AmericanChai

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  1. Best way to memorize for A&P

    AmericanChai posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm going to take advantage of my summer off school and get a head start on memorizing body parts for A&P in the fall. I'm in my 30's and my brain does not memorize as quickly as it used to. What...

  2. vaccinations and tests needed for nursing school?

    AmericanChai posted a topic in Arizona Nursing

    I'm scheduled to start in October but have not received my info packet yet. I would love to get a head start on any tests, titres, or vaccinations needed before I start nursing school through Gateway....

  3. Has anyone gotten pregnant and continued w/NS?

    AmericanChai replied to kk83's topic in General Students

    We have two pregnant students but neither was planned exactly at that time. ;-) Honestly I don't know how anyone can do it, but I know it can be done. I was sooooo tired with my two in first...

  4. Well, No Nursing for Me

    AmericanChai replied to Donald11's topic in General Students

    Wow I'm sorry about that!! In our area we have several nursing schools. The two community college programs have the highest NCLEX pass rates, at over 90% passing the first time. However down the...

  5. Should I become a Nurse at 30?

    AmericanChai replied to flyfish108's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Dave, I'm so sorry for what happened to your son! What an ordeal!! Like you, I became interested in nursing because I had a sick child. I am 36 and about to graduate from nursing school in March....

  6. CNM scope of practice

    AmericanChai replied to kythe's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    I was just researching for a paper and found this for AZ! Maybe it would give you an idea on what to look for in your state. Scroll down a bit and find the exact scope of practice as well as...

  7. Pt fainted on me while standing up

    AmericanChai replied to anon456's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for your feedback. :-) I pretty much did exactly what some of you described-- padded the fall and eased her to the ground in a somewhat controlled way. My instructor is a nice person and I...

  8. Patient doesn't know he's terminal

    AmericanChai posted a topic in General Nursing

    In clinicals today there was a pt. who had been in hospital for about a week. He was not aware he was terminal with cancer, but the family was aware. They had not told him yet and didn't want the...

  9. sharing some happy personal news

    AmericanChai posted a topic in General Nursing

    When my second daughter was born, she presented right away with eating problems, FTT, and crying a lot. At 3 months old, after the ped was still blaming it on colic, I took her to ER desperate for...

  10. sharing some happy personal news

    AmericanChai replied to AmericanChai's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks again for sharing my happy news! :-) This AM I took the bandage off and it seems to be all closed up. It looks like an innie belly button, and not leaking at all. Kids heal so fast! I remember...

  11. chickenpox immunity

    AmericanChai replied to rnto?'s topic in General Nursing

    It's best to get titres done because then you know for

  12. personal tragedy

    AmericanChai replied to bjaeram's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so sorry for what your family is going through! I also don't have any personal experience. I think the best thing, if she's responsive and can squeeze people's hands or blink her eyes and...

  13. Really need help with this issue, LONG

    AmericanChai replied to vintagechic13's topic in General Nursing

    No advice as I'm a student nurse, but WOW! I wonder if the BBB would be appropriate for reporting something

  14. What nursing drug book do you like?

    AmericanChai replied to sparklie.lady's topic in General Nursing

    The Mosby's drug guide-- it has nursing considerations in it like assess for low pulse before giving the med, etc. - Things you would not get from a regular pharm book. The other resource I use a LOT...

  15. sharing some happy personal news

    AmericanChai replied to AmericanChai's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks so much for listening! :-) I still can't believe it's true, that this part of the journey is over. I do NOT want to do peds, though. I think I have done my time in peds already. Give me...

  16. Nurses with self-harm scars?

    AmericanChai replied to art24's topic in General Nursing

    I just was thinking about how much courage and strength it took to overcome your issues and not self-harm anymore. If I had those scars I would probably get some kind of tatoos over them to celebrate...

  17. letting go of personal baggage from past medical issues

    AmericanChai posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm sure this must get better in time . . I'm a Block 2 student. My child had an NG tube for a few months before her gtube was placed. She used to pull it out a lot and I would have to hold her down...

  18. The culture of nursing - Professional behaviour & conduct

    AmericanChai replied to rachelgeorgina's topic in General Nursing

    Just like in other areas of life you get good people and bad people. I am just in Block 2 so I don't have a huge amt. of clinical experience yet. We did 6 weeks last semester in different types of...

  19. Measuring I & O with CBI

    AmericanChai posted a topic in General Nursing

    Can someone explain in an easy way how to measure I &O on a CBI? How do you know how much is the pt urine and how much is the irrigation? If it's continuous, you are not able to pause to count...

  20. going back to school?? teacher to nurse??

    AmericanChai replied to lilmamacita007's topic in General Nursing

    I am going to school with two former teachers and they are great classmates! They interact well with the patients and help to educate/explain things to them very well. I warn you though, the process...

  21. Nursing Diagnosis Help!!

    AmericanChai replied to sarah1515's topic in General Nursing

    There are some good nursing dx books that have medical dx, and then they list and suggest possible nursing dx based on those dx. The two books I have list emotiona/social nursing dx as well as...

  22. ...Then you let it go. That's how you take care of yourself...

    AmericanChai replied to southernbelle4lu's topic in General Nursing

    That IS a good quote! I'm just a student so I can't comment on how it works in the real world. However, I am the mom of a kid who was very sick for the first 3 years of her life. You do just have to...

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

    AmericanChai replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    J-tubes are a little different than G-tubes . . . You are not supposed to pull out quickly because the sm. intestine is fragile and also there is not much room in the intestines like in the stomach....

  24. Child does not want g-tube removed

    AmericanChai posted a topic in Pediatric

    I'm a nursing student, and I'm NOT looking for medical advice here. Just some input from nurses to a mom. :) My 5.5 year old daughter has had a feeding tube since she was a newborn. She started with...

  25. Does this make me a bad future nurse?

    AmericanChai replied to MiahMSN's topic in General Nursing

    So far I've been lucky and only had one nurse that was not nice to us students. We are at teaching hospitals, so if they don't want to take students they should not be working there! Back to your...