LaceyRN

LaceyRN

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  1. Last minute advice before the stick

    LaceyRN replied to cardiac~lover's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    LOL, I must have been reading quick bc I thought she was asking about injections...NEVERMIND! LOL Good luck with the IV sticks. We don't get to do them in my program.

  2. Last minute advice before the stick

    LaceyRN replied to cardiac~lover's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Remember the technique of a quick, dart-like motion with a flick of the wrist. That way the needle goes in quick and relatively painless. And don't forget to lightly pinch the skin for SQ and stretch...

  3. Hardest class so far...

    LaceyRN replied to ColtsMom's topic in General Students

    Soooooo true! :) My clinical instructor is an oncology NP and we are on the oncology unit for clinicals! It's been a challenging but rewarding semester. She keeps us on our toes and is always...

  4. Hardest class so far...

    LaceyRN replied to ColtsMom's topic in General Students

    Adult med-surg III for sure. Pharmacology is a close

  5. Oncology rotation

    LaceyRN replied to tessa45's topic in General Students

    I am finishing my last semester and have been on an oncology floor this entire term. The best way I can describe it is that is is a "super charged" med-surg environment. The patient's are very high...

  6. im done with classes!!!

    LaceyRN replied to l.a.m.b's topic in General Students

    :ancong!: Only 3 more weeks of classes for me, then finals, then preceptorship clinicals and I am done too! I can't believe it's almost here. It felt like this day would never come and it's soooooo...

  7. How many are left?

    LaceyRN replied to smartin13's topic in General Students

    4th semester student here getting ready to graduate in 5 weeks. We have MAYBE 20 left of our original class of 47. Half of that remaining 20 is in danger of failing 4th term. We are talking solid B...

  8. 4.0 all four semesters?

    LaceyRN replied to brittney140's topic in General Students

    I am a 4th semester student with a 4.0gpa, but that has changed this semester. I am squeaking by with a high B average while half of my class is failing out. Though I am working harder than ever this...

  9. So I'm observing in the OR and get accused of stealing Fentyl

    LaceyRN replied to confederacyofdunces's topic in General Students

    Thank goodness the syringe fell out when it did! Otherwise who knows how this would have turned out and that is so unfair to you. This reminds me that yesterday in clinical I was retreiving a...

  10. Cancer nursing interventions

    LaceyRN replied to DavolsGirl's topic in General Students

    You need a nursing diagnosis, and patient outcome criteria before you implement interventions. At my school we have to do clinical writeups on our pt assignments the night before, so we have to come...

  11. who is tired?

    LaceyRN replied to shellpsychrn's topic in General Students

    Uhhhhhhhhh, I am soooooooooooo tired! :smilecoffeeIlovecof 6 weeks of madness left, and counting down the

  12. february/march 2009 support group planning to take nclex-rn exam

    LaceyRN replied to RN_d1027's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    OH wow, that's me! I graduate in 8 weeks and will be studying for the NCLEX beginning December 5th which is 3 days after my final exam. I can't believe it's almost

  13. How quickly we forget

    LaceyRN replied to lemonaidangel's topic in General Students

    Thank you for sharing your story. I am a senior and will be graduating in 8 weeks, and I am so caught up in the stress of all that is being required of us this semester that I have had blinders on to...

  14. Took NCLEX without studying. Anyone else?

    LaceyRN replied to Algernon's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    It has been 2 weeks since the original post and no response from OP, so we may never know if he passed or

  15. What color scrubs does your school make you wear for clinicals??

    LaceyRN replied to intensity_too's topic in General Students

    Navy blue scrub bottoms and tops with school's name embroidered on L chest. White shoes and only a white t-shirt allowed, if we choose to wear a shirt under the scrub top. Overall, not bad but I will...

  16. No She/he Did Not!!!

    LaceyRN replied to Maggie in NC's topic in General Students

    Oh no she did not... trip over a patient's newly placed PEG tube, causing extreme pain and nearly pulling it out of the patient! Said pt. was sitting in bedside chair and PEG tubing was stretched...

  17. Paper charting assessment in isolation room

    LaceyRN replied to Multicollinearity's topic in General Students

    Well, I have had so many patients in isolation I have a system down now, LOL. I can generally remember my assessments quite well but you are right that it is hard to remember all the numbers for...

  18. I passed NCLEX-RN w/75 questions

    LaceyRN replied to pookie120's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    :ancong!:

  19. Help! Ovarian CA and pigtail catheter?

    LaceyRN replied to LaceyRN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thanks Daytonite! :) That's basically the same that I came up with on my google search. The cancerweb site I found particularly useful and informative. Thanks again.

  20. Help! Ovarian CA and pigtail catheter?

    LaceyRN posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Can someone plz help me out here? I have a pt. with ovarian ca and significant ascites. I can't seem to find any info on pigtail catheters in my nursing text pertaining to ovarian ca. I have another...

  21. No She/he Did Not!!!

    LaceyRN replied to Maggie in NC's topic in General Students

    Sadly, this happened to my father

  22. TEAS test.. calculator for Math section?

    LaceyRN posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Oh boy, I just took my TEAS tonight and we were not allowed calculators, which I thought was no problem, except for the fact that we got NO EXTRA TIME for the math portion to do the manual...

  23. Memory Notebook of Nursing?

    LaceyRN replied to MiaKeaRN's topic in General Students

    I didn't get much use of it either. I actually ordered from Amazon and when I received it I was disappointed so I sent it back. I just didn't find it helpful but I guess other's

  24. O.C.D. and Nursing School???

    LaceyRN replied to bobs201's topic in General Students

    I found this happening to me a lot also and like you I am a good student so it was very frustrating! I came to realize that my inability to concentrate came lack of sleep, exhaustion, and quite...

  25. Graduating December 2008??

    LaceyRN replied to teddybear77's topic in General Students

    I am graduating in December..YEAH! I am taking Med-Surg III, Graduate Bridging, and Clinical Elective for a total of 13 credits and I am DONE. :) I think I already have senoritis and classes haven't...