ankle instead. I wonder-- in...

  18. My Word... What Can't You Get at Wal-Mart??

    AmericanChai replied to happybunny1970's topic in General Nursing

    I think it could be a good idea! I am not a nurse yet, but as a person who had to wait in ER with my child who had just broken her arm-- and had many people in front of me who had sore throats, ear...

  19. Tell me more about g-tubes and J-tubes

    AmericanChai replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah tell me about it! That stuff is so expensive! David, there are many great pumps now-- Zevex Infinity and Kangaroo Joey. Both can be worn by very small toddlers and they can do summersaults and...

  20. Tell me more about g-tubes and J-tubes

    AmericanChai replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    My daughter is on a gtube. When she's really sick she's on 24 hour feeds. She does not have any residuals because her stomach empties faster than the feed comes. The strategy is to keep her from...

  21. What do nurses do when they are sick?

    AmericanChai posted a topic in General Nursing

    When I was a corportate employee I would usually take cold meds and come to work unless I was really horribly sick. As a future nurse I know that I would risk making my patients sick if I had a cold--...

  22. Can you be a Lactation Consultant but not RN?

    AmericanChai replied to philosophical's topic in General Nursing

    Yes you can be! :-) If you need hours, you might try contacting a doula service and seeing if you can do some postpartum doula work as a volunteer with a certified doula, which would include...

  23. NGT and PEG placement verification

    AmericanChai replied to steelersRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sure the professionals can answer more what you are looking for . . as a parent (not nurse yet) of a child who has had both types of tubes, this is what I was told by hospital staff: 1) NG tube:...

  24. I was just thinking about the child who was disemboweled

    AmericanChai replied to P_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Isn't she on TPN right now? I though that carried long-term risks of damage to the liver and that most people don't do well for years and years on TPN. It seems that if they could get her a transplant...

  25. Lots of reactions to the flu vax this year

    AmericanChai replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    I just got my flu shot yesterday and it is a bad one! I woke up with severe body aches. Ugh! I have a cold right now but not body aches until I got the shot. My GP said she also got the severe body...