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  1. Cancer nursing interventions

    shrimpchips replied to DavolsGirl's topic in General Students

    I'm actually wondering about this too. We just started working on case studies/formulating diagnostic statements and I know that we're not allowed to include a medical

  2. What do you take to clinicals??

    shrimpchips replied to newbie08's topic in General Students

    I have a storage clipboard that I got for ~$10 at Walmart (cheaper than office supply stores like Office Max, Office Depot, etc...) It even has a calculator at the top that comes in handy when doing...

  3. GPA requirements

    shrimpchips replied to trigirl2010's topic in General Students

    Your best bet would be to call and ask because each school is different. Good

  4. Help with BP!!!

    shrimpchips replied to studentnurse2012's topic in General Students

    like kat von b said, make sure the tubing of your stethoscope isn't touching. the diaphragm/bell also should not touch the actual BP cuff because that can cause "extra noise" which can make it harder...

  5. How have your skill checkoffs been??

    shrimpchips replied to newbie08's topic in General Students

    We do 4 different skills check offs in my foundations class. the first one we had was on ROM and transfers/ambulation. everyone did ROM but each of us picked a card and we either had to do head,...

  6. Process Recording...

    shrimpchips replied to shrimpchips's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    gosh I really hope I don't have to do a process recording for my psych rotation lol...but so far I haven't heard anything about that so who knows. I think I'm going to have to improvise mine a

  7. Process Recording...

    shrimpchips replied to shrimpchips's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thank you, Daytonite! You're seriously a life saver and I thought my school was really the only one that does process recordings because I never saw any posts on allnurses about them...but I guess...

  8. Anybody here in a sorority?

    shrimpchips posted a topic in General Students

    Are there any nursing students out there that are currently in a sorority? Preferably any Delta Gammas out there? I pledged Delta Gamma last fall and I absolutely love it. I got into the nursing...

  9. first foundations test...

    shrimpchips posted a topic in General Students

    ...and I got a 76%!!! For the amount of studying I did, I am NOT happy with my grade. Some of my other friends said that they got 90%'s and that they thought the test was really easy...I thought I...

  10. first foundations test...

    shrimpchips replied to shrimpchips's topic in General Students

    You're probably right. I was going through my NCLEX book on test-taking strategies and one of the big things that was mentioned was to not get that "what-if" in your head because that can set you up...

  11. Getting nervous about school....fear of blood

    shrimpchips replied to gabriella86's topic in General Nursing

    It's just something that you are going to have to get used to. Would you be able to draw blood (though it seems like the phlebotomists/nurse techs seem to be doing that more nowadays) or hang a bag...

  12. What are clinicals like

    shrimpchips replied to seasoned hopeful's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It depends on your program. I'm in my first semester of nursing school (BSN program) and we go every Tuesday. We actually just started clinicals last week even though I've been in school since...

  13. Otoscope and Othalmoscope

    shrimpchips replied to 2bmalenurse007's topic in General Students

    Personally I think the otoscope/ophthalmoscope is more for private practice. Our instructor said that use of an otoscope/opthalmoscope is at the MASTER'S level, not at the BSN level so no, we won't...

  14. first foundations test...

    shrimpchips replied to shrimpchips's topic in General Students

    My school strictly prohibits recording lectures, and I wonder why....maybe I can just hide the recorder in my purse/book

  15. Carrying all that stuff to clinicals . . .

    shrimpchips replied to intensity_too's topic in General Students

    :chuckle I also have an envious classmate in my clinical that kept staring at it...that clipboard doesn't leave my

  16. Fall 08 start . . .what are you studying now??

    shrimpchips replied to intensity_too's topic in General Students

    Foundations - medication administration Health Assessment - just finished pulmonary assessment and we have an exam/practical next week! the next thing we're learning is cardiovascular

  17. Loving Clinicals?

    shrimpchips replied to Okhotneek's topic in General Students

    My first clinical day was on Tuesday and all we're doing for the next three weeks is communicating with our patient and obtaining a health assessment, but we're not actually doing the assessing - we...

  18. Ambulation Assistance: Strong Side or Weak Side

    shrimpchips replied to Music in My Heart's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Our instructor told us to stay on their strong side unless they use a cane - then stay on their weak side. They said that if you remain on their strong side and the patient falls, they will want to...

  19. Carrying all that stuff to clinicals . . .

    shrimpchips replied to intensity_too's topic in General Students

    I use one of those "storage clipboards." It's a clipboard that has a little clip that you unlatch and it opens and you can throw things inside. I have pockets, but only so many! (and my school...

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

    shrimpchips replied to intensity_too's topic in General Students

    At my school are pants are scrub bottoms but the top is a "polo" with a patch on it and then we're also allowed to wear one of those button-down warm-up scrub jackets if we're cold. everything is...

  21. Am I crazy?? Taking 15 credits??

    shrimpchips replied to Buffy31's topic in General Students

    you should be fine. i'm taking 16 credits: foundations of nursing i (5 credits - includes a 3 hour lecture, 6 1/2 hour clinical & 2 hour lab), professional role development (3 credits - 2 hour...

  22. Besides Caffeine, what keeps you energized to study?

    shrimpchips replied to Hanna0225's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    snacks with protein :) - also recommended before you take a test (peanut butter and apple slices or a bagel, protein bar, nuts (I love honey-roasted

  23. What Happened after you received you Acceptance Letter?

    shrimpchips replied to Sl1011's topic in General Students

    My acceptance letter was a congratulatory letter for getting into the program, but it also said that I had to go to the school and pick up an orientation packet - they weren't going to be mailed...

  24. need help with blood pressure

    shrimpchips posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I have successfully completed my first week of nursing school! It is A LOT of work and I have never been so stressed out in my life. After a day of classes I am completely drained and it is really...

  25. anyone else required the use MedsPub?

    shrimpchips replied to JettaDP's topic in General Students

    We don't have to buy from MedsPub - we just create a profile/log-in information and we have to do LSRNs on them. They're really helpful! Since I'm in my first semester of NS they aren't graded but...