LaceyRN

LaceyRN

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  1. Can someone explain this statement to me?

    LaceyRN replied to Nuieve's topic in General Students

    Would an unconscious patient have the ability to perform the Valsalva

  2. A school with no wait list-Have you heard of it?

    LaceyRN replied to Nurse-One's topic in General Students

    My school also does not have a waitlist and I got accepted first try. They review applicants on points based system and then accept the applicants with the highest points until all the seats are...

  3. Aspiring Nurses: Why not Med School??

    LaceyRN replied to muurman's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I did not go to Med School because... I want to be a nurse.

  4. Moving to Syracuse - Crouse

    LaceyRN replied to fencemender's topic in New York Nursing

    I am a second semester student at Crouse school of nursing and have done clinical rotation on the Orthopedic/Neuro floor. I enjoyed my rotation and thought the work atmosphere was generally pretty...

  5. For those that wanted Drug lists.

    LaceyRN replied to Thedreamer's topic in General Students

    Thanks for the drug lists! I was wondering what all of the "?" are for in the endocrine word document? there are alot of them...do they stand for something? thanks

  6. Balanced Vegan Diet

    LaceyRN replied to LaceyRN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Interestingly enough, I am a vegetarian and recently cut dairy and eggs out of my own diet. I have never felt healthier and more alive in my life! I have so much energy and clarity of mind...I really...

  7. Balanced Vegan Diet

    LaceyRN posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I am writing a vegan diet and I am aware that vegans require vitamin B12 supplementation as well as calcium fortified foods or supplement. I must balance the diet according to the MyPyramid food...

  8. Foley Catheter Insertion

    LaceyRN replied to sports2245's topic in General Students

    We were taught to leave it on. The scientific rationale was that removing it and re-attaching is an unnecessary extra step that could potentially contaminate the sterile syringe

  9. Where to take Nutrition online?

    LaceyRN replied to Crouton2004's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    www.sunyocc.edu Course number is NTR218, and is a 3 credit course. My school accepts it and I'm taking this summer. Good

  10. They make me feel like a failure

    LaceyRN replied to iriska_meller's topic in Post Graduate Students

    :yeahthat: VERY well spoken and so

  11. Dimensional Analysis as a Nurse?

    LaceyRN replied to MikeyJ's topic in General Students

    I have a math degree and I prefer to use DA for med calculations, however, my school won't give credit for it on exams. Only ratio proportion method or formula method. I actually think it's comical...

  12. Pharmacology theory

    LaceyRN replied to maxandruby's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    DAYTONIGHT- thank you SO much for the info! This is going to be really helpful for me! I just took my last final for the 1st semester and I'm already looking ahead to summer pharm. thanks

  13. Pharmacology theory

    LaceyRN replied to maxandruby's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'm taking Pharm this summer... over only 4 weeks! I just purchased a CD, nursing pharmacology made incredibly easy, that claims to have games and puzzles to play to help learn. There is also a paper...

  14. Who should your school be accredited by?

    LaceyRN replied to badgerstudent's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Well, that's good to

  15. Best/fave stethoscope

    LaceyRN replied to wan2banrseNms's topic in General Students

    I'm a fan of ultrascope. In my opinion, the auscultation is just as clear, if not better, than Littmann cardiology but without the $250 price tag. Mine was $115 and I got to customize the scope &...

  16. Who should your school be accredited by?

    LaceyRN replied to badgerstudent's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I researched this prior to entry in Nursing school and if my memory serves me correctly, NLNAC is the national accrediting body for all ADN programs. So if you have a degree from a NLNAC program, it...

  17. One quiz question I am struggling with

    LaceyRN replied to PennyNickelDime_RN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I am reviewing for my cummulative final and came across the answer, I think so anyway! The topic is Nursing Assessment and the order is: 1. gather data 2. establish relationship 3. Identify problems...

  18. One quiz question I am struggling with

    LaceyRN replied to PennyNickelDime_RN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I pick answer B. Just finished 1st semester of school and took therapeutic communication. Both my fundamentals class and TC taught that patient trust comes first before teaching. The establishment of...

  19. group tests in nursing school ***??

    LaceyRN replied to br107's topic in General Students

    We have individual exams and 75% is required to pass. After the exams are turned in we break into randomly assigned groups of 3-4 to re-take the exam. If the group attains a 90% or higher, we are...

  20. Summer Session Sign In

    LaceyRN replied to misserlizzer's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm taking Nutrition this 1st half of summer, and Pharmacology the 2nd half. Both are only 4 weeks

  21. How many credits are too much??

    LaceyRN replied to Crux1024's topic in General Students

    DITTO, and I am even taking some 1 credit nursing classes over the summer sessions to lighten my load during the year. for example, pharm and

  22. I love nursing school!! Anyone else?

    LaceyRN replied to ccstudent's topic in General Students

    Very interesting indeed... I am getting the same feedback from the students one semester ahead of me (I'm in semester 1 of 4.) Well, I've made it this far and adjusted just fine, I have the...

  23. NSNA Question

    LaceyRN replied to jbjints's topic in General Students

    I joined NSNA my first week as a nursing student but I won't be able to go to any of the conventions because they conflict with class and/or clinicals! I am disappointed but hope that one will work...

  24. What's the deal?

    LaceyRN replied to dodgerla's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    We just learned this skill but our instuctors told us to use the diaphram not the bell to ascultate the brachial artery. Which is

  25. How hard is nursing school?

    LaceyRN replied to WannaBeNrse's topic in General Students

    Definitely try to get as many non-nursing courses completed as you can ahead of time. I have taken ALL of my liberal arts and science courses so I only have core nursing courses left, which equates...